List of people from Mumbai explained
This is a list of notable residents of Mumbai, India. Residents may be known as Mumbaikars (in Marathi), or Bombayites.
Sport
Cricketers
Footballers
Field hockey
Kickboxing
- Sarah Avraham, Indian-born Israeli kickboxer, 2014 Women's World Thai-Boxing Champion
Motor racing
Running
Snooker
Business
Film
Actors and directors
Music
Conductors
Lyricists and singers
Writers and journalists
See also: List of poets from Mumbai.
Others
- Troy Costa (born 1975), fashion designer[2]
- Kekoo Gandhy (1920–2012), art gallery owner, founded Gallery Chemould in 1963[3]
- Chandrakala A. Hate, author, feminist, social worker, and professor
- Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy, merchant and philanthropist
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah, lawyer, politician, and the founder of Pakistan
- Abie Nathan, humanitarian and peace activist
- Shibani Dandekar, model, anchor and singer
- Reshma Bombaywala, model, actress and jewellery designer
- Reshma Qureshi, model and vlogger
- Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney, community leader, philanthropist and industrialist
- Sandra Samuel, nanny who saved the life of two-year-old Moshe Holtzberg during the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks
- Vidya Chavan, politician, and the founder of Ghar Hakk Jagruti Parishad[4] [5] [6]
- Ranvir Shah, cultural activist and philanthropist[7]
- Jagannath Shankarshet, philanthropist and educationalist
- Rufus Pereira, Roman Catholic priest and exorcist
- Karan Singh (born 1991), Indian magician
- Tarun Tahiliani, fashion designer[8]
- Zakir Naik - Physician, Islamic preacher, founder of Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) and Peace TV
- Sameer Wankhede - Indian officer, worked with NCB
- Regan Gurung (born 1969), author, social psychologist and professor at Oregon State University
- Faheem Ansari, charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks
- Edgar Anstey (psychologist)
- Urmila Balawant Apte, Founder of the BhartiyaStree Shakti organisation
- Pravin Varaiya, professor
- Kamila Tyabji, lawyer
- Ashlesha Thakur, model
- Menaka Thakkar, dance, teacher
- Jagannath Shankarseth, educationist
- Aishwarya Sridhar, wild life photographer
- Matthew Spacie, rugby player
- Karan Singh (magician)
- Preeti Simoes, producer
- Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Ambassador
- Ketaki Sheth, photographer and author
- Surabhi Sharma, filmmaker and educator
- Sheetal Sharma, fashion and costume designer
- Vipul D. Shah, TV producer
- Ashiesh Shah, architect and designer
- Afroz Shah, lawyer
- Leonard John Sedgwick, civil servant
- Anne-Marie Schwirtlich, Australian librarian
- Neela Satyanarayanan, author and civil servant
- Amla Ruia, social activist
- Devika Rotawan, survivor of the 2008 Mumbai attacks
- Judah Reuben, cricket umpire
- Pinky Rajgarhia, child psychologist and beauty queen
- Ashish Rajadhyaksha, film scholar
- Rajesh Pullarwar, artist
- Bapsybanoo Pavry, socialite and aristocrat
- Sheela Patel, activist and academic involved with people living in slums and shanty towns
- J.B. Pardiwala, judge
- Aniruddha B. Pandit, inventor
- Marietta Pallis, ecologist
- Satyajit Padhye, puppeteer
- Morobhatt Dandekar, Hindu pandit
- Tarabai Modak, social worker
- Julião Menezes, freedom fighter
- Shankar Subbanarasayya Mantha, academic and administrator
- Akshay Laxman, stage magician and mentalist
- Bina Sheth Lashkari doorstep school founder
- Johny Lal, cinematographer
- Pradeep Khosla, computer scientist
- Sanjyot Keer, internet personality
- Mumtaz M. Kazi, Indian train engineer
- Kunal Kamra, standup comedian
- Kamal Shedge, typographer
- Pravin Joshi, stage actor
- Rakesh Jhaveri, spiritual leader
- Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Parsi merchant
- Kim Jagtiani, TV host
- Dinshah Irani, lawyer
- Princess India of Afghanistan, Afghan royal
- R. P. Goyal, banker
- Rachel Goenka, chef
- Natwar Gandhi, CFO
- Cecil Fforde, judge
- Munawar Faruqui, standup comedian
- Stig Engström (suspected murderer)
- Vikas Dilawari, conservation architect
- Keshav Desiraju, bureaucrat
- Monty Desai, cricket coach
- Vidya Dehejia, professor
- Percival David, financier
- Souvid Datta, photographer
- Dhunbai Cowasji Jehangir, philanthropist
- Carlos Cordeiro, sports executive
- Darryl Castelino, air force officer
- Bombae, performer
- Bhima of Mahikavati, King
- Jagdish Bhagwati, economist
- Syed Abdullah Barelvi, freedom fighter
- Damodar Bangera, freedom fighter
- Abhijit Banerjee, economist
- Rosalind Ballaster, scholar
- Kelyn Bacon, judge
- Teji Bachchan, social activist, the wife of Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and mother of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan
- Garima Arora, first Indian woman to win a Michelin star
- Keya Wingfield, Indian American chef[9]
- Usha Desai, environmentalist[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: United Colours of India . Hindustan Times . 27 January 2009 . 2014-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313024831/http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/sexandrelationships/united-colours-of-india/article1-371469.aspx . 13 March 2014 .
- Web site: Narendra Modi out to make strong fashion statement in US; hires high-profile designer Troy Costa . The Economic Times . 21 July 2014 . 2014-08-02 . 7 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807232225/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-07-21/news/51831072_1_narendra-modi-signature-modi-jade-blue . dead .
- Web site: Chemould celebrates fifty years . 17 August 2013 . 2014-05-24 . . 15 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221015210732/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/Chemould-celebrates-fifty-years/articleshow/21877272.cms . live .
- News: Squatters seek closure of park breweries. www.timesofindia.com. 23 October 2021. 21 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231121083120/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/squatters-seek-closure-of-park-breweries/articleshow/979741.cms?from=mdr. live.
- News: 'पाणीवाली बाई'मुळे आयुष्याला टर्निंग पॉईंट मिळाला; वाचा, कशी आहे विद्या चव्हाणांची राजकीय जडणघडण!. www.tv9marathi.com. 22 October 2021. 23 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023120528/https://www.tv9marathi.com/politics/veteran-social-activist-mrinal-gore-changed-my-life-says-vidya-chavan-515756.html. live.
- Web site: Not here to snatch anything: Yogi Adityanath hits back at Uddhav Thackeray. 23 October 2021. indianexpress.com. 23 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023120527/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/not-here-to-snatch-anything-yogi-adityanath-hits-back-at-uddhav-thackeray-7078476/. live.
- Web site: Best of three worlds . The Hindu . 30 October 2009 . 2014-02-24 . Shonali . Muthalaly . 3 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140303193449/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/best-of-three-worlds/article40968.ece . live .
- News: Designs on the bride. India Today. 2008-11-07. 2014-05-29. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807192825/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Designs+on+the+bride/1/19518.html. live.
- Web site: Meet the Competitors of Spring Baking Championship Season 10 . 2024-04-28 . Food Com . en.
- News: 2019-01-02 . Two tree chroniclers help Mumbai unearth its natural treasures . 2024-05-03 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
