Chowdhury Explained
Chowdhury |
Pronunciation: | chow-dhuree chaw-dree chow-dree |
Meaning: | Holder of four; four-way duties; four responsibilities |
Region: | Indian subcontinent |
Variant: | Chaudhary, Chaudri, Choudhary, Chaudhry, Chowdary, Chowdhry, Chowdhary, Chaudry, Choudary, Choudhry, Chaudhuri, Chaudhari, Chudhry, Choudhari, Choudhury, Chowdhuri, Chowduri, Chaudhurani, Choudhurani, Chowdhurani, Chowdhrani, Choudhrani, Chaudhrani. |
Chowdhury is a title of honour, usually hereditary, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is an adaption from Sanskrit. During the Mughal rule, it was a title awarded to eminent people, while during British rule, the term was associated with zamindars and social leaders. The common female equivalent was Chowdhurani.[1]
Meaning
"Chowdhury" is a term adapted from the Sanskrit words čatus "four-way, all-round" and dhurīya "undertaking a burden", denoting the head of a community or caste.
Significance
It was a title awarded to persons of eminence, including both Muslims and Hindus, during the Mughal Empire. It was also used as a title by military commanders responsible for four separate forces, including the cavalry, navy, infantry and elephant corps. These people belonged to the zamindar families in British India.[2] Many landlords under the Permanent Settlement carried this surname. Land reforms after the partition of India abolished the permanent settlement. In modern times, the term is a common South Asian surname for both males and females.
Regional
In the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the titular Rajas of the Bohmong Circle and Mong Circle have the surname Chowdhury.[3] [4] [5] [6]
The Bengali Muslim Mirashdars living in the former Kachari Kingdom were given titles by the Kachari Raja, which in modern-day acts as a surname for them.[7]
In Bihar, the Pasi are also known as the Chaudhary, a community traditionally connected with toddy tapping.[8]
In Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Chaudhary surname is mainly used by Jat community while some other caste also using it are Gurjars, Ahirs, etc. This surname is popular in North India and it conveys honour and strength.[9] [10] It is typically used as a prefix before the given name, often represented by the prefix 'Ch' such as Ch. Charan Singh, 5th prime minister of India and Ch. Devi Lal, 6th deputy prime minister of India.
Many Prajapati Kumhars also use surname as Chaudhary. They use prefix 'Ch' before the given name.[11]
Deshastha Brahmins and Kammas from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana who got this as a title during Qutb Shahis of Golconda and Nizams of Hyderabad also use Chowdhari or Chowdhury as their surnames.[12] [13] [14]
Alternate spellings
Its alternate spellings include: Chaudhary, Chaudri, Chaudhri, Choudhary, Chaudhry, Chowdary, Chowdhary, Chaudry, Choudary, Choudhry, Chaudhuri, Chaudhari, Chudhry, Choudhari, Choudhury, Chowdhuri and Chowdury. The female equivalent is Chaudhurani and alternate spellings include: Choudhurani, Chowdhurani, Chowdhrani, Choudhrani, Chaudhrani.
Notable people
Bangladesh
- Justice A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, 9th President of Bangladesh
- A. H. Abdul Gafur Chowdhury, politician
- A. K. M. Rafiq Ullah Choudhury (1923–2011), former chairman of Sandwip Upazila
- Abeda Chowdhury (born 1942), politician
- Abdul Hakeem Chowdhury (1924–1986), president of Sunamganj Awami League
- Abdul Halim Chowdhury (1928–1987), former minister of Agriculture and Food
- Abdul Hye Choudhury, politician
- Abdul Kahir Chowdhury, former parliamentarian
- Abdul Mannan Choudhury (born 1948), vice-chancellor of World University of Bangladesh
- Abdul Mannan Chowdhury, politician
- Abdul Matin Chaudhary (1895–1948), minister and politician
- Abdul Matin Chowdhury (1921–1981), academic and physicist
- Abdul Matin Chowdhury (1944–2012), politician
- Abdul Matin Chowdhury Shaikh-e-Fulbari (1915–1990), religious scholar and political activist
- Abdul Momin Chowdhury (1947–2024), historian and academic administrator, president of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (2000–2003)
- Abdul Munim Chowdhury (born 1967), former MP for Habiganj-1
- Abdur Rab Chowdhury (1934–2018), secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture
- Abdur Rouf Choudhury (1929–1996), writer
- Abdur Rouf Chowdhury (1935–2014), politician
- Abdus Salam Chowdhury, former parliamentarian
- Abdus Sattar Chowdhury, politician
- Abidur Reza Chowdhury (1872–1961), educationist and politician
- Abu Lais Muhammad Mubin Chowdhury (1973–2013), former MP for Habiganj-3
- Abu Naser Chowdhury, politician
- Abu Osman Chowdhury (1936–2020), Sector Commander of the Mukti Bahini
- Abul Fayez Muhammad Abdul Alim Chowdhury (1928–1971), martyred ophthalmologist
- Abul Hasnat Chowdhury, politician
- Abul Kalam Azad Chowdhury (born 1946), 23rd vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka and 11th chairman of the University Grants Commission
- Abul Kalam Muhammad Ahsanul Hoque Chowdhury (born 1968), member of parliament
- Abul Khair Chowdhury, former State Minister of Youth and Sports
- Akram Hossain Chowdhury, politician
- Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury (born 1961), MP for Feni-1
- Altaf Hossain Chowdhury (born 1942), former Air Force chief
- Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, politician
- Altafur Rahman Chowdhury (1926–2018), member of Awami League
- Aminul Islam Chowdhury (born 1921), founding chairman of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury (born 1949), former Minister of Commerce
- Amirul Islam Chowdhury (born 1942), 7th vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University and former president of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- Anisul Haque Chowdhury (1926–2011), politician
- Anisul Haque Chowdhury Rizu, politician
- Anwar Hossain Chowdhury, retired brigadier general
- Anwarul Kabir Chowdhury, former parliamentarian
- Anwarul Karim Chowdhury (born 1943), former UN Under Secretary General
- Ariful Haque Choudhury (born 1959), former Mayor of Sylhet
- Ayesha Bedora Choudhury (1935–1971), doctor
- Azizul Haque Choudhury, politician
- Azizur Rahman Chowdhury (1946-2011), Islamic scholar and politician
- Chanchal Chowdhury (born 1971), actor
- Chowdhury Abdul Hai, advocate and politician
- Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun (born 1964), 29th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police
- Chowdhury Abu Torab Khan (died 1767), nobleman
- Chowdhury Gulam Akbar, writer and collector of Bengali folk literature for the Bangla Academy
- Chowdhury Harunur Rashid (died 2000), founding president of Bangladesh Trade Union Centre
- Chowdhury Khurshid Alam, politician
- Chowdhury Motahar Hossain, politician
- Dewan Shahjahan Eaar Chowdhury, politician
- Didarul Alam Chowdhury, first chairman of Ramu Upazila Council
- Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury, former State Minister of Food
- Ekramul Karim Chowdhury (born 1962), secretary-general of Noakhali Awami League
- Enamul Haque Chowdhury (1948–2011), politician
- Erfan Reza Choudhury, former MNA
- Farid Uddin Chowdhury (born 1947), teacher, politician and businessman
- Gias Uddin Chowdhury, politician
- Golam Ali Chowdhury, Zamindar of Haturia and philanthropist
- Golam Jilani Chowdhury, former chairman of Sunamganj District Council
- A.K. Golam Jilani Chowdhury (1904–1932), independence revolutionary
- Golam Mabud Chowdhury (born 1984), Sylhet Division cricketer
- Golam Mohiuddin Chowdhury, retired major general
- Golam Wahed Choudhury (1926–1997), Bangladeshi diplomat and political scientist
- Gulzar Ahmed Chowdhury (1937–2019), politician
- Hamidul Huq Choudhury (1901–1992), former Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Humayun Kabir Chowdhury, former chairman of Patnitala Upazila Council
- Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, diplomat and former Foreign Affairs Adviser
- Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury (1944–2001), former Minister of Food
- Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury (born 1949), editor of The Daily Observer and media adviser to the Prime Minister
- Ismat Ahmed Chowdhury, politician
- Izharul Islam Chowdhury, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar
- Jafrul Islam Chowdhury (1950–2022), former State Minister of Environment and Forest
- Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (born 1953), 7th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces
- Jahed Ali Chowdhury (1947–2011), former president of Mohammedan SC
- Jamilur Reza Choudhury, president of Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad, vice-chancellor of University of Asia Pacific, adviser to Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
- Kamran Hossain Chowdhury, politician
- Kamrun Nahar Chowdhury, parliamentarian
- Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury (died 2013), politician
- Khan Fazle Rub Chowdhury, former MNA
- Khosru Chowdhury (born 1973), politician
- Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury, former parliamentarian
- M. K. Alam Chowdhury, politician
- Mafiz Ali Chowdhury (1919–1994), former Minister of Natural Wealth, Science and Technology Research and Atomic Energy
- Mahbub Kabir Chowdhury, politician
- Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury (born 1950), former Mayor of Chittagong
- Mahmudul Karim Chowdhury (1938–2005), president of Bangladesh Fisherman's Society
- Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury, former MP for Sylhet-3
- Majibul Haque Chowdhury, former parliamentarian
- Majibur Rahman Chowdhury, former MNA
- Masud Uddin Chowdhury (born 1954), 8th Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces
- Matia Chowdhury (born 1942), former Minister of Agriculture
- Matiar Rahman Chowdhury, politician
- Mazhar Ali Chowdhury (born 1970), actor
- Mazharul Haq Shah Chowdhury, former vice-chairman of Jatiya Party
- Mehazabien Chowdhury, actress
- Mifta Uddin Chowdhury Rumi, former High Court justice
- Miftah Uddin Choudhury (born 1955), former High Court judge
- Mina Zaman Chowdhury Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and the former Member of Bangladesh Parliament
- Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury (1928–2006), fifth Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury (died 2013), leader of Mujib Bahini Jaldhaka branch
- Moazzem Ahmed Chowdhury, former MNA
- Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury (born 1948), former Minister of Shipping
- Mohammad Abdul Jalil Choudhury (1942–1989), co-founder of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
- Mokhlechhar Rahman Chowdhury, politician
- Monirul Haq Chowdhury (born 1946), advisor to BNP Chairman
- Monowar Hossain Chowdhury (born 1948), former chief engineer of LGED
- Mostaq Ahmad Chowdhury, former administrator and chairman of Cox's Bazar District Council
- Motaherul Islam Chowdhury, politician and freedom fighter
- Mustafizur Rahaman Chowdhury (born 1957), politician
- Muzaffar Rahman Chowdhury, former MNA
- Naiyyum Choudhury, biotechnologist and nuclear scientist
- Najma Chowdhury, founder of the Women and Gender Studies department in the University of Dhaka, adviser to Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
- Nasimul Alam Chowdhury (born 1967), former parliamentarian
- Nasir Uddin Chowdhury, politician
- Nasiruddin Chowdhury (born 1979), footballer
- Navila Chowdhury, politician
- Nazim Kamran Choudhury, former MP
- Nazir Hossain Chowdhury, politician
- Nazrul Islam Chowdhury (born 1952), parliamentarian
- Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, a judge of the High Court Division
- Nilufar Chowdhury Moni (born 1969), Secretary of BNP Central Committee
- Nitai Roy Chowdhury (born 1949), former State Minister of Education
- Noor-E-Hasna Lily Chowdhury, politician
- Nur Qutb Alam Chowdhury, lawyer and politician
- Nuruddin Chowdhury Noyon (born 1962), two-time parliamentarian
- Nurul Alam Chowdhury (1945–2019), former ambassador to Oman and director of Rupali Bank
- Nural Hoda Choudhury, former MNA
- Nurul Islam Chowdhury (1925–1995), politician
- Nurunnabi Chowdhury (born 1968), politician
- Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury (born 1955), incumbent Minister of Housing and Public Works
- Omor Faruk Chowdhury (born 1960), former State Minister of Industries
- Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury (1930–2005), cinematographer and director
- Rashed Chowdhury, former Army officer, currently in exile in the United States
- Razzaqul Haider Chowdhury (1889–1970), former minister
- Reazul Huq Chowdhury, politician
- Rezaul Haque Chowdhury (born 1954), two-time MP
- Rezaul Karim Chowdhury (born 1953), incumbent Mayor of Chittagong
- Rezwana Chowdhury, renowned exponent of Tagore songs
- Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury, 14th Director General of Bangladesh Rifles
- Saber Hossain Chowdhury (born 1961), former president of Bangladesh Cricket Board
- Sadruddin Ahmed Chowdhury, physicist and vice-chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and Sylhet International University
- Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jewel, former president of Faridpur Sramik League
- Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, editor of Weekly Blitz
- Salek Chowdhury, physician and politician
- Chowdhury Muhammad Shahriar Emon, actor better known as Salman Shah
- Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, painter
- Serajul Islam Choudhury (born 1936), literary critic and essayist
- Serajunnessa Choudhury (1910–1974), politician and businesswoman
- Shafi Ahmed Chowdhury, businessman and politician
- Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel MP (born 1969), member of Bangladesh Parliament for Moulvibazar-2, politician, organising secretary of Bangladesh Awami League and director of Bangladesh Cricket Board
- Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury (born 1959), election commissioner and retired brigadier general
- Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury (died 2021), politician
- Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury Labu, politician
- Shahdeen Malik Chowdhury, lawyer
- Shah-e-Jahan Chowdhury, politician
- Shahjahan Chowdhury, president of Cox's Bazar BNP branch
- Shahjahan Chowdhury, film director and scriptwriter
- Shajahan Chowdhury, vice-president of Jamaat-e-Islami Chittagong
- Shah Newaz Chowdhury (died 1997), politician
- Shah Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury, former parliamentarian
- Shah Sirajul Islam Chowdhury, politician
- Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie (born 1968), vice-chairman of APPG
- Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury (born 1985), vice-president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh
- Shamima K Choudhury, physicist and advocate for women in science
- Shamsher M. Chowdhury, diplomat and former secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Shamsuddin Ahmad Chowdhury, physician and politician
- Shamsul Haque Chowdhury (1936–2008), politician
- Shamsul Haque Chowdhury (born 1957), general secretary of Chittagong Abahani Limited
- Shamsul Huda Chaudhury (1920–2000), third Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament
- Shankar Gobind Chowdhury (1926–1995), former Governor of Natore
- Shawkat Chowdhury (born 1963), politician
- Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury (born 1966), Speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament
- Shayan Chowdhury, Bengali indie musician and singer
- Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri, 4th Governor of Bangladesh Bank
- Sirajul Islam Chowdhury, advisor to Jatiya Party chairman
- Sultan Ahmed Chowdhury (1932–1992), deputy speaker of parliament
- Sultana Zaman Chowdhury, politician
- Sultanul Kabir Chowdhury (1946–2014), politician
- Syed Maskarul Alam Chowdhury, former parliamentarian
- Tajul Islam Choudhury (1944–2018), former Opposition Chief Whip
- Tapan Chowdhury, Bengali singer of Adhunik songs
- Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury (born 1945), energy adviser to the Prime Minister
- T. I. M. Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury (1934–2018), six-time MP and former leader of the Jatiya Party (Zafar)
- Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury (1863–1915), writer, painter and aristocrat
- Yahya Chowdhury (born 1964), secretary of Jatiya Party Central Committee
- Yakub Ali Chowdhury, former VP of Patuakhali Government College
- Yeamin Ahmed Chowdhury Munna, footballer for Chittagong Abahani
- Yusuf Hossain Choudhury, politician
- Zakaria Khan Chowdhury (1933–2021), former parliamentarian
- Zulfiqar Mortuza Chowdhury, politician
- Chowdhury family of Aruakandi, Gopalganj
- Chowdhury family of Balia, Thakurgaon
- Chowdhury family of Batgram, Comilla
- Chowdhury family of Bahubal, Habiganj
- Chowdhury family of Khanpur, Gopalganj
- Chowdhury family of Baliadi, Gazipur
- Chowdhury family of Dargapasha, Sunamganj
- Chowdhury family of Dhampur, Mymensingh
- Chowdhury family of Dhanbari, Tangail
- Chowdhury family of Dhantala, Dinajpur
- Chowdhury family of Duttapara, Madaripur
- Chowdhury family of Faridpur
- Chowdhury family of Fultali, Sylhet
- Chaudhry family of Gahira, Chittagong
- Chowdhury family of Gomnati, Nilphamari
- Chowdhury family of Guthuma, Feni
- Chowdhury family of Haildhar, Chittagong
- Chowdhury family of Katakhali, Rajbari
- Chowdhury family of Lakshmansri, Sunamganj
- Chowdhury family of Maguradangi, Rajbari
- Chowdhury family of Majidpur-Daihata, Munshiganj
- Chowdhury family of Mandalpara, Cox's Bazar
- Chowdhury family of Monakosha, Nawabganj
- Chowdhury family of Nagbari, Tangail
- Chowdhury family of Nandail, Mymensingh
- Chowdhury family of Natore
- Chowdhury family of Nurshonapur, Noakhali
- Choudhury family of Ranakeli, Sylhet
- Chowdhury family of Shat Aani, Bogra
- Chowdhury family of Ulania, Barisal
- Kings of the Bohmong Circle
India
- Amitabh Chaudhry (born 1964/65), Indian banker, CEO and MD of Axis Bank
- Arindam Chaudhuri, Indian author
- Farukh Choudhary, Indian Association football player who plays for Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League
- Rahul Chaudhari, Indian kabaddi player
- Chaudhary Charan Singh, 6th Prime Minister of India
- Pratik Chaudhari (born 1989), Indian footballer playing as a defender for Jamshedpur
- Chaudhary Devi Lal, Deputy Prime Minister of India
- Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav, Shaurya Chakra awardee[15]
- Shagun Chowdhary, Indian shooter
- Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav, Chief Minister, Delhi
- Mohinder Singh Chaudhury, Indian politician
- Aadesh Chaudhary, Indian actor
- R. B. Choudary, Indian film producer
- Gurmeet Choudhary, Indian television actor
- Ranjit Chowdhry, Indian actor
- Karmveer Choudhary, Indian actor
- Kamla Chaudhry (born 1908), Indian short story writer
- Yuvika Chaudhary (born 1983), Indian actress
- Ankush Chaudhari, Marathi film actor
- Chaudhary Gurjar family of Kairana
- Chaudhary Ahmed family of Nuh, Mewat
- Chaudhary Hussain family of Mewat
- Chaudhary Rahim Khan family of Sultanpur, Mewat
- Tewatia Jat Chaudhary Singh family of Noorpur, Meerut
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
- Veeramachineni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary, Telugu film actor
- K. V. Chowdary, Indian Revenue Service Central Vigilance Commissioner
- Renuka Chowdhury, Union Minister of State
- T. Ramaswamy Choudary, Lawyer, poet, playwright and reformer among the Telugu-speaking people
- Veerabhadram Chowdary,Telugu film director
- Y. S. Chowdary, Indian central minister for state
- Y. V. S. Chowdary, Telugu cinema writer, director, producer
Assam
- Abdul Jalil Choudhury (1925–1989), Islamic scholar and politician
- Ambikagiri Raichoudhury, Assamese poet
- Anwaruddin Choudhury (born 1959), naturalist
- Avinov Choudhury (born 1999), cricketer
- Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury, MLA for Jamunamukh
- Mahendra Mohan Choudhury, Chief Minister of Assam and Governor of Punjab
- Moinul Hoque Choudhury, five-time MLA, two-time UN General Assembly representative and Minister of Industrial Development
- Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri, theoretical economist, academic and professor of the Delhi School of Economics.
- Rashida Haque Choudhury, former Minister of State of Social Welfare
- Rita Chowdhury, established poet and novelist, Sahitya Akademi Award recipient
- Choudhury family of Bagbari, Karimganj
West Bengal
- Abdul Karim Chowdhury (born 1946), former Minister for Mass Education Extension and Library Services
- Abu Taleb Chowdhury (died 1971), former MP
- Amit Chaudhuri, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Anjan Choudhury, Bengali film director and writer
- Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Indian film director
- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India
- Bula Choudhury, Indian national women's swimming champion
- Chumki Choudhury, Indian actress
- Jogen Chowdhury, 21st century Indian painter
- Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri, Chief of Staff of the Indian Army
- Mahima Chaudhry, Indian actress and model
- Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indian writer
- Noor Alam Chowdhury (1943–2021), former acting Chief Justice in Calcutta High Court
- Pramatha Chaudhuri, 19th century Bengali writer and an influential figure in Bengali literature
- Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, former MLA
- Ravi Shankar (born Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury), Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music
- Rina Choudhury, Indian actress
- Saifuddin Choudhury (1952–2014), communist
- Shankar Roychowdhury, Chief of Staff of the Indian Army
- Siddiqullah Chowdhury, president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Maghribi Bangal
- Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury, Indian singer
- Sonali Chowdhury, Indian actress
- Salil Chowdhury, Indian music director & composer
- Sarita Choudhury, Indian actress and model
- Tridha Choudhury, Indian actress
- Choudhury family of Sahazalalpur, Malda
Nepal
Fiji
Pakistan
- Anwar Khurshid Chowdhry (1923–2010), former president of International Boxing Association
- Cecil Chaudhry (1941–2012), Pakistani academic, human rights activist, veteran fighter pilot
- Chaudhary Aadil Bakhsh Chattha, politician
- Chaudhry Abdul Hameed Khan (1906–1958), civil servant
- Chaudhry Abdul Jalil Chacha Cricket (born 1949), cricket mascot
- Chaudhry Abdul Majeed (1937–2006), nuclear chemist
- Chaudhry Abdul Majid (born 1946), former Prime Minister of Azad Jammu And Kashmir
- Chaudhry Abdul Rahim, legislator
- Chaudhry Abdul Razzaq Dhillon (born 1961), politician
- Chaudhry Abid Jotana (born 1982), politician
- Chaudhry Abid Raza (born 1972), politician
- Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali (born 1971), former Minister of State for Power
- Chaudhry Aftab Ahmed Gujjar, senior advocate
- Chaudhry Afzal Haq (1891–1942), author and co-founder of Majlis-e Ahrar-e Islam
- Chaudhry Akhtar Abbas Bosal (born 1973), politician
- Chaudhry Amir Hussain (born 1942), 17th Speaker of National Assembly
- Chaudhry Amjad Ali Javed (born 1965), politician
- Chaudhry Anwarul Haq (born 1970), Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- Chaudhry Arshad Javaid Warraich (born 1956), politician
- Chaudhry Ashfaq Ahmed (born 1967), politician
- Chaudhry Ashraf Ali Ansari (born 1969), politician
- Chaudhry Ashraf Deona (born 1946), politician
- Chaudhry Asif Majeed, politician
- Chaudhry Aslam Khan (1967–2014), police officer
- Chaudhry Aurangzeb (born 1985), entrepreneur and politician
- Chaudhry Azhar Qayyum Nahra (born 1977), politician
- Chaudhry Bilal Ijaz (born 1970), former chairman of Punjab Zakat Council
- Chaudhry Ejaz Yousaf (born 1952), 10th chief justice of the Federal Shariat Court
- Chaudhary Mohammad Akbar Ibrahim, former minister
- Chaudhry Muhammad Hussain, former chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board
- Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Khan (1919–2003), politician
- Chaudhry Muhammad Shafique (born 1952), politician
- Chaudhry Mumtaz Ahmed Jajja (1948–2011), agriculturist and politician
- Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Pakistan Movement activist and politician
- Chaudhry Tahir Mahmood Chahal Jatt (born 1984), politician
- Chaudry Tussadiq Masud Khan (born 1959), agriculturalist and politician
- Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904–1982), fifth president of Pakistan
- Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, former Chief Justice of Pakistan
- Michael A. Chowdry (1954–2001), founder of Atlas Air (FY 2019 revenue US$2.7 billion)
- Rafi Muhammad Chaudhry (1903–1988), nuclear physicist
- Zafar Ahmad Chaudhry (1926–2019), human rights activist
- Chaudhary family of Ajnala, Gujrat
- Chaudhary family of Chakri, Rawalpindi
- Chaudhry family of Challianwala, Mandi Bahauddin
- Jutt Chaudhry family of Chichawatni, Sahiwal
- Gujjar Chaudhry family of Rahim Yar Khan
- Warraich Chaudhry family of Gujrat
- Chaudhry family of Dina, Jhelum
- Arain Chaudhry family of Jalandhar (Muhajir)
- Rana Chaudhry family of Rahon, Jalandhar (Muhajir)
- Chaudhry family of Kamoke, Gujranwala
- Rajput Chaudhry family of Kolian, Hoshiarpur (Muhajir)
- Rajput Chaudhry family of Quetta
- Chaudhry family of Sain De Khuie, Faisalabad
- Sahi Chaudhry family
- Cheema Chaudhry family of Sargodha
- Siddiqi Chaudhry family of Chunar, Mirzapur (Muhajir)
United Kingdom
- Akhlaq Choudhury (born 1967), Judge of the British High Court of Justice
- Anas Sarwar Chaudhry (born 1983), leader of the Scottish Labour Party
- Asim Chaudhry, comedian and actor
- Atique Islam Choudhury (born 1963), restaurateur and chef
- Foysol Choudhury MBE – Businessman, community activist and Chairman of Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council.
- Hamza Choudhury, midfielder for English football club Leicester City F.C.
- Himanshi Choudhry, British actress
- Khaled Choudhury, theatre personality and artist
- Kirti N. Chaudhuri - British-Indian economic historian
- Mamun Chowdhury – Businessman, and founder and co-director of London Tradition.
- Navin Chowdhry - British actor
- Roshonara Choudhry, British Islamic extremist
- Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury, president of the Bishwanath Expatriate Education Trust
- Shamim Chowdhury, TV and print journalist for Al Jazeera English
- Shefali Chowdhury, actress best known for the role of Padma Patil in the Harry Potter film series
- Sophie Choudry, British actress and singer
- Paul Chowdhry English comedian of Punjabi origin.
United States
Chaudhurani
Fictional characters
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