List of Kashmiri people
This is an incomplete list of notable persons of Kashmiri origin.
Administrators, diplomats, bankers and jurists
- Amitabh Mattoo (1962- ), Vice Chancellor, Jammu University
- Birbal Dhar (early 19th century), invited Maharaja Ranjit Singh to Kashmir
- Braj Kumar Nehru (1909–2001), ambassador of India to the United States (1961–1968) and Governor of Assam (1968–1973)
- Durga Prasad Dhar (1918–1975), ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, and politician
- Farah Pandith (1969- ), U.S. State Department Special Representative
- Mehraj Mattoo (1961- ), Global Head, Commerzbank AG, London
- Mirza Pandit Dhar, prominent Kashmiri during the rule of Azim Khan
- Mohan Lal (1812–1877), diplomat in the First Anglo-Afghan War, and writer
- Munir Butt (1940- ), former British diplomat
- M. L. Madan, Veterinarian, Scientist, Administrator. Vice Chancellor (Akola and Mathura Universities); Deputy Director General (DDG)- Animal Sciences, Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR); Joint Director, National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI). Creator of World's First IVF Buffalo Calf.
- Neel Kashkari (1973- ), Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability in the United States Department of the Treasury
- P. K. Kaul, ambassador of India to the United States (1986–1989)
- Purushottam Narayan Haksar (1913–1998),[1] political strategist
- Rameshwar Nath Kao (1918–2002), first chief of the Research and Analysis Wing,[2] India's intelligence agency (from 1969–1977)
- Sanjay Kishan Kaul (1958-), Justice Delhi High Court (2003-) [3][4]
- Tej Bahadur Sapru (1875–1949), lawyer, political and social leader during the British Raj
- Triloki Nath Khoshoo (1927–2002), secretary of the Department of Environment in the Indira Gandhi Government, and environmentalist
- T.N. Kaul (1913-2000), ambassador of India to USA (1973-1976),[5] Soviet Union & Iran. Foreign Secretary, Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990), ambassador of India to the United States (1949–1952), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1953), politician, sister of Jawaharlal Nehru[6]
Armed forces
- Aziz Khan (1947- ), General in the Pakistan Army, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Brij Mohan Kaul, commanded the Indian forces in the Sino-Indian War
- Kapil Kak, retired Air Vice Marshal in the Indian Air Force
- Mohammed Amin Naik, Major General in the Indian Army
- Mushaf Ali Mir, Air Chief Marshal (1947–2003) was Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force (2000-2003)
- Rashid Minhas, Pilot Officer (1951–1971) is the only PAF officer to receive the highest valor award, the Nishan-e-Haider
- Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan (1913–1978), freedom fighter, officer in the Indian National Army, known as Fateh-e-Bhimber (Liberator of Bhimber)
- Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan (1945-), retired Major General of the Pakistan Army
- S. K. Kaul (1934- ), Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force, former Chief of Air Staff (India) (1993–1995)
- Tapishwar Narain Raina (1921–1980), Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1975–1978)
- Tahir Rafique Butt, Air Chief Marshal is the current Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force (2012 -)
- Syed saeed shah Bukhari=BUDGAM=Author of SABEEL-UR-RAHMAN-((And IMAM/MIRWAIZ of Jamia masjid Srinagar after Yousuf Shah Sb left Kashmir Valley))
- Agha Shahid Ali (1949–2001), poet
- Alla Rakha Khan (1919–2000) Indian tabla player
- Amin Kamil, Kashmiri poet & short story writer
- Basharat Peer (1977- ), author
- Chandrakanta (1938- ), novelist and short story writer
- Dina Nath Walli alias Al-mast Kashmiri (1908-2006), poet as well as renowned water color artist
- Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911–1984) influential left-wing intellectual, famed revolutionary poet, notable member Progressive Writers' Movement, recipient Lenin Peace Prize by Soviet Union
- Gita Sahgal, (1956- ) writer, journalist, film director, human rights activist.
- Habba Khatun 16th century poetess, known under the name Zoon (the Moon) because of her immense beauty
- Hari Kunzru (1969- ), British novelist of Kashmiri descent[7]
- Jaspreet Singh, novelist and playwright
- Khalid Hasan (1935–2009) writer, senior Pakistani journalist and diplomat.
- Krishan Chander (1914–1977) Urdu and Hindi Afsaana Nigaar, or short story writer
- Krishna Hutheesing (1907–1967), author, and sister of Jawaharlal Nehru
- Manju Kak, short story writer
- Maqbool Shah Kralawari (1820–1876), lyricist
- Meeraji (1912–1949) an eminent Urdu poet, lived the life of a bohemian and worked only intermittently
- Mahmud Gami (1765–1855), composed a version of the story of Yusuf and Zulaikha
- Ghulam Ahmad (1885–1952), poet, better known by the pen name Mahjoor
- Momin Khan Momin (1800-1851) Indian poet known for his Urdu ghazals
- Moti Lal Kemmu (1933- ), playwright
- Moti Lal Saqi (1936–1999), poet, writer, folklorist and researcher
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) famous Muslim poet and philosopher. Commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal
- Nayantara Sahgal Indian writer in English, one of the first female Indo-Anglian writers to receive wide recognition
- Nayantara Sahgal (1927- ), Indo-Anglian writer, novelist
- Prem Nath Dar (1914–1976) Urdu language short story writer from the Kashmir Valley, member Progressive Writers' Movement
- Rehman Rahi, Kashmiri poet
- Saadat Hasan Manto (1912–1955), famous short story writer, member Progressive Writers' Movement
- Salman Rushdie (1947- ), novelist and essayist
- Santha Rama Rau (1923- ), travel writer
- Shivkumar Sharma (1938- ) Indian Santoor player, Santoor being a folk instrument from Kashmir
- S.L. Sadhu (1917–), Scholar,Professor,poet, writer, folklorist and Historian
- Pamposh Bhat, (1958- ), author and environmentalist
- Qudrat Ullah Shahab (1917–1986) eminent Urdu writer and civil servant from Pakistan, best known for his autobiography Shahabnama
- Zinda Kaul (1884–1965), poet, also known as Masterji
- Karan Singh (1931- ), son of Maharaja Hari Singh, diplomat, and politician
- Khwaja Abdul Ghani and his Dhaka Nawab Family reigned in Dhaka from mid 19th century to mid 20th century
- Lalitaditya Muktapida, emperor of Kashmir (724-760)
- Maharaja Hari Singh (1895–1961), the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir
- Raja Sukh Jivan, king of Kashmir (1754–1762)
- Abhinavagupta, (ca. 950-1020), one of India's greatest philosophers, mystics and aestheticians
- Ahmad Hasan Dani (1920 – 2009), intellectual, archaeologist, historian, linguist
- Anandavardhana (820-890), philosopher and author of the Dhvanyaloka
- Bhaskara, notable writer on the Kashmir Shaivism
- Bhatta Kallata, a notable Shaivite thinker
- Gopi Krishna (1903–1980), writer and mystic
- Jonaraja (15th century), historian and poet
- Kalhana (12th century), historian and author of Rajatarangini
- Kshemaraja (10th century), philosopher and a disciple of Abhinavagupta
- Lalleshwari (1320–1392), saint-poetess
- Prajna Bhatta (16th century), historian
- Somananda (875-925) a teacher of Kashmir Shaivism
- Shrivara (15th century), historian
- Subhash Kak (1947- ), writer, philosopher, and computer scientist
- Utpaladeva, a teacher of Kashmir Shaivism
- Vasugupta (860-925), author of the Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta
- Abdul Ghani Lone (1932–2002), lawyer, politician and founder of the People's Conference
- Abdul Qayyum Khan Former Chief minister NWFP Pakistan
- Agha Shorish Kashmiri scholar, writer, debater, and leader of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam, figure of the freedom movement of undivided India
- Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad (1907–1972), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1953–1963)
- Bilal Nazki (1947- ), Chief Justice in India
- Birbal also Maheshdas Bhat (1528–1586), was the Grand Vizier (Wazīr-e Azam) of the Mughal court in the administration of Emperor Akbar
- Birbal Dhar leader in the Kashmiri resistance to Afghan rule in the early 19th century
- Deepa Kaul (1944- ), former minister, social worker and human rights defender
- Farooq Abdullah (1936- ), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1982–1984, 1986–1990, 1996–2002), son of Sheikh Abdullah
- Ghulam Ahmad Ashai, educator, reformer, a founder of the University of Kashmir
- Ghulam Muhammad Sadiq, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1964–1965), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–1971)
- Ghulam Mohammad Shah (1920–2009)), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1984–1986)
- Ghulam Nabi Azad (1949- ), former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Hashim Qureshi, (1953-), Chairman Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Liberation Party
- Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), Prime Minister of India, daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru
- Ishaq Dar Ex Federal Minister Pakistan
- Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964), first Prime Minister of independent India
- Khwaja Shams-ud-Din (1922–1999), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1963–1964)
- Khawaja Muhammad Asif MNA Sailkot PML-N
- Kailash Nath Katju (1887–1968), freedom fighter, Prominent lawyer, participated in INA trials, former governor, chief minister of several Indian states, cabinet minister under Jawaharlal Nehru
- Maulana Mazhar Ali Azhar (1895–1974) one of founders, leader of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam, political figure in the history of Sub-Continent
- Mehbooba Mufti (1959- ), female politician, member of the 14th Lok Sabha
- Mehtab Ahmed Khan Ex Chief Minister NWFP Pakistan
- Maqbool Butt (1938–1984), co-founder of the JKLF Party
- Mirwaiz Maulvi Farooq (d. 1990), chairman of the Aawami Action Committee
- Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, (1929- ), former governor of Bihar and of Madhya Pradesh, State Railway Minister
- Motilal Nehru (1861–1931), Indian independence activist, president of the Indian National Congress
- Muhammad Farooq Rehmani (1938-), Chairman of the Peoples Freedom League, former Convener of the Hurriyat Conference
- Mufti Muhammad Sayeed (1936- ), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (2002–2005)
- Muzaffar Baig (1946- ), Deputy Chief Minister, Finance Minister, Law Minister, Tourism Minister of Jammu & Kashmir (2002–2008)
- Nazir Ahmed (1958- ), member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom
- Nawaz Sharif (1949- ), former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Omar Abdullah (1970- ), Current Chief Minister Jammu And Kashmir, member of the 14th Lok Sabha, son of Farooq Abdullah
- Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991), Prime Minister of India, son of Indira Gandhi, grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru
- Ram Chandra Kak (1893–1983), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during 1945–47 and an eminent archaeologist
- Ruhollah Khomeini, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Mostafavi Moosavi Khomeini (1902–1989 ) First Supreme Leader of Iran, His Grandfather was from Kashmir
- Rahul Gandhi[8][9] General Secretary of Indian National Congress[10] & Chairperson of Indian Youth Congress (INC), Member of Indian Lok Sabha from Amethi, Son of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
- Raja Mummtaz Hussain Rathore (d. 1999), former Prime Minister and Speaker of Azad Kashmir
- Saif-ud-din Soz (1937- ), long-time member of the Parliament of India, former Union Minister of Environment & Forests, former Minister of Water Resources,President JKPCC
- Saifuddin Kitchlew (1888–1963), freedom fighter and politician
- Sadiq Ali (1952- ), politician, poet, writer, and environmentalist
- Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (1915–2003), founder and first President of Azad Kashmir
- Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan (1934- ), politician, former prime minister and former president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- Sardar Sayab Khalid (1940- ), former Speaker of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
- Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad Ex Federal Information Minister Pakistan
- Shabir Shah (1953- ), Founder of the Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party. Known as Nelson Mandela of Indian Administered Kashmir
- Syed Mir Qasim, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1971–1975)
- Syed Ali Shah Geelani (1929- ) Prominent figure in Jammu & Kashmir, Member Jamait-e-Islami, Founder and Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat J&K, Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference
- Sheila Kaul (1915- ), former Indian governor and cabinet minister, social reformer, and educationist
- Sheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1948–1953), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1975–1977, 1977–1982)
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990) Indian diplomat and politician
- Bhagwan Gopinath (1898–1968), a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India
- Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini First Supreme Leader of Iran, his Grandfather hailed from Kashmir
- Hamza Makhdum (d.1563), poet, Sufi saint and social reformer
- Lalleshwari (1320–1392), a mystic of the Kashmiri Shaivism sect and at the same time a Sufi saint
- Mian Muhammad Bakhsh (1830–1907), Sufi saint, and poet
- Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani Persian Sūfī of the Kubrāwī order, had a major influence in shaping the culture of the Kashmir valley
- Swami Lakshman Joo Raina (1907–1991), scholar of Kashmir Shaivism
- Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali (1377–1440) Famous Kashmiri saint who belonged to the Rishi order
- Ahmad Hasan Dani (1920 – 2009), Pakistani intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and prolific linguist
- Patañjali, compiler of the Yoga Sūtras, an important collection of aphorisms on Yoga practice
- Kailas Nath Kaul (1905–1983), Indian botanist, agricultural scientist, agronomist, and educationist
- Braj Kachru (1932- ), researcher in English linguistics
- Omkar N. Koul (1941- ), researcher in linguistics, language education, communication, and comparative literature
- Ravinder Kumar (1933–2001), historian
- Jaishree Odin, post-modern literary theorist, professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Hawaii
- Giridhari Lal Pandit, historian of science, professor of philosophy
- Lalita Pandit, poet, professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
- Balajinnatha Pandita (1916–2007), Sanskrit scholar, expert on Kashmir Shaivism
- Saleem Ali (academic) (1973-) Pakistani American scholar,known for his work on environmental conflict resolution, profiled in Forbes magazine in September, 2009 as "The Alchemist."
- Salima Hashmi Pakistani artist, cultural writer, painter, and an anti-nuclear weapon activist
- Gita Sahgal (1956- ) writer and journalist on issues of feminism, fundamentalism, and racism, director of prize-winning documentary films, women's rights and human rights activist
- M. L. Madan, Veterinarian, Scientist, Administrator. Vice Chancellor (Akola and Mathura Universities); Deputy Director General (DDG)- Animal Sciences, Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR); Joint Director, National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI). Creator of World's First IVF Buffalo Calf.
Sportsmen
- Aleem Dar (1968 -), first-class cricketer, member of the ICC Elite umpire panel, won three consecutive ICC awards for Umpire of the Year 2009, 2010 and 2011
- Salman Butt (1984- ), Former Captain of Pakistan Cricket Team now banned for Spot-fixing
- Ishfaq Ahmed (1983- ), football player with Mohun Bagan
- Rumeli Dhar (1983- ), Indian cricket player
- Wasim Feroze (1986- ), football player with East Bengal FC
- Ijaz Butt (1938- ), Former head of the Pakistan Cricket Board
- Rehan Butt (1980- ), member of the Pakistan National Field Hockey Team
- Kamaljeet Kumar (1988- ), football player with Mumbai FC
- Abid Nabi (1985- ), member of the Indian Cricket Team
- Suresh Raina (1986- ), member of the Indian national cricket team
- Vivek Razdan (1967- ), member of the Indian Cricket Team
- Mehrajuddin Wadoo (1984- ), member of the Indian national football team and East Bengal FC
- Haroon Rasheed Dar (1953- ), former Pakistani cricketer, remained manager Pakistan Cricket team, credited for discovery of Waqar Younis and Shahid Afridi
- Sana Mir (1986- ) is a female Pakistani cricketer and captain of the Pakistan women's team
Visual and Performing Artists
- Ali Azmat Pakistani singer, gained recognition as lead vocalist of the rock band Junoon (band)
- Anupam Kher (1955 -), actor
- Anwar Shemza (1928-1985) artist and writer in Pakistan, later in UK. Published Urdu novels and books of poetry, wrote plays performed on Radio Pakistan
- Asif Raza Mir Pakistani actor, drama producer and director
- Asim Butt (artist) (1978–2010) Pakistani painter and sculptor, member of the Stuckism International Art Movement
- Bansi Kaul (1949 - ), theater director
- Bhajan Sopori, Indian Santoor player, awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1993 and the Padma Shri in 2004
- Farhan Saeed (1984- ) former lead vocalist of the Pakistani Jal (band)
- Ghulam Hassan Sofi (1932-2009) singer and harmonium player of traditional music of Kashmir*Abid Kashmiri, actor
- Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz, proponent of Kashmiri Sufi Music
- Ghulam Nabi Sheikh, singer and composer
- Ghulam Rasool Santosh (1929–1997), painter
- Hadiqa Kiani (1974- ) -Pakistani singer-songwriter, and philanthropist
- Haroon (singer) (1973- ) is a pop singer, composer, musician and producer
- Hina Khan (1986 - ), actress
- Omkar Nath Dhar (Jeevan), actor
- Katrina Kaif (1984- ) model, actress[11]
- Khawaja Khurshid Anwar (1912-1984) filmmaker, writer, director and music composer who gained extreme popularity both in India and Pakistan
- Kiran Kumar, actor
- Kunal Khemu, actor
- Maanvi Gagroo (1985- ), actor
- Mani Kaul (1950-2011), Indian Film Maker,[12] winner of filmfare critics award for best movie
- Mahesh Bhatt (1948- ), Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
- Manohar Kaul (1925- ), painter
- Muzammil Ibrahim (1984- ), model, actor
- Mushtaq Kak (1961- ), theater director
- Malika Pukhraj (1912–2004), highly popular Ghazal and folk singer in Pakistan
- Mekaal Hasan (1972- ) prominent Pakistani musician and record producer, leader and composer for Mekaal Hasan Band
- Mukesh Bhatt (1952- ), Indian film producer, younger brother of director Mahesh Bhatt
- Mohit Raina, Indian actor
- Mohit Suri (1981- ) Indian film director, most known for his films Kalyug (2005) and Awarapan (2007)
- Nanabhai Bhatt (1915–1999) film director and producer of Bollywood and Gujarati cinema, well known for fantasy and mythological films
- Neerja Pandit, singer, Kashmiri Folk Music, Hindi Film & Television Music
- Pran Kishore, Kashmiri drama writer
- Pushkar Bhan, Padamashree, a radio actor & drama writer
- Pooja Bhatt (1972- ) Indian film actress, model, film producer and director
- Raj Begum, singer, awarded the Padma Shri in 2002
- Raj Zutshi,[13] Indian Bollywood & TV Actor[14]
- Ratan Parimoo (1936- ), art historian, and painter
- Salima Hashmi Pakistani artist, painter, cultural writer
- Samina Peerzada (1955- ) well-known Pakistani television & film actress, director
- Shaan Shahid (1971- ) Pakistani actor, writer and director, one of the leading actors of Pakistan
- Soni Razdan Indian TV actor and director, Bollywood acress[15]
- Qazi Touqeer (1985- ), singer in Kashmiri and Hindi languages; Fame Gurukul Finalist
- Joanna Lumley (1964-), famous British Actress and producer who was born in Srinager Kashmir
See also
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