Notable people from Jodhpur, India
Maharaja Hanwant Singh Maharaj Prem Singh, Arjuna Award (first for polo) Ila Arun, actress and singer Rajmata Krishna Kumari, politician Maharaja Gaj Singh, politician Jai Narayan Vyas, politician Chitrangada Singh, actress and model Abhishek Singhvi, politician Barkatullah Khan, politician Justice Kan Singh Parihar, former Judge of the Rajasthan High Court and a former Vice-Chancellor of Jai Narain Vyas University, formerly known as Jodhpur University. Justice Chand Mal Lodha Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha Justice Milap Chand Jain Justice Guman Mal Lodha Justice Devendra Kachhawaha Justice Vijay Bishnoi, Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court Laxmi Mall Singhvi, jurist Mithali Raj, cricketer Ashok Gehlot, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Cultural & Tourism Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Railway Minister and IT and Communication Minister Rao Raja Hanut Singh, British Indian Army soldier and polo player Kailash Sankhala, conservationist D.R. Mehta, ex-chairman of SEBI Man Mohan Sharma, chemical engineer Suryakanta Vyas, Member of the Legislative Assembly Major Shaitan Singh Bhati PVC, Indian Army officer Komal Kothari, ethnomusicologist Guru Surendra bahadur singh kushwah, Arya marudhar vyam sala jodhpur Karun Nair, cricketer Mohammad Faiz, singer Achal Das Bohra, engineer Chanda Kochhar, managing director and CEO of ICICI Bank Sita Ram Lalas, linguist and lexicographer Sunil Bohra, film producer Shah Bhopal Chand Lodha, former Public Works Secretary Shanno Khurana (b. 1927), Hindustani classical singer, awarded Padma Bhushan Shailesh Lodha, actor Ravi Bishnoi, cricketer Abhay Jodhpurkar, singer Narayan Singh Manaklao, social worker, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shree awardee
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See also Rulers of Jodhpur