This is a list of prominent people who were born or lived in Jamshedpur.
Politicians
Raghubar Das, ex-Chief Minister of Jharkhand; born in Jamshedpur Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party leader; worked with Tata Steel; lived in Jamshedpur for two years Arjun Munda, politician, former Member of Parliament, and Chief Minister of Jharkhand Thakur Ji Pathak, Activist, politician
Business leaders
Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Group Rameesh Kailasam, CEO, Indiatech.org and governance reform expert, born in Jamshedpur
Scholars and scientists
Gerald Durrell (1925–1995), naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter Rajit Gadh, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles Narendra Kohli (1940–2021), Indian author Arshadul Qaudri (1925–2002), Muslim leader, social worker and writer
Activists
Digamber Hansda- Indian academic and tribal activist
Sportspersons
Varun Aaron, Indian bowler and part of current team India squad. Anthresh Lalit Lakra, boxer Purnima Mahato, coach of Indian archery team at the 2012 London Olympics Aruna Mishra, boxer Gourav Mukhi, footballer Diwakar Prasad, boxer Birju Shah, boxer Selay Soy, boxer Saurabh Tiwary, Cricketer
Artists and authors
Actors and actresses
Imtiaz Ali, director; works include Socha Na Tha, Jab We Met, and Love Aaj Kal; writer of Indian cinema; born in Jamshedpur Pratyusha Banerjee, Indian television actress Amit Bose, filmmaker, director, editor Priyanka Chopra, Miss India World 2000; Miss World 2000 and Bollywood actress; born in Jamshedpur Astad Deboo, Padma Shree awardee; Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer and exponent of modern dance in India Rasika Dugal, actor Ishita Dutta, actress, born and raised in Jamshedpur Tanushree Dutta, Miss India Universe 2004 and Bollywood actress; born and raised in Jamshedpur Auritra Ghosh, Indian actress and dancer Adarsh Gourav, actor Sanjeev Jaiswal, Bollywood Actor. Neeraj Kabi, Film and Theatre Actor. Sanjivan Lal, film director R. Madhavan, Indian Bollywood and Tamil cine star; born and brought up in Jamshedpur Shomu Mukherjee, director, writer, producer Shweta Basu Prasad, actress, born and raised in Jamshedpur Shilpa Rao, playback singer for Hindi films such as Aamir, Bachna Ae Haseeno, and Dev D Simone Singh, Bollywood actress; born and raised in Jamshedpur Vikram Singh, actor Pooja Singh, television actress
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