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This is a list of famous and notable people who can trace their ancestry to Gujarat, India. This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity.
[edit] Religious Personalities
- Mohammed Shafi Madani
- Ratan Singhji Ratan
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj
- Shri Nirdoshanand Swami Maharaj
- Shri Jagdishwaranand Swami Maharaj
- Ervad Behram R. Vakil (former Zoroastrian head priest of Singapore)
- Yogi Amrit Desai
[edit] Literature/Philosophy
- Bhojalram Bapa of Fatepur, Gujarat (He is Guru of Jalaram Bapa and popular for his literature known as "Bhoja bhagat naa chaabakhaa")
- Narsinh Mehta
- Hemchandracharya
- Homi Bhabha
- Mirabai
- Akho Bhagat
- Premanand
- Narmad
- Govardhanram Tripathi
- Ramanbhai Nilkanth
- Ramanlal V. Desai
- K. M. Munshi (also a freedom fighter, politician, educationist and environmentalist)
- K.K Shashtri
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Jagdish Bhagwati,University Professor of Columbia University , Prominent Economist
- Jhaverchand Meghani
- Manubhai Pancholi `Darshak'
- Suresh Joshi
- Raghuvir Chaudhari
- Bakul Tripathi, A noted politcal humorist, president of the Sahitya Parishad in 2005, until his death on August 31, 2006.
- Dhiruben Patel
- Usha Sheth
- Suresh Dalal
- Sitanshu Yashashchandra
- Ravji Patel
- Manilal Desai
- Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh
- Labhshankar Thakar
- Madhu Rye Thaker
- Suresh C. Dave
- Bhagyendra Patel
- Bhikhu Parekh, A political theorist
[edit] Films and entertainment
[edit] Business
[edit] Politics
- Narendra Modi, chief minister (2001-)
- Abbas Tyabji, Freedom fighter from Gujarati
- Lal Krishna Advani, Former deputy prime minister
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel First Deputy Prime Minister of India (1947-1950)
- Vithalbhai Patel (1871 - 1935)
- Mohandas Gandhi Father of the Nation, Spiritual Leader of the Independence Movement
- Mahadev Desai, personal secretary of Gandhi
- Morarji Desai, Fourth Prime Minister of India
- H.M. Patel, Ex. Finance Minister of India
- Shankarsingh Vaghela, Textile Minister of India
- Kasturba Gandhi, Mahatma's wife and freedom fighter.
- Kanaiyalal Munshi, freedom fighter
- Shyamji Krishna Varma, noted freedom fighter
- Mohammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan
[edit] Sports
[edit] Scientists
See also: List of people by India state, Bhatt
