List of people from Mumbai

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This is a list of notable residents of Mumbai, India. Residents may be known as Bombayites, or Mumbaikars (in Marathi).

Sport[]

Cricketers[]

Field hockey[]

  • Yuvraj Valmiki

Kickboxing[]

  • Sarah Avraham, Indian-born Israeli kickboxer, 2014 Women's World Thai-Boxing Champion

Motor racing[]

  • Jehan Daruvala, Formula 2 racing driver

Business[]

Ajay Piramal

Film[]

Actors and directors[]

Music[]

Conductors[]

Zubin Mehta
  • Zubin Mehta

Lyricists and singers[]

Writers and journalists[]

See also: List of poets from Mumbai
  • Devyani Chaubal (1942–1995), film journalist and columnist of the 60s and 70s
  • Firdaus Kanga
  • B. K. Karanjia (1919–2012), film journalist and editor of Filmfare and Screen, chairman of NFDC
  • Rudyard Kipling
  • Rohinton Mistry
  • Gregory David Roberts
  • Salman Rushdie
  • Melanie Silgardo (born 1956), poet
  • Rishi Vohra

Others[]

  • Troy Costa (born 1975), fashion designer[2]
  • Kekoo Gandhy (1920–2012), art gallery owner, founded Gallery Chemould in 1963[3]
  • Chandrakala A. Hate, author, feminist, social worker, and professor
  • Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy, merchant and philanthropist
  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah, lawyer, politician, and the founder of Pakistan
  • Abie Nathan, humanitarian and peace activist
  • Shibani Dandekar, model, anchor and singer
  • Reshma Qureshi, model and vlogger
  • Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney, community leader, philanthropist and industrialist
  • Sandra Samuel, nanny who saved the life of two-year-old Moshe Holtzberg during the November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks
  • , politician, and the founder of Ghar Hakk Jagruti Parishad[4][5][6]
  • Ranvir Shah, cultural activist and philanthropist[7]
  • Jagannath Shankarshet, philanthropist and educationalist
  • Subhash Sharma, fine artist, creative designer
  • Karan Singh (born 1991), Indian magician
  • Tarun Tahiliani, fashion designer[8]
  • Zakir Naik - Physician, Islamic preacher, founder of Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) and Peace TV

References[]

  1. ^ "United Colours of India". Hindustan Times. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Narendra Modi out to make strong fashion statement in US; hires high-profile designer Troy Costa". The Economic Times. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Chemould celebrates fifty years". The Times of India. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Squatters seek closure of park breweries". www.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ^ "'पाणीवाली बाई'मुळे आयुष्याला टर्निंग पॉईंट मिळाला; वाचा, कशी आहे विद्या चव्हाणांची राजकीय जडणघडण!". www.tv9marathi.com. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Not here to snatch anything: Yogi Adityanath hits back at Uddhav Thackeray". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ^ Muthalaly, Shonali (30 October 2009). "Best of three worlds". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Designs on the bride". India Today. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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