List of Kashmiri people

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This is an incomplete list of notable persons of [[Kashmiri people|Kashmiri]] origin.


== Activists ==

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* [[Ataullah Shah Bukhari]], Indian freedom struggle activist.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Sayyidah Umm Kafīl Bukhāri |title=Sayyidi wa Abī |publisher=Bukhari Academy |location=[[Multan]] |page=56 |edition=January 2013 |language=Urdu}}</ref>
* [[Amanullah Khan (JKLF)]] co- founder of JKLF and an activist.
* [[Parveena Ahanger]], Co-founder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), nominated for a [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 2005.
* [[Parvez Imroz]], Kashmiri human rights lawyer and a civil rights activist.
* [[Mushtaq Pahalgami]], Social Activist, Environmentalist, President Himalayan Welfare Organization, Pahalgam
* [[Khurram Parvez]], Kashmiri human rights activist.
* [[Sanaullah Amritsari]], Indian freedom struggle activist and co-founder of [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]
* [[Shehla Rashid]], Political and civil rights activist.
* [[Ayub Thakur]], (1948 – 2004) Kashmiri political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM),
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== Administrators, diplomats, bankers and jurists ==

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* [[Amitabh Mattoo]]<ref name=AM>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Amitabh-Mattoo-set-to-join-Cong/Article1-663710.aspx |publisher=Hindustan Times |title=Amitabh Mattoo set to join Congress |first=Aurengzeb |last=naqshbandi |date=18 Feb 2011 |accessdate=20 Sep 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053601/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Amitabh-Mattoo-set-to-join-Cong/Article1-663710.aspx |archivedate=2013-09-21 }}</ref> (1962– ), Vice Chancellor, Jammu University, thinker & writer, Padma Shri awardee
* [[Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad]], Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir 1953 to 1964.
* [[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 Russia|ambassador of India to the Soviet Union]], and politician
* [[Farah Pandith]] (1969– ), U.S. State Department Special Representative
* [[Farooq Abdullah]], former [[Cabinet Minister]] and Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
* [[Farooq Khan]], ex IPS, credited with creating JKP SOG.
* [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]] (1949 born), politician and former CM of Jammu and Kashmir.
* [[Haji Gokool Meah]], industrialist and businessman in [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
* [[M. L. Madan]], Veterinarian, Scientist, Administrator.
* [[Masood Khan]], Career Diplomat and President of [[Azad Jammu & Kashmir]][
* [[Markandey Katju]], (1946-), Former Judge at the Supreme Court of India
* [[Mehraj Mattoo]] (1961– ), British Investment Banker, Economist, Harvard Fellow
* [[Mirza Pandit Dhar]], Kashmiri during the rule of [[Azim Khan]]<ref name=tikoo>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iuURFTHTU0EC |title=Kashmir: Its Aborigines and Their Exodus|last=Tikoo|first=Colonel Tej K.|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=9781935501589}}</ref>
* [[Mohan Lal (Zutshi)|Mohan Lal]] (1812–1877), diplomat in the [[First Anglo-Afghan War]], and writer
* [[Neel Kashkari]] (1973– ), Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for [[Office of Financial Stability|Financial Stability]] in the [[United States Department of the Treasury|US Treasury]]
* [[P. K. Kaul]] (1929-2007), ambassador of India to the United States (1986–1989)
* [[P. N. Haksar|Purushottam Narayan Haksar]] (1913–1998),<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/dec/12mitra.htm |first=Ashok |last=Mitra |title=The P N Haksar story |date=12 December 1998 |publisher=Rediff |accessdate=2012-01-30}}</ref> political strategist
* [[Rafiq Ahmad Pampori]] (born 1956), Islamic scholar, author and the former Principal of the [[Government Medical College, Srinagar]].
* [[Rameshwar Nath Kao]] (1918–2002), first chief of the [[Research and Analysis Wing]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE4-5/sainis.html |accessdate=2006-05-14 |title=Rameshwar Nath Kao (1918–2002) |first=Sunil |last=Sainis |publisher=Bharak Rakshak |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520170101/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE4-5/sainis.html |archivedate=2009-05-20 }}</ref> India's intelligence agency (from 1969–1977)
* [[Sameera Fazili]], Kashmiri American attorney and community development finance expert who is a deputy director of the National Economic Council in the Biden Administration.
* [[Shah Faesal]] IAS topper (2009), youth icon, politician
* [[Sheikh Abdullah]] (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982), Leader of the National Conference, Prime Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir after its accession to India in 1947.
* [[T.N. Kaul]] (1913–2000), ambassador of India to USA (1973–1976),<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.indianembassy.org/index.php?option=com_content&id=184 |title=Ambassadors of India to United States | first=Embassy of India |last=washington DC (Official Website) |date=24 Jun 2012}}</ref> Soviet Union & Iran. Foreign Secretary, Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
* [[V. N. Kaul]] Comptroller and Auditor General of India (2002-2008).
* [[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
* [[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]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.un.org/en/ga/president/bios/bio08.shtml |title=Vijay Lakshmi Pandit (India) |first=General Assembly of United Nations |last=President of 62nd session |accessdate=1 July 2012}}</ref>
* [[Zaffar Iqbal Manhas]] writer, poet, social activist and Pahari politician hailing from Jammu and Kashmir.
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==Armed forces==
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* [[Brij Mohan Kaul]], commanded the Indian forces in the [[Sino-Indian War]]
* [[Asghar Khan]], Pakistan First Air Force Chief Air Marshal
* [[Aziz Khan (general)|General Aziz Khan]], [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee]] in the [[Pakistan Army]]
* [[Colonel]] [[Anil Kaul]], [[VrC]], Indian Army
* [[Mahendra Nath Mulla]]
* [[Mohammed Amin Naik]], [[Major General]] Indian Army
* [[Mushaf Ali Mir]], [[Air Chief Marshal]] (1947–2003) [[Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of the Air Staff]] of the [[Pakistan Air Force]] (2000–2003)
* [[S. K. Kaul]] (1934– ), [[Air Chief Marshal]] of the Indian Air Force, former Chief of Air Staff (1993–1995)
* [[Tahir Rafique Butt]], [[Air Chief Marshal]] is the current Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force (2012 -)
* [[Tapishwar Narain Raina]] (1921–1980), [Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1975–1978){{div col end}}

== Authors and poets ==

*[[Abdul Ahad Azad]], Kashmiri poet
*[[Agha Shahid Ali]], (1949-2001) Poet
*[[Amin Kamil]] (1924-2014), Kashmiri poet & short story writer
*[[Ata ul Haq Qasmi]], Urdu-language Poet, playwright and columnist.
*[[Basharat Peer]] (1977– ), author
*[[Bilhana]], 11th century poet
*[[Chandrakanta (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
*[[Mahjoor|Ghulam Ahmad]] (1885–1952), poet, better known by the pen name ''Mahjoor''
*[[Ghulam Nabi Firaq]] (1922-), poet, writer and educationist
*[[Habba Khatun]] 16th century poet, known as Zoon (the Moon) because of her immense beauty
*[[Hakeem Manzoor]] (1937–2006) an Urdu writer, poet & administrator. He has written more than 15 books including Na Tamaam, Barf Ruton Ki Aag and Lahu Lamas Chinar.
* [[Hanifa Deen]], Australian writer winner of [[New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards]] — Ethnic Affairs Commission Award of 1996.
*[[Hari Kunzru]] (1969– ), British novelist of Kashmiri descent<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main.asp?filename=col013004hari.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040317082804/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main.asp?filename=col013004hari.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 March 2004 |title=I am all three ... 'aari, Haah-ri, Hari |publisher=tehelka |first= |last= |accessdate=21 July 2012 }}</ref>
*[[Khalid Hasan]] (1935–2009) writer, senior Pakistani journalist and diplomat.
*[[Krishna Hutheesing]] (1907–1967), author, and sister of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
*[[Madhosh Balhami]], (1966-), poet known for his [[Elegy|elegies]] for dead militants
*[[Mahmud Gami]] (1765–1855), composed a version of the story of ''[[Yusuf and Zulaikha]]''
*[[Manju Kak]], short story writer
*[[Maqbool Shah Kralawari]] (1820–1876), lyricist
*[[Marghoob Banihali]], Kashmiri poet from Banihal, Kashmir.
*[[Meeraji]] (1912–1949) Urdu poet, lived the life of a bohemian and worked only intermittently
*[[Mirza Waheed]] British Novelist born and raised in Kashmir.
*[[Momin Khan Momin]] (1800–1851) poet known for his Urdu ghazals
*[[Moti Lal Kemmu]] (1933– ), playwright
*[[Muhammad Din Fauq]] (1877-1945) writer and first journalist of Kashmir.
*[[Muhammad Iqbal]] (1877–1938) Muslim poet and philosopher. Commonly referred to as [[Allamah|Allama]] Iqbal
*[[Nayantara Sahgal]] (1927– ), [[Indian English literature|Indo-Anglian]] writer, novelist
*[[Nyla Ali Khan]], Professor, writer, granddaughter of Sheikh Abdullah.
*[[Pamposh Bhat]], (1958– ), author and environmentalist.
*[[Rasul Mir]], also known as the [[John Keats]] of Kashmir.
*[[Rehman Rahi]], Kashmiri poet
*[[Rahul Pandita]], Kashmiri author and journalist.
*[[S.L. Sadhu]] (1917–), Scholar, Professor, poet, writer, [[Folkloristics|folklorist]] and Historian
*[[Saadat Hasan Manto]] (1912–1955), short story writer, member [[Progressive Writers' Movement]]
*[[Salman Rushdie]] (1947– ), [[British Indians|British-Indian]] novelist and essayist
*[[Santha Rama Rau]] (1923– ), [[Travel literature|travel writer]]
*[[Sheikh Showkat Hussain]] (1954– ), author and political analyst
*[[Tanha Ansari]] (1914 – 1969), poet
*[[Zinda Kaul]] (1884–1965), poet, also known as ''Masterji''
*[[Zulfiqar Naqvi]] Urdu poet and English lecturer, from [[Mendhar Tehsil]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]

==Businesspeople and industrialists==

* [[Farooq Kathwari]] (born 1944), American businessman, CEO of Ethan Allen
* [[Jamim Shah ]] Nepali businessman, known as cable king of nepal.

== Philosophers and historians ==

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* [[Abhinavagupta]], ([[Wiktionary:circa|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 (Kashmiri)|Bhaskara]], writer on the [[Kashmir Shaivism]]
* [[Bhatta Kallata]], a [[Shaivite]] [[Intellectual|thinker]]
* [[Pandit Gopi Krishna|Gopi Krishna]] (1903–1980), writer and mystic
* [[Prem Nath Bazaz]] Kashmiri politician, scholar and author
* [[Jonaraja]] (15th century), historian and poet
* [[Kalhana]] (12th century), historian and author of ''[[Rajatarangini]]''
* [[Kalidasa]] (most likely 5CE) classic Sanskrit author
* [[Kshemaraja]] (10th century), philosopher and a disciple of Abhinavagupta
* [[Kumarajiva]] (4th n 5 century CE), [[Buddhist]] scholar in [[China]]
* [[Lalleshwari]] (1320–1392), [[saint]]-poet
* [[Prajna Bhatta]] (16th century), historian
* [[Shrivara]] (15th century), historian
* [[Somananda]] (875–925) a teacher of [[Kashmir Shaivism]]
* [[Subhash Kak]] (1947– ), writer, philosopher, and computer scientist
* [[Utpaladeva]], a teacher of Kashmir Shaivism
* [[Vasugupta]] (860–925), author of the ''[[Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta]]''
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== Politicians ==

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* [[Abdul Ghani Lone]] (1932–2002), lawyer, politician and founder of the People's Conference
* [[Abid Hassan Minto]] Pakistani lawyer and politician
* [[Agha Shorish Kashmiri]] scholar, writer, debater, and leader of the [[Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam]], figure of the freedom movement of undivided India
* [[Asiya Andrabi]] (1963), Chief Of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Kashmiri separatist leader
*Baba-e-Poonch Khansahb Col. [[Khan Muhammad Khan]], member of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly from 1934 to 1946. Chairman War Council of Azad Jammu & Kashmir in 1947 and then member Defence Council. Founder of Sudhan Educational Conference.
* [[Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad]] (1907–1972), [[List of Prime and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir#Prime Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] (1953–1963)
* [[Begum Akbar Jahan Abdullah]], Politician, wife of [[Sheikh Abdullah]]
* [[Birbal]] also Maheshdas Bhat (1528–1586), the Grand Vizier (Wazīr-e Azam) of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] court in the administration of [[Emperor Akbar]]
* [[Birbal Dhar]] leader in the Kashmiri resistance to [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] rule in the early 19th century
* [[Deepa Kaul]] (1944– ), former minister, social worker and human rights defender
* [[G. M. Saroori]] former minister of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] for [[mechanical engineering]] and Road and building (R&B)
* [[G. N. Ratanpuri]] (1954–), Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from J&K National Conference
* [[Ghulam Ahmad Ashai]], educator, [[Reform movement|reformer]], a founder of the [[University of Kashmir]]
* [[Ghulam Mohammad Shah]] (1920–2009)), [[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] (1984–1986)
* [[Ghulam Muhammad Sadiq]], Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1964–1965), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–1971)
* [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]] (1949– ), former [[List of Prime and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir#Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[Hashim Qureshi]], (1953–), Chairman Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Liberation Party
* [[Hina Pervaiz Butt]], Pakistani politician and MLA.
* [[Indira Gandhi]] (1917–1984), [[Prime Minister of India]], daughter of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
* [[Ishaq Dar]], Federal Minister of Pakistan
* [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] (1889–1964), first Prime Minister of independent [[India]]
* [[Kailash Nath Katju]] (1887–1968), [[Indian independence activists|freedom fighter]], lawyer, participated in [[INA trials]], former governor, [[chief minister]] of several Indian states, [[Minister (government)|cabinet minister]] under Jawaharlal Nehru
* [[Khan of Mong]]
* [[Khawaja Muhammad Asif]] MNA Sailkot PML-N
* [[Khawaja Saad Rafique]] Pakistani Minister of Railways
* [[Khwaja Shams-ud-Din]] (1922–1999), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1963–1964)
* [[Khurshid Hasan Khurshid]], First elected President of Azad Kashmir (1924-1988)
* [[Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg]] (d.1982) was the first [[Deputy Chief Minister]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and was the [[Organizational founder|Founder]] of [[All Jammu and Kashmir Plebiscite Front]].
* [[Maqbool Bhat|Maqbool Butt]] (1938–1984), co-founder of the [[JKLF]] Party
* [[Masarat Alam]], Separatist leader
* [[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]]. [[Mirza Mehboob Beg]] succeeded her and got elected to the [[15th Lok Sabha]].
* [[Mirwaiz Maulvi Farooq]] (d. 1990), chairman of the [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference|Aawami Action Committee]]
* [[Mirza Mehboob Beg]] (1949-), is a former [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Anantnag]] and has also been a [[Cabinet Minister]], elected to the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] twice and [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council]] once.
* [[Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan]] President and Prime minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
* [[Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (politician)|Muhammad Ibrahim Khan]] (1915 – 2003), founder and first President of Azad Kashmir.
* [[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]], (1929– ), former [[List of Governors of Bihar|governor of Bihar]] and [[List of Governors of Madhya Pradesh|of Madhya Pradesh]], State Railway Minister
* [[Motilal Nehru]] (1861–1931), [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence activist]], president of the [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Mufti Muhammad Sayeed]] (1936– 2016), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (2002–2005)
* [[Mohammad Yasin (politician)| Mohammad Yasin]], British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament
* [[Muzaffar Baig]] (1946– ), Deputy Chief Minister, Finance Minister, Law Minister, Tourism Minister of Jammu & Kashmir (2002–2008)
* [[Nasir Aslam Wani]], Provincial President [[JKNC]] and former Home Minister of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
* [[Nawaz Sharif]] (1949– ), former [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
* [[Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed]] Baron Ahmed (born 24 April 1957) is a member of the [[House of Lords]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. He was created a life peer on the recommendation of Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998. [[Neel Kashkari]] (1973- ), American banker and politician
* [[Omar Abdullah]] (1970– ), former Chief Minister Jammu And Kashmir, member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]], son of Farooq Abdullah
* [[Qurban Hussain]] (born 27 March 1956 in Kotli, Azad Kashmir) is a British–Pakistani Liberal Democrat politician and life peer.
* [[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 [[archaeologist]]
* [[Sadiq Ali]] (1952– ), politician, poet, writer, and environmentalist
* [[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
* [[Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan]] President and Prime Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
* [[Sardar Khalid Ibrahim Khan]], Politician
* [[Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan]], Politician, Freedom Fighter and Former President of [[Azad Jammu & Kashmir]]
* [[Shabana Mahmood]], British Labour Party politician and barrister. Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham.
* [[Shabir Shah]] (1953– ), Founder of the Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party. Known as Nelson Mandela of Indian Administered Kashmir
* [[Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad]] Ex Federal Information Minister Pakistan
* [[Shehbaz Sharif]], Chief Minister Punjab Pakistan.
* [[Sheikh Abdullah]] (1905–1982), [[List of Prime and Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir#Prime Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] (1948–1953), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1975–1977, 1977–1982)
* [[Sheila Kaul]] (1915– ), former Indian governor and cabinet minister, social reformer, and educationist
*[[Sher Ahmed Khan]], Guerrilla fighter and also served as the President of [[Azad Kashmir]]
* [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]] (1929– ) Member Jamait-e-Islami, Founder and Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat J&K, Chairman [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference]]
* [[Syed Mir Qasim]], Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1971–1975)
* [[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit]] (1900–1990) Indian diplomat and politician. Sister of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
* [[Zarah Sultana]] British Labour Party politician who and the Member of Parliament
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== Royalty ==

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* [[Avantivarman (Utpala dynasty)|Avantivarman]], King of Kashmir
* [[Didda]], Ruler of Kashmir
* [[Durlabhaka-Pratapaditya II]]
* [[Durlabhavardhana]], founder of [[Karkota dynasty]]
* [[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)
* [[Sankaravarman]], King of Kashmir
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== Saints, mystics and philosophers ==

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* [[Baba Shadi Shaheed]], a Sufi Saint and first Chib Rajput convert to Islam
* [[Bhagwan Gopinath]] (1898–1968), a mystic and saint
* [[Hamza Makhdoom]] (c. 1494 – c. 1576), popularly known as Makhdoom Sahib, a Kashmiri Sufi mystic, scholar and spiritual teacher .
* [[Lal Ded]] (1320–1392), a [[Kashmir Shaivism|Shaivite]] saint
* [[Mian Muhammad Bakhsh]] (1830–1907), kashmiri Gujjar a Sufi saint and poet
* [[Rupa Bhawani]] (ca. 1620 – ca. 1720), a mystic from the Saahib clan of [[Kashmiri Pandits]]
* [[Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali]] (1377–1440), a saint who belonged to the [[Rishi]] order
* [[Swami Lakshman Joo]] (1907–1991), a scholar of [[Kashmir Shaivism]]
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== Scholars and educationists ==
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* [[Abdul Rashid Dawoodi]] (born 1979), A founder of [[Tehreek-e-Soutul Auwliya]]
* [[Ahmad Hasan Dani]] (1920–2009), Pakistani [[intellectual]], [[archaeologist]], historian, and prolific [[linguist]]
* [[Balajinnatha Pandita]] (1916–2007), [[Sanskrit]] scholar, expert on [[Kaśmir Śaivism|Kashmir Shaivism]]
* [[Braj Kachru]] (1932– ), researcher in English [[linguistics]]
* [[Hakeem Ali Mohammad]] (1906–1987), Unani Medicine scholar, physician expert on Unani Medicine
* [[Ismat Beg]] mathematician, known for his work on [[Multiple-criteria decision analysis]], and [[fixed point (mathematics)]].
* [[Jaishree Odin]], [[post-modern]] [[Literary theory|literary theorist]], professor of [[Interdisciplinarity|Interdisciplinary Studies]] at the [[University of Hawaii]]
* [[Kailas Nath Kaul]] (1905–1983), [[botanist]], [[agricultural scientist]], [[agronomist]], and [[educationist]]
* [[Nyla Ali Khan]], Professor, writer, granddaughter of Sheikh Abdullah.
* [[Nazir Ahmad Qasmi]] (1 June 1965 {{ndash}}), Grand Mufti of the [[Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah]] in Kashmir.
* [[Omkar N. Koul]] (1941– ), researcher in [[linguistics]], [[language education]], communication, and [[comparative literature]]
* [[Patañjali]], compiler of the Yoga Sūtras, a collection of aphorisms on Yoga practice
* [[Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi]], Islamic scholar and founder of [[Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah]]
* [[Ravinder Kumar (historian)|Ravinder Kumar]] (1933–2001), historian
* [[Sa'id al-Afghani]] (1911–1997), half-Kashmiri half-Syrian professor of [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
* [[Salman Rushdie]] - Fiction writer and academic
* [[Samsar Chand Kaul]] (1883-1977), teacher, author and [[ornithologist]] of Kashmir
* [[Vijay Vaishnavi]] - Researcher and scholar in the [[Information system|computer information systems]] field
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== Separatist leaders and militants==
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* [[Afzal Guru]], convict in 2001 Delhi parliament attack
* [[Ashfaq Majeed Wani]]
* [[Ashiq Hussain Faktoo]], Pro-Pakistan militant leader
* [[Ashraf Sehrai]] Former Chairman of Hurrirat Conference
* [[Asiya Andrabi]]
* [[Burhan Wani]], former commander and militant of Hizbul Mujahideen
* [[Farooq Ahmed Dar]], former militant and current chairman of [[Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front]]
* [[Masarat Alam]]
* [[Mirwaiz Umar Farooq]]
* [[Mohammad Abbas Ansari]], a [[Kashmir]]i separatist, ex-chairman of the [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference]]
* [[Muhammad Ahsan Dar]], founder and ex Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen
* [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]]
* [[Sayeed Salahudeen]], the head of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, pro-Pakistan Kashmiri separatist militant organisation operating in Kashmir.
* [[Yasin Malik]], president of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
* [[Zakir Rashid Bhat]], commander of [[Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind]]
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== Sportspeople ==

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* [[Abid Nabi]], (1985- ), once regarded as fastest bowler in India
* [[Amjad Khan (American cricketer)|Amjad Khan]], (21 August 1966) Kashmiri-born-American former cricketer.
* [[Adil Rashid]], English Cricketer
* [[Adil Nabi]], Footballer
* [[Afaq Raheem]], a first-class cricketer
* [[Aleem Dar]], International cricket Umpire
* [[Amad Butt]], Pakistani Cricketer
* [[Asif Dar]], boxer
* [[Awais Zia]], Pakistani Cricketer.
* [[Haroon Rasheed]] Dar (1953– ), former Pakistani cricketer.
* [[Imran Arif]] Pakistani-born English first-class cricketer
* [[Imtiaz Abbasi]] Pakistani born Emirati international cricketer
* [[Iqra Rasool]] (2000-), cricketer
* [[Mehrajuddin Wadoo]] (1984– ), member of the [[India national football team|Indian national football team]] and [[East Bengal FC]]
* [[Moeen Ali]] English Cricketer
* [[Munir Dar (field hockey)|Munir Dar]], Member of Pakistan National hockey Team
* [[Nauman Anwar]] Pakistani Cricketer
* [[Nida Dar]], Pakistani cricketer
* [[Parvez Rasool]] (1989 -) first Kashmiri cricketer to play for India National Cricket team
* [[Salman Butt]] former Pakistan test captain
* [[Sana Mir]] (1986– ), female Pakistani cricketer and captain of the Pakistan women's team
* [[Sikandar Raza]] Pakistani-Zimbabwean Cricketer
* [[Suresh Raina]], cricketer
* [[Tabarak Dar]] Pakistani-born cricketer who played for Hong Kong
* [[The Great Gama]], wrestler
* [[Usman Khawaja]], Pakistani-Australian cricketer
* [[Usama Mir]] Pakistani cricketer
* [[Vivek Razdan]] (1967– ), member of the [[Indian Cricket Team]]
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== Visual and performing artists ==

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* [[Aamir Bashir]], actor
* [[Abhay Sopori]], Santoor player, composer & musician
* [[Abid Kashmiri]], actor
* [[Aditya Dhar]], director
* [[Ahad Raza Mir]], Pakistani actor
* [[Ali Azmat]], Musician
* [[Alia Bhatt]], actress, singer, producer & entrepreneur
* [[Alla Rakha]], actor
* [[Angira Dhar]], actress
* [[Anupam Kher]], actor
* [[Anwar Shemza]] (1928–1985) artist and writer in Pakistan, later in UK. Published Urdu novels, poetry and plays
* [[Asrar (musician)]], singer-songwriter
* [[Asif Raza Mir]], Pakistani actor
* [[Bansi Kaul]], theater director
* [[Bhajan Sopori]], Santoor player
* [[D.K. Sapru]] (1916–1979), actor
* [[Emmad Irfani]], model/actor
* [[Farhan Saeed]], actor
* [[Ghulam Hassan Sofi]] (1932–2009) singer and harmonium player
* [[Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz]], proponent of Kashmiri SufiMusic
* [[Ghulam Nabi Sheikh]], singer and composer
* [[Ghulam Rasool Santosh]] (1929–1997), painter
* [[Hina Khan]], television & film actress
* [[Ilyas Kashmiri (actor)|Ilyas Kashmiri]], actor
* [[Iqbal Kashmiri]], film director
* [[Katrina Kaif]] actress
* [[Kshmr]] Indian American DJ with Kashmiri ethnicity
* [[Khalid Abbas Dar]], artist
* [[Khawaja Khurshid Anwar]] (1912–1984) filmmaker, writer, director and composer
* [[Kiran Kumar]], actor
* [[Kunal Khemu]], actor
* [[Leenesh Mattoo]], actor
* [[Malika Pukhraj]] (1912–2004), highly popular Ghazal and folk singer in Pakistan
* [[Mani Kaul]] (1950–2011), Film Maker
* [[Manohar Kaul]], painter
* [[MC Kash]] Kashmiri hip hop artist
* [[Mekaal Hasan]], Pakistani musician and record producer, leader and composer for Mekaal Hasan Band
* [[Mir Sarwar]], Bollywood actor
* [[Mohit Raina]], actor
* [[Mohit Suri]], film director
* [[Muhammad Younis Butt]] Pakistani screenwriter
* [[Muneeb Butt]], Pakistani actor
* [[Mushtaq Kak]] (1961– ), theatre director
* [[Neerja Pandit]], singer, Kashmiri Folk Music, Hindi Film & Television Music
* [[Jeevan (actor)|Omkar Nath Dhar]] (Jeevan), actor
* [[Osman Khalid Butt]], actor
* [[Pran Kishore]], Kashmiri drama writer
* [[Priti Sapru]], actor
* [[Pushkar Bhan]], Padamashree, a radio actor & drama writer
* [[Qazi Touqeer]] (1985– ), singer in Kashmiri and Hindi languages
* [[Raj Begum]], singer
* [[Raj Zutshi]], Bollywood & TV Actor
* [[Ratan Parimoo]] (1936– ), art historian and painter
* [[Reyhna Malhotra]], actress
* [[Samina Peerzada]], Pakistani television and film actress, director
* [[Sandeepa Dhar]], actor
* [[Sanjay Suri]], actor
* [[Śārṅgadeva]] 13th century, Musicologist, also known as Father of Indian Music
* [[Shaheer Sheikh]], actor from Bhaderwah, Doda District of J&K
* [[Soni Razdan]] TV actor and director
* [[Shadi Lal Koul]] (1954–2020), Kashmiri actor
* [[Zayn Malik]] British musician.
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== Journalists ==
* [[Aamir Peerzada]], award winning journalist and documentary filmmaker.
* [[Aarti Tikoo Singh]], assistant editor in The Times of India, conflict and international affairs writer and former reporter
* [[Altaf Qadri]], Photojournalist working with the Associated Press
* [[Gharida Farooqi]], television host and anchorperson.
* [[Hamid Mir]], award-winning journalist, columnist and an author.
* [[Kamran Yousuf]], Freelance Kashmiri photojournalist
* [[Moeed Pirzada]], Kashmiri-British political commentator, geostrategic analyst and a television news journalist.
* [[Nidhi Razdan]], award-winning television journalist.
* [[Qazi Shibli]], journalist and editor of The Kashmiryat.
* [[Masrat Zahra]], freelance Kashmiri photojournalist.
* [[Rahul Pandita]], Kashmiri author and journalist.
* [[Sajjad Haider]], journalist and editor of Kashmir Observer.
* [[Shujaat Bukhari]] (25 February 1968 – 14 June 2018),veteran Kashmiri journalist and the founding editor of [[Rising Kashmir]]
* [[Yusuf Jameel]] Veteran Kashmiri journalist known for his coverage of Kashmir conflict.

==See also==
*[[List of people from Jammu and Kashmir]]

==References==
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