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Deshastha Brahmins form a major sub-caste of Brahmins in states of Maharashtra and north Karnataka in India. The following is the list of notables from Deshastha Brahmin community.

Religious figures

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Dnyaneshwar, a 13th-century Marathi Varkari saint
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Purandara Dasa on Indian postal stamp.

Historical figures

Seuna dynasty (860–1317)

Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646)

Nizams of Hyderabad Deccan

Prime Ministers

Maratha Empire (1674–1818)

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Bust of Ramchandra Pant Amatya

Sachivs

Pratinidhis

Other notable Maratha Empire people

British Empire (1858 to 1947)

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Rajah T. Madhava Rao Diwan of Travancore, Baroda and Indore, a painting by Raja Ravi Verma.
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Gurunath Venkatesh Bewoor on 1989 commemorative stamp of India.

Rulers

Diwans and other higher officials

During the rule of British Raj the most powerful Brahmin bureaucrats in the South India were Deshastha Brahmins, who had migrated from Maharashtra to South India.[36] In 19th century, out of 305 high level administrative officials 174 were from Deshastha Brahmin community, while 83 were drawn from other Brahmin groups in South India.[37]

Indian Independence Movement

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Statue of Tatya Tope
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Shripad Amrit Dange, a founding member of the Communist Party of India (CPI).

Leaders of 1857 War of Independence

Revolutionaries

Others

Reformers & Social activists

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Bharat Ratna Nanaji Deshmukh on 2017 commemorative stamp of India.

Bureaucrats & Diplomats

Jurists and lawyers

Politics

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Portrait of K. B. Hedgewar, founder of RSS.

Arts

Cinema and theatre

Artists

Literature

Scholars & poets

Historians & Archeologists

Music

Hindustani classical music

Carnatic classical music

Military

Science and Technology

Mathematics and Statistics

Education

Business and Industries

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