List of Dalits

Following is a list of notable Dalit people organised by profession, field, or focus.

Academics

 * B.R. Ambedkar, economist and politician
 * Meghnad Saha, astrophysicist who developed the Saha ionization equation
 * Narendra Jadhav, economist, writer and educationist
 * Satyendra Murli, researcher, media pedagogue and journalist
 * Sukhadeo Thorat, economist and Padma Shri recipient

Cinema and television

 * Chirag Paswan, actor and politician
 * Kalabhavan Mani, actor and singer
 * Pa. Ranjith, director and filmmaker
 * P.K. Rosy, first heroine in Malayalam cinema
 * Tun Tun, actress and comedian of Hindi cinema
 * Neeraj Ghaywan, director
 * Nagraj Manjule, director
 * Archana Gautam, Indian actress and winner of Miss Bikini India 2018.

Activists

 * Anand Teltumbde
 * Ayyankali, Indian social reformer
 * Gopal Baba Walangkar
 * Immanuvel Sekaran
 * Kuyili, freedom fighter and Commander in Chief of Velu Nachiyar
 * Meena Kandaswamy, poet and Dalit activist
 * Rettamalai Srinivasan
 * Uda Devi, freedom fighter

Presidents

 * K. R. Narayanan, 10th president of India (1997–2002) and 9th vice president of India (1992–1997)
 * Ramnath Kovind, 14th President of India

Prime Ministers

 * Jagjivan Ram, Dalit leader, deputy prime minister of india, Indian freedom fighter and founder of Depressed Class Association

Speakers of Lok Sabha

 * G. M. C. Balayogi, 14th Speaker of Lok Sabha and MP of Amalapuram
 * Meira Kumar, Speaker of Lok Sabha
 * Suraj Bhan, Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, Governor of Himachal Pradesh and UP, Bihar

Politicians

 * Mallikarjun Kharge, Indian lawyer and politician and current President of Indian National Congress.
 * Jogendra Nath Mandal, one of the central figures in creation of the state of Pakistan; later a government minister
 * Ram Vilas Paswan, 11 times Member of Parliament and many times Minister in Central Government; founder and President of Lok Janshakti Party
 * Sushilkumar Shinde, Chief Minister Of Maharashtra and Union Minister of Home Affairs (India)
 * Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, President of Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi, former Parliamentarian
 * Ashok Tanwar, President of Haryana Congress, former Member of Parliament
 * Ram Ratan Ram, Member of Parliament 1984-1989, MLA and Minister in Bihar State 1952-1984

Chief Ministers

 * Damodaram Sanjivayya, 2nd Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
 * Ram Sundar Das, Chief Minister, Bihar
 * Bhola Paswan Shastri, Chief Minister of Bihar
 * Jagannath Pahadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan
 * Mayawati, First woman chief minister in India, from the state of Uttar Pradesh
 * Charanjit Singh Channi, First Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab

Members of the State Legislative assembly/council (MLA and MLC)

 * Yashwant Ambedkar, Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council

Others

 * Kanshi Ram, founder of Bahujan Samaj Party, a Dalit leader and Bahujan Nayak of India
 * Bangaru Laxman, President of Bharatiya Janta Party
 * Kirpa Ram Punia, Dalit leader, former IAS officer, and politician
 * B. Shyam Sunder, founder of Bharatiya Bhim Sena

Literature

 * Baburao Bagul, Marathi writer
 * Daya Pawar, Marathi writer who received Padma Shri
 * Lal Singh Dil, Punjabi poet
 * Namdeo Dhasal, Marathi poet and writer from Maharashtra
 * Neerav Patel, first Dalit poet to write poetry in English
 * Om Prakash Valmiki, Hindi poet and writer
 * P. Sivakami, Dalit-feminist Tamil writer
 * Yashica Dutt, Indian writer and journalist

Art

 * Savindra Savarkar

Music

 * Chamkila
 * Sumeet Samos

Religion and reform

 * Ashwini K.P. UN Special rapporteur on racism from 2022.
 * Chokhamela
 * Gallela Prasad, fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuddapah, in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India
 * Harichand Thakur, established the Matua sect of Vaishnavite Hinduism
 * Marampudi Joji, third Archbishop of Hyderabad