List of Kashmiri people

This is an incomplete list of notable persons of Kashmiri origin.

Activists

 * Ataullah Shah Bukhari, Indian freedom struggle activist.
 * 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).

Administrators, diplomats, bankers and jurists

 * Amitabh Mattoo (1962– ), Vice Chancellor, Jammu University, thinker & writer, Padma Shri awardee
 * Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir 1953 to 1964.
 * Baseer Ahmad Khan (1958- ), Advisor to Governor and Former Divisional Commissioner Kashmir.
 * 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 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.
 * Haidar Malik, Kashmiri administrator of the Mughals
 * 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
 * Masud Choudhary (1944-2022), Prominent educator, social reformer and former administrator vice-chancellor.
 * Mehraj Mattoo (1961– ), British Investment Banker, Economist, Harvard Fellow
 * Mirza Pandit Dhar, Kashmiri during the rule of Azim Khan
 * Mohan Lal (1812–1877), diplomat in the First Anglo-Afghan War, and writer
 * Neel Kashkari (1973– ), Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability in the US Treasury
 * P. K. Kaul (1929-2007), ambassador of India to the United States (1986–1989)
 * Purushottam Narayan Haksar (1913–1998), 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, India's intelligence agency (from 1969 to 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), 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
 * Zafar Choudhary Journalist, author, policy analyst, and practitioner of peace-building.
 * Zaffar Iqbal Manhas writer, poet, social activist and Pahari politician hailing from Jammu and Kashmir.

Armed forces

 * Brij Mohan Kaul, commanded the Indian forces in the Sino-Indian War
 * 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 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)

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
 * Bhamaha Poet of kavyalankara
 * Bilhana, 11th century poet
 * Chandrakanta (1938– ), novelist and short story writer
 * Dina Nath Walli alias Al-mast Kashmiri (1908–2006), poet as well as renowned water color artist
 * Fahad Shah, journalist
 * 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.
 * Haidar Malik (fl.1621 CE) Kashmiri administrator of the Mughals, known for writing Tarikh-i-Kashmir
 * 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
 * Javaid Rahi (1970) Tribal researcher of national repute working on tribal Gujjar culture.
 * 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 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 Allama Iqbal
 * Mullah Nadiri (fl.1420 CE) Kashmiri poet of Persian-language, known for writing Tarikh-i-Kashmir
 * Nayantara Sahgal (1927– ), 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.
 * Rudrata poet
 * S.L. Sadhu (1917–2012), Scholar, Professor, poet, writer, folklorist and Historian
 * Saadat Hasan Manto (1912–1955), short story writer, member Progressive Writers' Movement
 * Salman Rushdie (1947– ), British-Indian novelist and essayist
 * Santha Rama Rau (1923– 2009), travel writer
 * Sheikh Showkat Hussain (1954– ), author and political analyst
 * Tanha Ansari (1914 – 1969), poet
 * Vishnu Sharma author of panchtantra
 * Zinda Kaul (1884–1965), poet, also known as Masterji
 * Zulfiqar Naqvi Urdu poet and English lecturer, from Mendhar Tehsil, Jammu and Kashmir

Businesspeople and industrialists

 * Farooq Kathwari (born 1944), American businessman, CEO of Ethan Allen
 * Haji Gokool Meah, Trinidadian and Tobagonian industrialist, philanthropist, and cinema magnate
 * Jamim Shah, Nepali businessman, known as Cable King of Nepal

Philosophers and historians

 * Abhinavagupta, (ca. 950–1020), Kashmiri philosopher, mystic and aesthetician
 * Ahmad Hasan Dani (1920–2009), intellectual, archaeologist, historian, linguist
 * Anandavardhana (820–890), philosopher and author of the Dhvanyaloka
 * Bhaskara, writer on the Kashmir Shaivism
 * Bhatta Kallata, a Shaivite thinker
 * 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

Politicians

 * 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
 * Attique Ahmed Khan President and Prime Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
 * Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad (1907–1972), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1953–1963)
 * Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah, Politician, wife of Sheikh Abdullah
 * Birbal Dhar leader in the Kashmiri resistance to Afghan rule in the early 19th century
 * Birbal also Maheshdas Bhat (1528–1586), the Grand Vizier (Wazīr-e Azam) of the Mughal court in the administration of Emperor Akbar
 * Deepa Kaul (1944– ), former minister, social worker and human rights defender
 * Firdous Tak, former Member of Legislative Council
 * G. M. Saroori former minister of 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, reformer, a founder of the University of Kashmir
 * Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1964–1965), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–1971)
 * Ghulam Mohammad Shah (1920–2009)), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1984–1986)
 * Ghulam Nabi Azad (1949– ), former 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), freedom fighter, lawyer, participated in INA trials, former governor, chief minister of several Indian states, cabinet minister under Jawaharlal Nehru
 * Khalid Ibrahim Khan, Politician
 * 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.
 * Khan Muhammad Khan of Mong
 * Khawaja Asif MNA Sailkot PML-N
 * Khawaja Saad Rafique Pakistani Minister of Railways
 * Khurshid Hasan Khurshid, First elected President of Azad Kashmir (1924-1988)
 * Khwaja Shams-ud-Din (1922–1999), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1963–1964)
 * Kiran Imran Dar, MNA of National Assembly of Pakistan
 * Maqbool Bhat (1938–1984), co-founder of the JKLF Party
 * Masarat Alam Bhat, Separatist leader
 * 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.
 * Mirza Afzal Beg (d.1982) was the first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and was the Founder of All Jammu and Kashmir Plebiscite Front.
 * Mirza Mehboob Beg (1949-), former Lok Sabha member for Anantnag and Cabinet Minister in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly twice and Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council once.
 * Mohammad Farooq Shah (d. 1990), chairman of the Aawami Action Committee
 * Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, (1929– ), former governor of Bihar and of Madhya Pradesh, State Railway Minister
 * Mohammad Yasin, British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament
 * Motilal Nehru (1861–1931), Indian independence activist, president of the Indian National Congress
 * Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (1936– 2016), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (2002–2005)
 * Muhammad Abdul Qayyum Khan President and Prime minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
 * Muzaffar Hussain 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 & Kashmir
 * Nawaz Sharif (1949– ), former Prime Minister of Pakistan
 * Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed (born 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
 * Peer Mohammed Hussain (1941- ), former Minister of State Jammu and Kashmir and founding member of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party.
 * 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
 * Saifuddin Kitchlew (1888–1963), freedom fighter and politician
 * Saifuddin Soz (1937– ), long-time member of the Parliament of India, former Union Minister of Environment & Forests, former Minister of Water Resources, President JKPCC
 * Sakina Itoo, former minister of social welfare and tourism department.
 * Sardar Ibrahim Khan, (1915 – 2003), founder and first 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
 * Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan.
 * Sheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1948–1953), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1975–1977, 1977–1982)
 * Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad Ex Federal Information Minister Pakistan
 * 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)
 * Usman Dar, politician of PTI from Sialkote
 * 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

Royalty

 * Avantivarman, King of Kashmir
 * Didda, Ruler of Kashmir
 * Durlabhaka-Pratapaditya II
 * Durlabhavardhana, founder of Karkota dynasty
 * Lalitaditya Muktapida, emperor of Kashmir (724–760)
 * Sankaravarman, King of Kashmir
 * Shah Mir, founder of Shah Mir Dynasty
 * Ghazi Shah Chak, founder of Chak Dynasty
 * Zayn al-Abidin the Great, Sultan of Kashmir
 * Sikandar Shah Miri, Sultan of Kashmir
 * Yousuf Shah Chak, Sultan of Kashmir
 * Habba Khatoon, Queen Consort of Kashmir

Saints, mystics and philosophers

 * Kashyapa, one of the Saptarishis
 * Bhai Balu Hasna, a Udasi mystic and saint
 * Bhai Almast, a Udasi mystic and saint
 * Somananda, Shaivite mystic and saint
 * Bhagwan Gopinath, a mystic and saint
 * Bhatta Kallata, Shaivite scholar
 * Lal Ded, a Shaivite saint
 * Swami Lakshman Joo, a scholar of Kashmir Shaivism


 * Rupa Bhawani, a mystic and saint
 * Baba Shadi Shaheed, a Sufi Saint
 * Hamza Makhdoom, a Sufi mystic, scholar and spiritual teacher
 * Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, a Sufi saint and poet
 * Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali, a Sufi saint who belonged to the Rishi order

Scholars and educationists

 * Ahmad Hasan Dani (1920–2009), Pakistani intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and prolific linguist
 * Aga Syed Yousuf, (1904-1982) was a Kashmiri religious scholar and leader of Shia Muslims. He founded the influential Anjuman-e-Sharie organization.
 * Balajinnatha Pandita (1916–2007), Sanskrit scholar, expert on Kashmir Shaivism
 * Braj Kachru (1932– ), researcher in English linguistics
 * Charaka medicinal science scholar
 * 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 theorist, professor of 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 –), Grand Mufti of the Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah in Kashmir.
 * Omkar N. Koul (1941–2019), 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 (1933–2001), historian
 * Salman Rushdie - Fiction writer and academic
 * Samsar Chand Kaul (1883-1977), teacher, author and ornithologist of Kashmir
 * Sushruta medical science
 * Vatesvara scholar of trigonometry
 * Vijay Vaishnavi - Researcher and scholar in the computer information systems field

Separatist leaders and militants

 * 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
 * Maqbool Bhat, co-founder of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
 * Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
 * Mohammad Abbas Ansari, a Kashmiri 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

Sportspeople

 * Abid Nabi, (1985- ), once regarded as fastest bowler in India
 * Amjad Khan, (21 August 1966) Kashmiri-born-American former cricketer.
 * Aadil Manzoor Peer, International ice stock sport Athlete.
 * 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 and East Bengal FC
 * Moeen Ali English Cricketer
 * 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
 * Umran Malik Indian cricketer
 * Usman Khawaja, Pakistani-Australian cricketer
 * Usama Mir Pakistani cricketer
 * Vivek Razdan (1967– ), member of the Indian Cricket Team

Visual and performing artists

 * 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
 * Iqbal Kashmiri, film director
 * Iqbal Khan,actor
 * 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
 * Omkar Nath Dhar (Jeevan), actor
 * Jaan Nissar Lone, Bollywood Composer,director & singer
 * Osman Khalid Butt, actor
 * Pran Kishore, Kashmiri drama writer
 * Priya Raina, actor, singer, voice artist
 * 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
 * Vibha Saraf Singer

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
 * 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.
 * Fahad Shah, journalist, founder and editor of The Kashmir Walla.
 * Fahad Shah, journalist, founder and editor of The Kashmir Walla.

Other

 * Faizan Arif, J&K's first recognized independent weatherman, columnist, and founder of Kashmir Weather.