List of Marathi Buddhists

This is a list of notable persons of the Marathi Buddhist community worldwide. Marathi Buddhists are mainly Ambedkarite Buddhists, who are followers of B. R. Ambedkar. Marathi Buddhists constitute more than 77% of the total Buddhist population in India.

Academics

 * Narendra Jadhav, economist, educationist and author
 * Shankarrao Kharat, Vice Chancellor of BAMU Aurangabad
 * Bhalchandra Mungekar, economist and author
 * Sharmila Rege, sociologist, feminist scholar and author of Writing Caste, Gender
 * Anand Teltumbde, scholar, writer and civil rights activist
 * Sukhadeo Thorat, economist and author

Businesspeople

 * Milind Kamble, national president of Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
 * Kalpana Saroj (born 1961), entrepreneur and a Tedx speaker

Entertainers

 * Nagraj Manjule, director, filmmaker
 * Kushal Badrike, actor and comedian
 * Siddharth Jadhav, actor
 * Usha Jadhav, actress
 * Bhalchandra Kadam, actor, comedian
 * Abhijeet Kosambi, singer
 * Vaishali Mhade, singer
 * Surekha Punekar, Indian folk artist
 * Adarsh Shinde, singer and musician
 * Prahlad Shinde, singer
 * Smita Tambe, actress
 * Vitthal Umap, singer
 * Somnath Waghmare, documentary filmmaker and researcher

Lawyers

 * B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956), jurist, barrister, and first Law and Justice Minister of India
 * R. D. Bhandare (born 1916), governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh
 * Bhushan Gavai (born 1960), justice in the Supreme Court of India
 * B. C. Kamble (born 1919), jurist and lawyer

Politicians

 * Anandraj Ambedkar, political activist
 * Prakash Ambedkar, MP
 * Yashwant Ambedkar, MLC
 * Ramdas Athawale, MP and state minister of India
 * Rajkumar Badole, MLA and Social Justice and Assistance Minister, Maharashtra
 * Sanjay Bansode, state minister of Maharashtra
 * Sharad Bansode, Member of Parliament
 * Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, Governor of Odisha
 * R. D. Bhandare, Governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh
 * Bhaurao Gaikwad, Member of Parliament
 * Eknath Gaikwad, MP and state minister
 * Sunil Gaikwad, Member of Parliament
 * Varsha Gaikwad, Member of Parliament (Former School Education Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra)
 * Prakash Gajbhiye, Member of MLC
 * R. S. Gavai, Governor of Bihar And Kerala, Member of the parliament, Former Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council
 * Rajendra Gavai, political activist
 * Chandrakant Handore, state minister of Maharashtra
 * Ramratan Janorkar, Mayor of Nagpur
 * N. M. Kamble, Indian politician
 * Jogendra Kawade, cabinet minister, and Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
 * B. D. Khobragade, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
 * Sulekha Kumbhare, minister
 * Avinash Mahatekar, State Minister of Maharashtra
 * Laxman Mane, political activist
 * Waman Meshram, President Of Bahujan Kranti Morcha
 * Nitin Raut, cabinet minister and MLA
 * Dadasaheb Rupwate, politician
 * Tukaram Shrangare, Union Minister For State For Communications
 * Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare, Member of Parliament
 * Nashikrao Tirpude, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
 * Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik, Member of Parliament for Bhandara and Buldhana
 * Mukul Wasnik, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment

Sportspeople

 * Mona Meshram, Cricketer
 * Avinash Sable, Athlete
 * Pravin Tambe, Cricketer

Writers and activists

 * Savita Ambedkar (1909–2003), social activist and writer
 * Baburao Bagul, writer and poet
 * Datta Bhagat, author
 * Suresh Bhat (1932–2003), poet
 * Raja Dhale (1940–2019), social activist and writer
 * Namdeo Dhasal (1949 2014), social activist and writer
 * Laxman Gaikwad, novelist
 * Arun Kamble, writer and social activist
 * Namdeo Kamble, writer, social worker, journalist and teacher
 * Uttam Kamble, journalist and author
 * Vaman Kardak, poet and playwright
 * Shankarrao Kharat, writer and member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
 * Sharankumar Limbale, author
 * Yashwant Manohar, poet and writer
 * Keshav Meshram, poet
 * Bhau Panchbhai, Poet, Writer and Activist
 * Gangadhar Pantawane, Writer, Reviewer and Ambedkarite thinker
 * Dagdu Maruti Pawar, Writer and Poet
 * Pradnya Daya Pawar, Poet and Fiction Writer
 * Urmila Pawar, Writer and Activist
 * Uttam Kamble, Journalist and Author