List of people from Jammu and Kashmir

This is the list of notable people from Jammu and Kashmir.

Academics, science and technology

 * G. M. Bhat, geologist and professor.
 * Ved Kumari Ghai, Padma Shri and Nari Shakti Puraskar recipient, eminent Sanskrit Scholar and renowned social worker
 * Lalit Gupta, art historian
 * Subhash Kak, American computer scientist
 * Vijay Mahajan, American Marketing Professor from Jammu
 * Amitabh Mattoo, thinker and professor
 * Anusha Shah, civil engineer
 * Vishwamurti Shastri, Sanskrit scholar
 * Sonam Wangchuk, engineer, innovator and education reformist

Administration and police

 * Masud Choudhary, ex IPS officer
 * Shah Faesal, first IAS topper from Kashmir
 * V. N. Kaul, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Padma Bhushan
 * Abdul Rashid Khan, IPS, Ex Inspector General of Police and Member State Human Rights Commission.
 * Farooq Khan, ex IPS, politician, advisor
 * Kewal Kumar Sharma,ex IAS officer and advisor to Governor
 * Shesh Paul Vaid, IPS officer

Artists

 * Aamir Bashir, actor
 * Rahul Bhat, actor
 * MC Kash, rapper and singer
 * KRSNA, rapper and actor
 * Kshmr, EDM artist
 * Vidyut Jamwal, actor
 * Baabarr Mudacer, singer and rapper
 * Malika Pukhraj, singer
 * Alla Rakha, musician
 * Ghulam Rasool Santosh, painter
 * Vibha Saraf, singer & musician
 * Mir Sarwar, actor
 * Kanish Sharma, music director and singer
 * Shivkumar Sharma, musician
 * Bhajan Sopori, musician
 * Dina Nath Walli, painter

Defence forces

 * Ajay Singh Jasrotia, Sena Medal recipient, Kargil War
 * Chewang Rinchen, double MVC recipient
 * Bana Singh, PVC recipient
 * General Bikram Singh, ex Chief of Army Staff
 * Rajinder Singh, first MVC recipient
 * Nirmal Chander Vij, ex Chief of Army Staff
 * Nazir Ahmad Wani, first Ashoka Chakra recipient

Films and television

 * Anjali Abrol, film actress
 * Raj Singh Arora, TV actor
 * Praneet Bhat, actor
 * Vidhu Vinod Chopra
 * Aditya Dhar, film director & lyricist
 * Sandeepa Dhar, actress
 * Zain Khan Durrani actor, poet
 * Sana Dua, model
 * Aly Goni, TV actor
 * Sidhant Gupta, actor
 * Jeevan, actor
 * Mushtaq Kak, actor and theatre director
 * Sanjay Kak, documentary film maker
 * Siddharth Kak, television producer and presenter
 * Ekta Kaul, TV actress
 * Kanchi Kaul, actress
 * Sumit Kaul, actor
 * Hina Khan, TV actress
 * Mohammed Iqbal Khan, actor
 * Mushtaq Khan actor, writer, producer
 * Kunal Khemu, actor
 * Anupam Kher, actor
 * Kiran Kumar, actor
 * Raaj Kumar, film actor
 * Reyhna Malhotra, TV actress
 * Leenesh Mattoo, TV actor
 * Wasim Mushtaq, TV actor
 * Om Prakash, character actor
 * Abrar Qazi, actor
 * K. K. Raina, actor, director
 * M. K. Raina, actor, theatre director
 * Mohit Raina, actor
 * Priya Raina, actor, singer, voice artist
 * Mukesh Rishi, actor
 * Vineet Raina, actor
 * K. L. Saigal, singer and actor
 * Tej Sapru, actor
 * Mir Sarwar, actor, former model
 * Loveleen Kaur Sasan, TV serial actress
 * Kanish Sharma, music director
 * Nitin Sharma, model
 * Shaheer Sheikh, TV actor
 * Sunder, actor
 * Sanjay Suri, actor
 * Qazi Touqeer, singer
 * Zaira Wasim, former film actress
 * Rajendranath Zutshi, film actor

Journalism & media

 * Shujaat Bukhari
 * Sajjad Haider, journalist and editor of Kashmir Observer
 * Yusuf Jameel, veteran Kashmiri journalist known for his coverage of Kashmir conflict.
 * Altaf Qadri, photojournalist working with the Associated Press.
 * Nidhi Razdan, newscaster
 * Fahad Shah, journalist, founder and editor of The Kashmir Walla.
 * Qazi Shibli, journalist and editor of The Kashmiryat.
 * Asif Sultan, journalist and editor in chief of Kashmir Narrator
 * Kamran Yousuf, photojournalist
 * Masrat Zahra, freelance photojournalist.

Law and justice

 * Adarsh Sein Anand, ex Chief Justice of India
 * Parvez Imroz, human rights activist and lawyer
 * Mehr Chand Mahajan, ex Chief Justice of India
 * Bilal Nazki, ex Chief Justice of Orissa and Chairman of Human Rights Commission of Bihar
 * T. S. Thakur, ex Chief Justice of India

Literature

 * Agha Shahid Ali, poet and finalist for National Book Award of United States in 2001
 * Rafiq Anjum, poet, researcher, poet and critic of Prof. Rahman Rahi
 * Bashir Bhadarwahi, writer, educationist, poet
 * Moti Lal Kemmu, Kashmiri writer and social worker
 * Habba Khatun, 16th-century poet, known as "Nightingale of Kashmir"
 * Lalleshwari, poet-saint
 * Hakeem Manzoor, writer, poet
 * Farooq Nazki, poet, broadcaster and media personality
 * Basharat Peer, author and scriptwriter
 * Padma Sachdev, poet, novelist, first modern women poet of Dogri language
 * Ali Mohammad Shahbaz, writer, poet
 * Deen Bandhu Sharma, writer
 * Nilamber Dev Sharma, first publication in English about Dogri literature
 * Ram Nath Shastri, known as "Father of Dogri" as he brought Dogri language at national level, Dogri poet
 * Jitendra Udhampuri, writer

Politics

 * Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
 * Omar Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
 * Sheikh Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
 * Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
 * Mirza Afzal Beg (d.1982) was the first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
 * Mirza Mehboob Beg (1949-), politician. He is Former Member of Parliament from Anantnag
 * Altaf Bukhari, former Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
 * Abdul Rashid Dar Chairman of J&K Legislative Council and MLA, MLC
 * Prem Nath Dogra, founder of Praja Parishad Party
 * Shah Faesal, Independent politician, founder of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement.
 * Peer Mohammed Hussain, former Minister of State and co founder of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
 * Sakina Itoo, former Social Welfare And Tourism Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
 * Wali Mohammad Itoo, former Speaker of J&K Legislative Assembly
 * Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, former Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
 * Mehbooba Mufti, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
 * Syed Mir Qasim, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
 * G. M. Saroori, former MLA
 * Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. and former Home Minister of India
 * Sunil Sharma, former MLA
 * Karan Singh, ex Sadar-e-Raiyasat
 * Firdous Tak, former MLC

Religion

 * Banda Singh Bahadur
 * Alhaj Ghulam Qadir Ganipuri
 * Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi
 * Showkat Ahmed Shah
 * Mohammad Anwar Shopiani
 * Faizul Waheed

Royalty

 * Gulab Singh, Maharaja
 * Hari Singh, Maharaja
 * Karan Singh, Maharaja
 * Pratap Singh, Maharaja
 * Ranbir Singh, Maharaja
 * Shah Mir, Sultan
 * Ghazi Shah Chak, Sultan
 * Zayn al-Abidin the Great, Sultan
 * Sikandar Shah Miri, Sultan
 * Yousuf Shah Chak, Sultan
 * Habba Khatoon, Queen Consort

Social Activists

 * Parveena Ahanger, cofounder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP)
 * Mushtaq Pahalgami, social activist, environmentalist

Sports

 * Ishfaq Ahmed, Indian football team
 * Danish Farooq Bhat, Indian footballer plays as midfielder for real Kashmir team
 * Manzoor Dar, Indian cricketer
 * Gul Dev, Winter Olympian
 * Nadeem Iqbal, Winter Olympian
 * Ranveer Jamwal, mountaineer, climbed Everest 3 times, has climbed the highest peaks of all 7 continents
 * Shubham Khajuria, cricketer
 * Arif Khan, Winter Olympian
 * Umran Malik, J&K cricketer, played IPL through Sunrisers Hyderabad
 * Mithun Manhas, Indian Premier League player
 * Aadil Manzoor Peer, international ice stock sport athlete, web developer
 * Samay Raina, chess player, YouTuber, streamer
 * Iqra Rasool, Indian cricketer
 * Parvez Rasool, first J&K cricketer to represent India in International cricket
 * Rasikh Salam, Indian Premier League player
 * Abdul Samad, J&K cricketer, played IPL through Sunrisers Hyderabad
 * Mohammad Sarfaraz, international ice stock sport athlete, Digital Marketer
 * Chain Singh, J&K's first Olympian, Asian Games 2014 Bronze Medal winner in shooting
 * Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Indian Football team
 * Zahid Hussain, Indian sport shooter

Other

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