Patil (surname)

Patil is an Indian surname used in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Goa.

In Armenia, the word could be used as a first name for a girl. It means 'snowflake' in the Armenian language.

Notable people

 * Anjali Patil, theater and Hindi film actress
 * Anuja Patil, a cricketer from Kolhapur, Maharashtra played in Twenty20 Internationals for India
 * B B Patil, Member of Parliament, Zahirabad, Telangana
 * B. G. Kolse Patil, former judge Bombay High Court
 * B. J. Khatal-Patil (1919 - 2019), former Maharashtra Cabinet Minister, Politician and Independence Activist
 * Babagouda Patil, Senior BJP Leader, former MP and Union Minister of Rural Areas & Employment
 * Bal Patil, was a Jain scholar, journalist, social activist and Jain minority status advocate from Mumbai, Maharashtra
 * Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, former member of the Indian Parliament and member of Indian National Congress
 * Bandu Patil (1 January 1936 – 23 August 1988), Olympic Gold medal Men's hockey 1964 - Tokyo
 * Basangouda Patil, former Union minister of state for Railways and Textiles
 * Basavraj Madhavrao Patil, MLA, Ausa, Latur, and former Minister for Rural Development, Government of Maharashtra
 * C. R. Patil, Indian politician who is state president of BJP Gujarat.
 * Chandrakant Bacchu Patil, Indian politician who is state president BJP Maharashtra. He has served as the Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra.
 * D. Y. Patil, former Governor of Bihar
 * Dilip Walse-Patil, Maharashtra MLA, and Former Finance Minister, Home minister government of Maharashtra
 * Dinkar D. Patil, prominent Marathi film director, scriptwriter, and dialogue writer in Marathi film industry
 * Dinkar Patil, four times MLA from Tasgaon, Sangli, Maharashtra. Good contribution in irrigation facilities for Tasgaon.
 * DJ Patil, Chief Data Scientist of the United States Office of Science and Technology Policy
 * Ganpat Patil, a notable actor in Marathi movies and drama.
 * Gulabrao Patil, former President Maharashtra state Congress and MP
 * H. K. Patil, Former Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka.
 * Harshavardhan Patil, former Cabinet Minister for Sehkar from Maharashtra
 * Jayant Patil, former Rural Development Minister of Maharashtra
 * Kailash Patil, Indian football player playing for club ONGC FC
 * Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, a social activist and educator in Maharashtra, India; founder of Rayat Education Society
 * Kavita Patil, an actress who played Sergeant Medawar in the American television show The Unit.
 * Krantisinha Nana Patil, elected to the Lok Sabha in 1957 from north Satara constituency from Communist Party of India. He was the first to give a speech in Marathi on the floor of Parliament
 * Krushnaa Patil, an Indian mountaineer. She is known as the second youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest at an age of 19.
 * M. B. Patil, Former Minister for Water Resources, Government of Karnataka,
 * Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil, a Hindustani classical music vocalist
 * Dr Neeraj Patil, Former mayor of Lambeth, London
 * Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (born 1940), Indian politician and former home minister of Maharashtra state
 * Pandharinath Sitaramji Patil, Politician, Social Reformer, Biographer
 * Pratibha Patil, former President Of India
 * Pratik Patil, former Minister of State for Mining & coal of India
 * Pratik Prakashbapu Patil, a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He is son of former Loksabha member Prakash-bapu Patil & also grandson of former chief minister of maharashtra Vasantdada Patil.
 * R. R. Patil, former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Home Minister of Maharashtra
 * Ram Patil, king of Janjira
 * Rana Jagjitsinh Bajirao Patil (born 1971), Indian politician based in Osmanabad and former minister in government of Maharashtra
 * Ranjit Patil, former Minister of State Maharashtra
 * Rupatai Patil Nilangekar (born 1957), Indian politician from Maharashtra and former member of parliament, Lok Sabha
 * S. R. Patil, Ex Minister for Infrastructure, Information Technology, Biotechnology, Science and Technology, Planning and Statistics, Government of Karnataka,
 * Sadashiv Kanoji Patil (abbreviated as S. K. Patil) (1898–1981) was a former Congress leader from Maharashtra.
 * Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar (born 1977), Indian politician and former minister for food supply in Government of Maharashtra
 * Sandeep Patil, former Indian cricket player
 * Shalini Patil, former deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and widow of Former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Vasantdada Patil
 * Sharan Prakash Patil, Former Minister for Medical Education, Government of Karnataka,
 * Shivaji Lotan Patil, an Indian film director. He bagged the 60th National Award for Best Director for his Marathi film Dhag.
 * Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil (1931 - 2020), Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
 * Shivraj Patil, former Home Minister of India and Defence Minister of India.
 * Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil (born 11 April 1941), is the present Governor of Sikkim, India, and a member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
 * Smita Patil (1955 - 1986), Bollywood actress
 * Suhas Patil, founder of fabless semiconductor supplier company Cirrus Logic headquartered in Austin, Texas
 * Suryakanta Patil, a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She represented the Hingoli & Nanded constituency.
 * Swapnil Patil, an Emirati cricketer. He played for the United Arab Emirates in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament.
 * V. L. Patil, politician and independence activist
 * Vasantdada Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra & Governor of Rajasthan
 * Veerendra Patil, former Chief Minister of Karnataka
 * Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil, a former Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
 * Vimla Patil, an Indian journalist, author, activist, columnist, writer
 * Vishwas Nangare Patil, IPS officer.
 * Vishwas Patil, Indian author, historian, known for his work Panipat (novel about Third Battle of Panipat).
 * Vivek Patil, politician of the Peasants and Workers Party of India (शेतकरी कामगार पक्ष). A three-time MLA in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

Fictional

 * Padma and Parvati Patil, identical twins in Harry's year in the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling.