List of Gaud Saraswat Brahmins
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Politicians
- Kashinath Trimbak Telang (1850–1893) - judge, politician, writer and educationalist[1]
- N. G. Chandavarkar (1855–1923) - judge, politician and social reformer[1]
- Manohar Parrikar (1955–2019) -Ex Defence Minister of India, and Chief Minister of Goa for multiple term.[2]
- Suresh Prabhu, Ex Minister of Railways Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, former chairman of Saraswat Bank[2]
Writers and academics
- Shenoi Goembab, popularly known as Shenoi Goembab, was a Konkani writer and activist.
- M. Govinda Pai, also known as Rastrakavi Govinda Pai, was a Kannada poet
- R.G. Bhandarkar (1837–1925) - orientalist, and social reformer[3]
- Vijay Tendulkar (1928–2008) - playwright, screenplay writer and journalist[4]
- Dharmananda Damodar Kosambi (1876–1947) - scholar of Buddhism and Pali language[5]
- Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907–1966) - polymath[6]
- Meera Kosambi (1939–2015) - writer and sociologist. Daughter of Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi[7]
- Gopalakrishna Pai, Pai has received the Karnataka Sahitya Academic award, Centre's Kendra Sahitya Academi Award
- Dhairya Dand, Indian American inventor and artist, multiple international awards.
Film actors and directors
- Guru Dutt (1925–1964) - Hindi film actor and director[8]
- Shyam Benegal, Film director
- Anant Nag, Kannada Actor
- Shankar Nag, Kannada Actor and director.
- Girish Karnad, Kannada Actor and director.
Businessmen
- Dayananda Pai, Indian billionaire real estate developer, philanthropist and educationist in Bangalore, India
- T. M. A. Pai, founder of Manipal University and founder of syndicate bank.
- Vittal Mallya, former chairman of United breweries Group.
- Vijay Mallya - Failed businessman son of Vittal Mallya.
- Ammembal Subba Rao Pai -Founder of Canara Bank.