List of people from Jamshedpur
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This is a list of prominent people who were born or lived in Jamshedpur.
- Raghubar Das, ex-Chief Minister of Jharkhand; born in Jamshedpur
- Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party leader; worked with Tata Steel; lived in Jamshedpur for two years
- Arjun Munda, politician, former Member of Parliament, and Chief Minister of Jharkhand
- Thakur Ji Pathak, Activist, politician
Business leaders
- Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Group
- Rameesh Kailasam, CEO, Indiatech.org and governance reform expert, born in Jamshedpur
Scholars and scientists
- Gerald Durrell (1925–1995), naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter
- Rajit Gadh, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
- Narendra Kohli (1940–2021)
- Arshadul Qaudri (1925–2002), Muslim leader, social worker and writer
Activists
Sportspersons
- Varun Aaron, Indian bowler and part of current team India squad.
- Anthresh Lalit Lakra, boxer
- Purnima Mahato, coach of Indian archery team at the 2012 London Olympics[1]
- Aruna Mishra, boxer
- Gourav Mukhi, footballer
- Diwakar Prasad, boxer
- Birju Shah, boxer
- Selay Soy, boxer
- Saurabh Tiwary, Cricketer