Eminent/Famous Konkanastha Brahmins
Literature/ScholarsVasant Sathe (Ex. Union Cabinet Minister of India ) Prin. V.K. Joag (Modern Education Society)
Na. Si. Phadke
Vi Ka Rajwade (Itihasacharya Rajwade)
Vishram Bedekar
Krishnaji Keshav Damle(Keshavsoot) Wrangler Paranjpe
Durga Bhagwat, Writer, Scholar and Critic of Indological studies
Politics/Social Reform
Achyutrao Patwardhan Anant Kanhere
Bhai Vaidya
Chintamanrao Appasaheb Patwardhan(Padmabhushan, ruler of Sangli)
Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Kakasaheb Gadgil Krantiveer Chapekar Laxmibai Tilak
G. N. Dandekar (Go Ni Dandekar) Irawati Karve
Hari Narayan Apte Gangadhar Gadgil Shri. Ja. Joshi
Malti Bedekar, feminist and Marathi novel writer Pandurang Vaman Kane (Bharat Ratna awardee) S N Pendse (Shri Nā)
Vasant Kanetkar
Vinda Karandikar (Jnanapeeth Awardee 2003)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Dhondo Keshav Karve
Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar (Union Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation, Member of Parliament)
Veer Savarkar
R. N. Mandlik{Ramabhau Mandlik} (IS THIS PERSON A KONKANASTHA BRAHMIN ??)
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
N.G.Gore
Narubhau Limaye
Peshawas
Ramray Kelkar Maharaj S.M. Joshi
Shivram Paranjape (Kaal Karte Paranjape) Shivajirao Patwardhan{Padmashri}
Swami Swaroopananda Vasant Bapat
Vitthalrao Gadgil
Industry
Chitale Bandhu (makers of fine sweets) Dandekars (CAMLIN)
P. N. Gadgil (Bullionaires since 1832)
Waman Hari Pethe (Bullionaires since last 100 years) Dadasaheb Velankar (coaching class owner)
Vikram Pandit
Mohan Vijay Vaze (Vaze Consultancy) Mangesh Vijay Vaze (Vaze Consultancy) Sathe (Sathe biscuits and chocolates co.) Mr. Mukund Bhogale MD, Nirlep Industries
Sport
Information Technology
Cinema/Theatre
Kashinath Ghanekar
Sane Guruji
Nathuram Godse (Hutatma Pandit Nathuram Godse) Pandita Ramabai
Raghunath Dhondo Karve
Senapati Bapat
Sudhir Joshi
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Swatantryaveer Savarkar) Vinoba Bhave
C.V. Joag (Bank of Maharashtra)
Ajit Agarkar (Indian National Cricket team) D. B. Deodhar (Cricket Maharshi Deodhar)
Archana Joglekar Asawari Joshi Ashvini Bhave Atul Parchure Bhakti Barve Chittaranjan Kolhatkar Mohan Gokhale Mohan Joshi Mrunal Dev Dr.Girish Oak Nishigandha Wad Pradeep Bhide Sai Paranjape Sanjay Mone Rima Lagoo Vidyadhar Gokhale
Govind Ballal Deval (Natyacharya) Vishnudas Bhave
Nachiket and Jayoo Patwardhan Milind Soman
Music
Ramkrishnabua Vaze(Vazebua) Meena Joshi Shreedhar Phadke Vasant Sathe Gajanan Watve Yashawant Dev Veena Sahasrabudhe Arun Date Aditi Govitrikar Dadasaheb Phalke Madhuri Dixit Mohan Agashe Prashant Damle Vikram Gokhale Shriram Lagoo Sudhir JoshiPandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Pandit Vishnu Narain Bhatkhande Sadhana Sargam (Ghanekar) Sudhir Phadke
Shaila Datar
Sanjeev Abhyankar Ashwini Bhide
Saraswat Brahmins
Ashok Saraf -famous marathi actor in films/theatre as well as hindi serials Amol Palekar -actor/director hindi films
P L Deshpande -famous writer/actor Prakash Padukone
Vijay Mallya
Dilip Prabhavalkar (Bapu of "Lage Raho Munnabhai)-marathi/hindi film actor Girish Karnad
Jayant Nadkarni Anuradha Paudwal
Kashmiri Pandits
Khalique Ibrahim Khalique
Sir Muhammad Iqbāl (Saare Jahan Se Achcha)
Kannada Brahmins
Sunil Gavaskar -the world famous best Cricketer so far
Sachin Tendulkar
Motilal Nehru
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru Anupam Kher
Vijay Mallya Shyam Benegal
Leena Chandavarkar (actress) Rohini Hattangadi (actress) Isha Koppikar
Anant Nag
Urmila Matondkar Shankar Nag
Gurudutt (Padukone)
Amol Palekar (Actor/Director) Sachin Pilgaonkar (Actor) Prakash Padukone - Badminton
Satish Kaul Anupam Kher Raaj Kumar Jeevan Kiran Kumar Jawaharlal Nehru
Mohyal Brahmins
Karhade Brahmin
Prabhakar Panshikar - Well known Marathi stage Actor Bhalji Pendharkar - Well known Marathi Film Personality Dattovaman Potdar (Historian, welknown writer)
Lakshman Balwant Bhopatkar (Lawyer, Past President of Hindu MahaSabha) Golvelkar Guruji (Past Sarsanghachalak - Rashtriya Swayamsevak sangha)
Deshastha Brahmin
N.R. Narayana Murthy (Infosys)U.R.Rao (Former Chairman of ISRO) Bhimsen Joshi (Singer)
Anil Kumble (Cricket) Javagal Srinath (Cricket) Rahul Dravid (cricketer) Venkatesh Prasad (crickter)
Barkha Dutt Lara Dutta Sanjay Dutt
Lata Mangeshkar
Smita Talvalkar (Actress,Director,Producer)
Rima Lagoo Ashutosh Gowariker Dr. Sukhatme Bhaskar Kulkarni Subhash Avachat Shrikant Bahulakar shankar Palashikar Sameer Nerlekar
Raja Gosavi Prominent Marathi Movie Actor/Comedian Sulabha Deshpande Savita Prabhune Sonali Kulkarni Atul Kulkarni Mrinal Dev-Kulkarni Makarand Deshpande Samir Dharmadhikari Makrand Anaspure Avinash Dharmadhikari Balgandharva[famous singer] Jagadish Khebudakar
N.R. Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys
Gururaj Deshpande founder of Sycamore Networks
Jayavant Kulakarni
Erapally Srinivasa Prasanna(E.A.S. Prasanna), Cricket Player Rahul Dravid, Captain of Indian Cricket team.
D.S.Kulakarni [DSK Udyoga Samuha]
Abasaheb Garware (Garware Industries) Dadoji Kondadev
Moropant Pingale['Pradhan' in Shivaji Maharaj's Asthapradhan mandal] Annaji Datto['Sachiv' in Shivaji Maharaj's Asthapradhan mandal]
Ramachandrapant Amatya['Amatya' in Shivaji Maharaja's Asthapradhan mandal] Moreshwer Pandirao ['Panditrao' in Shivaji Maharaj's Asthapradhan mandal] Niraji Rawaji ['Nyayadhish' in Shivaji Maharaj's Asthapradhan mandal] Dattaji Trimbak Vakanis ['Mantri' in Shivaji Maharaj's Asthapradhan mandal] Ramchandra Trambak Dabir ['Sumant' in Shivaji Maharaj's Ashapradhan mandal] Sakharambapu Bokil
Tatya Tope Rajaguru
Dr. K.B. Hedgewar, founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Balasaheb Devaras
Dr.B.S.Munje
Comred Shripad Amrut Dange[great communist leader of India] Dadasaheb Dharmadhikari
Baba Amte
Nanaji Deshamukh
Balasaheb Kesakar Former Information & Broadcasting Minister Of India Madhu Dandavate
Manohar Joshi Pramod Mahajan Nitin Gadakari Vilas Avachat
Anant Bhalerao [Famous Editor Of 'Marathawada'] Dadasaheb Potanis [owner & Editor of 'Gaokari',Nasik BinduMadhav Joshi [Founder of Grahak Panchayat]
Prof. Vishnu Govind Vijapurkar [First Promotor Of National Education in Maharashtra. Founder of 'Samarth Vidyalay'at Kolhapur S.V.(Mamasaheb)Gandhe [Founder of 'Maitraban'residential village for old age people,Nagpur.]
Anil Avachat [Founder Of 'Muktangan'] Medha Patkar
Jyoishrana Vidya.A.Rajandekar, Maharashtriya Panchanga Uddhav Vishnu Ruikar, Ruikar Panchang
Saints
Dr. S. B. Mujumdar (President , Founder Director, Symboisis Society) Bhaskaracharya[great mathematician]
Hemadapanta[architect&father of modi script]
Kamalakarbhatta[great Sanskrit scholarin 13th century] Nagojibhatta[great Sanskrit scholar in 16th century]
Gagabhatta[great Sanskrit scholar of Kashi in 17th century] Mukundraj
Mukteshwar
Shahir Patthe Bapurao(Shridhar Krushnaji Kulakarni)
Dr.Ramchandra Dekhane Famous Scholar, Orator of "Santa-Vangmay",as well as authority in the field of "Santa-Vangmay" Laxaman Ramachandra Pangarkar
Balakavi[Tryambak Bapuji Thombare] Datta Raghunath Kavthekar
Pralhad Keshav Atre B.S.Mardhekar G. A. Kulkarni Indira Sant
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar [Jnanapeeth Award winner poet&writter] Tarkatirtha Lakshamanshastri Joshi[great Sanskrit scholar]
MahaMahopadhyaya Siddheshwarshastri Chitrao[great Sanskrit scholar] Babasaheb Purandare[famous historian]
G D Madgulkar[modern Valmiki of India] Vyankatesh madgulkar[famous writter] Suresh Bhat
Narahar Kurundakar Prof. Ram Shewalkar
Nivruttinath Dnyaneshwar Sopandev Muktabai Changdev Visobakhechar Bhanudas Eknath Madhvamunishwar Janardanswami Dasopant Damajipanta Samarth Ramdas Narasimha Saraswati
Bengali Brahmins
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486 - 1534), ascetic, founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833), Hindu reformer and founder of Brahmo Samaj Debendranath Tagore (1817-1905) A leading proponent of Brahmo Samaj
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2000.
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, founder president, Bhartiya Jana Sangh Somnath Chatterjee (born 1929) - Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (Vande Matram)
Moraya Gosawi Krushanadayarnav Swami Samarth Gondawalekar Maharaj Gulawani Maharaj Shreedharswami Upasani Maharaj
Pant Maharaj Balekundrikar Ramanand Bidkar Maharaj Chimad Maharaj
Dhunda Maharaj
Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820 - 1891) Polymath
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (1838-1894), author and one of the founders of Indian nationalism
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), poet, philosopher and nationalist Jatindra Nath Mukherjee (Bagha Jatin) (1879-1915), revolutionary leader
Gadadhar Chattopadhyay (Ramakrishna Paramahansa) (1836-1886), Revered Religious leader, led Hindu revival Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee
Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876-1938) popular and sometimes controversial novelist Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
Rakhal Das Banerjee (1885-1930) archaeologist, Mohenjo daro excavations‑ Manabendra Nath Roy (1887-1954), a founder of Indian Communism
Kishore kumar Ganguly , Great Singer, Actor Ashok kumar Ganguly, Actor
Rani Mukherjee Kajol
popular singer Shaan Pranab Mukherjee
Sourav Ganguly, former captain of Indian cricket team
Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
Suresh Prabhu (Former Union Minister in Vajapayee Government)
Tamil Brahmin (Mulukanadu Brahmins)
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (P. V.Narasimha Rao)
North Indian Brahmins.
Madan Mohan Malaviya LaLa Lajpat Rai (Khatri)
Namboothiri Brahmin
K. J. Yesudas
Bhaaskaraachaaryan Aadi Sankaran
Bharatratna Pandurang Kane
Dr. Viswanath S. Naravane- Philosopher Ms. Vaiju Naravane Journalist/Europe Expert Ninad Bedekar - Historian
Gajanan Mehendale - Historian Dr. M. S. Naravane -Historian Bhau Mahajan
Vishnushastri Chiplunkar -Essayist Yadunath Thatte P R Behere G V Behere P B Bhave Vasant Kane H M Marathe Narayan Dharap Vidya Bal
Bipin Chandra Pal
Daya Nayak (Famous Mumbai Police Inspector)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee,
The Chitpavan community are known for scholarly leaning and being writers and philosophers.This list is very basic , we would appreciate any information on persons not included in this list. Small biography of each entry will be soon added.
L N Gokhale
Samba Joshi - Historian Belgaum Karnataka S R Datey
Rajwade - Historian Bharatratna P V Kane
Mahamopadhyay Abhyankar
Raghunathshastri Patwardhan-Tilak Almanac Date-Date Almanac
Moro Keshav Damle
Shankar Balkrishna Dikshit N R Phatak K N Watve Madhav Achval Mahadevshashtri Joshi Anant Manohar Dr. Anil Awachat Dr. Anita Awachat Malatibai Bedekar Chi Vi Joshi Shri Na Pendse N C Phadke(Nasi) N.C.Kelkar(Na.Chi) Durga Bhagwat Kumar Ketkar Gangadhar Gadgil Yogini Jogalekar Mandakini Gogate P.G.Sahastrabuddhe H.N.Apte
Narendra Karmarkar (Maths wizard & Nominated for Nobel) Dr. Anand Karve(British Award Ashden winner)
Dr. Srikant Datar(Professor at Harvard University)
Dr. R. V. Sathe (Past President of World Health Organisation,U.S.) Dr.Smita Sudhir Datye(president award winner)
Kiran Nagarkar(Sahitya Acadami Award for English Novel,Cuckold) Mrs.Sujata Vasant Manohar(Supreme Court Judge in New Delhi) Dr.Vasant Gadre(Dean of School of Language,JN University,Delhi)
Brahmin
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Sub Category Brahmin
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(1) Pancha-Gaur, i.e., five main subgroups of Brahmins stemming from the erstwhile Gaur subgroup. Considering west, north-west to east, these were: Saraswat Brahmins
Gaur Brahmins Kanyakubja Brahmins Maithili Brahmins Utkal Brahmins
(2) Pancha-Dravida, i.e., five main subgroups of Brahmins originating from the earlier mentioned Dravida subgroup. These subgroups seem to be reckon with regional languages.
Maharashtrian Brahmins Kannada Brahmins Telugu Brahmins Tamil Brahmins Malayali Brahmins Bengali Brahmins Bhargav Brahmins Bhumihar Brahmins Dadhich Brahmins Gaur Brahmins Gautam Brahmins Kashmiri Pandits Khandelwal Brahmins Khedaval Brahmins Mohyal Brahmins Kanyakubja Brahmins Kota Brahmins Kulin Brahmins Maithili Brahmins
Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins Sanadhya Brahmins
Saraswat Brahmins Saryupareen Brahmins Shrimali Brahmins
Some of the existing sub-castes from Panch-Dravida group of Brahmins are:
Bardai Brahmins
Chitpavan Brahmins (Konkanasth) Daivajna Brahmin
Dhima Brahmins Deshastha Brahmin Gouda Saraswat Brahmins
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9 Iyers, Iyengar (Vadakalai Thenkalai ) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 Pushpaka Brahmins (Ambalavasi Brahmins) 19
20 21 22
23 Telugu Brahmins (Vaidiki, Niyogi) 24
3) Daivajna Brahmins 4) Deshastha Brahmins
7) Gouda SaraswatBrahmins 9) Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins 11) Kandavara Brahmins 12) Karade Brahmins 13) Karhada Brahmins
14) Kashmiri Saraswat Brahmins 15) Kayastha Brahmins 16) Khandelwal Brahmins 17) Konkanastha Brahmins 18) Kota Brahmins 19) Koteshwara Brahmins 20) Nagar Brahmins 21) Namboothiri Brahmins 22) Padia Brahmins
23) Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins 24) Saklapuri Brahmins
25) Sanketi Brahmins Havyaka Brahmins
Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins Kandavara Brahmins Kannada Brahmins Karhade Brahmins Koota Brahmins Koteshwara Brahmins Nagar Brahmins
Namboothiri (Namboodiri, Namboodiripad, Bhatathiripad) Padia Brahmins Saklapuri Brahmins Sanketi Brahmins Shivalli Brahmins Sthanika Brahmins Tuluva Brahmins 1) Andhra Brahmins i) Niyogi Brahmins ii) Vaidiki Brahmins 2) Chitpavana Brahmins 5) Dhima Brahmins 6) Gaur Brahmins 8) Havyaka Brahmins 10) Iyers 26) Saraswat Brahmins
a) The Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins
b) Kashmiri Saraswat Brahmins or Kashmiri Pandits c) Rajapur/Balawalikar Saraswat Brahmins d) Haryana Saraswat Brahmins
27) Shivalli Brahmins 28) Smarta Brahmins 29) Sthanika Brahmins 31)Vaishnava Brahmins
Bali, Bhimwal, Chhibber, Datt, Lau, Mohan, Vaid 30) Tuluva Brahmins
INDIAN BRAHMIN
Saraswata 1) Saraswat Brahmins 2) Kashmiri Pandits 3) Mohyal Brahmins 4) Dhima Brahmins
5) Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins 6) Gouda Saraswat Brahmins 7) Shakdwipi Brahmins
Kanyakubja 1) Kanyakubja Brahmins 2) Saryupareen Brahmins
Gauda 1) Khandelwal Brahmins 2) Kota Brahmins 3) Dadhich Brahmin 4) Gaur Brahmin 5) Sanadhya Brahmins
Utkal 1) Utkala Brahmins
Purvi 1) Bhumihar Brahmins 2) Maithili Brahmins 3) Kulin Brahmins 4) Bengali Brahmins 5) Bardai Brahmins
Pancha-Dravida 1) Those from Dakshinapatha (South India, including Gujarat).
Gujarat 2) Nagar Brahmins 3) Bardai Brahmins 4) Girinarayan Brahmins 5) Shrimali Brahmins 6) Khedaval 7) Anavil Brahmin 8) Awadhich Brahmins
Maharashtra 1) Chitpavan Brahmins (Konkanasth) 2) Deshastha Brahmin
3) Karhade Brahmins 4) Samvedi Brahmins 5) Devrukhe Brahmins
Karnataka 1) Kannada Brahmins 2) Daivajna Brahmins
3) Hoysala Karnataka Brahmins 4) Badaganadu Brahmins 5) Babburu Kamme Brahmins 6) Ulucha Kamme Brahmins 7) Niyogi Brahmins
8) Madhva Brahmins 9) Vaishnava Brahmins
10) Sri Vaishnava or Hebbar Sri Vaishnava or Mysore Iyengars 11) Mysore Iyers
12) Mulukanadu Brahmins 13) Sankethi Brahmins
15) Gauda Saraswat Brahmins (Generally considered Pancha-Gauda)[1] 16) Tuluva Brahmins[2]
Note: Gauda is sometimes taken to mean a region of Bengal. However the original meaning of the term coincides with region termed as Brahmakshetra:
बहकेतं गुडारणयं मतसयपाञचालमाथुराः एष बहिषर देशो वै बहावतर सममबरम् || बहकेतं कुरकेतं बहदेशः पकथयते आिदगौदिषरदेशानतं हयारणयिमहोचयते ||
14) Sarawat Brahmins, totally different from Gowda Saraswat Brahmins and one of the smallest groups of Brahmins in terms of population.
17) Shivalli Brahmins 18) Sthanika Brahmins 19) Koteshwara Brahmins 20) Padia Brahmins 21) Saklapuri Brahmins 22) Kandavara Brahmins 23) Koota Brahmins 24) Havyaka Brahmins 25) Maratha Brahmins 26) Karadiga Brahmins
Andhra Pradesh 1) Telugu Brahmins 2) Niyogi Brahmins 3) Vaidiki Brahmins
Dravida 1) Iyers
(Tamil Nadu and Kerala) 2) Iyengars (of Vadakalai and Thenkalai sects) 3) Namboothiri Brahmins
Brahmin Bodhisattvas
Aryadeva (successor of Nagarjuna) Asangha (from Hinayana sect and Peshwar city founded the Yogacarya and established the Classical age of Buddhism)
B B
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B B
Bodhidharma (royalty of Pallava, from Kanchi) that went to China Brahmadatta
Nagarjuna (founded the Shunyata concept and considered along with Asvaghosa to have founded the Mahayana) Kusanda Buddha
Konagamana Buddha Kasyapsa Buddha Kshitagarbha
Maitreya (Bodhisattva to come)
Parmasambhava (founder of Vajrayana Buddhism) [edit] Scriptures dedicated to Brahmin bhikkus
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