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This is a list of notable people whose ancestry has been traced to Gujarat, India.
| Name | Occupation | Known As |
|---|---|---|
| Jalaram Bapa | Hindu Saint | Jogi Jalaram, Jalaram Bapa |
| Mahatma Gandhi | Politician, writer, philosopher, lawyer | Independence activist and Father of the Nation of India |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | Politician, lawyer | Indian Freedom Fighter, First Home Minister Of India, Loh Purush (Iron man of India) |
| Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik | Politician, writer, editor | Independence activist and founder of Gujarat state |
| Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Lawyer, politician | Father of the Nation of Pakistan, first Governor-General of Pakistanfounder of Pakistan |
| Vikram Sarabhai | Scientist | Father of India's space program |
| Azim Premji | Industrialist | Chairman of Wipro |
| Amit Shah | politician | Home minister of India |
| Sujan R. Chinoy | Ambassador/diplomat | |
| Praful Bhavsar | Scientist | Director, Space Applications Center, ISRO |
| C. Kumar N. Patel | Electrical engineering | IEEE Medal of Honor |
| Narendra Modi | Politician | Prime Minister of India & Former Chief Minister of Gujarat |
| Dhirubhai Ambani | Business | Reliance Industries |
| Mukesh Ambani | Business | Reliance Industries Ltd. |
| Anil Ambani | Business | Reliance Industries (ADAG Group) |
| Uday Kotak | Business | Kotak Mahindra Bank |
| Dilip Shanghvi | Business | Sun Pharmaceutical |
| Pranav Mistry | Scientist | inventor and computer scientist |
| P. N. Bhagwati | Justice | chief justice of India |
| Gulzarilal Nanda | Politician | Bharat Ratna for his contribution in the field of public affairs |
| Mansukh Mandaviya | Politician | Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India |
| Morarji Ranchhodji Desai | Politics | Bharat Ratna for his contribution in public affairs |
| Hanif Mohammad | Cricketer | Born in Junagadh, First Triple Century by a Pakistani, First Pakistani First Class Cricketer to make a quadruple century |
| Homai Vyarawalla | Photojournalist | Padma Vibhushan |
| Dashrath Patel | Designer | established National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, Padma Bhushan |
| Mallika Sarabhai | Dancer, activist | Padma Bhushan |
| Umashankar Joshi | Literature or philosophy | |
| Gulabdas Broker | Literature or philosophy | Padma Shri |
| Zaverchand Meghani | Literature or philosophy | Known as "Rashtraiya Shayar", title given by Gandhiji |
| Thakkar Bapa | Misc-Social Worker | famous for his works for the upliftment of tribes |
| Abbas Tyabji | Politics | |
| Ahmed Patel | Politics | |
| Chimanbhai Patel | Politics | |
| H. M. Patel | Politics | |
| K. M. Munshi | Politics | Lawyer |
| Karan Bilimoria | Politics | |
| Kasturba Gandhi | Politics | |
| Mahadev Desai | Politics | |
| Meghnad Desai | Politics | |
| Morarji Desai | Politics | Indian Prime Minister who got highest civilization award (Bharat Ratna, Nishan-e-Pakistan from India and Pakistan respectively) |
| Savjibhai Korat | Politics | |
| Shyamji Krishna Varma | Politics | |
| Suresh Mehta | Politics | |
| Vithalbhai Patel | Politics | |
| Gitaben Rathva | Politics | |
| Mohansinh Chhotubhai Rathava | Politics | |
| Nautamlal Bhagavanji Mehta | Business, Activism | Gujarati businessman |
| Shrimad Rajchandra | Religion | revered Jain poet, philosopher and the spiritual guru of Mahatma Gandhi |
| Zain Bhikha | Religion | |
| Ahmed Deedat | Religion | |
| Dayananda Saraswati | Social reformer | founder of Arya Samaj |
| Morari Bapu | Religion | |
| Pramukh Swami Maharaj | Religion | 5th spiritual leader of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha |
| Ankita Raina | Sports | tennis, India No.1 singles player |
| Ajay Jadeja | Sports | cricketer, all-rounder |
| Irfan Pathan | Sports | cricketer, all-rounder |
| Munaf Patel | Sports | cricker, bowler |
| Nari Contractor | Sports | cricketer, bowler |
| Nayan Mongia | Sports | cricketer, wicket keeper |
| Parthiv Patel | Sports | cricketer, wicket keeper |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Sports | cricketer, bowler, all-rounder |
| Vinoo Mankad | Sports | cricketer, All-rounder |
| Yusuf Pathan | Sports | cricketer, All-rounder |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | Sports | cricketer, Batsman |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Sports | cricketer, Bowler |
| Hardik Pandya | Sports | cricketer, All rounder |
| Krunal Pandya | Sports | cricketer, All rounder |
| Pondy | Advertising | Razor sharp, extremely creative advertising person who is going to change the landscape of advertising |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Sports | cricketer, Bowler |
| Axar Patel | Sports | cricketer, Bowler |
| Rajesh Chauhan | Sports | cricketer, Bowler |
| Cowasji Shavaksha Dinshaw (Adenwalla) | Entrepreneur | founder of the modern port of Aden |
| Byram Dinshawji Avari | Hotelier | founder and chairman of the Avari Group of companies |
| Avabai Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy | Philanthropist | builder of Mahim Causeway, connects two islands of Bombay and Salsette (north Bombay) |
| Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Sir | Philanthropist | founder of B.J. Medical College, Pune |
| Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy, Sir | Philanthropist | opened sea trade with China; J J Hospital |
| Cowasjee Jehangir, Sir | Civil engineer | master constructor of Bombay |
| Fardunjee Marzban | Business | founded the first vernacular newspaper on the Indian subcontinent Bombay Samachar |
| Hormusjee Naorojee Mody, Sir | Business | financier and industrialist in Hong Kong |
| Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Sir | Business | founded the first textile factories in India |
| Cyrus Poonawalla | Industrialist, pharmacologist | co-founder of the Serum Institute of India |
| Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney Sir | 1st Baronet, philanthropist | including various academic buildings of the Bombay University. |
| Jehangir Hormusjee Ruttonjee | Industrialist | founded Hong Kong's first brewery; established the first anti-tuberculosis sanatorium in the far-east |
| Nowroji Saklatwala | Industrialist | Chairman of Tata group |
| Ratan Tata | Industrialist | Chairman of Tata group (1991–2012) |
| Homi Nusserwanji Sethna Padma Vibhushan awardee | Chemical engineer | guided the development of India's first nuclear explosive device. |
| Ardeshir Darabshaw Shroff | Economist | delegate at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference; co-author of the Bombay Plan; founder-director of the Investment Corporation of India; first Indian chairman of the Bank of India |
| Dorabji Tata, Sir | Industrialist and philanthropist | Sir Dorab Tata Trust |
| Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata | Industrialist | founder of the Tata group of companies, titled a "One-Man Planning Commission" by Jawaharlal Nehru Known as the Father of Modern Indian Industries |
| Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy (J. R. D.) Tata | Industrialist | founder of India's first commercial airline: Air India |
| Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia | Shipwright and naval architect | builder of the first dry-dock in Asia |
| Ness Wadia | Business | joint-Managing Director of Bombay Dyeing |
| Mahipatsinh Chavda | Academic | Vice chancellor, psychologist. |
| Mahzarin Banaji | Professor of Psychology | Harvard University |
| Jamshed Bharucha | President, Cooper Union | formerly, Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at Dartmouth College (first Indian American to serve as the dean of a school at an Ivy League institution). |
| Homi K. Bhabha | Cultural-studies theorist; professor | Harvard University. |
| Rusi Taleyarkhan | Professor of Nuclear Engineering | Purdue University. |
| Ardeshir TaraporeLieutenant Colonel | Military | Indian Army, winner of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest award for gallantry |
| Aspy Engineer | Military | former Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force. |
| Fali Homi Major | Military | former Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force. |
| Sam Manekshaw | Military | former Indian Army chief and the Second Indian Field Marshal |
| Jal Cursetji | Military | former Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy |
| Adi M. Sethna | Military | former Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Indian Army |
| FN Billimoria | Military | Lieutenant General, father of Karan Bilimoria, Lord Bilimoria |
| Behram "Busybee" Contractor | Journalist and columnist | |
| Nariman "Nari" Contractor | Cricketer | coach at the CCI Academy. |
| Ardeshir Cowasjee | Investigative journalist and newspaper columnist | |
| Nauheed Cyrusi | Arts and entertainment | model, film actress, television presenter |
| Bejan Daruwalla | Astrology | |
| Maneckji Nusserwanji Dhalla | High priest and religious scholar | Zoroastrisms |
| Diana Eduljee | Cricketer | first captain of the Indian women's Cricket team – from 1978 till 1993 |
| Farokh Engineer | Cricketer | |
| Zerbanoo Gifford | Human rights campaigner | |
| Aban Marker Kabraji | Pakistani ecologist | Asian regional director of IUCN |
| Rustom Khurshedji Karanjia | Journalist and editor | founder of India's first tabloid, Blitz. |
| Jivanji Jamshedji Modi Sir | Religion | Zoroastrian scholar, Ph.D. from Heidelberg, Germany, recognition and awards, for scholarship, from Sweden, France, and Hungary. |
| Cyrus Poncha | Sports | Asian Squash Federation Junior Coach of the Year 2003–4. |
| Pahlan Ratanji "Polly" Umrigar | Sports | cricketer. |
| Minocher Bhandara | Politician | Pakistani parliamentarian and owner of Muree Brewery. |
| Mancherjee Bhownagree | Politician | second Asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Conservative). |
| Jamsheed Marker | Politician | Pakistani diplomat, ambassador to more countries than any other person; recipient of Hilal-i Imtiaz. |
| Minoo Masani | Politician | author, parliamentarian and a member of the Constituent Assembly. |
| Frene Ginwala | Politician | member of the ANC and aided Nelson Mandela in abolishing apartheid in South Africa. Later served for 7 years as Speaker Of the House of Parliament in South Africa |
| Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta | Politician | former Mayor of Karachi for 12 consecutive years. |
| Justice Dorab Patel | Justice | former Chief Justice of Sindh High Court, former Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan and human rights campaigner. |
| Cowasji Jehangir (Readymoney) | Justice | J.P.; introduced income tax in India; first baronet of Bombay. |
| Rustam S. Sidhwa | Justice | judge on the Supreme Court of Pakistan as well as one of the original eleven judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. |
| Shapurji Saklatvala | Socialist workers | welfare activist, third Asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Communist, Labour). |
| Ajay Bhatt | Computer architect | inventor of USB |
| B. P. Wadia | Indian theosophist and labour activist | pioneered the creation of workers unions in India. |
| Bhikaiji Cama | Politician | political activist, co-creator of the Indian nationalist flag. |
| Feroze Gandhi | Politician | journalist and politician; Indian MP under Jawaharlal Nehru; father of Rajiv Gandhi and grandfather of Rahul Gandhi. |
| Rajiv Gandhi | Politician | Prime minister of India and father of Rahul Gandhi |
| Rahul Gandhi | Politician | Indian Politician, Member of Parliament |
| Pherozeshah Mehta, Sir | Politician | political activist, co-founder and first President of the Indian National Congress, founder of the Bombay Municipal Corporation. |
| Kalubhai Maliwad | Politician | Member of 2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly |
| Dadabhai Naoroji | Economist, political activist | first Asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Liberal), first to publicly demand independence from Great Britain. |
| Khurshed Framji Nariman | Politician | social activist, Mayor of Bombay. Member of the Indian National Congress. |
| Sam Piroj Bharucha | Justice | Chief Justice of India |
| S. H. Kapadia | Justice | Chief Justice of India |
| Fali Sam Nariman | Justice | jurist, recipient of the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan |
| Nanabhoy ("Nani") Palkhivala | Justice | prominent jurist and economist |
| Soli Jehangir Sorabjee | Justice | former Attorney-General of India |
| Rattanbai Petit | Justice | second wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Dossabhoy Muncherji Raja | Justice | first Indian to be appointed appraiser of precious stones to British Indian customs. Awarded the title of Khan Sahib. |
| Bukhtyar Rustomji | Justice | Mumbai-born Lancaster doctor executed for murdering his wife and a maid |
| Jehangir Sabavala | Arts and entertainment | painter |
| Keshubhai Patel | Politician | former Chief Minister of Gujarat |
| A. D. Patel | Politician | Fiji politician |
| Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford | Politician | British politician |
| S. B. Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Vithalbhai Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Praful Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Priti Patel | Politician | British politician, Member of Parliament since 2010 |
| R. D. Patel | Politician | Indo-Fijian lawyer |
| Eboo Patel | Politician | American political consultant |
| Haribhai M. Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Dinsha Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Dahyabhai Patel | Politician | Indian freedom fighter, politician |
| Vinod Patel | Politician | Fiji-Indian politician |
| Sone Lal Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Navin Patel | Politician | Fiji-Indian politician |
| Somchandbhai Solanki | Politician | Indian politician |
| Somabhai Gandalal Koli Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Pasha Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Babubhai J. Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Kanjibhai Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Vinubhai Patel | Politician | Fiji-Indian politician |
| Dipak Patel | Politician | Zambian politician |
| Harilal Madhavjibhai Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Patel Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai | Politician | Indian politician |
| Babubhai Jashbhai Patel | Politician | Chief Minister, Gujarat |
| R. K. Singh Patel | Agriculturist and politician | |
| Parthiv Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer |
| Mitesh Patel | Sports | Indian hockey player |
| Samit Patel | Sports | English cricketer |
| Jayant Patel | Sports | Indian doctor |
| Min Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer |
| Brijesh Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer |
| Jasu Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer |
| Jyotsna Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer |
| Malhar Patel | Sports | Kenyan cricketer |
| Nandikishore Patel | Sports | Ugandan cricketer |
| Jitendra Patel | Sports | Canadian cricketer |
| Mohan Patel | Sports | New Zealand hockey player |
| Dinesh Patel | Sports | American baseball player |
| Rakep Patel | Sports | Kenyan cricketer |
| Brijal Patel | Sports | Kenyan cricketer |
| Kalpesh Patel | Sports | Kenyan cricketer |
| Ashish Patel | Sports | Canadian cricketer |
| Ashok Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer |
| Niraj Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer |
| Rakesh Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer |
| Dipak Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer |
| Kalpesh Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer |
| R. D. Patel | Sports | Tanzanian cricketer |
| C. D. Patel | Sports | Tanzanian cricketer |
| Ashok Sitaram Patel | Sports | Kenyan cricketer |
| Ramesh Patel | Sports | New Zealand hockey player |
| Narendra Patel, Baron Patel | Sports | Tanzanian obstetrician |
| I. G. Patel | Economist | Indian economist |
| Chimanbhai Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Manibehn Patel | Politician | Indian freedom fighter |
| Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel | Politician | Indian freedom fighter, activist |
| Amit Patel | Doctor | American surgeon |
| Vimla L. Patel | Doctor | Canadian psychologist |
| Ramanbhai Patel | Doctor | Indian chemist |
| Nisha Patel | Police | British police officer |
| Akhil Patel | Sports | English cricketer |
| Chai Patel | Doctor | British doctor and businessman |
| Hemish Shah | Business | British stock brocker |
| Nand Kumar Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Rita Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer |
| Sameer Patel | Sports | English cricketer |
| Karsanbhai Patel | Business | Indian industrialist |
| A. K. Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| V. G. Patel | Economist | Indian author, economist |
| Harilal Manilal Patel | Judiciary | Fiji-Indian lawyer |
| Patel Sudhakar Reddy | Politician | Indian revolutionary |
| Surendra Motilal Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Jivabhai Ambalal Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Apoorva D. Patel | Doctor | Indian physicist |
| Prahlad Singh Patel | Politician | Indian politician |
| Shiv Kumar Patel | Judiciary | Indian outlaw |
| Framjee Nasarwanjee Patel | Business | Indian merchant, philanthropist |
| Chandrakant T. Patel | Science | |
| Sheela Patel | Politician | Indian activist |
| Sam Pitroda | Telecommunications engineering | Padma Bhusan |
| Ratilal Chandaria | Businessman and philanthropist | Gujarati Lexicon founder |
| Juned Patel | Indian Politician | Indian National Congress |
| Ranchhodlal Chhotalal | Business | |
| Ramesh Oza | Hindu preacher | Bhagwad Kathakar |
| Morari Bapu | Hindu preacher | Ram Charit Manas Kathakar |
| Hardik Patel | Politician | social and political leader |
| Anandiben Patel | politician | Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and former CM of Gujarat |