List of Dalits

Following is a list of notable Dalit people organised by profession, field, or focus.

Academics

• B.R. Ambedkar, economist and politician
• Meghnad Saha, astrophysicist who developed the Saha ionization equation
• Narendra Jadhav, economist, writer and educationist
• Satyendra Murli, researcher, media pedagogue and journalist
• Sukhadeo Thorat, economist and Padma Shri recipient

Cinema and television

• Chirag Paswan, actor and politician
• Kalabhavan Mani, actor and singer
• Pa. Ranjith, director and filmmaker
• P.K. Rosy, first heroine in Malayalam cinema
• Tun Tun, actress and comedian of Hindi cinema
• Neeraj Ghaywan, director
• Nagraj Manjule, director
• Archana Gautam, Indian actress and winner of Miss Bikini India 2018.

Activists

• Anand Teltumbde
• Ayyankali, Indian social reformer
• Gopal Baba Walangkar
• Immanuvel Sekaran
• Kuyili, freedom fighter and Commander in Chief of Velu Nachiyar
• Meena Kandaswamy, poet and Dalit activist
• Rettamalai Srinivasan
• Uda Devi, freedom fighter

Politicians

Presidents

• K. R. Narayanan, 10th president of India (1997–2002) and 9th vice president of India (1992–1997)
• Ramnath Kovind, 14th President of India

Prime Ministers

• Jagjivan Ram, Dalit leader, deputy prime minister of india, Indian freedom fighter and founder of Depressed Class Association

Speakers of Lok Sabha

• G. M. C. Balayogi, 14th Speaker of Lok Sabha and MP of Amalapuram
• Meira Kumar, Speaker of Lok Sabha
• Suraj Bhan, Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, Governor of Himachal Pradesh and UP, Bihar

Politicians

• Jogendra Nath Mandal, one of the central figures in creation of the state of Pakistan; later a government minister
• Ram Vilas Paswan, 11 times Member of Parliament and many times Minister in Central Government; founder and President of Lok Janshakti Party
• Sushilkumar Shinde, Chief Minister Of Maharashtra and Union Minister of Home Affairs (India)
• Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, President of Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi, former Parliamentarian
• Ashok Tanwar, President of Haryana Congress, former Member of Parliament
• Ram Ratan Ram, Member of Parliament 1984-1989, MLA and Minister in Bihar State 1952-1984

Chief Ministers

• Damodaram Sanjivayya, 2nd Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Ram Sundar Das, Chief Minister, Bihar
• Bhola Paswan Shastri, Chief Minister of Bihar
• Jagannath Pahadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan
• Mayawati, First woman chief minister in India, from the state of Uttar Pradesh
• Charanjit Singh Channi, First Dalit Chief Minister of Punjab

Members of the State Legislative assembly/council (MLA and MLC)

• Yashwant Ambedkar, Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council

Others

• Kanshi Ram, founder of Bahujan Samaj Party, a Dalit leader and Bahujan Nayak of India
• Bangaru Laxman, President of Bharatiya Janta Party
• Kirpa Ram Punia, Dalit leader, former IAS officer, and politician
• B. Shyam Sunder, founder of Bharatiya Bhim Sena

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Literature

• Baburao Bagul, Marathi writer
• Daya Pawar, Marathi writer who received Padma Shri
• Lal Singh Dil, Punjabi poet
• Namdeo Dhasal, Marathi poet and writer from Maharashtra
• Neerav Patel, first Dalit poet to write poetry in English
• Om Prakash Valmiki, Hindi poet and writer
• P. Sivakami, Dalit-feminist Tamil writer
• Yashica Dutt, Indian writer and journalist

Art

• Savindra Savarkar

Music

• Chamkila
• Sumeet Samos

Religion and reform

• Chokhamela
• Gallela Prasad, fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuddapah, in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India
• Harichand Thakur, established the Matua sect of Vaishnavite Hinduism
• Marampudi Joji, third Archbishop of Hyderabad

See also

• Dalit Music
• Dalit Literature
• Dalit History Month
• Dalit activists
• Dalit saints

References