Gujarat is a state in India. It is located in the western part of the country. This state also has a coastline with the Arabian Sea. Gujarat is the ninth largest state in India by population. So, this state has several people, among whom, there are many famous personalities as well. Those people are from different backgrounds. Many celebrities are from Gujarat, including sportspersons, industrialists, politicians, and scientists. All of them have put a good effort into building the nation. Let’s discuss some famous personalities from Gujarat.

Famous Personalities from Gujarat

At first, some names naturally come to mind when one mentions ‘Gujarat’. Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, Dadabhai Naoroji, Azim Premji, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, Diana Edulji, and Sam Pitroda, Ajay Jadeja, Irfan Pathan, and Ravindra Jadeja are some of the personalities from Gujarat. In addition, celebrities such as Alia Bhatt, Amit Trivedi, Paresh Rawal, and Aruna Irani are also from the state.

There is a long list of famous personalities who are from Gujarat. However, it would be better to divide the list into some categories.

Politicians

Many famous politicians are from Gujarat. The state has given India plenty of politicians over time. These politicians have helped not only the country, but the world as well. These include:

    • Mahatma Gandhi: One of the most famous activists and politicians of India of all time, Gandhi was born in Gujarat. Along with being a freedom fighter, he was a writer, philosopher, and lawyer. He is also known as the ‘father of the nation’.
    • Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel is another notable freedom fighter and a lawyer. 
    • Narendra Modi, the current Prime Minister of India, and Amit Shah, the current home minister of India, are both from Gujarat.
  • Morarji Desai, India’s highest civil award winner, was also from Gujarat.
  • Dadabhai Naoroji was another famous leader from Gujarat.

Sportspersons

There are a lot of sports personalities from Gujarat. The first names that come to the mind when one thinks about sports persons from Gujarat are Ajay Jadeja and Farokh Engineer. Other sportspersons from the state include Ravindra Jadeja, Parthiv Patel, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Cheteswar Pujara, Munaf Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, and Axar Patel. Sportspersons from other sports include:

  • Diana Edulji, who was the captain of the first Indian women’s cricket team.
  • Ankita Raina, who is the number one tennis singles player in India.

These are some famous sports personalities of Gujarat, who have made our country proud.

Celebrities

Many celebrities, such as actors, actresses, singers, filmmakers, music directors, poets, and film producers are from Gujarat. Some of the most famous names are:

  • Paresh Rawal is a famous actor from Gujarat. 
  • Aruna Irani, Alia Bhatt, Parveen Babi, and Prachi Desai are notable for their acting.
  • Amit Trivedi, Alka Yagnik, Bhoomi Trivedi, Darshan Raval, Selim Suleman, and Himesh Reshammiya are some of the celebrities from the field of music from Gujarat, who are very popular names.
  • Sanjay Leela Bansali and Farah Khan are famous for their direction of movies.
  • Mallika Sarabhai is one of the most famous dancers.
  • Salil Desai, Adil Mansoori, and Kavi Kant are some famous poets and novelists.
  • Freddie Mercury, also known as Farookh Bulsara, the rock icon and lead singer of the world-famous band Queens, had Gujarati roots.

Industrialists

Gujarat has given many successful industrialists over time. Some of them are:

  • Ajim Premji, the founder of Wipro. 
  • Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, the founder of the world-famous Tata Group.
  • Mukesh Ambani, and Anil Ambani, from the Reliance group.
  • Uday Kotak is also another important name in India’s banking sector.

Other Sectors

There are many more famous personalities from Gujarat. For example, Vikram Sarabhai from Gujarat was one of the most famous scientists in India. He is also known as the ‘Father of India’s Space Program’. Sam Pitroda is a telecommunication engineer known for the telecommunication and IT revolution in India. He was the one to help Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi bring the computing age to India.

Conclusion

Gujarat is the ninth largest state of India as far as population is concerned. There are several celebrities from Gujarat, as well as sportspersons, politicians, leaders, freedom fighters, singers, industrialists, and many more.