List of people from Maharashtra
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This is a list of famous and notable people from Maharashtra, India. This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity.

Arts

Business and Industry

• Anil Ambani
• Dhirubhai Ambani
• Mukesh Ambani

Literature

Movies

Directors

• Raj Kapoor, Actor and Director

Actors

• Amitabh Bachchan, Actor
• Aamir Khan
• Dev Anand
• Dilip Kumar
• Salman Khan
• Shahrukh Khan
• Shashi Kapoor

Actresses

• Aishwarya Rai
• Kajol
• Manisha Koirala
• Meena Kumari
• Nutan
• Preity Zinta
• Tabu

Music

• Kishore Kumar, Bollywood Playback singer
• Zakir Hussain, Tabla maestro
• Zubin Mehta , Composer and Performer
• Mohammad Rafi
• Lata Mangeshkar
• Asha Bhosle

Politics

• Chagan Bhujbal
• Sharad Pawar, NCP
• Sushilkumar Shinde, chief minister of Maharashtra
• Datta Meghe, NCP
• Sagar Meghe, BJP
• Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo

Science

Religion

• Samartha Ramdas Swami
• Sant Tukaram
• Sant Namdeo

Sports

• Sachin Tendulkar, Cricket
• Sunil Gavaskar, Cricket
• Ajit Agarkar, Cricket

Others

See also: List of people by India state

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