This is a list of notable persons of the Marathi Buddhist community worldwide. Marathi Buddhists are mainly Ambedkarite Buddhists, who are followers of B. R. Ambedkar. Marathi Buddhists constitute more than 77% of the total Buddhist population in India.
Academics Narendra Jadhav, economist, educationist and author Shankarrao Kharat, Vice Chancellor of BAMU Aurangabad Prof Dr Adv Sunil Baliram Gaikwad , Author, Editor, educationist, Bhalchandra Mungekar, economist and author Sharmila Rege, sociologist, feminist scholar and author of Writing Caste, Gender Anand Teltumbde, scholar, writer and civil rights activist Sukhadeo Thorat, economist and author
Businesspeople Milind Kamble, national president of Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dr Sunil Baliram Gaikwad, Founder Bhimalaya Ayurveda Pvt ltd Kalpana Saroj (born 1961), entrepreneur and a Tedx speaker
Entertainers Sambhaji Bhagat, Singer, Shahir Siddharth Jadhav, actor Bhalchandra Kadam, actor, comedian Pandharinath Kamble, actor and comedian Abhijeet Kosambi, singer Vaishali Made, singer Adarsh Shinde, singer and musician Prahlad Shinde, singer Vitthal Umap, singer Somnath Waghmare, documentary filmmaker and researcher
Lawyers
B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956), jurist, barrister, and first Law and Justice Minister of India Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (born 1916), Governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh B. R. Gavai (born 1960), 52nd Chief Justice of India B. C. Kamble (born 1919), jurist and lawyer Prof. Dr.Adv.Sunil Baliram Gaikwad (born 19 June 1970) Advocate Supreme Court of India
Politicians Anandraj Ambedkar, political activist Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, MP Yashwant Ambedkar, MLC Ramdas Athawale, MP and state minister of India Pritamkumar Shegaonkar, state minister of Maharashtra Rajkumar Badole, MLA and Social Justice and Assistance Minister, Maharashtra Sanjay Bansode, state minister of Maharashtra Sharad Bansode, Member of Parliament Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, Governor of Odisha Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare, Governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh Bhaurao Gaikwad, Member of Parliament Eknath Gaikwad, MP and state minister Sunil Gaikwad, Member of Parliament Varsha Gaikwad, Member of Parliament (Former School Education Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra) Prakash Gajbhiye, Member of MLC R. S. Gavai, Governor of Bihar And Kerala, Member of the parliament, Former Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council Rajendra Gavai, political activist Chandrakant Handore, state minister of Maharashtra Ramratan Janorkar, Mayor of Nagpur N. M. Kamble, Indian politician Jogendra Kawade, cabinet minister, and Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly B. D. Khobragade, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Sulekha Kumbhare, minister Avinash Mahatekar, State Minister of Maharashtra Laxman Mane, political activist Waman Meshram, President Of Bahujan Kranti Morcha Nitin Raut, cabinet minister and MLA Dadasaheb Rupwate, politician Tukaram Shrangare, Union Minister For State For Communications Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare, Member of Parliament Nashikrao Tirpude, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik, Member of Parliament for Bhandara and Buldhana Mukul Wasnik, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment
Sportspeople Mona Meshram, Cricketer Avinash Sable, Athlete Pravin Tambe, Cricketer
Writers and activists Savita Ambedkar (1909–2003), social activist and writer Baburao Bagul, writer and poet Dr Sunil Baliram Gaikwad, Social activist and writer Datta Bhagat, author Suresh Bhat (1932–2003), poet Raja Dhale (1940–2019), social activist and writer Namdeo Dhasal (1949 2014), social activist and writer Laxman Gaikwad, novelist Arun Kamble, writer and social activist Namdeo Kamble, writer, social worker, journalist and teacher Uttam Kamble, journalist and author Vaman Kardak, poet and playwright Shankarrao Kharat, writer and member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Sharankumar Limbale, author Yashwant Manohar, poet and writer Keshav Meshram, poet Bhau Panchbhai, Poet, Writer and Activist Gangadhar Pantawane, Writer, Reviewer and Ambedkarite thinker Dagdu Maruti Pawar, Writer and Poet Pradnya Daya Pawar, Poet and Fiction Writer Urmila Pawar, Writer and Activist Sampat Ramteke, Social Worker
See also
List of Buddhists Marathi Buddhists List of converts to Buddhism List of American Buddhists
References