List of Bengalis

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This article provides lists of famous and notable Bengali people, from India or Bangladesh, or people with Bengali ancestry.

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[edit] Academics


[edit] Actors and actresses

[edit] Artists

[edit] Economists

[edit] Entrepreneurs

[edit] Filmmakers

[edit] Head of major organizations

[edit] Intellectuals and social reformers

Roquia Sakhawat Hussain was a pioneer in women's education
  • Bagha Jatin, a Bengali Indian revolutionary philosopher against British rule.
  • Shri Aurobindo, Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru
  • Ram Mohan Roy, রাজা রামমোহন রায় - founder of the Brahmo Samaj
  • Roquia Sakhawat Hussain, বেগম রোকেয়া - prolific writer, important Women's right activist and social worker
  • Debendranath Tagore দেবেন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর - was an active Brahmo, and was against sati, idol worship
  • Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ঈশ্বর চন্দ্র বিদ্যাসাগর - responsible for introducing major reforms in the educational system and was Women's right activist
  • Keshub Chunder Sen কেশব চন্দ্র সেন - intellectual and a noted religious reformer
  • Sivanath Sastri শিবনাথ শাস্ত্রী - an important intellectual
  • Nasreen Pervin Huq, Prominent Women's Rights Activist
  • Muhammad Shahidullah, famous educationist, writer, polyglot, philologist and linguist
  • Zohra Begum Kazi, First Bengali Muslim female Doctor

[edit] Journalists and news reporters

  • Fareena Alam - named Media Professional of the Year by Islamic Relief and was named Media Professional of the Year at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards.
  • Swapan Dasgupta - journalist

[edit] Musicians

[edit] Political figures

[edit] Sportsperson

Brojen Das was the first Asian to swim across the English Channel

[edit] Religious figures

[edit] Scientists & Engineers

[edit] Writers

Further information: List of Bengali language authors and Bengali Writers : An Alphabetical List
Rabindranath Tagore is the first Asian Nobel laureate

[edit] See also

Bengal portal
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