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This is a list of the notable alumni of the University of Mumbai, one of the largest universities in the world, and its affiliated colleges.
| Name | Class Year | Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avinash Dixit | John J. F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics Emeritus at Princeton University | ||||
| G.S. Maddala | 1957 | M.A. in Statistics | American economist and mathematician | ||
| Daya Bai | MSW | Social activist | |||
| Homi K. Bhabha | BA | Elphinstone [note 1] | Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of English and American Literature and Language, and director of the Humanities Center, Harvard University | ||
| M. N. Srinivas | Ph.D. | Elphinstone | Professor Emeritus at Delhi University; Pioneering social anthropologist and sociologist | ||
| G. S. Ghurye | BA; MA | Elphinstone | Professor Emeritus & HOD at University of Bombay; Founder of The Bombay School (Sociology) | ||
| Indira Viswanathan Peterson | BA (English Literature) | Indologist | |||
| Jagdish Bhagwati | BA | Sydenham [note 3] | University Professor of Economics at Columbia University | ||
| Klaus Klostermaier | 1969 | Ph.D. | Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba, scholar of Indian Studies | ||
| Madhav Das Nalapat | academic, columnist, and UNESCO Peace Chair | ||||
| Madhav Sadashiv Gore | 1942 | Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University and Padma Bhushan awardee | |||
| Pandurang Vaman Kane | Indologist and Sanskrit scholar and former Vice-Chancellor of University of Mumbai | ||||
| Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar | 1862 | Oriental scholar and social reformer, first batch graduate, later vice-chancellor | |||
| M. N. Srinivas | BA; MA; PhD | St. Xavier's | historian |
| Name | Class Year | Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homai Vyarawalla | first woman photojournalist of India, Padma Vibushan awardee | ||||
| Samarth Singh | former Times of India writer, foreign affairs blogger, Spain India Council Foundation [24] [25] | ||||
| Sucheta Dalal | business journalist | ||||
| Thrity Umrigar | journalist and author |
| Name | Class Year | Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satish Nambiar | St. Xavier's | Force Commander and Head of Mission of the United Nations Protection Force; Lieutenant General of the Indian Army | [4] |
| Name | Class Year | Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iskander Mirza | did not graduate | Elphinstone [note 1] | 1st President of Pakistan | ||
| John Samuel Malecela | 1959 | B.Com. | 6th Prime Minister of Tanzania | ||
| Morarji Desai | Wilson [note 5] | 4th Prime Minister of India | |||
| Muhammad Ali Jinnah | 1st Governor-General of Pakistan | ||||
| Pratibha Patil | 1963 | Government Law College | 12th President of India | [26] |
| Name | Class Year | Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oswald Gracias | St. Xavier's | Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Bombay | [4] | ||
| Simon Pimenta | St. Xavier's | Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay | [4] | ||
| Virchand Gandhi | Jain scholar and lawyer known for representing Jainism at the first World Parliament of Religions, Chicago 1893 |
| Name | Class Year | Degree | College | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi | 9th Raja of Aundh State | ||||
| Karni Singh | PhD | St. Xavier's | titular Maharaja of Bikaner State | [4] | |
| Udaybhansinhji Natwarsinhji Jethwa | BA | last Maharaja of Porbandar State | [ citation needed ] |
| Name | Affiliation | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anuradha Misra | professor and head of department of physics | physicist | [49] |
| Asaf Ali Asghar Fyzee | Principal and Perry Professor of Jurisprudence in Government Law College | writer and diplomat | |
| Mohanlal Lallubhai Dantwala | professor and head of department of economics | Indian independence activist, agricultural economist, academic and writer |
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