List of Bengalis

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This article provides lists of famous and notable Bengali people in the Indian subcontinent, people with Bengali ancestry, and people who speak Bengali as their primary language.

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Monarchs

Pala Dynasty

Chronological order

Chandra Dynasty

Deva Dynasty

Ilyas Shahi dynasty (1352–1414)

NameReignNotes
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah 1352–1358Became the first sole ruler of whole Bengal comprising Sonargaon, Satgaon and Lakhnauti.
Sikandar Shah 1358–1390Killed in battle with his son and successor, Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah 1390–1411Patron of the first recorded Bengali poet Shah Muhammad Saghir
Saifuddin Hamza Shah 1411–1412
Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah 1435–1459
Rukunuddin Barbak Shah 1459–1474
Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah 1474–1481Patron of Bengali poet Zainuddin
Nuruddin Sikandar Shah 1481
Jalaluddin Fateh Shah 1481–1487

House of Ganesha

Hussain Shahi dynasty (1494–1538)

NameReignNotes
Alauddin Hussain Shah 1494–1518His witnessed a remarkable development of Bengali literature.
Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah 1518–1533
Alauddin Firuz Shah 1533
Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah 1533–1538

Other

A 19th century sketch of Isa Khan, a Muslim Rajput leader of Bengal. Isa Khan.jpg
A 19th century sketch of Isa Khan, a Muslim Rajput leader of Bengal.

Nobel laureates

Academics

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Abdul Malik was Pakistan's first cardiologist.


Actors and entertainers

Khalil Ullah Khan earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Gunda in 1976. Khalil11.jpg
Khalil Ullah Khan earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Gunda in 1976.

Artists and designers

Bharat Ratna

List of Indian Citizen Bengalis

Bloggers / media artists

Business and industry

Billionaires

Business leaders

Entrepreneurs

Sahitya Akademi Award

Cartoonists / comics creators

Cinematographers

Criminals

Dadasaheb Phalke Award winners

Diplomats

Economists

In 1994, Saifur Rahman was elected governor of the golden jubilee conference of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Madrid, Spain. M. Saifur Rahman.jpg
In 1994, Saifur Rahman was elected governor of the golden jubilee conference of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Madrid, Spain.

Fellows of the Royal Society

Fictional characters

Filmmakers

Ri Chakraborty

Grammy winners

Journalists

Bangladesh

India

America

United Kingdom

Pakistan

Qatar

Uganda

Law

Magicians

Musicians

Bangla rock

Bangladeshi film industry

Bollywood

Classical and folk musicians

Hindi rock

Western

Military

Bangladesh

India

Other

Padma Vibhushan

Politicians

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A. K. Fazlul Huq
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950.jpg
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
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Khaleda Zia
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Sheikh Hasina Wazed

Bangladesh

British India

Nawab Syed Shamsul Huda was a patron, and donated immensely towards education for the Muslim students of Bengal during a difficult period. Syed Shamsul Huda (Nawab,1913).jpg
Nawab Syed Shamsul Huda was a patron, and donated immensely towards education for the Muslim students of Bengal during a difficult period.
Abul Kalam Azad was India's first Minister of Education, and his birthday is now recognised as National Education Day across the country. Abul Kalam Azad 1.jpg
Abul Kalam Azad was India's first Minister of Education, and his birthday is now recognised as National Education Day across the country.

India

West Bengal

Assam

Bihar

Meghalaya

Other

Pakistan

United Kingdom

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Anwar Choudhury was the first non-white British person to be appointed in a senior diplomatic post. Anwar choudhury.jpg
Anwar Choudhury was the first non-white British person to be appointed in a senior diplomatic post.

Canada

United States of America

Other

I'tisam-ud-Din was the first educated Bengali and South Asian to have travelled to Europe. I'tisam-ud-Din.png
I'tisam-ud-Din was the first educated Bengali and South Asian to have travelled to Europe.

Ramon Magsaysay Award

Religion and spirituality

Swami Vivekananda in Bushnell Studio in San Francisco, 1900 Swami vivekanand old archive.jpg
Swami Vivekananda in Bushnell Studio in San Francisco, 1900

Brahmoism

Buddhism

Hinduism

Islam

Shah Ahmad Shafi in 2019 Shah Ahmad Shafi.jpg
Shah Ahmad Shafi in 2019
Ajmal Masroor was nominated for the Religious Advocate of the Year award at the 2013 & 2015 British Muslim Awards. Ajmal Masroor.jpg
Ajmal Masroor was nominated for the Religious Advocate of the Year award at the 2013 & 2015 British Muslim Awards.

Christianity

Other

Freedom Fighters and Revolutionaries

Science and technology

Seated (L to R): Meghnad Saha, Jagadish Chandra Bose, Jnan Chandra Ghosh. Standing (L to R): Snehamoy Dutt, Satyendranath Bose, Debendra Mohan Bose, N R Sen, Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee, N C Nag. M N Saha, J C Bose, J C Ghosh, Snehamoy Dutt, S N Bose, D M Bose, N R Sen, J N Mukherjee, N C Nag.jpg
Seated (L to R): Meghnad Saha, Jagadish Chandra Bose, Jnan Chandra Ghosh. Standing (L to R): Snehamoy Dutt, Satyendranath Bose, Debendra Mohan Bose, N R Sen, Jnanendra Nath Mukherjee, N C Nag.

Physicists

Biologists

Geologists

Chemists

Abdus Suttar Khan invented more than forty different alloys for commercial application in space shuttles, jet engines, train engines and industrial gas turbines. Suttar 006.jpg
Abdus Suttar Khan invented more than forty different alloys for commercial application in space shuttles, jet engines, train engines and industrial gas turbines.

Doctors and physicians

Mathematicians

Technologists

Architects, archaeologists and engineers

Social reformers and position holders

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG receiving the Thomas Francis Jr Medal in Global Public Health award from the University of Michigan (April 2016) Sir Fazle Hasan Abed receives Thomas Francis, Jr. Medal.jpg
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG receiving the Thomas Francis Jr Medal in Global Public Health award from the University of Michigan (April 2016)

Sports

Brojen Das was the first Bengali to swim across the English Channel. Brojen das.jpg
Brojen Das was the first Bengali to swim across the English Channel.

Administrators

Athletics

Archery

Badminton

Bodybuilding, boxing, rugby and wrestling

Chess

Cricket

Football

Hamza Choudhury playing for Leicester City F.C. in 2021. Hamza Choudhury 2021.jpg
Hamza Choudhury playing for Leicester City F.C. in 2021.

Golf and snooker

Gymnastics

Cycling and mountaineering

Shooting

Squash

Swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Writers

Rabindranath Tagore is the first Indian as well as Asian Nobel laureate. Rabindranath Tagore in 1909.jpg
Rabindranath Tagore is the first Indian as well as Asian Nobel laureate.
Al Mahmud is considered one of the greatest Bengali poets to have emerged in the 20th century. Al Mahmud.jpg
Al Mahmud is considered one of the greatest Bengali poets to have emerged in the 20th century.
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Hason Raja, mystical poet and songwriter

Chefs

See also

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