This is the list of notable people from Jammu and Kashmir.
Academics, science and technology
G. M. Bhat, geologist and professor Tirath Das Dogra former director, AIIMS, New Delhi, 2007-9, Forensic expert Ved Kumari Ghai, Padma Shri and Nari Shakti Puraskar recipient, Sanskrit Scholar and social worker Lalit Gupta, art historian Subhash Kak, American computer scientist Vijay Mahajan, American marketing professor from Jammu Amitabh Mattoo, thinker and professor Anusha Shah, civil engineer Vishwamurti Shastri, Sanskrit scholar Sudhir Kumar Sopory former Vice Chancellor JNU Delhi Sonam Wangchuk, engineer, innovator and education reformist
Administration and police
Masud Choudhary, ex IPS officer Shah Faesal, first IAS topper from Kashmir V. N. Kaul, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Padma Bhushan Abdul Rashid Khan, IPS, Ex Inspector General of Police and Member State Human Rights Commission. Farooq Khan, ex IPS, politician, advisor Kewal Kumar Sharma, ex IAS officer and advisor to Governor Shesh Paul Vaid, IPS officer
Visual artists
Ghulam Rasool Santosh, painter Dina Nath Walli, painter
Musicians MC Kash, rapper KRSNA, rapper and actor Kshmr, electronic dance music artist Baabarr Mudacer, rapper Malika Pukhraj, singer Alla Rakha, musician Vibha Saraf, singer Shivkumar Sharma, musician Bhajan Sopori, musician
Medicine
Hakeem Ali Mohammad Unani Physician.
Defence forces
Ajay Singh Jasrotia, Sena Medal recipient, Kargil War Chewang Rinchen, double MVC recipient Bana Singh, PVC recipient General Bikram Singh, ex Chief of Army Staff Rajinder Singh, first MVC recipient Nirmal Chander Vij, ex Chief of Army Staff Nazir Ahmad Wani, Ashoka Chakra recipient
Film, stage and television people
Anjali Abrol, film actress Raj Singh Arora, television actor Aamir Bashir, actor Praneet Bhat, actor Rahul Bhat, actor Vidhu Vinod Chopra Aditya Dhar, film director and lyricist Sandeepa Dhar, actress Zain Khan Durrani actor, poet Sana Dua, model Aly Goni, television actor Sidhant Gupta, actor Vidyut Jamwal, actor Jeevan, actor Mushtaq Kak, actor and theatre director Sanjay Kak, documentary filmmaker Siddharth Kak, television producer and presenter Ekta Kaul, television actress Kanchi Kaul, actress Sumit Kaul, actor Hina Khan, television actress Mohammed Iqbal Khan, actor Mushtaq Khan actor, writer, producer Kunal Khemu, actor Anupam Kher, actor Kiran Kumar, actor Raaj Kumar, film actor Reyhna Malhotra, television actress Leenesh Mattoo, television actor Wasim Mushtaq, television actor Om Prakash, character actor Abrar Qazi, actor K. K. Raina, actor, director M. K. Raina, actor, theatre director Mohit Raina, actor RJ Rafiq Radio Jockey, EMCEE, Actor Priya Raina, actor, singer, voice artist Mukesh Rishi, actor Vineet Raina, actor K. L. Saigal, singer and actor Tej Sapru, actor Mir Sarwar, actor, former model Loveleen Kaur Sasan, television serial actress Mir Sarwar, actor Nitin Sharma, model Shaheer Sheikh, television actor Sunder, actor Sanjay Suri, actor Qazi Touqeer, singer Zaira Wasim, former film actress Rajendranath Zutshi, film actor
Journalism and media
Shujaat Bukhari Sajjad Haider, journalist and editor of the Kashmir Observer Yusuf Jameel, veteran Kashmiri journalist, known for his coverage of Kashmir conflict Altaf Qadri, photojournalist working with the Associated Press Nidhi Razdan, newscaster Qazi Shibli, journalist and editor of The Kashmiryat Asif Sultan, journalist and editor in chief of the Kashmir Narrator Kamran Yousuf, photojournalist Masrat Zahra, freelance photojournalist
Law and justice
Adarsh Sein Anand, ex Chief Justice of India Parvez Imroz, human rights activist and lawyer Mehr Chand Mahajan, ex Chief Justice of India Bilal Nazki, ex Chief Justice of Orissa and Chairman of Human Rights Commission of Bihar T. S. Thakur, ex Chief Justice of India
Literature
Javaid Rahi Researcher, poet and critic Agha Shahid Ali, poet and finalist for National Book Award of United States in 2001 Rafiq Anjum, poet, researcher, poet og Gojri and Urdu Rehman Rahi Kashmiri poet, and critic Bashir Bhadarwahi, writer, educationist, poet Moti Lal Kemmu, Kashmiri writer and social worker Habba Khatun, 16th-century poet, known as "Nightingale of Kashmir" Lalleshwari, poet-saint Hakeem Manzoor, writer, poet Farooq Nazki, poet, broadcaster and media personality Basharat Peer, author and scriptwriter Padma Sachdev, poet, novelist, first modern women poet of Dogri language Ali Mohammad Shahbaz, writer, poet Deen Bandhu Sharma, writer Nilamber Dev Sharma, first publication in English about Dogri literature Ram Nath Shastri, known as "Father of Dogri" as he brought Dogri language at national level, Dogri poet Jitendra Udhampuri, writer
Politics
Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah, current Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Sheikh Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mirza Afzal Beg (d.1982) was the first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Surinder Kumar Choudhary, is the Current and first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir UT Mirza Mehboob Beg (1949-), politician. He is Former Member of Parliament from Anantnag Altaf Bukhari, former Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Abdul Rashid Dar Chairman of J&K Legislative Council and MLA, MLC Prem Nath Dogra, founder of Praja Parishad Party Shah Faesal, Independent politician, founder of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement. Peer Mohammed Hussain, former Minister of State and co founder of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party Sakina Itoo, former Social Welfare And Tourism Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Wali Mohammad Itoo, former Speaker of J&K Legislative Assembly Mohammad Aslam Kohli, political leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Member Parliament Sringar, Ex Minster of JK legislative assembly, Ex MLA Budgam Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, former Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Syed Mir Qasim, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir G. M. Saroori, former MLA Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. and former Home Minister of India Sunil Sharma, former MLA Karan Singh, ex Sadar-e-Raiyasat Firdous Tak, former MLC
Religion
Banda Singh Bahadur Alhaj Ghulam Qadir Ganipuri Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi Showkat Ahmed Shah Mohammad Anwar Shopiani Faizul Waheed
Royalty
Zayn al-Abidin the Great, Sultan Ghazi Shah Chak, Sultan Yousuf Shah Chak, Sultan Habba Khatoon, Queen Consort Shah Mir, Sultan Sikandar Shah Miri, Sultan Gulab Singh, Maharaja Virendra Mohan Dar, Maharaja Hari Singh, Maharaja Karan Singh, Maharaja Pratap Singh, Maharaja Ranbir Singh, Maharaja
Social activists
Parveena Ahanger, cofounder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) Mushtaq Pahalgami, social activist, environmentalist
Sports
Ishfaq Ahmed, Indian football team Danish Farooq Bhat, Indian footballer plays as midfielder for real Kashmir team Manzoor Dar, Indian cricketer Gul Dev, Winter Olympian Nadeem Iqbal, Winter Olympian Ranveer Jamwal, mountaineer, climbed Everest 3 times, has climbed the highest peaks of all 7 continents Shubham Khajuria, cricketer Arif Khan, Winter Olympian Umran Malik, J&K cricketer, played IPL through Sunrisers Hyderabad Mithun Manhas, Indian Premier League player Aadil Manzoor Peer, international ice stock sport athlete, web developer Samay Raina, chess player, YouTuber, streamer Iqra Rasool, Indian cricketer Parvez Rasool, first J&K cricketer to represent India in International cricket Rasikh Salam, Indian Premier League player Abdul Samad, J&K cricketer, played IPL through Sunrisers Hyderabad Mohammad Sarfaraz, international ice stock sport athlete Chain Singh, J&K's first Olympian, Asian Games 2014 Bronze Medal winner in shooting Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Indian Football team
Other
Faizan Arif, J&K's first recognized independent weatherman, columnist, and founder of Kashmir Weather.
See also List of Kashmiri people List of Indians by state