Bunt (), also spelled 'Bant' in former English usage, is an Indian warrior-class community
The complete list of Bunt Surnames in alphabetical order is:
A – Adappa, Adasu, Adyanthaya, Arasa, Ariga, Athikari, Ajila, Ajri, Alva, Athre, Attara
B – Banga, Ballala, Bangara, Bhandary, Banta, Bant, Bari, Bhoja, Bythani, Bunnala, Binnage, Brana, Budale
C – Chowta / Chauta
D – Dore
G – Gambhira, Gujaran
H – Hegde, Horuva
K – Kava, Kadamba, Kajava, Kakwa, Kambali, Kanthiva, Kanjava, Karyal, Kayya, Kille, Konde, Kothari, Kudre, Kundahegde, Kundade, Kottari
M – Mada, Manava, Manaae, Mana, Mardi, Marla, Marala, Maddala, Menda, Mallala, Malli, Marthe, Melanta, Menava, Menda, Mugayya, Mudya, Mukkala, Munda (Mundera)
N – Naadava, Nonda, Nayara, Nanaya, Nayaga.
P – Pala, Paradi, Padyar, Pakkala, Palae, Pandyi, Payyade, Payyahegde, Payyani, Pegde, Pergade, Punja, Puvani
R – Rai, Raja
S – Shetty, Samani, Santa, Samanta, Sankaya, Semita, Senava, Servegara, Sheba, Sheka, Sooda, Sorapa, Sulae
T – Tanjiva, Tholara
V – Vala, Varma
Academia H. S. Ballal, Pro-Chancellor Manipal University and philanthropist
Film and culture
Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress Aishwarya Rai, Bollywood actress Anup Bhandari, Director, Music Director, Lyricist, Singer & Actor Nirup Bhandari, Actor Aishani Shetty, actress Suniel Shetty, Bollywood actor Athiya Shetty Ahan Shetty, Indian actor Pooja Hegde, Tollywood actress Anushka Shetty, Tollywood actress Srinidhi Shetty, Sandalwood actress Rakshit Shetty, Sandalwood actor Dayanand Shetty, Indian TV actor Roopesh Shetty, Tulu cinema actor Rishab Shetty, Kannada Cinema Abhilash Shetty, Kannada director & actor Shamita Shetty, Indian actress Yagna Shetty, Kannada Cinema Gurukiran, Singer Bhoomi Shetty, Sandalwood actress Krithi Shetty actress Raj B. Shetty, Kannada director & actor Avantika Shetty, actress Dheekshith Shetty, actor M. B. Shetty, indian stuntman. Rohit Shetty, actor, director, producer Hriday Shetty, film director Kavya Shetty, actress Likith Shetty, actor Megha Shetty, actress Neha Shetty, actress Neetha Shetty, actress Niranjan Shetty, actor Nitya Shetty, actress Rahul Shetty, dancer Reshma Shetty, British actress Sanam Shetty, actress Sanchita Shetty, actress Sandeep Shetty, actor Shweta Shetty, German pop singer Sini Shetty, actress Vajrang Shetty, actor Varuna Shetty, actress Yagna Shetty, actress Kartik Shetty, actor
Music Sandeep Chowta, music director Shweta Shetty, Indian-born German pop singer Ganesh Hegde, Indian singer and bollywood composer
Art Sudarshan Shetty, sculptor Kayyara Kinhanna Rai, Author Jay Shetty, British author and life coach
Business A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), founder of Vijaya Bank B. R. Shetty, CMD New Medical Centre, billionaire and Padma Shri awardee R. N. Shetty, CMD RNS Infrastructure and hereditary administrator of Murudeshwara Shiva Temple Muthappa Rai, Indian businessman, former mafia don Shashi Kiran Shetty, founder of Allcargo Logistics, Chairman of Gati Ltd Bhaskar Shetty, hotelier in the Middle East Ajit Shetty, is a Belgian businessman. He was chairman of the board of directors of Janssen Pharmaceutica Manmohan Shetty, founder of Adlabs Imagica, India's first & only Theme Park Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty, former chairman of Vijaya Bank V. P. Shetty, chairman of JM Financial, former chairman and md of IDBI Bank, Canara Bank, UCO Bank Devi Shetty, billionaire, founder and chairman of Narayana Health Akshatha Shetty, entrepreneur and founder of Makers Bar, a thought-leadership and entrepreneur storytelling platform. Law Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty, judge of the Supreme Court of India and Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court N. Santosh Hegde, judge of the Supreme Court of India and Lokayuktha (ombudsman) of Karnataka state Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty, former judge Supreme Court of India Kedambadi Jagannath Shetty, former judge High Court of Karnataka
Medicine Devi Shetty, renowned cardiac surgeon Shantharam Shetty, orthopaedic surgeon Dinker Belle Rai, Indian American surgeon
Scientists Belle Monappa Hegde, physician, author, educationist and Padma Bhushan awardee Kullal Chickappu Naik, authority on horticulture, first vice-chairman of University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore B. Vithal Shetty, American scientist, known for developing the drug Metalozone Kalidas Shetty, food scientist and professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst Vittal Rai, Indian scientist Nikhil Shetty, network scientist and researcher with a PhD from University of California, Berkeley Journalists Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian independence activist and writer K. K. Shetty, freedom fighter (He was the editor of Navayuga for a short period).
Religious Leaders Veerendra Heggade, hereditary administrator of the Dharmasthala Temple, Jain philanthropist. Ratnavarma Heggade, former hereditary administrator of the Dharmasthala Temple, Jain philanthropist and legislator.
Sports Ashish Ballal, former captain of indian field hockey and Arujna awardee Anand Shetty, Indian athlete, known as "Flying Bunt" Chirag Shetty, Indian Badminton Player Satheesha Rai, Indian Weightlifter, olympian, Arjuna awardee Shodhan Rai, international bodybuilder and ekalavya awardee Pooja Shri Shetty, Indian Karateka Ashwini Akkunji, Indian athlete Vikrant Shetty, Indian origin Emirati cricketer Bravish Shetty, Indian cricketer Sanil Shetty, Indian table-tennis player.
Military People Dinesh Chandra Bhandary, Vir Chakra awardee
Politicians Gopal Shetty, Indian politician Ramanath Rai, Indian politician. B. Nagaraja Shetty, politician. B. Subbayya Shetty, MLA from Suratkhal constituency. K. K. Shetty, Member of Parliament. Brijesh Chowta, Member of Parliament. Y. Bharath Shetty, MLA from Mangalore City North constituency. Harish Poonja, MLA from Belthangady constituency. U. Rajesh Naik, MLA from Bantwal constituency. Ashok Kumar Rai, MLA from Puttur constituency. Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament. Gururaj Shetty Gantihole, MLA from Byndoor constituency. Gurme Suresh Shetty, MLA from Kapu constituency. Dinakar Keshav Shetty, MLA from Kumta constituency. Adhur Shanker Alva, Member of Parliament. I. M. Jayarama Shetty, Member of Parliament. Raj Nayak , Melbourne, Australian Politician. Madhuri Balimane Nayak, Melbourne, Australian Kho-Kho World Cup player 2025 Team.
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