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⚫ * ]আফতাব আহমেদ চৌধুরী - Cricketer: Widely judged to be one of Bangladesh's best batsmen
⚫ * ] - An Aggresive and the Most succesful ] captain, with 11,363 ODI runs, he is widely regarded as one of the Greatest Batsmen in ODI cricket ever/] awardee.
⚫ * ] - Bangladeshi cricketer, youngest centurian in test cricket.
*]- Former Test and ODI player for India, Fast bowler. *]- Former Test and ODI player for India, Fast bowler.
* ] প্রদীপ কুমার ব্যানার্জি - Footballer: was named Indian Footballer of the 20th Century by FIFA and received the ] Award in 1990 * ] প্রদীপ কুমার ব্যানার্জি - Footballer: was named Indian Footballer of the 20th Century by FIFA and received the ] Award in 1990
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*] - ] player, Temperamental Fast bowler *] - ] player, Temperamental Fast bowler
*] - Former Great India Footballer, ] awardee. *] - Former Great India Footballer, ] awardee.

⚫ * ] - An Aggresive and the Most succesful ] captain, with 11,363 ODI runs, he is widely regarded as one of the Greatest Batsmen in ODI cricket ever/] awardee.
* Poulami Ghatak, পৌলমী ঘটক - Table Tennis player * Poulami Ghatak, পৌলমী ঘটক - Table Tennis player
* ],ঝুলন গোস্বামী - ICC Women's Cricketer of the year 2007 * ],ঝুলন গোস্বামী - ICC Women's Cricketer of the year 2007
* ],চুনি গোস্বামী - Indian Football * ],চুনি গোস্বামী - Indian Football
⚫ * ]আফতাব আহমেদ চৌধুরী - Cricketer: Widely judged to be one of Bangladesh's best batsmen
⚫ * ] - Bangladeshi cricketer, youngest centurian in test cricket.
* ],ইশা গুহ English Women Cricketer * ],ইশা গুহ English Women Cricketer
*] - Former Indian Test Cricketer. *] - Former Indian Test Cricketer.
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Championship (1983, 1985, 1989) Championship (1983, 1985, 1989)
* ], The cricketer of Indian woman cricket team. * ], The cricketer of Indian woman cricket team.

* ], Bangladeshi Grandmaster * ], Bangladeshi Grandmaster
*] - Former ODI player, a Consistent performer in Bengal Cricket team. *] - Former ODI player, a Consistent performer in Bengal Cricket team.

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

Academics

Actors and actresses

Artists

Bureaucrats

  • A. H. M. Moniruzzaman a Bangladeshi career diplomat belonging to the Bangladesh Foreign Service, was the head of Bangladesh Mission to the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
  • Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, former state minister for planning, a political leader, an economist, a writer, civil servant from Bangladesh.

Award Winners

Nobel Laureates

Academy Award Winner

Grammy Awards Winner

Pulitzer Prize Winner

Bharat Ratna Recipients

Légion d'honneur recipients

Ramon Magsaysay Award Winner

The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an award designed to perpetuate his example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered Asia's Nobel Prize. The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government. The prize was created to commemorate Ramon Magsaysay, the late president of the Philippines.


  • Angela Gomes - Magsaysay Award in community leadership, 1999.
  • Satyajit Ray - Magsaysay awardee in Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1967.
  • Sombhu Mitra - Magsaysay awardee in Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1976.
  • Gour Kishore Ghosh - Magsaysay awardee in Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1981.
  • Ravi Shankar - Magsaysay awardee in Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1992.
  • Mahasweta Devi - Magsaysay awardee in Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1997.
  • Abdullah Abu Sayeed - Won in Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication arts, 2004.
  • Matiur Rahman - In Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication arts, 2005.

Economists

Entrepreneurs

Filmmakers

Head of major organizations

Intellectuals and social reformers

Journalists and news reporters

Military Leaders

Musicians

Political figures

Sportsperson

Brojen Das was the first Asian to swim across the English Channel
  • Sourav Ganguly - An Aggresive and the Most succesful Indian cricket team captain, with 11,363 ODI runs, he is widely regarded as one of the Greatest Batsmen in ODI cricket ever/Padma Shri awardee.
  • Subroto Banerjee- Former Test and ODI player for India, Fast bowler.
  • P.K. Banerjee প্রদীপ কুমার ব্যানার্জি - Footballer: was named Indian Footballer of the 20th Century by FIFA and received the Padma Shri Award in 1990
  • Dibyendu Barua, Indian chess grandmaster
  • Ritwik Bhattacharya - squash player
  • Gopal Bose - Former ODI Player for India
  • Utpal Chatterjee - Former India Cricketer.
  • Nirode Chowdhury - Former Test Cricketer for India/ Pace bowler.
  • Bula Choudhury,বুলা চৌধুরী - Swimmer:first woman to cross seven seas. She twice swam the English Channel.She was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1990.
  • Brojen Das ব্রজেন দাস)- Swimmer: first Asian to swim across the English Channel and the first person to cross it four times
  • Mouma Das,মৌমা দাস - Table Tennis player
  • Deep Dasgupta - Former Indian National Cricket Team Wicket-Keeper, played 8 Tests with a Century against England
  • Rumeli Dhar, The cricketer of Indian woman Cricket Team
  • Ashok Dinda - Indian cricket team player, Temperamental Fast bowler
  • Chuni Goswami - Former Great India Footballer, Padma Shri awardee.
  • Poulami Ghatak, পৌলমী ঘটক - Table Tennis player
  • Jhulan Goswami,ঝুলন গোস্বামী - ICC Women's Cricketer of the year 2007
  • Chuni Goswami,চুনি গোস্বামী - Indian Football
  • Aftab Ahmed Chowdhuryআফতাব আহমেদ চৌধুরী - Cricketer: Widely judged to be one of Bangladesh's best batsmen
  • Mohammad Ashraful - Bangladeshi cricketer, youngest centurian in test cricket.
  • Isa Guha,ইশা গুহ English Women Cricketer
  • Subrata Guha - Former Indian Test Cricketer.
  • Rani Hamid রাণী হামিদ) - Chess player: was awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1985 and won British Women's
  • Saradindu Mukherjee - Former India Cricketer
  • Enamul Hossain, Bangladeshi Grandmaster
  • Shailen Manna- One of the Greatest Footballer in India ever. Indian Footballer of the last century.Played in the olympic also
  • Gostho Pal,গোষ্ঠ পাল - Great Footballer.Member of the 1st Indian Team(MohunBagan)those who won the IFA shield against a British team in the pre independence period.Led the Mohunbagan Club successfully.
  • Niaz Morshed is a renowned chess player from Bangladesh. He is the first Grandmaster to emerge from South Asia.
  • Mohammad Rafique মোহাম্মদ রফিক - Cricketer: One of the Bangladesh's most senior and best players
  • Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi Grandmaster
  • Abdullah Al Rakib, Bangladeshi Grandmaster
  • Pankaj Roy - Former Indian Cricket Captain, he is best known for establishing the world record opening partnership of 413 runs, together with Vinoo Mankad, against New Zealand at Chennai, Padma Shri awardee.
  • Pranab Roy - Former Test Cricketer for India

Championship (1983, 1985, 1989)

Religious figures

Scientists & Engineers

  • Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya -was a Bengali entomologist and naturalist known for his pioneering work on social insects and the role of bacteria in metamorphosis.
  • Upendranath Brahmachari - Biologist: synthesized Urea Stibamine (carbostibamide) and used it in the treatment of Kala-azar (leishmaniasis), was a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.


  • Asima Chatterjee - noted for her work in the fields of organic chemistry and phytomedicine. Her most notable work includes those on vinca alkaloids, and the development of anti-epileptic and anti-malarial drugs.


  • Sandip Chakrabarti - A leading Indian astrophysicist,He wrote the first monograph on “Theory of Transonic Astrophysical Flows” (World Scientific Pub. Co., Singapore; 1990). Now a Senior professor at S.N. Bose National Centre where he is a Senior Professor
  • Anirvan Ghosh - A Renowned neuroscientist,His research has contributed to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate development of the mammalian brain


  • Abdus Suttar Khan - Chemist, inventor of alloys for use in commercial jets, U.S. fighter planes, gas turbines, train engines, and space shuttles
  • Fazlur Khan- One of the foremost structural engineers of the 20th century: Structural engineer and designer of Sears Tower, the tallest building in the USA





  • Prafulla Chandra Roy - Pioneer in the field of pharmaceutical and chemical works (discovered mercurous nitrite)

Writers

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

See also

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