This is a list of some of the notable people either born or brought up in Jharkhand state, India.

Award winners

Padma Bhushan

Padma Shri

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

Jharkhand Gaurav Samman

Nari Shakti Puraskar

Academics

Authors

Bureaucrats

Business and industry

Cinema and theatre

Actors

Actresses

Cinematographer / Choreographers

Directors / Producers

Music / playback singers / Lyricist / Poet

Freedom fighters and revolutionaries

Journalism

Jurists and Lawyers

Medical

Gallantry Awards winner

Poetry

Politics

Activist

Governors of other states

Chief Minister

  • Bhagwat Jha Azad - Chief Minister of Bihar from 14 February 1988 to 10 March 1989; born at Kasba village at Mehrama in Godda district
  • Raghubar Das - former chief minister of Jharkhand
  • Bindeshwari Dubey - Chief Minister of Bihar from 12 March 1985 to 14 February 1988; was involved in a Trade Union Movement in Chotanagpur collieries and industries since 1944; played an important role in the nationalization of collieries in India, specially in Jharkhand; was 6 term MLA from Bermo constituency in Bokaro District and MP from Giridih in Jharkhand
  • Binodanand Jha - Chief Minister of Bihar from February 1961 to October 1963
  • Madhu Koda - former chief minister of Jharkhand
  • Babulal Marandi - first Chief Minister of Jharkhand born in Giridih P.S Tisri P.O Chandouri
  • Arjun Munda - born in Jamshedpur, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.
  • Krishna Ballabh Sahay - ex-Chief Minister of Bihar
  • Hemant Soren - currently Chief Minister of Jharkhand
  • Shibu Soren - former chief minister of Jharkhand

Cabinet minister

Other

Religion

Rulers

Social service

Sports

Archery

  • Komalika Bari
  • Mangal Singh Champia - Indian archer, who won multiple medals in several International event, including Asian Games.
  • Deepika Kumari - Indian athlete who competes in archery status, currently ranked number 1 in the world.
  • Madhumita Kumari - won the Silver Medal Asian Games 2018 in the Women's compound archery team event.
  • Laxmirani Majhi
  • Purnima Mahato - won the Indian national archery championships and a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

Boxing

Cricket

Association football

Hockey

Lawn bowls

Mountaineering

Others

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