Medinipur, West Bengal
1. Ashok Dinda (1984)
Indian Cricketer
Considered one of the most efficient bowlers in the Indian Premier League, he has played internationally for India and domestically for teams like the Delhi Daredevils.
2. Prabodh Panda (1946)
Indian Politician
Prabodh Panda is an Indian politician. He is a leader of the Communist Party of India. He was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Midnapore constituency in West Bengal...
3. Rupchand Murmu (1947)
Indian Politician
Rupchand Murmu is an Indian politician and a member of the Communist Party of India political party. He was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 from Jhargram constituency...
4. Durga Charan Banerjee (1898)
Indian Politician
Durga Charan Banerjee was a Bengali speaking Indian jurist and a member of parliament of the first Lok Sabha.
5. Somenath Maity (1960)
Artist
Somnath Maity is an Indian artist known for his oil paintings of urban landscapes.
6. H. E. A. Cotton (1868)
Historian Author Politician
Sir Harry Evan Auguste Cotton CIE was a Liberal politician barrister administrator journalist historian and writer. His Calcutta Old and New first published in 1909 remains unsurpassed to this...
7. Nirala (1896)
Comedian
Nirala whose real name was Syed Muzaffar Husain Zaidi was a Pakistani comedian and film actor of the 1960s. He only appeared in Urdu films made in Pakistan. His first...
8. Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1896)
Indian Writer
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' was one of the most famous figures of the modern Hindi literature. He was a poet novelist essayist and story-writer. He also drew many sketches.
9. Sushmitha Singha Roy (1984)
Indian Heptathlete
Sushmitha Singha Roy is an Indian heptathlete. She had won a silver and a bronze medal for her respective category at the IAAF Asian Championships. Singha Roy qualified for the...
