Kolhapur, Maharashtra

1. Nanda (1939)

Actress

Known for her roles in such Hindi films as Joroo Ka Ghulam and Ittefaq, this popular actress won a 1960 Filmfare Award for her supporting role in Anchal.

2. Aniket Jadhav (2000)

Soccer Player

Forward who has gained fame for his play in India's top flight I-League, including for Indian Arrows. He signed with the club in 2017 while on loan from Jamshedpur FC. 

3. Manoj Patil (1992)

Bodybuilder

Professional bodybuilder who is known for competing in the IFBB Pro League in the Physique category. He is best recognized for having won the Mr. India Men's Physique Overall Championship...

4. Virdhawal Khade (1991)

Indian Swimmer

Freestyle and butterfly swimmer who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, becoming the youngest Olympic swimmer in India's history.

5. Suresh Wadkar (1954)

Indian Singer

Playback singer known for his work in Marathi, Hindi, and Bhojpuri films. He has lent his voice to award-winning films like "Mee Sindhutai Sapkal".

6. Amrita Shinde (1975)

Cricketer

Amrita Pratapsinh Shinde is a former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India. She is a right-hand batsman who bowls leg-breaks and googlies. She has played one Test...

7. Anshuman Joshi (1995)

Indian Actor

Anshuman Joshi is a Marathi actor. He started his career with Marathi movie Shala Marathi. He had also acted in Marathi plays.

8. Bhanu Athaiya (1929)

Indian Fashion Designer

Bhanu Athaiya née Rajopadhye is Indian cinema's most well-regarded costume designer having worked in over 100 films since the 1950s with noted filmmakers like Guru Dutt Yash Chopra Raj...

9. Ayub Sheikh (1934)

Indian Cricketer

Ayub Sheikh was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Maharashtra. He was born in Kolhapur. Sheikh made a single first-class appearance for the side during...

10. Kailash Patil (1987)

Indian Footballer

Kailash Patil is Indian football player playing for club ONGC FC

11. Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik (1934)

Indian Politician

Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Kolhapur constituency of Maharashtra as Independent Candidate. He was a member of the Nationalist...

12. Nivedita Sambhajirao Mane (1963)

Indian Politician

Mane Nivedita Sambhajirao is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. She represents the Ichalkaranji constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party political...

13. Sangram Atitkar (1988)

Cricketer

Sangram Diliprao Atitkar is an Indian cricketer who plays for Maharashtra in domestic cricket. He is a right-hand middle-order batsman and right-arm off break bowler.

14. Bharati Vaishampayan (Unknow)

Indian Musician

Dr. Bharati Vaishampayan is a Hindustani Classical Vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana and the current Dean and Head of Department of Music at Shivaji University.

15. Abhay Ashtekar (1949)

Indian Physicist

Abhay Vasant Ashtekar is an Indian theoretical physicist. He is the Eberly Professor of Physics and the Director of the Institute for Gravitational Physics and Geometry at Pennsylvania State University....

16. Anuja Patil (1992)

Cricketer

Anuja Patil is a cricketer from Maharashtra played in Twenty20 Internationals for India.

17. Balasaheb Desai (Unknow)

Indian Politician

Balasaheb Desai famously known as Loknete Balasaheb Desai. He was a leading politician and social worker from Maharashtra India. He held important positions in Maharashtra State Government as home minister...

18. Tejaswini Sawant (1980)

Indian Sport Shooter

Tejaswini Sawant is an Indian shooter from the Maharashtrian city of Kolhapur. She belongs to a Maratha family. Her father Ravindra Sawant was an officer in the Indian Navy....

19. Arun Kolatkar (1932)

Indian Writer

Arun Balkrishna Kolatkar was a poet from Maharashtra India. Writing in both Marathi and English his poems found humor in many everyday matters. His poetry had an influence on...

20. R K Joshi (Unknow)

Academic Type Designer And Calli

Professor R K Joshi was born 1936 in Kolhapur Maharashtra India. He died 5 February 2008 in San Francisco USA. He was an academic type designer and calligrapher. He designed...

21. Sagarika Ghatge (1986)

Actress

Sagarika Ghatge is an Indian film actress best known for her debut role as Preeti Sabarwal in the Bollywood movie Chak De! India.

22. Nikhil Kadam (1994)

Indian Professional Footballer

Nikhil Kadam is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Pune F. C. in the I-League.

23. Satej Patil (1972)

unknow

Satej Dyandeo Patil is the current Minister of State for Home Rural Development Food & Drugs Administration of Maharashtra state in central India. He is a leader of the...

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