List of Kashmiri people

This is an incomplete list of notable persons of Kashmiri origin.

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Activists

• Ataullah Shah Bukhari, Indian freedom struggle activist.
• Amanullah Khan (JKLF) co- founder of JKLF and an activist.
• Parveena Ahanger, co-founder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.
• Parvez Imroz, Kashmiri human rights lawyer and a civil rights activist.
• Mushtaq Pahalgami, Social Activist, Environmentalist, President Himalayan Welfare Organization, Pahalgam
• Khurram Parvez, Kashmiri human rights activist.
• Sanaullah Amritsari, Indian freedom struggle activist and co-founder of Jamia Millia Islamia
• Shehla Rashid, Political and civil rights activist.
• Ayub Thakur, (1948 – 2004) Kashmiri political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM).

Administrators, diplomats, bankers and jurists

• Amitabh Mattoo (1962– ), Vice Chancellor, Jammu University, thinker & writer, Padma Shri awardee
• Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir 1953 to 1964.
• Baseer Ahmad Khan (1958- ), Advisor to Governor and Former Divisional Commissioner Kashmir.
• Birbal Dhar (early 19th century), invited Maharaja Ranjit Singh to Kashmir
• Braj Kumar Nehru (1909–2001), ambassador of India to the United States (1961–1968) and Governor of Assam (1968–1973)
• Durga Prasad Dhar (1918–1975), ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, and politician
• Farah Pandith (1969– ), U.S. State Department Special Representative
• Farooq Abdullah, former Cabinet Minister and Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
• Farooq Khan, ex IPS, credited with creating JKP SOG.
• Ghulam Nabi Azad (1949 born), politician and former CM of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Haidar Malik, Kashmiri administrator of the Mughals
• Haji Gokool Meah, industrialist and businessman in Trinidad and Tobago
• M. L. Madan, Veterinarian, Scientist, Administrator.
• Masood Khan, Career Diplomat and President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir[
• Markandey Katju, (1946-), Former Judge at the Supreme Court of India
• Masud Choudhary (1944-2022), Prominent educator, social reformer and former administrator vice-chancellor.
• Mehraj Mattoo (1961– ), British Investment Banker, Economist, Harvard Fellow
• Mirza Pandit Dhar, Kashmiri during the rule of Azim Khan
• Mohan Lal (1812–1877), diplomat in the First Anglo-Afghan War, and writer
• Neel Kashkari (1973– ), Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability in the US Treasury
• P. K. Kaul (1929-2007), ambassador of India to the United States (1986–1989)
• Purushottam Narayan Haksar (1913–1998), political strategist
• Rafiq Ahmad Pampori (born 1956), Islamic scholar, author and the former Principal of the Government Medical College, Srinagar.
• Rameshwar Nath Kao (1918–2002), first chief of the Research and Analysis Wing, India's intelligence agency (from 1969 to 1977)
• Sameera Fazili, Kashmiri American attorney and community development finance expert who is a deputy director of the National Economic Council in the Biden administration.
• Shah Faesal IAS topper (2009), youth icon, politician
• Sheikh Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982), Leader of the National Conference, Prime Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir after its accession to India in 1947.
• T.N. Kaul (1913–2000), ambassador of India to USA (1973–1976), Soviet Union & Iran. Foreign Secretary, Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
• V. N. Kaul Comptroller and Auditor General of India (2002-2008).
• Tej Bahadur Sapru (1875–1949), lawyer, political and social leader during the British Raj
• Triloki Nath Khoshoo (1927–2002), secretary of the Department of Environment in the Indira Gandhi Government, and environmentalist
• Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990), ambassador of India to the United States (1949–1952), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1953), politician, sister of Jawaharlal Nehru
• Zafar Choudhary Journalist, author, policy analyst, and practitioner of peace-building.
• Zaffar Iqbal Manhas writer, poet, social activist and Pahari politician hailing from Jammu and Kashmir.

Armed forces

• Brij Mohan Kaul, commanded the Indian forces in the Sino-Indian War
• Colonel Anil Kaul, VrC, Indian Army
• Mahendra Nath Mulla
• Mohammed Amin Naik, Major General Indian Army
• Mushaf Ali Mir, Air Chief Marshal (1947–2003) Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force (2000–2003)
• S. K. Kaul (1934– ), Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force, former Chief of Air Staff (1993–1995)
• Tahir Rafique Butt, Air Chief Marshal is the current Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force (2012 -)
• Tapishwar Narain Raina (1921–1980), [Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1975–1978)

Authors and poets

• Abdul Ahad Azad, Kashmiri poet
• Agha Shahid Ali, (1949-2001) Poet
• Amin Kamil (1924-2014), Kashmiri poet & short story writer
• Ata ul Haq Qasmi, Urdu-language Poet, playwright and columnist.
• Basharat Peer (1977– ), author
• Bhamaha Poet of kavyalankara
• Bilhana, 11th century poet
• Chandrakanta (1938– ), novelist and short story writer
• Dina Nath Walli alias Al-mast Kashmiri (1908–2006), poet as well as renowned water color artist
• Fahad Shah, journalist
• Ghulam Ahmad (1885–1952), poet, better known by the pen name Mahjoor
• Ghulam Nabi Firaq (1922-), poet, writer and educationist
• Habba Khatun 16th century poet, known as Zoon (the Moon) because of her immense beauty
• Hakeem Manzoor (1937–2006) an Urdu writer, poet & administrator. He has written more than 15 books including Na Tamaam, Barf Ruton Ki Aag and Lahu Lamas Chinar.
• Haidar Malik (fl.1621 CE) Kashmiri administrator of the Mughals, known for writing Tarikh-i-Kashmir
• Hanifa Deen, Australian writer winner of New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethnic Affairs Commission Award of 1996.
• Hari Kunzru (1969– ), British novelist of Kashmiri descent
• Javaid Rahi (1970) Tribal researcher of national repute working on tribal Gujjar culture.
• Khalid Bashir Ahmad Writer and poet
• Khalid Hasan (1935–2009) writer, senior Pakistani journalist and diplomat.
• Krishna Hutheesing (1907–1967), author, and sister of Jawaharlal Nehru
• Madhosh Balhami, (1966-), poet known for his elegies for dead militants
• Mahmud Gami (1765–1855), composed a version of the story of Yusuf and Zulaikha
• Manju Kak, short story writer
• Maqbool Shah Kralawari (1820–1876), lyricist
• Marghoob Banihali, Kashmiri poet from Banihal, Kashmir.
• Meeraji (1912–1949) Urdu poet, lived the life of a bohemian and worked only intermittently
• Mirza Waheed British Novelist born and raised in Kashmir.
• Momin Khan Momin (1800–1851) poet known for his Urdu ghazals
• Moti Lal Kemmu (1933– ), playwright
• Muhammad Din Fauq (1877-1945) writer and first journalist of Kashmir.
• Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) Muslim poet and philosopher. Commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal
• Mullah Nadiri (fl.1420 CE) Kashmiri poet of Persian-language, known for writing Tarikh-i-Kashmir
• Nayantara Sahgal (1927– ), Indo-Anglian writer, novelist
• Nyla Ali Khan, Professor, writer, granddaughter of Sheikh Abdullah.
• Pamposh Bhat, (1958– ), author and environmentalist.
• Rasul Mir, also known as the John Keats of Kashmir.
• Rehman Rahi, Kashmiri poet
• Rahul Pandita, Kashmiri author and journalist.
• Rudrata poet
• S.L. Sadhu (1917–2012), Scholar, Professor, poet, writer, folklorist and Historian
• Saadat Hasan Manto (1912–1955), short story writer, member Progressive Writers' Movement
• Salman Rushdie (1947– ), British-Indian novelist and essayist
• Santha Rama Rau (1923– 2009), travel writer
• Sheikh Showkat Hussain (1954– ), author and political analyst
• Tanha Ansari (1914 – 1969), poet
• Vishnu Sharma author of panchtantra
• Zinda Kaul (1884–1965), poet, also known as Masterji
• Zulfiqar Naqvi Urdu poet and English lecturer, from Mendhar Tehsil, Jammu and Kashmir

Businesspeople and industrialists

• Farooq Kathwari (born 1944), American businessman, CEO of Ethan Allen
• Haji Gokool Meah, Trinidadian and Tobagonian industrialist, philanthropist, and cinema magnate
• Jamim Shah, Nepali businessman, known as Cable King of Nepal

Philosophers and historians

• Abhinavagupta, (ca. 950–1020), Kashmiri philosopher, mystic and aesthetician
• Ahmad Hasan Dani (1920–2009), intellectual, archaeologist, historian, linguist
• Anandavardhana (820–890), philosopher and author of the Dhvanyaloka
• Bhaskara, writer on the Kashmir Shaivism
• Bhatta Kallata, a Shaivite thinker
• Gopi Krishna (1903–1980), writer and mystic
• Prem Nath Bazaz Kashmiri politician, scholar and author
• Jonaraja (15th century), historian and poet
• Kalhana (12th century), historian and author of Rajatarangini
• Kalidasa (most likely 5CE) classic Sanskrit author
• Kshemaraja (10th century), philosopher and a disciple of Abhinavagupta
• Kumarajiva (4th n 5 century CE), Buddhist scholar in China
• Lalleshwari (1320–1392), saint-poet
• Prajna Bhatta (16th century), historian
• Shrivara (15th century), historian
• Somananda (875–925) a teacher of Kashmir Shaivism
• Subhash Kak (1947– ), writer, philosopher, and computer scientist
• Utpaladeva, a teacher of Kashmir Shaivism
• Vasugupta (860–925), author of the Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta

Politicians

• Abdul Ghani Lone (1932–2002), lawyer, politician and founder of the People's Conference
• Abid Hassan Minto Pakistani lawyer and politician
• Agha Shorish Kashmiri scholar, writer, debater, and leader of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam, figure of the freedom movement of undivided India
• Asiya Andrabi (1963), Chief Of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Kashmiri separatist leader
• Attique Ahmed Khan President and Prime Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
• Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad (1907–1972), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1953–1963)
• Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah, Politician, wife of Sheikh Abdullah
• Birbal Dhar leader in the Kashmiri resistance to Afghan rule in the early 19th century
• Birbal also Maheshdas Bhat (1528–1586), the Grand Vizier (Wazīr-e Azam) of the Mughal court in the administration of Emperor Akbar
• Deepa Kaul (1944– ), former minister, social worker and human rights defender
• Firdous Tak, former Member of Legislative Council
• G. M. Saroori former minister of Jammu and Kashmir for mechanical engineering and Road and building (R&B)
• G. N. Ratanpuri (1954–), Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from J&K National Conference
• Ghulam Ahmad Ashai, educator, reformer, a founder of the University of Kashmir
• Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1964–1965), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–1971)
• Ghulam Mohammad Shah (1920–2009)), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1984–1986)
• Ghulam Nabi Azad (1949– ), former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
• Hashim Qureshi, (1953–), Chairman Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Liberation Party
• Hina Pervaiz Butt, Pakistani politician and MLA.
• Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), Prime Minister of India, daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru
• Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister of Pakistan
• Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964), first Prime Minister of independent India
• Kailash Nath Katju (1887–1968), freedom fighter, lawyer, participated in INA trials, former governor, chief minister of several Indian states, cabinet minister under Jawaharlal Nehru
• Khalid Ibrahim Khan, Politician
• Col. Khan Muhammad Khan, member of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly from 1934 to 1946. Chairman War Council of Azad Jammu & Kashmir in 1947 and then member Defence Council.
• Khan Muhammad Khan of Mong
• Khawaja Asif MNA Sailkot PML-N
• Khawaja Saad Rafique Pakistani Minister of Railways
• Khurshid Hasan Khurshid, First elected President of Azad Kashmir (1924-1988)
• Khwaja Shams-ud-Din (1922–1999), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1963–1964)
• Kiran Imran Dar, MNA of National Assembly of Pakistan
• Maqbool Bhat (1938–1984), co-founder of the JKLF Party
• Masarat Alam Bhat, Separatist leader
• Mazhar Ali Azhar (1895–1974) one of founders, leader of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam, political figure in the history of Sub-Continent
• Mehbooba Mufti (1959– ), female politician, member of the 14th Lok Sabha. Mirza Mehboob Beg succeeded her and got elected to the 15th Lok Sabha.
• Mirza Afzal Beg (d.1982) was the first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and was the Founder of All Jammu and Kashmir Plebiscite Front.
• Mirza Mehboob Beg (1949-), former Lok Sabha member for Anantnag and Cabinet Minister in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly twice and Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council once.
• Mohammad Farooq Shah (d. 1990), chairman of the Aawami Action Committee
• Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, (1929– ), former governor of Bihar and of Madhya Pradesh, State Railway Minister
• Mohammad Yasin, British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament
• Motilal Nehru (1861–1931), Indian independence activist, president of the Indian National Congress
• Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (1936– 2016), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (2002–2005)
• Muhammad Abdul Qayyum Khan President and Prime minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
• Muzaffar Hussain Baig (1946– ), Deputy Chief Minister, Finance Minister, Law Minister, Tourism Minister of Jammu & Kashmir (2002–2008)
• Nasir Aslam Wani, Provincial President JKNC and former Home Minister of Jammu & Kashmir
• Nawaz Sharif (1949– ), former Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed (born 1957) is a member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. He was created a life peer on the recommendation of Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998.
• Neel Kashkari (1973- ), American banker and politician
• Omar Abdullah (1970– ), former Chief Minister Jammu And Kashmir, member of the 14th Lok Sabha, son of Farooq Abdullah
• Peer Mohammed Hussain (1941- ), former Minister of State Jammu and Kashmir and founding member of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party.
• Qurban Hussain (born 27 March 1956 in Kotli, Azad Kashmir) is a British–Pakistani Liberal Democrat politician and life peer.
• Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991), Prime Minister of India, son of Indira Gandhi, grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru
• Ram Chandra Kak (1893–1983), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during 1945–47 and an archaeologist
• Sadiq Ali (1952– ), politician, poet, writer, and environmentalist
• Saifuddin Kitchlew (1888–1963), freedom fighter and politician
• Saifuddin Soz (1937– ), long-time member of the Parliament of India, former Union Minister of Environment & Forests, former Minister of Water Resources, President JKPCC
• Sakina Itoo, former minister of social welfare and tourism department.
• Sardar Ibrahim Khan, (1915 – 2003), founder and first President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
• Shabana Mahmood, British Labour Party politician and barrister. Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham.
• Shabir Shah (1953– ), Founder of the Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party. Known as Nelson Mandela of Indian Administered Kashmir
• Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan.
• Sheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1948–1953), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1975–1977, 1977–1982)
• Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad Ex Federal Information Minister Pakistan
• Sheila Kaul (1915– ), former Indian governor and cabinet minister, social reformer, and educationist
• Sher Ahmed Khan, Guerrilla fighter and also served as the President of Azad Kashmir
• Syed Ali Shah Geelani (1929– ) Member Jamait-e-Islami, Founder and Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat J&K, Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference
• Syed Mir Qasim, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1971–1975)
• Usman Dar, politician of PTI from Sialkote
• Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990) Indian diplomat and politician. Sister of Jawaharlal Nehru
• Zarah Sultana British Labour Party politician who and the Member of Parliament

Royalty

• Avantivarman, King of Kashmir
• Didda, Ruler of Kashmir
• Durlabhaka-Pratapaditya II
• Durlabhavardhana, founder of Karkota dynasty
• Lalitaditya Muktapida, emperor of Kashmir (724–760)
• Sankaravarman, King of Kashmir
• Shah Mir, founder of Shah Mir Dynasty
• Ghazi Shah Chak, founder of Chak Dynasty
• Zayn al-Abidin the Great, Sultan of Kashmir
• Sikandar Shah Miri, Sultan of Kashmir
• Yousuf Shah Chak, Sultan of Kashmir
• Habba Khatoon, Queen Consort of Kashmir

Saints, mystics and philosophers

• Kashyapa, one of the Saptarishis
• Bhai Balu Hasna, a Udasi mystic and saint
• Bhai Almast, a Udasi mystic and saint
• Somananda, Shaivite mystic and saint
• Bhagwan Gopinath, a mystic and saint
• Bhatta Kallata, Shaivite scholar
• Lal Ded, a Shaivite saint
• Swami Lakshman Joo, a scholar of Kashmir Shaivism

• Rupa Bhawani, a mystic and saint
• Baba Shadi Shaheed, a Sufi Saint
• Hamza Makhdoom, a Sufi mystic, scholar and spiritual teacher
• Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, a Sufi saint and poet
• Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali, a Sufi saint who belonged to the Rishi order

Scholars and educationists

• Ahmad Hasan Dani (1920–2009), Pakistani intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and prolific linguist
• Aga Syed Yousuf, (1904-1982) was a Kashmiri religious scholar and leader of Shia Muslims. He founded the influential Anjuman-e-Sharie organization.
• Balajinnatha Pandita (1916–2007), Sanskrit scholar, expert on Kashmir Shaivism
• Braj Kachru (1932– ), researcher in English linguistics
• Charaka medicinal science scholar
• Hakeem Ali Mohammad (1906–1987), Unani Medicine scholar, physician expert on Unani Medicine
• Ismat Beg mathematician, known for his work on Multiple-criteria decision analysis, and fixed point (mathematics).
• Jaishree Odin, post-modern literary theorist, professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Hawaii
• Kailas Nath Kaul (1905–1983), botanist, agricultural scientist, agronomist, and educationist
• Nyla Ali Khan, Professor, writer, granddaughter of Sheikh Abdullah.
• Nazir Ahmad Qasmi (1 June 1965 –), Grand Mufti of the Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah in Kashmir.
• Omkar N. Koul (1941–2019), researcher in linguistics, language education, communication, and comparative literature
• Patañjali, compiler of the Yoga Sūtras, a collection of aphorisms on Yoga practice
• Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi, Islamic scholar and founder of Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah
• Ravinder Kumar (1933–2001), historian
• Salman Rushdie - Fiction writer and academic
• Samsar Chand Kaul (1883-1977), teacher, author and ornithologist of Kashmir
• Sushruta medical science
• Vatesvara scholar of trigonometry
• Vijay Vaishnavi - Researcher and scholar in the computer information systems field

Separatist leaders and militants

• Afzal Guru, convict in 2001 Delhi parliament attack
• Ashfaq Majeed Wani
• Ashiq Hussain Faktoo, Pro-Pakistan militant leader
• Ashraf Sehrai Former Chairman of Hurrirat Conference
• Asiya Andrabi
• Burhan Wani, former commander and militant of Hizbul Mujahideen
• Farooq Ahmed Dar, former militant and current chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
• Masarat Alam
• Maqbool Bhat, co-founder of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
• Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
• Mohammad Abbas Ansari, a Kashmiri separatist, ex-chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference
• Muhammad Ahsan Dar, founder and ex Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen
• Syed Ali Shah Geelani
• Sayeed Salahudeen, the head of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, pro-Pakistan Kashmiri separatist militant organisation operating in Kashmir.
• Yasin Malik, president of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
• Zakir Rashid Bhat, commander of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind

Sportspeople

• Abid Nabi, (1985- ), once regarded as fastest bowler in India
• Amjad Khan, (21 August 1966) Kashmiri-born-American former cricketer.
• Aadil Manzoor Peer, International ice stock sport Athlete.
• Adil Rashid, English Cricketer
• Adil Nabi, Footballer
• Afaq Raheem, a first-class cricketer
• Aleem Dar, International cricket Umpire
• Amad Butt, Pakistani Cricketer
• Asif Dar, boxer
• Awais Zia, Pakistani Cricketer.
• Ghulam Mohammed Baksh Butt, Pakistani wrestler of Kashmiri origin, undefeated wrestling champion of “British India” during colonial rule. Also known as “The Great Gama” and “Rustam-e Hind” (Greatest of the South Asia Subcontinent).
• Haroon Rasheed Dar (1953– ), former Pakistani cricketer.
• Ikram Butt first Muslim and South Asian to play rugby for England.
• Imran Arif Pakistani-born English first-class cricketer
• Imtiaz Abbasi Pakistani born Emirati international cricketer
• Inam Butt Wrestler, gold medalist for Pakistan at Commonwealth Games 2010 and 2018
• Iqra Rasool (2000-), cricketer
• Mehrajuddin Wadoo (1984– ), member of the India national football team and East Bengal FC
• Moeen Ali English Cricketer
• Munir Dar, Member of Pakistan National hockey Team
• Nauman Anwar Pakistani Cricketer
• Nida Dar, Pakistani cricketer
• Nooh Dastgir Butt, weightlifter, Gold medalist for Pakistan at Commonwealth Games 2022
• Parvez Rasool (1989 -) first Kashmiri cricketer to play for India national cricket team
• Salman Butt former Pakistan test captain
• Sana Mir (1986– ), female Pakistani cricketer and captain of the Pakistan women's team
• Sikandar Raza Pakistani-Zimbabwean Cricketer
• Suresh Raina, cricketer
• Tabarak Dar Pakistani-born cricketer who played for Hong Kong
• The Great Gama, wrestler
• Umran Malik Indian cricketer
• Usman Khawaja, Pakistani-Australian cricketer
• Usama Mir Pakistani cricketer
• Vivek Razdan (1967– ), member of the Indian Cricket Team
• Yahya Butt (1962-2022), Pakistani bodybuilder, 3 times Gold Medallist at Mr. Asia bodybuilding championship]

Visual and performing artists

• Aamir Bashir, actor
• Abhay Sopori, Santoor player, composer & musician
• Abid Kashmiri, actor
• Aditya Dhar, director
• Ahad Raza Mir, Pakistani actor
• Ali Azmat, Musician
• Alia Bhatt, actress, singer, producer & entrepreneur
• Alla Rakha, actor
• Angira Dhar, actress
• Anupam Kher, actor
• Anwar Shemza (1928–1985) artist and writer in Pakistan, later in UK. Published Urdu novels, poetry and plays
• Asrar (musician), singer-songwriter
• Asif Raza Mir, Pakistani actor
• Bansi Kaul, theater director
• Bhajan Sopori, Santoor player
• D.K. Sapru (1916–1979), actor
• Emmad Irfani, model/actor
• Farhan Saeed, actor
• Ghulam Hassan Sofi (1932–2009) singer and harmonium player
• Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz, proponent of Kashmiri SufiMusic
• Ghulam Nabi Sheikh, singer and composer
• Ghulam Rasool Santosh (1929–1997), painter
• Hina Khan, television & film actress
• Ilyas Kashmiri, actor
• Iqbal Kashmiri, film director
• Iqbal Khan,actor
• Katrina Kaif actress
• Kshmr Indian American DJ with Kashmiri ethnicity
• Khalid Abbas Dar, artist
• Khawaja Khurshid Anwar (1912–1984) filmmaker, writer, director and composer
• Kiran Kumar, actor
• Kunal Khemu, actor
• Leenesh Mattoo, actor
• Malika Pukhraj (1912–2004), highly popular Ghazal and folk singer in Pakistan
• Mani Kaul (1950–2011), Film Maker
• Manohar Kaul, painter
• MC Kash Kashmiri hip hop artist
• Mekaal Hasan, Pakistani musician and record producer, leader and composer for Mekaal Hasan Band
• Mir Sarwar, Bollywood actor
• Mohit Raina, actor
• Mohit Suri, film director
• Muhammad Younis Butt Pakistani screenwriter
• Muneeb Butt, Pakistani actor
• Mushtaq Kak (1961– ), theatre director
• Neerja Pandit, singer, Kashmiri Folk Music, Hindi Film & Television Music
• Omkar Nath Dhar (Jeevan), actor
• Jaan Nissar Lone, Bollywood Composer,director & singer
• Osman Khalid Butt, actor
• Pran Kishore, Kashmiri drama writer
• Priya Raina, actor, singer, voice artist
• Priti Sapru, actor
• Pushkar Bhan, Padamashree, a radio actor & drama writer
• Qazi Touqeer (1985– ), singer in Kashmiri and Hindi languages
• Raj Begum, singer
• Raj Zutshi, Bollywood & TV Actor
• Ratan Parimoo (1936– ), art historian and painter
• Reyhna Malhotra, actress
• Samina Peerzada, Pakistani television and film actress, director
• Sandeepa Dhar, actor
• Sanjay Suri, actor
• Śārṅgadeva 13th century, Musicologist, also known as Father of Indian Music
• Shaheer Sheikh, actor from Bhaderwah, Doda District of J&K
• Soni Razdan TV actor and director
• Shadi Lal Koul (1954–2020), Kashmiri actor
• Vibha Saraf Singer

Journalists

• Aamir Peerzada, award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker.
• Aarti Tikoo Singh, assistant editor in The Times of India, conflict and international affairs writer and former reporter
• Altaf Qadri, Photojournalist working with the Associated Press
• Gharida Farooqi, television host and anchorperson.
• Hamid Mir, award-winning journalist, columnist and an author.
• Kamran Yousuf, Freelance Kashmiri photojournalist
• Nidhi Razdan, award-winning television journalist.
• Qazi Shibli, journalist and editor of The Kashmiryat.
• Masrat Zahra, freelance Kashmiri photojournalist.
• Rahul Pandita, Kashmiri author and journalist.
• Sajjad Haider, journalist and editor of Kashmir Observer.
• Shujaat Bukhari (25 February 1968 – 14 June 2018), veteran Kashmiri journalist and the founding editor of Rising Kashmir
• Yusuf Jameel Veteran Kashmiri journalist known for his coverage of Kashmir conflict.
• Fahad Shah, journalist, founder and editor of The Kashmir Walla.

Other

• Faizan Arif, J&K's first recognized independent weatherman, columnist, and founder of Kashmir Weather.

See also

• List of people from Jammu and Kashmir