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Deshastha Brahmins form a major sub-caste of Brahmins in the states of Maharashtra and parts of Karnataka in India.
The following is a list of prominent Deshastha Brahmins organized by occupational fields:
Industry
- Gururaj Deshpande, founder of Sycamore Networks.
- Padma Bhushan Bhalchandra Digambar alias Abasaheb Garware, Founder of Garware Industries and philanthropist
- M.S. alias Baburaoji Parkhe, founder Parkhe Group
- Vikram Pandit, current CEO of CITIgroup, US based world's largest bank
- Sudha Kulkarni-Murthy, social activist, first woman mechanical engineer of india, and wife of Infosys founder Mr.Narayan Murthy
Early scholars, writers and poets
- Bhāskara II (1114–1185), mathematician
- Dnyaneshwar, writer of Amrutanubhav and Dnyaneshwari (a critical discourse on Bhagavath Gita)
- Bahinabai, Pathak famous for folk devotional songs
- Ramdas, writer of Dasbodh and Manache Shlok 1600s
- Saraswati Gangadhar, writer of Gurucharitra
- Bhavabhuti
- Mukteshwar
- Shridhar
- Mahipati 1700s
- Sant Eknath
Medicine
- Dr. Govindrao Sadashivrao Gade, Famous Medical Practitioner From Vidarbha Region who was honoured with the title Raosaheb by the then Govt.
Modern writers, poets and journalists
- Indira Sant,(born 1914) poet
- Shirish Atre-Pai,(born 1929), writer and poet
- Raja Badhe (1912–1977), poet and songwriter
- G D Madgulkar, poet, writer, Modern Valmiki of India
- G. A. Kulkarni, writer of several offbeat books
- Datta Raghunath Kavthekar, renowned Marathi novelist
- Pralhad Keshav Atre, former editor of Maratha daily newspaper and poet
- Babasaheb Purandare, historian
Social work
- Dada Dharmadhikari
- Prahlad Keshav Atre alias Acharya Atre
- Nanaji Deshmukh,
- Nana Dharmadhikari
- Baba Amte
- Dr Prakash Amte and Dr Mandakini Amte - 2008 Magsaysay Award winners
- K. B. Hedgewar, founder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
Sports
- Rahul Dravid, cricketer
- Sunil Joshi, cricketer
- Nilesh Kulkarni, cricketer
- Raju Kulkarni, cricketer
- Shubhangi Kulkarni, cricketer
- Praveen Thipsay, chess grandmaster
- Dhawal Kulkarni, cricketer
Historic (rulers, adminstrators and soldiers)
- Dadoji Kondadev - 1600s - Administrator of Pune Jahagir of Shahaji Raje Bhosale.
- Moropant Pingle -1600s - 'Peshwe' in Shivaji Maharaj's Asthapradhan mandal
- Bapuji Mudgal Deshpande- Military officer in Shivaji Raje's Army
- Chimanaji Deshpande-Military officer in Shivaji Raje's Army
- Ramchandra Pant Amatya- Amatya, writer of Adnyapatra, Founder of Bawadekar Sansthan
- Pantpratindhi- rulers of Aundh Sansthan (princely state)
- Pantsachiv- rulers of Bhor Sansthan (princely state)
- Sir Madhava Rao Thanjavurkar (1829–1891) - Diwan of Travancore from 1857 to 1872. A Thanjavur Marathi.
- Thanjavur Subha Rao, Diwan of Travancore in the 1830s.
- T. Ananda Rao (1852–1919), Indian administrator. Diwan of Mysore from 1909 to 1912. Son of Sir T. Madhava Rao.
- V. P. Madhava Rao (1850–1934), Indian administrator. Diwan of Mysore from 1906 to 1909 and Baroda from 1910 to 1913.
- Tantya Tope (1814–1859), General in Peshwa's Army. Known as Ablest General who fought in First War of Indian Independence (1857)
Politics
- Shivaram Rajguru, - (1908–1931) Indian revolutionary
- B. S. Moonje - Hindu Mahasabha leader
- Keshav Rao Koratkar, political, social and educational reforms in princely State of Hyderabad.
- Ram Kapse former BJP MP and Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (2004–2006)
- Raghunath Vinayak Dhulekar, Member of Parliament, Jhansi(1952), Speaker, Vidhan Parishad, Uttar Pradesh(1958)
- Madhu Dandavate Member of Socialist Party, Former Railways & Finance minister of India
- Manohar Joshi, Chief Minister of Maharashtra State(1995–1999) and Speaker of Lok Sabha (2001–2004)
- Pramod Mahajan, former BJP MP and Telecommunications Minister of India
- Ram Naik, former BJP MP and Railway Minister of India
- Sharad Joshi, Farmer's Movement leader, member of Rajya Sabha
- Shripat Amrit Dange, Leader of Communist Party in India
Saints
- Dnyaneshwar (1275–1296) marathi saint, poet, philosopher and a yogi of Nath tradition.
- Samarth Ramdasa 17th-century Hindu saint from Maharashtra, who was a devotee of Lord Rama and the spiritual guru of Shivaji
- Eknath (1533–1599)
- Bahinabai(1628–1700)
- Narasimha Saraswati (1378–1458)
- Swami Samarth He is from the tradition of several sages in the Dattatreya sampradaya
Music
- Bal Gandharva, singer and famous actor of Marathi Theatre
- Pt. Bhimsen Joshi (1922–2011), khayal singer of the Kirana Gharana and Bharat Ratna awardee
- Dr. Prabha Atre
- Dr Vasantrao Deshpande
- Dr. Pandit Chandrakant Sardeshmukh, Sitar player
- Sawai Gandharva, singer
- Rahul Deshpande
- Vamanrao Deshpande
- Satyashil Deshpande
Law
- Y.V.Chandrachud, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India
Government officers
- N. Vittal, former Chief Vigilance Commissioner, Government of India
- Smt. Durgabai Deshmukh, Member, Planning Commission
Cinema and theatre
- Bal Gandharva(Narayan Shripad Rajhans) - Legendary actor from Marathi stage. Famous for doing female part in musical dramas.
- C. Ramchandra alias Anna Chitalkar (1918–1982), Hindi and Marathi film music director
- Sonali Kulkarni Bollywood, Marathi movie and theatre actress
- Gayatri Joshi model and Bollywood actress (Swades)
- Atul Kulkarni Bollywood & Marathi movie actor. Recipient of four National Awards for acting
- Sadashiv Amrapurkar actor from Marathi theatre and Marathi and Hindi movies
- Mrinal Dev-Kulkarni, actress from Marathi theatre, movies and serials
- Rahul Deshpande Painter, Illustrator, Designer
- Mamta Kulkarni, Bollywood movie actor
- Sonali Bendre, Bollywood Actress
- Anusha Dandekar, MTV VJ
- Tara Deshpande, Bollywood Actress
- Amruta Khanvilkar, Mrathi Actress
- Urmila Kanetkar
- Mukta Barve