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Bunt (/ˈbʌnt/), also spelled 'Bant' in former English usage, is an Indian warrior-class community

The complete list of Bunt Surnames in alphabetical order is:

A – Adappa, Adasu, Adyanthaya, Arasa, Ariga, Athikari, Ajila, Ajri, Alva, Athre, Attara

B – Banga, Ballala, Bangara, Bhandary, Banta, Bari, Bhoja, Bythani, Bunnala, Binnage, Brana, Budale

C – Chowta / Chauta

D – Dore

G – Gambhira

H – Hegde, Horuva

K – Kava, Kadamba, Kajava, Kakwa, Kambali, Kanthiva, Kanjava, Karyal, Kayya, Kille, Konde, Kothari, Kudre, Kundahegde, Kundade, kottari

M – Mada, Manava, Manaae, Mana, Mardi, Marla, Marala, Maddala, Menda, Mallala, Malli, Marthe, Melanta, Menava, Menda, Mugayya, Mudya, Mukkala, Munda (Mundera)

N – Naadava, Nonda, Nayara, Nanaya, Nayaga, Naik

P – Pala, Paradi, Padyar, Pakkala, Palae, Pandyi, Payyade, Payyahegde, Payyani, Pegde, Pergade, Punja, Puvani

R – Rai, Raja

S – Shetty, Samani, Santa, Samanta, Sankaya, Semita, Senava, Servegara, Sheba, Sheka, Sooda, Sorapa, Sulae

T – Tanjiva, Tholara

V – Vala, Varma

Academia

• H. S. Ballal, Pro-Chancellor Manipal University and philanthropist

Film and culture

• Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress
• Aishwarya Rai, Bollywood actress
• Aishani Shetty, actress
• Suniel Shetty, Bollywood actor
• Athiya Shetty
• Ahan Shetty, Indian actor
• Pooja Hegde, Tollywood actress
• Anushka Shetty, Tollywood actress
• Srinidhi Shetty, Sandalwood actress
• Rakshit Shetty, Sandalwood actor
• Dayanand Shetty, Indian TV actor
• Roopesh Shetty, Tulu cinema actor
• Rishab Shetty, Kannada Cinema
• Abhilash Shetty, Kannada director & actor
• Shamita Shetty, Indian actress
• Yagna Shetty, Kannada Cinema
• Gurukiran, Singer
• Bhoomi Shetty, Sandalwood actress
• Krithi Shetty actress
• Raj B. Shetty, Kannada director & actor
• Avantika Shetty, actress
• Dheekshith Shetty, actor
• M. B. Shetty, indian stuntman.
• Rohit Shetty, actor director,producer
• Hriday Shetty, film director
• Kavya Shetty, actress
• Likith Shetty, actor
• Megha Shetty, actress
• Neha Shetty, actress
• Neetha Shetty, actress
• Niranjan Shetty, actor
• Nitya Shetty, actress
• Rahul Shetty, dancer
• Reshma Shetty, British actress
• Sanam Shetty, actress
• Sanchita Shetty, actress
• Sandeep Shetty, actor
• Shweta Shetty, German pop singer
• Sini Shetty, actress
• Vajrang Shetty, actor
• Varuna Shetty, actress
• Yagna Shetty, actress
• Kartik Shetty, actor

Music

• Sandeep Chowta, music director
• Shweta Shetty, Indian-born German pop singer
• Ganesh Hegde, Indian singer and bollywood composer

Art

• Sudarshan Shetty, sculptor
• Kayyara Kinhanna Rai, Author
• Jay Shetty, British author and life coach

Business

• A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), founder of Vijaya Bank
• B. R. Shetty, CMD New Medical Centre, billionaire and Padma Shri awardee
• R. N. Shetty, CMD RNS Infrastructure and hereditary administrator of Murudeshwara Shiva Temple
• Muthappa Rai, Indian businessman, former mafia don
• Shashi Kiran Shetty, founder of Allcargo Logistics,Chairman of Gati Ltd
• Raj Shetty, founder and chairman of Ramee Group of companies
• Bhaskar Shetty, hotelier in the Middle East
• Ajit Shetty, is a Belgian businessman. He was chairman of the board of directors of Janssen Pharmaceutica
• Manmohan Shetty, founder of Adlabs Imagica, India's first & only Theme Park
• Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty, former chairman of Vijaya Bank
• V. P. Shetty, chairman of JM Financial, former chairman and md of IDBI Bank, Canara Bank, UCO Bank
• Devi Shetty, billionaire, founder and chairman of Narayana Health
• Dr. Reshma P. Shetty, co-founder and COO of Ginkgo Bioworks

Law

• Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty, judge of the Supreme Court of India and Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court
• N. Santosh Hegde, judge of the Supreme Court of India and Lokayuktha (ombudsman) of Karnataka state
• Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty, former judge Supreme Court of India
• Kedambadi Jagannath Shetty, former judge High Court of Karnataka

Medicine

• Devi Shetty, renowned cardiac surgeon
• Shantharam Shetty, orthopaedic surgeon
• Dinker Belle Rai, Indian American surgeon
• Rashmi Shetty, Indian dermatologist.

Scientists

• Belle Monappa Hegde, physician, author, educationist and Padma Bhushan awardee
• Kullal Chickappu Naik, authority on horticulture, first vice-chairman of University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
• B. Vithal Shetty, American scientist,known for developing Metalozone drug
• Kalidas Shetty,food scientist and professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Vittal Rai, Indian scientist

Journalists

• Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian independence activist and writer
• K. K. Shetty, freedom fighter (He was the editor of Navayuga for a short period).

Religious Leaders

• Veerendra Heggade, hereditary administrator of the Dharmasthala Temple, Jain philanthropist.
• Ratnavarma Heggade, former hereditary administrator of the Dharmasthala Temple, Jain philanthropist and legislator.

Sports

• Ashish Ballal, former captain of indian field hockey and Arujna awardee
• Anand Shetty, Indian athlete, known as "Flying Bunt"
• Chirag Shetty, Indian Badminton Player
• Satheesha Rai, Indian Weightlifter, olympian,Arjuna awardee
• Shodhan Rai, international bodybuilder and ekalavya awardee
• Pooja Shri Shetty, Indian Karateka
• Vijith Shetty, Indian football player
• Ashwini Akkunji, Indian athlete
• Vikrant Shetty, Indian origin Emirati cricketer
• Bravish Shetty, Indian cricketer
• Pooja Shri Shetty, Indian martial artist.
• Sanil Shetty, Indian table-tennis player.

Military Personal

• Dinesh Chandra Bhandary, Vir Chakra awardee

Politicians

• Gopal Shetty, Indian politician
• Ramanath Rai, Indian politician.
• B. Nagaraja Shetty, politician.
• B. Subbayya Shetty, MLA from Suratkhal constituency.
• K. K. Shetty, Member of Parliament.
• Brijesh Chowta, Member of Parliament.
• Y. Bharath Shetty, MLA from Mangalore City North constituency.
• Harish Poonja, MLA from Belthangady constituency.
• U. Rajesh Naik, MLA from Bantwal constituency.
• Ashok Kumar Rai, MLA from Puttur constituency.
• Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament.
• Gururaj Shetty Gantihole, MLA from Byndoor constituency.
• Gurme Suresh Shetty, MLA from Kapu constituency.
• Dinakar Keshav Shetty, MLA from Kumta constituency.
• Adhur Shanker Alva, Member of Parliament.
• I. M. Jayarama Shetty, Member of Parliament.

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