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] (Farrokh Bulsara) was probably the most famous Parsi in the West]] | |||
This ] contains people and places that belong to the ] faith. | |||
This is a list of notable Parsis with a Misplaced Pages article. | |||
==By Category== | |||
====In science and industry==== | |||
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* ] (]- ): hotelier, founder and chairman of the Avari Group of companies. | |||
* ] (]-]): entrepreneur; founder of the modern port of ] | |||
* ] (]-]): nuclear scientist; first chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission. | |||
* ] (]- ): Home and Personal Care Director, Unilever plc | |||
* ] (]-]): inventor; co-founder (with his brother Piroj) of the Godrej industrial empire | |||
* ] (]-]): entrepreneur; co-founder (with his brother Ardeshir) of the Godrej industrial empire | |||
* ] (]-]): opened sea trade with China; philanthropist | |||
* ] (]-]): civil engineer; master constructor of Bombay | |||
* ] (]-]): publisher, founded the first newspaper on the Indian subcontinent '']'' | |||
* ] (]- ): construction tycoon | |||
* ] (]-]): financier and industrialist, co-founder of ''] & Mody'', initiated the development of the port of ]; founding committee member of the ] | |||
* ] (]-]): founded the first textile factories in India | |||
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* ] (]-]): economist; founded the first Indian commercial bank: ] | |||
* ] (]- ): industrialist, pharmacologist; co-founder of the ] | |||
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* ] (]-]): industrialist; founded ]'s first brewery; established the first anti-] sanatorium in the far-east | |||
* ] (]-]): chemical engineer; guided the development of India's first nuclear explosive device. | |||
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* ] (]-]): economist; delegate at the ] [[Bretton | |||
Woods Conference]]; co-author of the ]; founder-director of the Investment Corporation of India; first Indian chairman of the ] and the New India Assurance Company | |||
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* ] (]-]): industrialist and philanthropist | |||
* ] (]-]): industrialist; founder of the Tata group of companies, titled a "One-Man Planning Commission" by ] | |||
* ] (]-]): industrialist; founder of India's first commercial airline: '']'' | |||
* ] (]- ): Chairman of the Tata Group of companies; member of the central board of the ] | |||
* ] (]-]): ] and naval architect; builder of the first dry-dock in Asia | |||
====In the arts and sports==== | |||
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* ] (]- ): Hollywood actor. | |||
* ] (]- ): cultural-studies theorist. | |||
* ] (]-]): journalist and columnist. | |||
* ] (]- ): cricketer; coach at the ] Academy. | |||
* ] (]- ): investigative journalist and newspaper columnist. | |||
* ] (]- ): television actor and director. | |||
* ] (]- ): novelist, short story writer, screenplaywriter, journalist. | |||
* ] (]-]?): philanthropist; founder of the ], the largest and oldest engineering institution in ], Pakistan. | |||
* ] (]- ): cricketer. | |||
* ] (]- ): maverick film director. | |||
* ] (]- ): author, actor and screenwriter. | |||
* ] (]–]): actress and model. | |||
* ] (Kaikhosru Dadhaboy Sethna) (]-]): historian. | |||
* ] (]- ): singer and musician. | |||
* ] (]-]): musician; founder of the Bombay Philarmonic and Bombay String Orchestras. | |||
* ] (]- ): musician; conductor of the London, Los Angeles and Israel Philarmonic Orchestras; director of the Bavarian State Opera. | |||
* ] (Farrokh Bulsara) (]-]): rock icon and lead singer for ]. <!-- yes, he is a Parsi, go read the article --> | |||
* ] (]- ): author and educationalist; recipient of Pakistan's "Pride of Performance" medal. | |||
* ] (]- ): novelist, short story author, screenplay writer. | |||
* ] (]-]): stage and film actor, director and producer. | |||
* ], ad-baron and actor. | |||
* ] (]- ): Asian Squash Federation Junior Coach of the Year 2003-4. | |||
* ] (]- ): author and screenwriter; vocal proponent of women's rights | |||
* ] (]- ): theologian, historian and high priest. | |||
* ] (]–]): composer. | |||
* ] (]- ): screenwriter, author and photographer. | |||
* ] (]- ): stage actor. | |||
* ] (]- ): comedienne and television actress. | |||
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====In law, government and the Indian Nationalist Movement==== | |||
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* ] (]- ): Pakistani parliamentarian and owner of Muree Brewery. | |||
* ] (]- ): Chief Justice of India. | |||
* ] (]-]): politician, second asian to be elected to the ] (Conservative). | |||
* ] (]-]): political activist, co-creator of the Indian nationalist flag. | |||
* ] (]-]): journalist and politician, Indian ] under ]. | |||
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* ] (]-]): businessman; author; Mayor of ]; advisor to ]; recipient of the ]. | |||
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* ] (]- ): the first Indian ] of the Indian Army. | |||
* ] (]- ): Pakistani diplomat, listed in the ] as having been ambassador to more countries than any other person; recipient of Hilal-i Imtiaz. | |||
* ] (]-]): former Mayor of Karachi for 12 consecutive years. | |||
* ] (]–]): political activist, first President of the ], founder of the ]. | |||
* ] (]–]): economist, political activist, first asian to be elected to the ] (Liberal), first to publicly demand independence from Great Britain. | |||
* ] (]-]): social activist, Mayor of Bombay, founding member of the ]. | |||
* ] (]-]): prominent jurist and economist. | |||
* ] (]-]): ]; introduced income tax in India; first ] of Bombay. | |||
* ] (]-]): socialist, workers' welfare activist, third asian to be elected to the ] (Communist, Labour). | |||
* ] (]- ): Attorney-General of India. | |||
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==In Alphabetical order== | |||
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This is a list of notable Parsis with a Misplaced Pages article.
By Category
In science and industry
- Byram Dinshawji Avari (19??- ): hotelier, founder and chairman of the Avari Group of companies.
- Cowasji Shavaksha Dinshaw (Adenwalla) (1827-1900): entrepreneur; founder of the modern port of Aden
- Homi Jehangir Bhabha (1909-1966): nuclear scientist; first chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission.
- Keki Dadiseth (1946- ): Home and Personal Care Director, Unilever plc
- Ardeshir Godrej (1868-1936): inventor; co-founder (with his brother Piroj) of the Godrej industrial empire
- Pirojsha Godrej (1882-1972): entrepreneur; co-founder (with his brother Ardeshir) of the Godrej industrial empire
- Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy, Sir (1783-1859): opened sea trade with China; philanthropist
- Cowasjee Jehangir, Sir (1812-1878): civil engineer; master constructor of Bombay
- Fardunjee Marzban (1787-1847): publisher, founded the first newspaper on the Indian subcontinent Bombay Samachar
- Pallonji Mistry (1929- ): construction tycoon
- Hormusjee Naorojee Mody, Sir (1838-1911): financier and industrialist, co-founder of Chater & Mody, initiated the development of the port of Hong Kong; founding committee member of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank
- Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Sir (1823-1901): founded the first textile factories in India
- Jehangir Hormusjee Ruttonjee (18??-195?): industrialist; founded Hong Kong's first brewery; established the first anti-tuberculosis sanatorium in the far-east
- Homi Nusserwanji Sethna (19??-19??): chemical engineer; guided the development of India's first nuclear explosive device.
- Dorabji Tata, Sir (1859-1932): industrialist and philanthropist
- Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata (1839-1904): industrialist; founder of the Tata group of companies, titled a "One-Man Planning Commission" by Nehru
- Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy (J. R. D.) Tata (1904-1993): industrialist; founder of India's first commercial airline: Air India
- Ratan Naval Tata (1937- ): Chairman of the Tata Group of companies; member of the central board of the Reserve Bank of India
- Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia (1702-1774): shipwright and naval architect; builder of the first dry-dock in Asia
In the arts and sports
- Erick Avari (1952- ): Hollywood actor.
- Homi K. Bhabha (1949- ): cultural-studies theorist.
- Behram "Busybee" Contractor (1930-2001): journalist and columnist.
- Nariman "Nari" Contractor (1934- ): cricketer; coach at the CCI Academy.
- Ardeshir Cowasjee (1926- ): investigative journalist and newspaper columnist.
- Sam Dastor (19??- ): television actor and director.
- Farrukh Dhondy (1944- ): novelist, short story writer, screenplaywriter, journalist.
- Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw (18??-1924?): philanthropist; founder of the NED Engineering College, the largest and oldest engineering institution in Karachi, Pakistan.
- Farokh Engineer (1938- ): cricketer.
- Kaizad Gustad (1968- ): maverick film director.
- Firdaus Kanga (1960- ): author, actor and screenwriter.
- Persis Khambatta (1950–1998): actress and model.
- Amal Kiran (Kaikhosru Dadhaboy Sethna) (1904-19??): historian.
- Gary Lawyer (19??- ): singer and musician.
- Mehli Mehta (1908-2002): musician; founder of the Bombay Philarmonic and Bombay String Orchestras.
- Zubin Mehta (1936- ): musician; conductor of the London, Los Angeles and Israel Philarmonic Orchestras; director of the Bavarian State Opera.
- Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) (1946-1991): rock icon and lead singer for Queen.
- Deena M. Mistri (19??- ): author and educationalist; recipient of Pakistan's "Pride of Performance" medal.
- Rohinton Mistry (1952- ): novelist, short story author, screenplay writer.
- Sohrab Modi (1897-1984): stage and film actor, director and producer.
- Alyque Padamsee, ad-baron and actor.
- Cyrus Poncha (1976- ): Asian Squash Federation Junior Coach of the Year 2003-4.
- Bapsi Sidhwa (1938- ): author and screenwriter; vocal proponent of women's rights
- Godrej Sidhwa (1925- ): theologian, historian and high priest.
- Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892–1988): composer.
- Sooni Taraporevala (1957- ): screenwriter, author and photographer.
- Zubin Varla (19??- ): stage actor.
- Nina Wadia (1969- ): comedienne and television actress.
In law, government and the Indian Nationalist Movement
- Minocher Bhandara (19??- ): Pakistani parliamentarian and owner of Muree Brewery.
- Sam Piroj Bharucha (1937- ): Chief Justice of India.
- Mancherjee Bhownagree (1851-1933): politician, second asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Conservative).
- Bhikaiji Cama (1861-1936): political activist, co-creator of the Indian nationalist flag.
- Feroze Gandhi (1912-1960): journalist and politician, Indian MP under Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Sam Manekshaw (1914- ): the first Indian Field Marshal of the Indian Army.
- Jamsheed Marker (19??- ): Pakistani diplomat, listed in the Guinness Book of Records as having been ambassador to more countries than any other person; recipient of Hilal-i Imtiaz.
- Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta (1886-1952): former Mayor of Karachi for 12 consecutive years.
- Pherozeshah Mehta (1845–1915): political activist, first President of the Indian National Congress, founder of the Bombay Municipal Corporation.
- Dadabhai Naoroji (1825–1917): economist, political activist, first asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Liberal), first to publicly demand independence from Great Britain.
- Khurshed Framji Nariman (18??-19??): social activist, Mayor of Bombay, founding member of the Indian National Congress.
- Nanabhoy ("Nani") Palkhivala (1920-2002): prominent jurist and economist.
- Cowasji Jehangir (Readymoney) (1812-1878): J.P.; introduced income tax in India; first baronet of Bombay.
- Shapurji Saklatvala (1874-1936): socialist, workers' welfare activist, third asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Communist, Labour).
- Soli Jehangir Sorabjee (1930- ): Attorney-General of India.
In Alphabetical order
Subcategories
This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
C
- Parsi culture (1 C, 18 P)
D
- People of Parsi descent (10 C, 4 P)
F
- Parsi families (4 C)
M
- Parsi people from Mumbai (5 C, 215 P)
W
- Parsi women (3 C, 3 P)
Pages in category "Parsi people"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 252 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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- Adajania
- Cowasjee Dinshaw Adenwalla
- Hirji S. Adenwalla
- Anu Aga
- Dara P. Antia
- Noshir H. Antia
- Ardeshir Reporter
- Burjor Avari
- Byram D. Avari
B
- Balsara
- Mahzarin Banaji
- C. H. Bhabha
- Homi K. Bhabha
- Homi J. Bhabha
- Isphanyar M. Bhandara
- Minocher Bhandara
- P.D. Bhandara
- Bharucha
- Jamshed Bharucha
- Roshan Khursheed Bharucha
- Rustom Bharucha
- Sam Piroj Bharucha
- Zubin Bharucha
- Vivan Bhatena
- Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria
- Billimoria
- Dinshaw Billimoria
- Eddie Billimoria
- F. N. Billimoria
- Henry Albert Boedeker
- Dhunjibhoy Bomanji
- Bombay Dog Riots
- Cyrus Broacha
- Bulsara
- Adi Bulsara
- Rashid Byramji
C
- Bhikaiji Cama
- Perin Captain
- Queenie H. C. Captain
- John Cawas
- Jamsheed Choksy
- Dinyar Contractor
- Dhanjishah Cooper
- Jal Cooper
- Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar
- Cowasjee family
- Ardeshir Cowasjee
- Dhunbai Cowasji Jehangir
- Banoo Jehangir Coyaji
- Ardaseer Cursetjee
- Jal Cursetji
D
- Roshen Dalal
- Zubin Damania
- Bejan Daruwalla
- Dastur
- Amyra Dastur
- Parzaan Dastur
- Astad Deboo
- Xerxes Desai
- Maneckji Nusserwanji Dhalla
- Ketayun Ardeshir Dinshaw
- Nadir Dinshaw
- Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw
- Seth Edulji Dinshaw
E
F
G
- Feroze Gandhi
- Nari Gandhi
- Kaevan Gazdar
- Rustom K. S. Ghandhi
- Ghandy
- Jehangir Ghandy
- Frene Ginwala
- Padamji Ginwala
- Peston Padamji Ginwala
- Ardeshir Godrej
- Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej
- A. D. Gorwala
- Keki Byramjee Grant
H
J
- J. K. Mehta
- Mary Clubwala Jadhav
- Jeejeebhoy Piroshaw Bomanjee Jeejeebhoy
- Avabai Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy
- Byramjee Jeejeebhoy
- Phiroze Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy
- Cowasji Jehangir
- Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy
- Mehr Jesia
- Renana Jhabvala
- Rattanbai Jinnah
- Piloo Nowshir Jungalwalla
K
- Aban Marker Kabraji
- Fredoon Kabraji
- Ron Kalifa
- Rohinton Kamakaka
- Adi Kanga
- Novy Kapadia
- Dosabhai Framji Karaka
- B. K. Karanjia
- Yazdi Karanjia
- Vistasp Karbhari
- Bachi Karkaria
- Raghu Karnad
- Kersy Katrak
- Bahadur Nariman Kavina
- Ardeshar Khabardar
- Hormuzd Khambata
- Khambatta
- Areez Khambatta
- Persis Khambatta
- Jahangir Pestonji Khambhata
- Khan Sahib
- Karl Jamshed Khandalavala
- Zarine Kharas
- Kavasji Palanji Khatau
- Dara Nusserwanji Khurody
- Jehangir H. Kothari
- Kaizaad Kotwal
L
M
- Pessie Madan
- Fali Homi Major
- Behramji Malabari
- Bapoo Mama
- Sam Manekshaw
- Jamsheed Marker
- Khursheed Marker
- Fardunjee Marzban
- Penaz Masani
- Jer Master
- Nergis Mavalvala
- Meher Baba
- Meherji Rana
- Homi Maneck Mehta
- Jal Minocher Mehta
- Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta
- Keiki R. Mehta
- Nariman Mehta
- Naushir Mehta
- Pherozeshah Mehta
- Phiroz Mehta
- Shiraz Minwalla
- Deena M. Mistri
- Cyrus Mistry
- Pallonji Mistry
- Roda Mistry
- Rohinton Mistry
- Dorabjee Naorojee Mithaiwala
- Hormusjee Naorojee Mody
- Piloo Mody
- Russi Mody
- Villoo Morawala-Patell
- Dinshah Fardunji Mulla
N
P
- Parsi Cemetery
- Parsi Colony
- Subur Parthasarathy
- Dinshaw Patel
- Dorab Patel
- Cyrus Patell
- Bapsybanoo Pavry
- Alice Maude Sorabji Pennell
- Rattana Pestonji
- Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara
- Dinshaw Maneckji Petit
- P. F. Pithawala
- Sanaya Pithawalla
- Pocha Seeds
- Pilloo Pochkhanawala
- Poonawalla
- Adar Poonawalla
- Cyrus S. Poonawalla
- Dadi Pudumjee
R
- Dossabhoy Muncherji Raja
- Rushad Rana
- Shereen Ratnagar
- Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney
- Piloo Reporter
- Shapoor Reporter
- Khusro Faramurz Rustamji
- Rustom Damania
- Amy Rustomjee