This is an incomplete list of notable persons of Kashmiri origin. Those who specifically identify as Kashmiri Pandits are shown in List of Kashmiri Pandits.
Parveena Ahanger Cofounder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.
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.
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 & Kashmir
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
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
Munir Butt (1940– ), former British diplomat
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
Rameshwar Nath Kao (1918–2002), first chief of the Research and Analysis Wing, India's intelligence agency (from 1969–1977)
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.
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
Ashiq Hussain Faktoo
Asiya Andrabi
Burhan Wani, former commander of Hizbul Mujahideen
Farooq Ahmed Dar, former militant and current chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
Farooq Siddiqi
Masarat Alam
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
Muhammad Ahsan Dar, founder and ex Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen
Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Zakir Rashid Bhat, commander of Hizbul Mujahideen
Yasin Malik, president of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
Brij Mohan Kaul, commanded the Indian forces in the Sino-Indian War
Asghar Khan, Pakistan First Air Force Chief Air Marshal
General Aziz Khan, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in the Pakistan Army
Colonel Anil Kaul, VrC, Indian Army
Mahendra Nath Mulla
Mohammed Amin Naik, Major General in the 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 (India) (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)
Philosophers and historians
Abhinavagupta, (ca. 950–1020), one of India's greatest philosophers, mystics and aestheticians
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
Jonaraja (15th century), historian and poet
Kalhana (12th century), historian and author of Rajatarangini
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
Khwaja Abdul Ghani and his Dhaka Nawab Family reigned in Dhaka from mid 19th century to mid 20th century
Lalitaditya Muktapida, emperor of Kashmir (724–760)
Saints, mystics and philosophers
Bhagwan Gopinath (1898–1968), a mystic and saint
Lal Ded (1320–1392), a Shaivite saint
Mian Muhammad Bakhsh (1830–1907), a Sufi saint and poet
Rupa Bhawani (ca. 1620 – ca. 1720), a mystic from the Saahib clan of Kashmiri Pandits
Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali (1377–1440), a saint who belonged to the Rishi order
Swami Lakshman Joo (1907–1991), a scholar of Kashmir Shaivism
Scholars and educationists
Ahmad Hasan Dani (1920–2009), Pakistani intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and prolific linguist
Balajinnatha Pandita (1916–2007), Sanskrit scholar, expert on Kashmir Shaivism
Braj Kachru (1932– ), researcher in English linguistics
Giridhari Lal Pandit, historian of science, professor of philosophy
Hakeem Ali Mohammad (1906–1987), Unani Medicine scholar, physician expert on Unani Medicine
Idrees ul haq (1988– ), Electrical engineer, young innovator, Social worker, Educationist.
Jaishree Odin, post-modern literary theorist, professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Hawaii
Kailas Nath Kaul (1905–1983), Indian botanist, agricultural scientist, agronomist, and educationist
Lalita Pandit, poet, professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
Nyla Ali Khan, Professor, writer, granddaughter of Sheikh Abdullah.
Omkar N. Koul (1941– ), researcher in linguistics, language education, communication, and comparative literature
Patañjali, compiler of the Yoga Sūtras, a collection of aphorisms on Yoga practice
Ravinder Kumar (1933–2001), historian
Sa'id al-Afghani (1911–1997), half-Kashmiri half-Syrian professor of Arabic
Samsar Chand Kaul (1883-1977), teacher, author and ornithologist of Kashmir
Vijay Vaishnavi - Researcher and scholar in the computer information systems field
Abid Nabi (1985- ), once regarded as fastest bowler in India
Aleem Dar, International cricket empire
Amad Butt Pakistani Cricketer
Asif Dar, boxer
Awais Zia Pakistani Cricketer.
Haroon Rasheed Dar (1953– ), former Pakistani cricketer.
Mehrajuddin Wadoo (1984– ), member of the Indian national football team and East Bengal FC
Munir Dar (field hockey)
Munir Dar, Member of Pakistan National hockey Team
Nauman Anwar Pakistani Cricketer
Nida Dar, Pakistani cricketer
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, Indian cricketer
The Great Gama, wrestler
Usman Khawaja, Pakistani-Australian cricketer
Usama Mir Pakistani cricketer
Vivek Razdan (1967– ), member of the Indian Cricket Team
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