This is a list of notable persons of the Marathi Buddhist community worldwide. Marathi Buddhists are mainly Ambedkarite Buddhists, who are followers of B. R. Ambedkar. Marathi Buddhists constitute more than 77% of the total Buddhist population in India.
Academics
Narendra Jadhav, economist, educationist and author
Shankarrao Kharat, Vice Chancellor of BAMU Aurangabad
Bhalchandra Mungekar, economist and author
Sharmila Rege, sociologist, feminist scholar and author of Writing Caste, Gender
Anand Teltumbde, scholar, writer and civil rights activist
Sukhadeo Thorat, economist and author
Businesspeople
Milind Kamble, national president of Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kalpana Saroj (born 1961), entrepreneur and a Tedx speaker
Entertainers
Nagraj Manjule, director, filmmaker
Kushal Badrike, actor and comedian
Siddharth Jadhav, actor
Usha Jadhav, actress
Bhalchandra Kadam, actor, comedian
Abhijeet Kosambi, singer
Vaishali Mhade, singer
Surekha Punekar, Indian folk artist
Abhijeet Sawant, actor and singer
Adarsh Shinde, singer and musician
Prahlad Shinde, singer
Smita Tambe, actress
Vitthal Umap, singer
Somnath Waghmare, documentary filmmaker and researcher
Lawyers
B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956), jurist, barrister, and first Law and Justice Minister of India R. D. Bhandare (born 1916), governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh Bhushan Gavai (born 1960), justice in the Supreme Court of India B. C. Kamble (born 1919), jurist and lawyer
Politicians
Anandraj Ambedkar, political activist
Prakash Ambedkar, Member of Parliament
Yashwant Ambedkar, member of MLC
Ramdas Athawale, state minister of India, and Member of Parliament
Rajkumar Badole, Social Justice and Assistance Minister, Maharashtra
Sanjay Bansode, state minister of Maharashtra
Sharad Bansode, Member of Parliament
Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare, Governor of Odisha
R. D. Bhandare, Governor of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh
Bhaurao Gaikwad, Member of Parliament
Eknath Gaikwad, MP and state minister
Sunil Gaikwad, Member of Parliament
Varsha Gaikwad, School Education Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra
Prakash Gajbhiye, Member of MLC
R. S. Gavai, Governor of Bihar And Kerala, Member of the parliament, Former Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council Rajendra Gavai, political activist Chandrakant Handore, state minister of Maharashtra Ramratan Janorkar, Mayor of Nagpur N. M. Kamble, Indian politician Jogendra Kawade, cabinet minister, and Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly B. D. Khobragade, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Sulekha Kumbhare, minister Avinash Mahatekar, State Minister of Maharashtra Laxman Mane, political activist Waman Meshram, President Of Bahujan Kranti Morcha Nitin Raut, cabinet minister and MLA Dadasaheb Rupwate, politician Tukaram Shrangare, Union Minister For State For Communications Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare, Member of Parliament Nashikrao Tirpude, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Balkrishna Ramchandra Wasnik, Member of Parliament for Bhandara and Buldhana Mukul Wasnik, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment