Chakraborty is a surname of

Bengali Hindus Bengali Hindus ( bn, বাঙ্গালী হিন্দু/বাঙালি হিন্দু, translit=Bāṅgālī Hindu/Bāṅāli Hindu) are an ethnoreligious population who make up the majority in the Indian states of West Benga ...

of India and Bangladesh, the surname is used by people of the Bengali

Brahmin Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests ( purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers ( ...

community.

Notable persons with this surname

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* Ajay Chakraborty (born 1943), Indian politician * Ajoy Chakrabarty (born 1953), Indian singer * Akinchan Chakrabarty (18th century), Bengali poet * Amal Chakraborty, Indian paediatric surgeon * Ambika Chakrabarty (1892–1962), Indian Bengali independence movement activist and revolutionary * Amiya Chakravarty (1901–1986), literary critic, academic, and Bengali poet * Amiya Chakravarty (1912-1957), Indian film director, screenwriter and producer * Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty (1938 - 2020), Indian microbiologist, party to the U.S. Supreme Court case Diamond v. Chakrabarty *

Animesh Chakravorty Animesh Chakravorty FNA, FASc (born 30 June 1935) is a Bengali Indian inorganic chemist. In 1975, he was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in chemistry by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. E ...

(born 1935), Indian chemist *

Aravinda Chakravarti Aravinda Chakravarti (born 6 February 1954, Calcutta) is a human geneticist and expert in computational biology, and Director of the Center For Human Genetics & Genomics at New York University. He was the 2008 President of the American Society ...

(born 1954), Indian geneticist *

Arindam Chakrabarti Arindam Chakrabarti is, currently, a visiting professor of philosophy at Ashoka University, India. He is, also, a professor of philosophy at Stony Brook University, where he has been since 2018. Prior to moving to Stony Brook, Chakrabarti taught ...

, Indian philosopher working in Hawaii *

Arjun Chakrabarty Arjun Chakrabarty is an Indian television actor mainly working in the Bengali-language television industry based in Kolkata. He came to prominence playing the male protagonist "Gora" in the television serial ''Gaaner Oparey''. and is now known ...

, Indian actor * Arnab Chakrabarty (born 1980), Indian musician and

Sarod The sarod is a stringed instrument, used in Hindustani music on the Indian subcontinent. Along with the sitar, it is among the most popular and prominent instruments. It is known for a deep, weighty, introspective sound, in contrast with the swe ...

player * Arup Chakraborty, American engineer *

Bicky Chakraborty Barun Bicky Chakraborty (28 August 1943 – 26 August 2022) was an Indian-born Swedish businessman. He was the president and founder of Elite Hotels of Sweden and The Bishop's Arms. He was counted as one of the richest men in Scandinavia. B ...

(born 1943), Swedish hotel mogul *

Bikas K Chakrabarti Bikas Kanta Chakrabarti (born 14 December 1952 in Kolkata (erstwhile Calcutta) is an Indian physicist. Since January 2018, he is emeritus professor of physics at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India. Biography Chakrabart ...

(born 1952), Indian physicist * Birendra Narayan Chakraborty (1904–1976), Indian politician *

Bonnie Chakraborty Bonnie Chakraborty is an Indian playback singer. he was the lead vocalist of Kolkata based band Krosswindz until 1998. He has sung many songs in several languages including Hindi, Tamil and Bengali for various films. Career Chakraborty tea ...

, Bengali singer *

Byomkes Chakrabarti Byomkes Chakrabarti (also spelled Byomkesh Chakraborty or Byomkesh Chakrabarty) (1923–1981) was a Bengali language, Bengali research worker on ethnic languages. He was also a educationist and a poet. His major contribution to linguistics was i ...

(1923–1981), Indian linguist *

Chiranjeet Chakraborty Deepak Chakraborty (better known in film career as Chiranjeet Chakraborty; born 2 November 1955), is an Indian actor and director in the Bengali film industry located in Kolkata, West Bengal. He is also a politician and a Member of the Legisla ...

(born 1960), Indian Bengali film actor *

Dhirendra Kishore Chakravarti Dhirendra Kishore Chakravarti (1902after 1985) was an Indian geologist and palaentologist, who worked at Banaras Hindu University in the Geological Museum (now part of the Institute of Science). In 1934, he was the first Indian to describe a sp ...

(1902after 1982), Indian geologist and palaeontologist *

Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti (born 27 April 1941) is an Indian archaeologist, Professor Emeritus of South Asian Archaeology at Cambridge University, and a Senior Fellow at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge University. He i ...

, Indian archaeologist *

Dipesh Chakrabarty Dipesh Chakrabarty (born 1948, in Kolkata, India) is an Indian historian, who has also made contributions to postcolonial theory and subaltern studies. He is the Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor in history at the Universit ...

(born 1948), Indian historian * Gaurav Chakrabarty (born 1987), Indian actor *

Ghanaram Chakrabarty Ghanaram Chakrabarty ( bn, ঘনরাম চক্রবর্তী; c. 1669–?) was a Bengali poet of the Middle Ages and the greatest contributor to the Dharmamangalkavya tradition of mediaeval Bengali literature. He was greeted by his guru a ...

(c. 1669-?), Bengali poet *

Haranath Chakraborty Haranath Chakraborty ( bn, হরনাথ চক্রবর্তী) is an Indian Bengali film director. He made his directorial debut with "Mangaldeep" (1989). Many of his movies have been critically acclaimed and enjoyed commercial succes ...

(born 1959), Indian Bengali film director * J. D. Chakravarthy (born 1970), Indian film actor and director in Telugu cinema and Bollywood *

Janardan Chakravarti Professor Janardan Chakravarti (1901-1987) was a renowned scholar in Vaishnav literature and a celebrated professor of Bengali. He was awarded the DLitt by the University of Calcutta for his contributions to Bengali literature. Career His oth ...

(1901-1987), Indian professor of Bengali * K. Chakravarthy (1936–2002), music director in the South Indian film industry * Keshab Chakravarthy (active 1925), Indian revolutionary *

Khelaram Chakrabarty Khelaram Chakrabarty ( bn, খেলারাম চক্রবর্তী; c. 16th century) was a Bengali poet and is considered the one of the earliest poet of Dharmamangalkavya tradition. His poem, ''Gourkavya'', which is now available only i ...

(16th century), Bengali poet * Kshitindra Mohan Chakravarty (1900-1988), Indian chemist, fuel technician and teacher * Kushal Chakraborty (born 1968), Bengali actor and film director *

M. C. Chakrabarti Mukunda Chandra Chakrabarti (31 January – 22 June 1972) a statistician from Bengal of the British India was the founder head of the department of statistics, University of Mumbai India. He nurtured the department from its birth in 1948 until ...

(died 1972), Indian statistician * Mahaakshay Chakraborty (born 1984), Indian actor *

Manoj Chakraborty Manoj Chakraborty is an Indian politician and was Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA, elected from the Baharampur constituency in the 2011 West Bengal state assembly election A ...

(born 1954), Indian politician *

Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three ...

(born 1950), Indian actor, director and businessman *

Nachiketa Chakraborty Nachiketa Chakraborty, simply known as Nachiketa, is an Indian singer, songwriter, musician, composer and playback singer who is known for his modern Bengali lyrics. He achieved fame in the early 1990s, with the release of his debut album ''Ei B ...

(born 1965), Indian Bengali singer-songwriter * Nirendranath Chakravarty (1924 - 2018), Bengali poet * Nripen Chakraborty (1905–2004), Indian politician * Oliphant Chuckerbutty (1884–1960), English composer and organist of Anglo-Indian descent * Panchanan Chakraborty (1900–1995), Indian revolutionary *

Phani Bhusan Chakravartti Phani Bhushan Chakravartti (1898 – 8 May 1981) was the first Indian cum Bengali permanent Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court and was the acting governor of West Bengal. Career Chakravartti was born in British India in Dhaka. Before join ...

(1898–1981), first Indian Bengali permanent Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court. *

Pramod Chakravorty Pramod Chakravorty (15 August 1929 – 12 December 2004) was an Indian Hindi film producer and director. Career Chakravorty is best known for directing Hindi film classics like ''Ziddi'', ''Love in Tokyo'', '' Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai'' in romanti ...

(1929–2004), Indian film director and producer *

Praveen Chakravarty Praveen Chakravarty is an Indian politician belonging to the Congress Party. He took over as chairperson of the All India Professionals' Congress from Shashi Tharoor on 15 November 2023. He is the Chairman of the Data Analytics department, ...

(born 1973), Indian businessman * Pritam Chakraborty (born 1971), Indian Bengali music director and composer * Pritish Chakraborty Indian film actor, director, writer, producer, singer in Bollywood * Rahi Chakraborty (born 1988), Indian singer, songwriter, programmer and guitarist *

Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty (born 21 February 1975) is an Indian film director, actor, producer and politician. He is one of the most commercially successful film-makers in Cinema of West Bengal, Tollywood. Before directing his debut film, he was busy in Be ...

(born 1975), Indian Bengali film director * Rajorshi Chakraborti (born 1977), Indian writer in English * Ranajit Chakraborty, Indian geneticist *

Ritwick Chakraborty Ritwick Chakraborty is an Indian actor who works in Bengali cinema. He made his debut with Pagol Premi in 2007. He plays different roles in different sorts of movies, so he is a versatile actor in Bengali Film Industry. Career Chakraborty wa ...

, Actor *

Rupram Chakrabarty Rupram Chakrabarty ( bn, রূপরাম চক্রবর্তী) (c. 17th century) was a Bengali poet of the Middle Ages and one of the most significant contributor to Dharmamangalkavya tradition of mediaeval Bengali literature. His work, ' ...

(17th century), Bengali poet *

S. S. Chakravarthy S. S. Chakravarthy (S.Shajahan Chakravarthy) is an Indian film producer in Tamil cinema. He has produced a number of Tamil films through his Production company is NIC Arts. Most of his films had actor Ajith Kumar & Silambarasan in the lead roles. ...

, Indian Tamil film producer *

Sabyasachi Chakrabarty Sabyasachi Chakrabarty is an Indian actor of theatre, films and television. He is best known for portraying iconic Bengali detective characters, Feluda, and Kakababu. Personal life His parents, Jagadish Chandra Chakrabarty and Monica Chakrabart ...

, (born 1956), Indian Bengali TV and film actor *

Saikat Chakrabarti Saikat Chakrabarti (born January 12, 1986) is a political advisor and software engineer. He was formerly chief of staff to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the U.S. representative from New York's 14th congressional district representing portions of The ...

, American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and political activist * Samiran Chandra Chakrabarti Indian Indologist and scholar of onomastics & Vedic studies * Samrat Chakrabarti (born 1975), British-American actor and musician * Sandip Chakrabarti (born 1958), Indian astrophysicist *

Sankar Chakraborti Sankar Chakraborti is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Acuité Ratings & Research Limited, a credit rating agency, accredited by Reserve Bank of India as an External Credit Assessment Institution under New Capital Adequacy Framework (Basel ...

(born 1970), Indian business leader *

Shibram Chakraborty Shibram Chakraborty (1903–1980) was a popular Bengali writer and humorist who is best known for his humorous stories. His best known short stories and novels are renowned for their unique use of pun, alliteration, play of words and ironic humo ...

(1903–1980), Bengali writer, humorist and revolutionary *

Shibu Chakravarthy Shibu Chakravarthy is an Indian lyricist, screenwriter, and poster designer who works in Malayalam cinema. His ancestors were the rulers of Kurukkanmoola Dynasty, hence the name ''Chakravarthy'' (). His birthname was Shibu Rajav, later change ...

(born 1961), lyricist, screenplay and script writer who mainly works in Malayalam Cinema * Shyam Sundar Chakravarthy (1869–1932), Bengali revolutionary, independence activist and journalist * Snehasish Chakraborty (born 1989), Indian footballer *

Soham Chakraborty Soham Chakraborty (born 4 March 1984), is an Indian actor, producer, television personality and politician. He has appeared in more than 100 Bengali films, as child artist (Master Bittu) and as male lead. He earned numerous accolades, including ...

, Actor * Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty (ca 1826–1874), one of the earliest Indians to practice modern medicine * Sourav Chakraborty (born 1992), Indian footballer *

Souvik Chakraborty Souvik Chakrabarti (born 12 July 1991), is an Indian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder or Defender (association football)#Full-back, defender for Indian Super League club East Bengal FC, East Bengal. Caree ...

(born 1991), Indian footballer * Subhas Chakraborty Indian politician, former minister of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. Died in 2009. Member of Communist Party of India Marxist and also former transport minister of West Bengal * Sugato Chakravarty Indian marketing academic * Sujan Chakraborty (born 1959), Indian politician * Sujit Chakravarty (born 1959), Indian football manager *

Suma Chakrabarti Sir Sumantra "Suma" Chakrabarti (born 1959) is a former British civil servant who served as president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) from July 2012 to July 2020. He was previously the highest ranking Indian in Br ...

(born 1959), British civil servant, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development *

Sumon K Chakrabarti Sumon K Chakrabarti was the Chief National Correspondent of India’s largest English news network, CNN-IBN, of which he is also a founder employee. Now he is working on a book on South Asia. Career He is one of India’s top investigative journ ...

, Indian journalist * Swadesh Chakraborty (born 1943), Indian politician *

Swapan Kumar Chakravorty Swapan Kumar Chakravorty (Bengali: স্বপন কুমার চক্রবর্তী; 29 July 1954 – 25 September 2021) was an Indian academic who was a distinguished Professor of Humanities at the Presidency University, Kolkata. H ...

(1954 - 2021) Director General of the National Library of India, Kolkata * Trailokyanath Chakravarty (1889–1970), Indian revolutionary * Tulsi Chakraborty (1899–1961), Indian comic actor * Utpalendu Chakrabarty (born 1948), Indian film director *

Varun Chakravarthy Varun Vinod Chakravarthy (born 29 August 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a leg spin bowler. He made his international debut for the Indi ...

, Cricketer * Vijay C Chakravarthy Indian cinematographer * Vinayak Chakravorty Indian film critic and film journalist *

Vinu Chakravarthy Vinu Chakravarthy (15 December 1945 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director who is known for acting in more than 1000 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Badaga and Malayalam mostly as a comedian, supporting actor or in ...

(1945 - 2017) Tamil actor, script writer and director * Visvanatha Chakravarti (1626? - 1708?) Bengali guru

Female

* Bijoya Chakravarty (born 1939), Indian politician from Assam *

Dia Chakravarty Dia Sudeshna Chakravarty ( bn, দিয়া সুদেষ্ণা চক্রবর্তী; born 1984) is a Bangladeshi-born British political activist, former political director of the TaxPayers' Alliance, singer, and Brexit Editor of ...

(born 1984), Bangladeshi-born British political activist and singer *

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (born 24 February 1942) is an Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic. She is a University Professor at Columbia University and a founding member of the establishment's Institute for Comparative ...

(born 1942), Indian literary critic *

Ipsita Roy Chakraverti Ipsita Roy Chakraverti (born Ipsita Chakraverti; 3 November 1950) is a Wiccan priestess based in India. Born into an elite family in India with a diplomat for a father and royalty for mother, Chakraverti spent her early years in Canada and the U ...

(born 1950), Indian Wiccan priestess * Kaushambhi Chakraborty, Indian actress * Kaushiki Chakrabarty (born 1980), Indian classical vocalist * Lolita Chakrabarti (born 1969), British actor and writer * Meghna Chakrabarti, American radio personality * Mimi Chakraborty (born 1989), Bengali film actress, singer and a (nominal) Member of Parliament * Reeta Chakrabarti (born 1964), British television journalist *

Rhea Chakraborty Rhea Chakraborty (born 1 July 1992 is an Indian actress and VJ who primarily appears in Hindi films. She started her career as a VJ on MTV India. She made her acting debut with the 2012 Telugu film '' Tuneega Tuneega'' and later appeared in ...

(born 1992), Indian video jockey and actress *

Ritabhari Chakraborty Ritabhari Chakraborty is an Indian Bengali film actress. She is a prominent name in the Indian television and film industry. Chakraborty earned commercial success in Bengali with the romantic Thriller '' Shesh Theke Shuru'' (2019) and '' Brahma ...

(born 1992), Indian Bengali film actor *

Rushmi Chakravarthi Rushmi Chakravarthi ( te, రుష్మి చక్రవర్తి; born 9 October 1977) is a former professional tennis player from India. She won a record 52 ITF titles, the highest number set by an Indian female player. She turned pr ...

(born 1977), Indian tennis player * Sambhabi Chakraborty (born in 2010) *

Shami Chakrabarti Sharmishta "Shami" Chakrabarti, Baroness Chakrabarti, (born 16 June 1969) is a British politician, barrister, and human rights activist. A member of the Labour Party, she served as the director of Liberty, a major advocacy group which promote ...

(born 1969), British member of the

House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster ...

, barrister and civil liberties campaigner *

Sharmila Chakraborty Sharmila Chakraborty (born 4 March 1961 in West Bengal) is a former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented the India national women's cricket team. She played in India's first women's Test match, against the West Indies ...

(born 1961), Indian cricketer * Sumona Chakravarti, Bollywood actress and celebrity *

Uthpala Chakraborty Uthpala Chakraborty is a former Test cricketer who represented India. Her sister Sharmila Chakraborty Sharmila Chakraborty (born 4 March 1961 in West Bengal) is a former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented the India nat ...

, Indian cricketer. * S. A. Chakraborty, (born 1985), American fantasy novelist

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