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Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...

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merchant A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Historically, a merchant is anyone who is involved in business or trade. Merchants have operated for as long as indust ...

or trader, and was originally given as an occupational name to a buyer or seller of goods. It is shared by the following people: *

Ajit Merchant Ajit Merchant was an Indian music composer and director. Early life Ajit Merchant was born to lawyer of Mumbai. His family was natively belonged to Bet Dwarka. He was introduced to music by his father who used to take him to concerts of various m ...

(died 2011), Indian composer *

Ali Merchant Ali Merchant is an Indian Actor, anchor, DJ and music producer. Merchant has appeared in over 35 Television shows including Fiction and Non-fiction on all prime channels like ''Colors, MTV, Star Plus, Life Ok, Sony TV, Zee TV, Channel V''. ...

(born 1988), Indian actor * Andy Merchant (born 1950), American baseball player * Andy Merchant (coach) (born 1978), American baseball coach * Anthony Merchant (born 1944), Canadian lawyer and politician *

Cameron Merchant Cameron James Merchant (born 4 January 1984) is an Australian cricketer living in Sydney. Career After a Second XI career in Australia, moved to New Zealand to play first class cricket for Northern Districts from 2007. A left-handed batsman an ...

(born 1984), Australian cricketer *

Carolyn Merchant Carolyn Merchant (born July 12, 1936 in Rochester, New York) is an American ecofeminist philosopher and historian of science most famous for her theory (and book of the same title) on ''The Death of Nature'', whereby she identifies the Scienti ...

(born 1936), American ecofeminist philosopher and historian of science * Firoz Merchant, Indian businessman in the United Arab Emirates * Gary Merchant, American politician * George Merchant (1926–2015), Scottish footballer * Henry Merchant (1918–1982), American baseball player *

Hoshang Merchant Hoshang Dinshaw Merchant (born 1947) is a poet from India. Most of his writings are in English. He is best known for his anthology on gay writing titled ''Yaarana''. Early years and education Hoshang Merchant was born in 1947 to a working clas ...

(born 1947), Indian poet *

Ismail Merchant Ismail Merchant (born Ismail Noor Muhammad Abdul Rahman (25 December 1936 – 25 May 2005)) was an Indian film producer, director and screenwriter. He worked for many years in collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions which included Directo ...

(1936–2005), Indian-born film producer * J. Merchant (Sussex cricketer) () * Jack Merchant (1899–1972), American athlete * Jessica Merchant (born 1983), American softball coach *

Jimmy Merchant Jimmy Merchant (born February 10, 1940) is an American singer and musician. He was a member of the doo-wop group The Teenagers. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 as a member of the Teenagers. He retired from The Teenage ...

(born 1940), American musician * Kashif Merchant (born 1994), Product Manager * Katherine Merchant (born 1985), English rugby union player * Kenneth Merchant, American accounting educator *

Kishwer Merchant Kishwer Merchant Rai (born 3 February 1981) is an Indian television actress and model. Merchant is well known for acting in the shows ''Hip Hip Hurray'', '' Ek Hasina Thi'', '' Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar'', ''Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal'', '' ...

(born 1981), Indian actress *

Larry Merchant Larry Merchant (born Larry Kaufman; February 11, 1931) is an American sportswriter, a longtime commentator for HBO sports presentations of ''HBO World Championship Boxing'', ''Boxing After Dark'' and HBO pay-per-view telecasts, called "the grea ...

(born 1931), American sportswriter and commentator *

Lisa Merchant Lisa Merchant is a Canadian comic improviser and actress. She played Brenda Murphy on '' Train 48'', and appeared on '' Improv Heaven and Hell''. She has won three Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Female Improviser (in 2001, 2003 & 2005). Alongsid ...

, Canadian actress * Livingston T. Merchant (1903–1976), American diplomat * Louis A. Merchant (1860–1950), American politician *

Mark Merchant Mark Alan Merchant (born January 23, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player whose career spanned ten seasons in minor league baseball, parts of one season in the Northern League, and one season in the Atlantic League of Profes ...

(born 1969), American baseball player *

Minhaz Merchant Minhaz Merchant is an editor, author and publisher. He founded the pioneering media firm Sterling Newspapers Pvt. Ltd. which was later acquired by the Indian Express Group. Career Minhaz through his media startups, has founded and launched 10 spe ...

, Indian journalist * Moelwyn Merchant (1913–1997), Welsh academic, novelist, sculptor, poet and Anglican priest *

Natalie Merchant Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American alternative rock singer-songwriter. She joined the band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and was lead vocalist and primary lyricist for the group. She remained with the group for their first se ...

(born 1963), American musician *

Pana Merchant Pana Pappas Merchant (born April 2, 1943) is a Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Senate of Canada, Senator from the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. She has held the position since her appointment to the Sena ...

, (born 1943), Canadian politician *

Piers Merchant Piers Rolf Garfield Merchant (2 January 1951 – 21 September 2009) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne Central from 1983 to 1987, and then MP for Beckenham from 1992 until he ...

(1951–2009), British politician *

Sabeeha Merchant Sabeeha Sabanali Merchant (born 1959) is a professor of plant biology at the University of California, Berkeley. She studies the photosynthetic metabolism and metalloenzymes In 2010 Merchant led the team that sequenced the '' Chlamydomonas'' gen ...

(born 1959), Indian-born American plant biologist * Sabira Merchant (born 1942), Indian actress and etiquette trainer *

Salim Merchant Salim, Saleem or Selim may refer to: People *Salim (name), or Saleem or Salem or Selim, a name of Arabic origin *Salim (poet) (1800–1866) *Saleem (playwright) (fl. 1996) *Selim I, Selim II and Selim III, Ottoman Sultans * Selim people, an e ...

, Indian musician *

Sally Merchant Maria Margharita "Sally" Merchant (October 1, 1919 – April 1, 2007) was a Saskatchewan television personality and political figure. She was the only Liberal MLA elected to represent Saskatoon in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from ...

(1919–2007), Canadian television personality and politician *

Stephen Merchant Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English comedian, actor, director, presenter and writer. Alongside Ricky Gervais, Merchant was the co-writer and co-director of the British TV comedy series ''The Office'' (2001–2003), and ...

(born 1974), British writer, director, and comic actor * Sulaiman Merchant, Indian musician * Suzy Merchant (born 1969), American basketball coach *

Tamzin Merchant Tamzin Merchant (born 4 March 1987) is an English actress and author, best known for her roles as Georgiana Darcy in the film ''Pride & Prejudice'' (2005), as Catherine Howard in the Showtime series ''The Tudors'' (2009–2010) and as Anne Hal ...

(born 1987), British actress and poet * Tanzeel Merchant, Canadian architect and urban planner *

Uday Merchant Udaykant Madhavji Merchant (14 August 1916 – 7 February 1985) was an Indian first class cricketer. The brother of Test player Vijay Merchant Vijay Singh Madhavji Merchant , real name Vijay Madhav Thackersey (12 October 1911 – 27 Oct ...

(1916–1985), Indian cricketer * Ursula Merchant (born 1932), German-born Las Vegas-based performance artist *

Vaibhavi Merchant Vaibhavi Merchant (born 17 December 1975) is an Indian dance choreographer working in Bollywood films. She won National Film Award for Best Choreography for the song ''Dholi Taaro Dhol Baaje'' from ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' in 1999. Career ...

(born 1975), Indian dance choreographer *

Verónica Merchant Verónica Merchant (born November 28, 1967 in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico) is a Mexican actress who played the role of Mariana Romero Vargas in the Mexican telenovela Corazón salvaje. Filmography * Tu vida es mi vida as Isabella *Mujer ...

(born 1967), Mexican actress *

Vijay Merchant Vijay Singh Madhavji Merchant , real name Vijay Madhav Thackersey (12 October 1911 – 27 October 1987) was an Indian cricketer. A right-hand batter and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Merchant played first-class cricket for Bombay c ...

(1911–1987), Indian cricketer *

Vivien Merchant Ada Brand Thomson (22 July 1929 – 3 October 1982), known professionally as Vivien Merchant, was an English actress. She began her career in 1942, and became known for dramatic roles on stage and in films. In 1956 she married the playwright H ...

(1929–1982), British actress *

William Alfred Merchant William Alfred Merchant (31 July 1919 – 26 May 2001), was an English dwarf clown who performed under the name of "Little Billy" Merchant. Born in a workhouse in Barton Hill, Bristol, Merchant was abandoned by his parents as a young child an ...

(1919–2001), English clown *

Yahya Merchant Yahya Merchant (1903 – 1990) was an Indian Dawoodi Bohra architect. Among his designs are the Quaid-e-Azam Mausoleum for Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, and the Raudat Tahera Mausoleum for Syedna Taher Saifuddin in Mumbai Mumbai ( ...

(1903–1990), Indian architect *

Yasin Merchant Yasin Merchant, born 17 December 1966 is India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous ...

(born 1966), Indian professional snooker player

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