List of Famous people born in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Vidhu Vinod Chopra is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. His better known films include Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Munna Bhai film series, 3 Idiots, PK, Sanju, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga and Shikara. He is the founder of Vinod Chopra Films and Vinod Chopra Productions.

Ekta Kaul is an Indian model and television actress. She is best known for portraying the roles of Sahiba in Zee TV's romantic drama Rab Se Sohna Isshq, Suhani in Sony TV's family drama Bade Acche Lagte Hain, and Riya in Star Plus's popular show Mere Angne Mein. She was a contestant in dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6.

Rasikh Salam Dar is an Indian cricketer. In December 2018, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League. He became the third cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be picked in the Indian Premier League. At 17 years and 353 days, he became the youngest player to make their debut for the Mumbai Indians. However, in June 2019, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) banned him for two years following a discrepancy with his birth certificate.

Yasin Malik is a Kashmiri separatist leader and former militant who advocates the separation of Kashmir from both India and Pakistan. In March 2020, Malik was charged for the murder of four Indian Air Force personnel during an attack in 1990 and is currently under trial. He is also facing trial for the kidnapping of Rubaiyya Sayeed. He is currently lodged in Tihar jail.

Shashaa Tirupati is a Canadian playback singer, songwriter, and music producer. Tirupati has rendered songs in over 13 languages including: Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Konkani, Arabic, and English with more than 200 songs to her credit as a vocalist.

Sanjay Suri is an Indian Bollywood actor and producer of Kashmiri origin. He made his debut in 1999 with Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. He went on to star in many supporting roles, but finally got his big break with Jhankaar Beats in 2003, where audiences started to recognise him as a seasoned actor. He is co-producer and actor in the film I Am. He is also the co-founder of the film production company Anticlock Films.

Parveez Rasool Zargar is an Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for Jammu and Kashmir. A right-hand batsman and offbreak bowler, Rasool is the captain of the Jammu and Kashmir team and a regular member of India A. He was bought for ₹95 lakh (US$130,000) by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2014 IPL auction. Rasool was the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to have played in The IPL.

Manav Kaul is an Indian theatre director, playwright, author, actor and filmmaker. He was nominated at the 63rd Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his film Tumhari Sulu (2017).

Kanchi Kaul is an actress who predominantly appeared in television shows and films.

Anju Bala is an Indian politician who has been a Member of Lok Sabha for the Misrikh constituency since the 2014 Indian general election. Bala entered active politics in 2010 and was elected the Block Pramukh (president) of Mallawan. Three years later, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to the Lok Sabha the following year. She is a postgraduate in Hindi and Sanskrit. Her husband Krishna Kumar Singh is a former legislator in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.