List of Famous people with last name Devi
Annapurna Devi
Annapurna Devi was an Indian surbahar player of Hindustani classical music. She was given the name 'Annapurna' by former Maharaja Brijnath Singh of the former Maihar Estate (M.P.), and it was by this name that she was popularly known. She was the daughter and disciple of Allauddin Khan, the founder of Maihar gharana, and Madina Bibi and the first wife of the sitar player, Ravi Shankar. After her separation from Ravi Shankar, she moved to Bombay and never performed again in public. She remained a private person, yet continued to teach music for free. Her students include many notable disciples including Hariprasad Chaurasia, Nityanand Haldipur and Nikhil Banerjee.
C A Bhavani Devi
Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Bhavani Devi, simply known as Bhavani Devi,, is an Indian sabre (fencer). She is the first Indian fencer to ever qualify for the Olympics after qualifying for the 2021 Tokyo Games. She is supported by GoSports Foundation through the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme.
Supriya Devi
Supriya Devi was an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema for more than 50 years. She is best known for her portrayal of Neeta in Ritwik Ghatak's Bengali film Megha Dhaka Tara (1960). She was conferred the Filmfare Award and the BFJA Award twice. In 2011, she received the Banga-Vibhushan, the highest civilian honour in West Bengal. In 2014, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India, the fourth highest civilian award in India, for her contributions to the entertainment industry.
Ambili Devi
Ambili Devi is a South Indian actress who appears in Malayalam Films and Serials. She has established herself as a lead actress in Malayalam Television Industry and has won the Kerala state Television Award for Best Actress in 2005.
Ananda Devi
Ananda Devi is a Mauritian writer.
Kalavati Devi
Kalavati Devi is an Indian mason who became an award-winning toilet builder in Kanpur. She transformed her own community by installing a 50-seat toilet and then moved to other communities. She has helped build 4,000 toilets improving the lot particularly for women and children. In 2019 she was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar.
Savitri Devi
Savitri Devi Mukherji was a French-born proponent of Nazism who served the Axis powers by committing espionage on the forces of the Allies of World War II in India. She was later a leading member of the Nazi underground during the 1960s.
Deval Devi
Deval Devi was a Vaghela dynasty Yadava princess and daughter of Karan Deva II. She was married to Khizr Khan, the eldest son of Alauddin Khalji, in 1308. Eight years later, Khizr Khan was executed by his brother Qutb ud din Mubarak Shah (1316–20), and Deval was taken into the latter's harem. In 1320, Mubarak in turn was stabbed and beheaded by his supposed favourite, Khusro Khan, and his followers. Deval was then married to Khusro Khan. Her story, of a cultured and high-born Hindu Yadav princess being passed from hand to hand amongst a series of ambitious, power-hungry men is the basis of the celebrated Gujarati historical novel Karan Ghelo authored by Nandshankar Mehta.
Girija Devi
Girija Devi was an Indian classical singer of the Seniya and Banaras gharanas. She performed classical and light classical music and helped elevate the profile of thumri. She died on 24 October 2017.
Kavita Devi
Kavita Dalal is an Indian professional wrestler who performed in the WWE under the ring name Kavita Devi, on their developmental territory NXT between 2017 and 2021. Devi is the first female professional wrestler of Indian nationality to wrestle in WWE. Devi previously wrestled on the independent circuit under the ring names Kavita and Hard KD, most notably for Continental Wrestling Entertainment.