List of Famous people with last name Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly

First Name Sourav
Born on July 8, 1972 (age 51)
Born in India

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, affectionately known as Dada, is an Indian cricket administrator, commentator and former national cricket team captain who is the 39th and current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. During his playing career, Ganguly established himself as one of the world's leading batsmen and also one of the most successful captains of the Indian national cricket team. While batting, he was especially prolific through the off side, earning himself the nickname God of the Off Side for his elegant stroke play square of the wicket and through the covers.

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Kadambini Ganguly

First Name Kadambini
Born on July 18, 1862
Died on October 3, 1923 (aged 61)
Born in India

Kadambini Ganguly along with Anandibai Joshi was one of the first two female physicians from India as well as from the entire British Empire. Kadambini, herself, was also the first Indian as well as South Asian female physician, trained in western medicine, to graduate in South Asia.

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Roopa Ganguly

First Name Roopa
Born on November 25, 1966 (age 57)
Born in India

Roopa Ganguly is an Indian actress, playback singer and politician. She is best known for her rendition of Draupadi in B R Chopra's hit television series Mahabharat (1988). Often promoted as the Bengali Film Industry's answer to Bollywood's Shabana Azmi, she is known for her versatility and accent adaptation. She has worked with directors such as Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen, Goutam Ghose and Rituparno Ghosh. She is a trained Rabindra Sangeet vocalist and a classical dancer. She received several awards including a National Award and two BFJA Awards. In October 2016, she was nominated as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, by the President of India. She served as the President of BJP Mahila Morcha in West Bengal. She served as the General Secretary and the Vice President for the West Bengal Motion Picture Artistes' Forum, a body representing cine artistes.

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Pijush Ganguly

First Name Pijush
Born on January 2, 1965
Died on October 25, 2015 (aged 50)

Pijush Ganguly was a noted Bengali film, television and theater actor. In 2005 he received the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Mahulbanir Sereng.

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Dwarkanath Ganguly

First Name Dwarkanath

Dwarkanath Gangopadhyay was born on 20 April 1844 and died on 27 June 1898. Dwarkanath was a Brahmo reformer in Bengal of British India. He made substantial contribution towards the enlightenment of society and the emancipation of women. He dedicated his whole life for the cause of women emancipation and encouraged them to participate in every walk of life be it politics, social services etc and even helped them to form organizations of their own. He was the husband of the first Indian practising lady doctor, Kadambini Ganguly.

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Ashok Kumar Ganguly

First Name Ashok
Last Name Ganguly
Born on February 3, 1947 (age 77)

Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly is an Indian jurist. He served as the Chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission and as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India who delivered judgements in some high-profile cases like the 2G spectrum case.

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Preeti Ganguly

First Name Preeti
Born on May 17, 1953
Died on December 2, 2012 (aged 59)
Born in India

Preeti Ganguly was an Indian actress who played several comic roles in Bollywood in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the daughter of veteran Indian actor Ashok Kumar, and part of the Ganguly family. She is best known for her comic role as Freni Sethna, the die-hard Amitabh Bachchan fan in Basu Chatterjee's Khatta Meetha (1978).

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Jeet Ganguly

Chandrajeet Ganguly
First Name Jeet
Born on February 10, 1977 (age 47)
Born in India

Jeet Gannguli, popularly known as Jeet, is a score composer of Bengali and Hindi movies. Gannguli is a music director in Bollywood, scoring music for films.

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Kunjalal Ganguly

First Name Kunjalal
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Dona Ganguly

First Name Dona
Last Name Ganguly
Born on August 22, 1976 (age 47)

Dona Ganguly is an Indian Odissi dancer. She took her dancing lessons from guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. She has a dance troupe Diksha Manjari. In 1997 she eloped with and married her childhood friend and later Indian cricketer and skipper Sourav Ganguly, 39th president of Board of Control for Cricket in India. The couple has a daughter named Sana.

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