List of Famous people named Ravi
Ravi Shastri
Ravishankar Shastri is an Indian cricket coach, former commentator, cricketer and current head coach of the Indian national cricket team. As a player, he played for the India national cricket team between 1981 and 1992 in both Tests and ODIs. Although he started his career as a left arm spin bowler, he later transformed into a batting all-rounder.
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar, whose name is often preceded by the title Pandit (Master), was an Indian sitar virtuoso and a composer. He was the best-known proponent of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century and influenced many other musicians throughout the world. Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999.
Ravi Zacharias
Ravi Zacharias was an Indian-born Canadian-American Christian apologist who founded the RZIM. He was involved in Christian apologetics for a period spanning more than 40 years. Zacharias was the author of more than 30 books on Christianity, including the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's Gold Medallion Book Award winner Can Man Live Without God? in the category "theology and doctrine" as well as Christian bestsellers Light in the Shadow of Jihad and The Grand Weaver. Zacharias was the founder and chairman of the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) and host of the radio programs Let My People Think and Just Thinking. He was a lifelong minister of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, the Keswickian Christian denomination in which he was ordained. Zacharias has been accused of exaggerating his academic qualifications and multiple sources accuse Zacharias of sexual misconduct.
Ravi Rampaul
Ravindranath Rampaul is a Trinidad and Tobago cricketer. Rampaul plays for Trinidad and Tobago in domestic cricket and has played in the Indian Premier League for Royal Challengers Bangalore and in English County cricket for Surrey and Derbyshire. He was born at Preysal in Trinidad and Tobago.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya
Ravi Kumar Dahiya, also known as Ravi Kumar, is an Indian freestyle wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in the 57 kg category and secured a place in the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, Ravi Kumar Dahiya entered the men's freestyle 57 kg wrestling final by pinning down the other wrestler to win the semi-final bout.
Ravi Belagere
Ravi Belagere was a writer and journalist based in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He was the editor of Kannada language tabloid Hai Bangalore and fortnightly magazine O Manase. He founded Bhavana Prakashana, Prarthana School and Bhavana Audio Reach.
Ravi Kishan
Ravindra Shyamnarayan Shukla, popularly known as Ravi Kishan, is an Indian actor, politician and television personality. He currently serves Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Gorakhpur. He predominantly works in Bhojpuri and Hindi cinema, as well as Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Kannada and Tamil films
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar is an Indian spiritual leader. He is frequently referred to as "Sri Sri" (honorific), Guru ji, or Gurudev. He founded the Art of Living Foundation in 1981, a volunteer-based NGO providing social support to the people. In 1997, he established a Geneva-based charity, the International Association for Human Values, an NGO that engages in relief work and rural development.
Ravi Teja
Ravi Shankar Raju Bhupatiraju, better known by the stage name Ravi Teja, is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Known for his roles in action comedy films, Teja has appeared in over fifty films. He is one of the highest paid actors in Telugu film industry. He won the Nandi Special Jury Award in 1999 and 2002 for his performance in the films Nee Kosam (1999) and Khadgam (2002) and also won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for Neninthe in 2008. He is known for his collaborations with Puri Jagannadh which turned out to major breakthroughs in his career.
Ravi Pujari
Ravi Pujari is an Indian gangster who is involved in various murders and threats to Indian celebrities and businessmen. In January 2019, he was arrested in Dakar, Senegal. He is also noted for his philanthropy work in Western Africa.