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List of people from West Bengal

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This is a list of notable people from West Bengal, India. This list does not include the significant number of prominent East Bengali refugees from East Bengal who settled in West Bengal after the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947.

Literature

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Major figures

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Children's story writers

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Medieval Bengal literary scene

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Other authors from early modern period

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Prominent foreign-language authors from Bengal

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Other authors from early/mid-twentieth century and some contemporary authors

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Journalists

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Comics Writer

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Language/linguistics, anthropology, history, and other social sciences

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Scholars and polymaths

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Education

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Pioneers

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Post-independence

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Modern times

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Others

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Teachers

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Philosophy

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Pre-modern period

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Modern age

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Early / Mid twenty century

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Science

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* Prafulla Chandra Ray, Indian chemist, industrialist and philanthropist

Religious scholars

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Muslim

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Pre-modern period

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The Brahmo Samaj

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Hindu revival movement

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Mid-twentieth-century religious figures

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Social reformation and social work

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Major figures

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Derozians

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Women's rights

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Military

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Art

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Early modern period

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From mid-twentieth century

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Film and photography

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Music

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Composers

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Performers (instrumental)

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Performers (vocal)

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Classical

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Songs of Tagore and his contemporaries

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Modern

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Nazrul geeti

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Bengali Folk Song

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Movies

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Directors

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Actors

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Actresses

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See also: List of Bengali actresses

Cinematographer

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Editor

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Screenplay Writer

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Dance

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Doctors

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Modern Days

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Drama/theatre

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Magicians

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Politicians and revolutionaries

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Pre-modern

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Colonial period

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Indian freedom fighters

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Early figures

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Twentieth century

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Politicians

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Others

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Donation and social welfare

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Old Calcutta / Bengal legends

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Sports

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Chess

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Cricket

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Football

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Lawn tennis

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Squash

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Bodybuilding

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Swimming

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Table tennis

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Weightlifting

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Others

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Industry/business

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Other areas

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See also

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References

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