player Pratyush Singh - made his first-class debut for Jharkhand in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 20 October 2016. Randhir Singh Utkarsh Singh Virat Singh Saurabh Tiwary Rahul Tripathi Association football Sanjay Balmuchu - Indian footballer, plays as a midfielder for Churchill Brothers S.C. in the I-League; 2012 graduate of the Tata Football Academy Lal Mohan Hansda - Indian footballer, plays as a forward for Prayag United S.C. in the I-League Munmun Lugun - Indian footballer, plays as a defender for Pune in the I-League Deepak Mondal Hockey Kanti Baa Sylvanus Dung Dung - former field hockey player from India Michael Kindo Sangita Kumari Bimal Lakra Birendra Lakra - born in Simdega Jaipal Singh Munda - captained the Indian field hockey team to win gold in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam Nikki Pradhan Pushpa Pradhan Masira Surin Sumrai Tete Manohar Topno Lawn bowls Lovely Choubey Rupa Rani Tirkey Mountaineering Premlata Agarwal - mountain climber; on May 21, 2011, became the oldest Indian woman to summit Mount Everest, at age 45 Binita Soren - mountain climber; on May 26, 2012, became the first tribal woman to summit Mount Everest, at age 25 Others Rameesh Kailasam - governance reform and policy expert from India References Jharkhand People