Maharaja Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja of Jamnagar - India's first delegate at the League of Nations in 1920, then a UN represtative, Head of Korean War rehabilitation. Sheltered 500 Polish children in his state during WWII; The Good Maharaja Maharaja Krishnakumar Sinjhji Gohil – Reformist, progressive and noble Maharaja of Bhavnagar Balwantrai Mehta – Freedom fighter, social worker and pioneer of concept of Panchayati Raj Jivraj Mehta – Politician, first Chief Minister of Gujarat, aa Surgeon. Art, literature, poetry, journalism, socialism Jhaverchand Meghani – Litterateur, social reformer and freedom fighter Kalaguru Ravishankar Raval – a painter, art teacher, art critic, journalist and essayist Dalpatram – Poet of Gujarati literature Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi – Author and poet Sursinhji Takthasinhji Gohil – Known for poetry and Gujarati literature Dula Bhaya Kag – Poet, social reformer and freedom fighter Amrut Ghayal – Shayar of Gujarati Ghazal Kavi Kant – Poet Harilal Upadhyay – Author in the Gujarati language Chunilal Madia – Author, playwright, poet, journalist, editor Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh – Painter, writer, art critic Rajendra Shukla – Poet Ramesh Parekh – Poet Ruswa Majhalumi- Imamuddin Murtaza Khan Babi, a Gujarati language poet and a royal of Pajod state. Sports, adventure K. S. Ranjitsinhji – Maharaja of Nawanagar, cricketer Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji – Cricketer Vinoo Mankad – Cricketer Ashok Mankad – Cricketer Dilip Doshi – Cricketer Karsan Ghavri – Cricketer Ashok Patel – Cricketer Dhiraj Parsana – Cricketer Ajay Jadeja – Cricketer Parthiv Patel – Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja – Cricketer Siddharth Trivedi – Cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara – Cricketer Jaydev Unadkat – Cricketer Cinema, entertainment, music, folklore Mohammed Chhel – A magician and a Fakir (mystic) Vijay Bhatt – Producer, director and screenwriter Nanabhai Bhatt – Indian film director and producer; father of Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt Dina Pathak – Actor, director of Gujarati theatre, activist Asha Parekh – Actress, director, and producer Shahabuddin Rathod – Humorist, writer, teacher Parveen Babi – Bollywood actress Dimple Kapadia – Bollywood actress Manhar Udhas – One of the top Ghazalkars Pankaj Udhas – Indian singer, Ghazal singer Mehul Kumar – Director, producer K. Lal – Indian magician Alka Yagnik – Singer Ben Kingsley – Actor (ancestral roots in Saurashtra) Hemant Chauhan – Singer, Bhajanik Neeraj Vora – Film director, dialogue writer, actor Himesh Reshammiya – Music composer, singer, artist Dilip Joshi – Cinema and television actor Anjum Rajabali – Screenwriter, actor, producer Chhel Vayeda – Art director and