List of Parsis
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This is a list of notable Parsis with a Wikipedia article.
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[edit] In science and industry
- Cowasji Shavaksha Dinshaw (Adenwalla) (1827-1900): entrepreneur; founder of the modern port of Aden
- Byram Dinshawji Avari (19??- ): hotelier, founder and chairman of the Avari Group of companies.
- Homi Jehangir Bhabha (1909-1966): nuclear scientist; first chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission.
- Bund (1979- ): developer of unified theory of Magic Time
- Keki Dadiseth (1946- ): Home and Personal Care Director, Unilever plc
- Ardeshir Godrej (1868-1936): inventor; co-founder (with his brother Piroj) of the Godrej industrial empire
- Pirojsha Godrej (1882-1972): entrepreneur; co-founder (with his brother Ardeshir) of the Godrej industrial empire
- Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy, Sir (1783-1859): opened sea trade with China; philanthropist
- Cowasjee Jehangir, Sir (1812-1878): civil engineer; master constructor of Bombay
- Fardunjee Marzban (1787-1847): publisher, founded the first newspaper on the Indian subcontinent Bombay Samachar
- Pallonji Mistry (1929- ): construction tycoon
- Hormusjee Naorojee Mody, Sir (1838-1911): financier and industrialist, co-founder of Chater & Mody, initiated the development of the port of Hong Kong; founding committee member of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank
- Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Sir (1823-1901): founded the first textile factories in India
- Jehangir Hormusjee Ruttonjee (18??-[[195?): industrialist; founded Hong Kong's first brewery; established the first anti-tuberculosis sanatorium in the far-east
- Homi Nusserwanji Sethna (19??-19??): chemical engineer; guided the development of India's first nuclear explosive device.
- Dorabji Tata, Sir (1859-1932): industrialist and philanthropist
- Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata (1839-1904): industrialist; founder of the Tata group of companies, titled a "One-Man Planning Commission" by Nehru
- Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy (J. R. D.) Tata (1904-1993): industrialist; founder of India's first commercial airline: Air India
- Ratan Naval Tata (1937- ): Chairman of the Tata Group of companies; member of the central board of the Reserve Bank of India
- Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia (1702-1774): shipwright and naval architect; builder of the first dry-dock in Asia
[edit] In the arts and sports
- Erick Avari (1952- ): Hollywood actor.
- Homi K. Bhabha (1949- ): cultural-studies theorist.
- Behram "Busybee" Contractor (1930-2001): journalist and columnist.
- Nariman "Nari" Contractor (1934- ): cricketer; coach at the CCI Academy.
- Ardeshir Cowasjee (1926- ): investigative journalist and newspaper columnist.
- Sam Dastor (19??- ): television actor and director.
- Farrukh Dhondy (1944- ): novelist, short story writer, screenplaywriter, journalist.
- Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw (18??-1924?): philanthropist; founder of the NED Engineering College, the largest and oldest engineering institution in Karachi, Pakistan.
- Arnawaz Driver (19??-1987): Artist
- Farokh Engineer (1938- ): cricketer.
- Kaizad Gustad (1968- ): maverick film director.
- Firdaus Kanga (1960- ): author, actor and screenwriter.
- Persis Khambatta (1950–1998): actress and model.
- Amal Kiran (Kaikhosru Dadhaboy Sethna) (1904-19??): historian.
- Mehli Mehta (1908-2002): musician; founder of the Bombay Philarmonic and Bombay String Orchestras.
- Zubin Mehta (1936- ): musician; conductor of the London, Los Angeles and Israel Philarmonic Orchestras; director of the Bavarian State Opera; son of Mehli Mehta.
- Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) (1946-1991): rock icon and lead singer for Queen.
- Deena M. Mistri (19??- ): author and educationalist; recipient of Pakistan's "Pride of Performance" medal.
- Rohinton Mistry (1952- ): novelist, short story author, screenplay writer.
- Sohrab Modi (1897-1984): stage and film actor, director and producer.
- Alyque Padamsee, ad-baron and actor.
- Cyrus Poncha (1976- ): Asian Squash Federation Junior Coach of the Year 2003-4.
- Bapsi Sidhwa (1938- ): author and screenwriter; vocal proponent of women's rights
- Godrej Sidhwa (1925- ): theologian, historian and high priest.
- Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892–1988): composer.
- Sooni Taraporevala (1957- ): screenwriter, author and photographer.
- Zubin Varla (19??- ): stage actor.
- Nina Wadia (1969- ): comedienne and television actress.
[edit] In law, government and the Indian Nationalist Movement
- Minocher Bhandara (19??- ): Pakistani parliamentarian and owner of Muree Brewery.
- Sam Piroj Bharucha (1937- ): Chief Justice of India.
- Mancherjee Bhownagree (1851-1933): politician, second asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Conservative).
- Bhikaiji Cama (1861-1936): political activist, co-creator of the Indian nationalist flag.
- Feroze Gandhi (1912-1960): journalist and politician, Indian MP under Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Sam Manekshaw (1914- ): the first Indian Field Marshal of the Indian Army.
- Jamsheed Marker (19??- ): Pakistani diplomat, listed in the Guinness Book of Records as having been ambassador to more countries than any other person; recipient of Hilal-i Imtiaz.
- Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta (1886-1952): former Mayor of Karachi for 12 consecutive years.
- Pherozeshah Mehta (1845–1915): political activist, first President of the Indian National Congress, founder of the Bombay Municipal Corporation.
- Dadabhai Naoroji (1825–1917): economist, political activist, first asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Liberal), first to publicly demand independence from Great Britain.
- Khurshed Framji Nariman (18??-19??): social activist, Mayor of Bombay, founding member of the Indian National Congress.
- K.M. Nanavati
- Nanabhoy ("Nani") Palkhivala (1920-2002): prominent jurist and economist.
- Cowasji Jehangir (Readymoney) (1812-1878): J.P.; introduced income tax in India; first baronet of Bombay.
- Shapurji Saklatvala (1874-1936): socialist, workers' welfare activist, third asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Communist, Labour).
- Soli Jehangir Sorabjee (1930- ): Former Attorney-General of India.
