image
Article
description
sex or gender
occupation
country of citizenship
Kanji Swami
Jain scholar, philosopher and spiritual leader
male
writer academic
Virchand Gandhi
Jain scholar who represented Jainism at the first World Parliament of Religions in 1893
male
philosopher barrister
British Raj
Shrimad Rajchandra
Jain poet, philosopher and scholar (1867-1901)
male
philosopher
British Raj
Ratanchand Hirachand
industrialist, philanthropist, freedom fighter, and Jain social leader
male
writer
Chandragupta Maurya
founder of the Maurya Empire (350–295 BCE)
male
sovereign
Maurya empire
Sheetal Sheth
American actress, and producer
female
actor television actor film actor voice actor
United States of America
Vikram Sarabhai
father of Indian space programme (1919-1971)
male
physicist engineer
India
Śākaṭāyana
sanskrit grammarian
male
linguist
Anshu Jain
British businessman (1963–2022)
male
banker business executive
India
Kiran Shah
Kenyan actor
male
stage actor film actor
Kenya
Abbakka Showtime
Queen of Ullal who fought the Portuguese in the latter half of the 16th century
female
politician freedom fighter
Yashovijay
17th century Jain monk from India
male
philosopher writer monk
Salisuka
sixth Emperor of the Mauryan Empire
male
ruler
Maurya empire
Ereyanga
Hoysala king (1098-1102)
male
politician
Hoysala Empire
Satish Kumar
Indian activist and editor
male
editor activist writer environmentalist journalist editing staff opinion journalist political activist
India
Chavundaraya
military commander, poet and a minister in the court of the Western Ganga Dynasty of Talakad (in present day Karnataka, India), Jain devotee
male
writer poet
Kharavela
Chedi-Chandel Emperor
male
Jainendra K. Jain
Indian physicist
male
physicist screenwriter university teacher
India
Vijayanandsuri
first Swetambar Murtipujak Jain monk in modern times to receive the title of Acharya (1837-1896)
male
monk acharya
Vallabhsuri
Indian Jain monk
male
writer
India British Raj Dominion of India
Umaswati
author of the Jain text Tattvartha Sutra
male
mathematician writer
India
Mahāvīra
mathematician
male
mathematician
Thiruvalluvar
Tamil poet and philosopher
male
philosopher writer poet
Chola dynasty
Hemachandra
12th-century Jain scholar, poet, writer, mathematician and polymath
male
mathematician historian philosopher writer poet
Suresh Dalal
Gujarati Poet (1932-2012)
male
writer poet
India British Raj Dominion of India
Jaybhikhkhu
Gujarati author from India
male
writer children's writer journalist
India British Raj Dominion of India
Claudia Pastorino
Italian singer
female
singer
Italy
Ravi Hutheesing
American pop-rock singer-songwriter/guitarist
male
singer-songwriter
United States of America
Kundakunda
Indian Jain monk
male
writer
India
Tirutakkatevar
tamil poet
male
writer
Kumarapala
12th century Chaulukya king who ruled parts of present-day Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India
male
king
Bhadrabahu
Indian Jain monk
male
biographer philosopher monk religious leader
Pundravardhana
Dilip Doshi
Indian cricketer
male
cricketer
India
Ajit Jain
American businessman
male
businessperson
United States of America
Vel Kelu Kuttuvan
2nd century Chera dynasty ruler in south India
male
Vidyananda
Indian Jain monk of 9th century
male
Digambara monk
Virasena
Indian Jain monk
male
mathematician Digambara monk
Bhoja
Indian king
male
king poet
Walchand Hirachand
Indian industrialist (1882-1953)
male
businessperson
India Dominion of India
Veera Ballala I
Hoysala king
male
sovereign
Hoysala Empire
Haribhadra
Jain writer
male
writer
Acharya Bhikshu
Indian Jain saint
male
philosopher
Gyansagar
Indian Jain monk and spiritual teacher of Vidyasagar
male
Digambara monk
India British Raj Dominion of India
Mahapragya
Acharya or the Svetambar Terapanth sect of Jainism (1920-2010)
male
writer
India British Raj Dominion of India
Rajendrasuri
Svetambara Jain monk and reformer
male
writer
Acharya Mahasharman
Jain Terapanth Religious Head
male
philosopher
India
Acharya Sushil Kumar
Indian Jain monk
male
monk
Acharya Tulsi
Indian Jain Guru, author, religious leader, founder of Anuvrat movement
male
religious leader
India British Raj Dominion of India
Vidyasagar
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk philosopher
India British Raj
Ajit Gulabchand
Indian businessman
male
business magnate
India
Ajit Hutheesing
American businessman (1936-2017)
male
businessperson
India United States of America British Raj Dominion of India
Amit Sheth
Indian computer scientist, University of South Carolina
male
computer scientist engineer researcher
India
Anand Rishiji Maharaj
Jain religious leader
male
monk
India British Raj Dominion of India
Andayya
13th century Kannada writer
male
writer
Anil K. Jain
American computer programmer (1946-1988)
male
programmer
Anjli Jain
American businesswoman
female
businessperson
United States of America
Veerendra Heggade
Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari
male
religious leader
India
Aryanandi
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
India British Raj Dominion of India
BM Jain
Indian political scientist
male
political scientist
India
Baba Dharam Dass
Indian Jain
male
monk
Bal Patil
Indian writer (1932–2011)
male
author
India British Raj Dominion of India
Banarasidas
Indian poet
male
poet writer
India
Bhamashah
Indian general, minister, and close aide of Maharana Pratap
male
Bhattakalanka Deva
Indian writer
male
writer
India
Bhaurao Patil
social activist and educator in Maharashtra, India (1887-1959)
male
social worker
India British Raj Dominion of India
Bhimjee Parikh
Indian businessman (1610–1680)
male
Chandabai
Indian Jain scholar
female
academic
India British Raj Dominion of India
Charlotte Laws
American writer
female
politician
United States of America
Chitrabhanu
poet, scholar and former monk of Jainism
male
philosopher
India British Raj Dominion of India
Devaki Jain
Indian economist
female
economist
India British Raj Dominion of India
Ganeshprasad Varni
Jain religious scholar
male
philosopher autobiographer
India British Raj Dominion of India
Gautam Adani
Indian businessman
male
businessperson business executive
India
Hampa Nagarajaiah
Indian academic and writer
male
writer
India
Harakh Chand Nahata
Indian businessman
male
businessperson
India British Raj Dominion of India
Hiravijaya
Indian Jain monk
male
monk
Indu Jain
Indian businesswoman (1936–2021)
female
businessperson
British Raj India
Jagdish Sheth
American academic
male
psychologist
United States of America
Jagadu
male
Jambuvijaya
Jain monk from India who edited Jain ancient literature
male
monk
India British Raj Dominion of India
Jatasimhanandi
male
writer
Jinaratna
Jain scholar monk
male
writer poet
India
Jinasena
8th/9th-century CE Indian Jain monk
male
theologian Digambara monk writer monk
Jinendra Varni
Jain scholar
male
philosopher
India Dominion of India
Kantilal Mardia
Indian statistician
male
statistician university teacher
United States of America
Kasturbhai Lalbhai
Indian industrialist (1894-1980)
male
entrepreneur politician
India British Raj Dominion of India
Kumarpal Desai
Gujarati writer from India
male
writer literary critic children's writer
India British Raj Dominion of India
Kumudendu
Indian Jain monk
male
monk writer
Lakshmi Chand Jain
Indian independence activist and businessperson
male
diplomat
India Dominion of India
Mahendra Sūri
Jain astronomer
male
mathematician astronomer astrologer
Mandalapuruder
male
writer poet
Manjayya Heggade
Indian hereditory administrator
male
legislator
Manu Chandaria
Kenyan businessman
male
businessperson
Kenya
Manu Daftary
American money manager
male
portfolio manager
Milap Chand Jain
Indian judge
male
judge lawyer
India British Raj Dominion of India
Nalini Balbir
French Indologist (born 1955)
female
indologist philologist
France
Naresh Dalal
American chemist
male
engineer chemist
Naveen Jain
Business Executive; Entrepreneur
male
businessperson
United States of America
Neelam Jain
Indian writer
female
author journalist
India
Nemichandra
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
Nikita Lalwani
British writer
female
novelist
United Kingdom
Padmanabh Jaini
Indian-born American scholar of Jainism and Buddhism (1923–2021)
male
writer
India British Raj Dominion of India
Payal Jain
Indian fashion designer
female
fashion designer
India
Piyare Jain
American physicist
male
physicist
United States of America
Pradeep Jain Aditya
politician
male
politician
India
Pratap Bhanu Mehta
political scientist, public intellectual
male
political scientist
India
Pujyapada
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
Raighu
Indian author
male
poet
India
Raj Jain
American computer scientist
male
computer scientist technology evangelist inventor
United States of America
Raja Harsukh Rai
male
Rajen Sheth
software engineer
male
Raju Shetti
Indian politician
male
politician
India
Rakesh Gangwal
American businessman
male
businessperson
United States of America
Rakesh Jain
American cancer researcher
male
chemist researcher
United States of America
Rakesh Jhaveri
Indian Jain leader
male
writer
India
Ramchandrasuri
Jain Acharya and scholar
male
monk
India British Raj Dominion of India
Ramesh Jain
American scientist
male
engineer businessperson computer scientist university teacher
United States of America
Ramjee Singh
Indian philosopher
male
author politician philosopher
India British Raj Dominion of India
Ratnakaravarni
Indian poet
male
poet
Ratnavarma Heggade
Indian politician
male
politician
India
Ravindra Jain
Indian composer
male
musician composer lyricist
India British Raj Dominion of India
Ravindu Shah
Kenyan cricketer
male
cricketer
Kenya
S. Lochlann Jain
American anthropologist
female
anthropologist academic university teacher medical anthropologist
United States of America
S. Sripal
Indian police chief
male
India British Raj Dominion of India
Sachin H. Jain
American academic
male
academic physician
Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain
Indian businessman (1911–1977)
male
entrepreneur
India
Sahu Todar
male
Sahu Ramesh Chandra Jain
Indian businessman
male
philanthropist
India British Raj Dominion of India
Sanjay Jain
British economist
male
economist
Seth Hukumchand
businessperson
male
businessperson
India British Raj Dominion of India
Shantidas Jhaveri
Indian jewellery and bullion trader during Mughal era
male
businessperson jeweler
Shantisagar
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
India British Raj Dominion of India
Shreyans Prasad Jain
businessman
male
politician journalist
India British Raj Dominion of India
Siddhartha
Father of Mahavira, the 24th and last Jain Tirthankara
male
king
India
Siddhasena
Indian Jain monk
male
monk Digambara monk
Somadeva Suri
male
writer
Spandan Daftary
American television producer
male
television producer
United States of America
Sthulabhadra
Jain leader
male
monk
Sudharma Swami
6th century BC Indian Jain monk
male
Ganadhara
Tarla Dalal
chef (1936-2013)
female
cook television presenter
India British Raj Dominion of India
Thakkar Pheru
Indian writer
male
writer
Trishala
Mother of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism
female
queen
Licchavi
Vidyadhar Johrapurkar
Indian social anthropologist
male
anthropologist
Vidyananda
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
India British Raj Dominion of India
Vijay Rupani
Indian politician
male
politician
India
Vinay Maloo
Indian businessman
male
businessperson
India
Virji Vora
Indian merchant
male
businessperson
Yativṛṣabha
6th-century Jain monk and mathematician
male
mathematician monk
Samantabhadra
2nd-century CE Indian Jain monk
male
writer
Akalanka
Indian Jain monk
male
philosopher poet
Samprati
Mauryan emperor
male
ruler
Maurya empire
Kamala Hampana
Indian writer
female
writer novelist
India British Raj Dominion of India
Ruchi Sanghvi
Computer engineer
female
engineer computer scientist
United States of America
Narendra Patni
Indian businessman
male
India British Raj Dominion of India
Padmavati
Ashoka's wife
female
Maurya empire
Indrabhuti Gautama
Mahavira's Ganadhara
male
Ganadhara
Pandit Todarmal
Indian academic
male
monk
Paul C. Pappas
American writer and professor of history
male
Jinvijay
scholar of orientalism, archeology, indology and Jainism from India (1888-1976)
male
indologist
India British Raj Dominion of India
Anil K. Jain
Indian computer scientist
male
computer scientist engineer
India
Ashok Kumar Jain
industrialist and philanthropist
male
businessperson
India British Raj Dominion of India
Lalbhai Dalpatbhai
male
businessperson
Anasuya Sarabhai
Indian labour activist
female
activist politician
India British Raj Dominion of India
Kamini Jain
Canadian Olympic Athlete
female
canoeist
Canada
Jivaraj Papriwal
Indian Jain artist
male
Swami Simandhara
Jain cosmology being
male
Tirthankara
Manatunga
Indian Jain monk
male
monk
Nattal Sahu
Indian merchants
male
businessperson
India
Prabhachandra
Indian Jain monk
male
writer
Prem Suri
Indian monk and religious scholar (1884–1968)
male
monk
India
Mehul Shah
American actor
male
actor model film director
United States of America
Virdhi Chand Jain
Indian politician
male
politician
India British Raj Dominion of India
Shrenik Kasturbhai Lalbhai
Indian industrialist, educationist and philanthropist (1925-2014)
male
business magnate patron of the arts pedagogue
India British Raj Dominion of India
Buddhisagarsuri
Indian Jain monk and philosopher
male
writer
British Raj
Anandghan
seventeenth century Jain mystic poet from India
male
philosopher poet
Acharya Chandana
Jain Sadhvi
female
aryika
India British Raj Dominion of India
Tarachand Chheda
Indian politician
male
politician
India
Chandrashekhar Vijay
Jain monk, scholar and author from India
male
writer monk
India British Raj Dominion of India
Kalpana Shah
Indian fashion designer
female
fashion designer author entrepreneur
India
Bawa Jain
male
Attimabbe
Chalukya queen
female
Jinaharsha
Jain ascetic poet
male
poet
Jinadattasuri
Jain ascetic poet
male
poet
Jinabhadra
Jain ascetic author of early India
male
mathematician
Bharata
Jain deity and chakravartin emperor
male
king Digambara monk
India
Tarunsagar
Indian Jain monk (1967—2018)
male
Digambara monk philosopher writer
India
Guptinandi
Indian Jain monk
male
writer
Muni Pramansagar
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
India
Lilavati Munshi
Indian politician and writer
female
politician
India Dominion of India
Deshbhushan
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
India British Raj Dominion of India
Binod Sethi
social worker and philanthropist of Dimapur, Nagaland
male
businessperson
Gyanmati
Indian Jain nun
female
nun
India British Raj Dominion of India
Gyansagar
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
India
Sardarmal Lalwani
male
politician
India British Raj Dominion of India
Kamal Chand Sogani
Indian researcher
male
researcher
India British Raj Dominion of India
Chenraj Roychand
Indian businessperson
male
businessperson
India
Samantabhadra
male
monk
Saubhagyasagar
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
India
Guptisagar
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
India
Samudravijaya
male
king
Ravisena
Indian Jain monk
male
monk
Bhutabali
7th-century Indian Jain monk
male
monk
Jayasena
Indian Jain monk
male
monk
Vattakera
Indian Jain monk
male
monk
Prabalsagar
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
India
Pranamsagar
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
India
Pragyasagar
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
India
Dharasena
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
Harisena
Indian Jain monk
male
monk
Aparajita
Indian Jain monk
male
monk
Pushpadanta
7th-century Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
Kesi
male
monk
Jambusvami
disciple of Mahavira (543–449 BCE)
male
Ganadhara
Rajeev Jain
Indian cinematographer
male
cinematographer writer
India
Sudhasagar
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
India
Kshamasagar
Indian Jain monk (1957–2015)
male
Digambara monk
India
Pulaksagar
Indian Jain monk
male
Digambara monk
India
Virasagar
Digambara Jain monk from India
male
Digambara monk
India
Shivasagar
Digambara Jain monk from India
male
Digambara monk
British Raj
Āma
King of Kannauj
male
king
Bhadrabahu
Jain monk of 1st century BCE
male
Digambara monk
Purnabhadra
Jain monk
male
monk
Chinubhai Chimanbhai
industrialist, cotton textile mill owner, mayor of Ahmedabad in India
male
businessperson
India British Raj Dominion of India
Badridas Mukeem
male
jeweler
Udayaratna
Jain monk and poet
male
poet monk
Shyama
Jain monk
male
monk
Ratnasundarsuri
Indian Jain monk
male
writer
India
Taran Svami
founder of Taran Panth, a sect of Digambara Jainism
male
monk
Malliya Rechana
11th-century Telugu poet and writer
male
poet
Dhinchak Pooja
Indian YouTuber
female
YouTuber television producer film director
Ambika Bumb
American businesswoman and medical researcher
female
businessperson researcher
United States of America
Champaben
female
nun
Prathik jain
Entrepreneur , Celebrity Social Media manager ,
male
theatre entrepreneur
India
Bhadrabahu I
male
monk religious leader
Suswani Mata
Kuldevi of Dugar , Surana & Sankhla Gotras.
female
Jainacharya Yugbhushan Surishwarji
jain acharya
male
monk
M Goutham Kumar
Indian politician, Mayor of Bangalore
male
politician
India
Ramchandrasuri
medieval Jain monk
male
monk
Anveshi Jain
Indian model & actress
female
actor
India
Vijay K. Jain
Indian author
male
writer
Gautam Srikishan
American composer, sound designer, and audio producer
male
composer sound designer DJ producer
United States of America
Raychandrabhai Mehta
Indian Jain layman
male
Pāsavīra Sonī
Donor of manuscripts
male
Heena Modi
Pramoda Chitrabhanu
Shanti Suri
11th century Jain writer
male
writer