This is a categorized list of notable people who were born or have dwelt in Pune, India. Only people who are sufficiently notable to have individual entries on Wikipedia have been included in the list.
Authors and writers
Acharya Pralhad Keshav Atre (1898-1969) - Marathi writer, poet and educationist. Subhash Awchat (1950-) - artist and author. Sarojini Babar (1920-2008) - writer and politician. Malati Bedekar (née Baltai Khare) (1905-2001) - writer in Marathi. Ninad Bedekar (1949-2015) - writer, historian and orator. Vasudeo Sitaram Bendrey (1894-1986) - Historian who discovered first image of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, wrote first full-proof biography of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and wrote on whole Shivshahi period. Vishnushastri Krushnashastri Chiplunkar (1850–1882) – essayist; editor of Nibandha Mala, a Marathi journal; educator; mentor to Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar; founder of the influential Chitrashala press. Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (Pu La Deshpande) (1919-2000) – Marathi author, actor, music composer, singer. Muktabai Dixit (1901–1980) – writer in Marathi. Rohit Gore (1977-) - author in Hindi. Chintaman Vinayak Joshi (1892–1963) – Marathi humorist and a researcher in Pali literature. Dinkar G. Kelkar (1896–1990) - writer, art collector and historian. Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar (1872–1947) – writer, journalist, nationalist leader; served on the Viceroy's Executive Council (1924–29). Krushnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar (1872–1948) – editor of Kesari and Navakal. Vinayak Kulkarni (1950-) – Marathi writer and researcher of literature produced by Marathi saints. Shripad Mahadev Mate (1886–1957) – writer and teacher. Shaiju Mathew (1980-) - author, film maker. Shirish Pai (1929-2017) – writer in Marathi and English. Shanta Shelke (1922–2002) – Marathi poet. Mangesh Tendulkar (1934-2017) – cartoonist.
Artists and entertainers
Movie, television and theater personalities
Bharati Achrekar (1957-) - actress and singer. Mohan Agashe (1947-) - theater/film actor and Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee. Radhika Apte (1985-) - film and stage actress. Sanskruti Balgude (1992-) - actress who appears in Marathi movies and television. Mukta Barve (1979-) - film, television and theater actress, and producer. Pooja Chopra (1986-) – Femina Miss India, 2009. Annalisa Cochrane (1996–) – actress Kashmira Irani (1986-) - television and theatre actress. Shivangi Joshi (1998-) - television actress and model. Shivangi Khedkar (1995-) - television actress and model. Dipika Kakar (1986-) – actress. Gauahar Khan (1983-) - model and actress. Chandrakant Kulkarni (1963-) - director, script writer and actor associated with Marathi theatre and film. Mrunal Kulkarni née Dev/Deo (1971-) – actress. Roopesh Kumar (1946–1995) – film actor. Reema Lagoo (1958–2017) – stage and film actress; alumna of Huzurpaga high school. Shriram Lagoo (1927–2019) – film and stage actor. Prajakta Mali (1989-) - television/film/theatre actor, anchor, producer and Bharatnatyam dancer. Spike Milligan (1919–2000) – Irish comedian who spent his childhood in the city. Anjali Mukhi (1986-) - television and theatre actress. Sai Paranjpye (1938-) – broadcaster and film director. Nilkanth Krishnaji Phule (Nilu Phule) (1931–2009) – film and theatre actor. Sharad Talwalkar (1918–2001) – film, TV and theatre comedy actor.
Musicians and dancers
Sanjeev Abhyankar (1969-) – Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Mewati Gharana. Mandar Agashe (1969-) – music director. Vineet Alurkar (1949-) – musician and singer-songwriter. Prabha Atre (1932-) – Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Kirana gharana and a Padma Shri awardee. Neela Bhagwat (1942-) – Hindustani classical music musician of the Gwalior Gharana. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande (1860–1936) – eminent maestro of Hindustani classical music; alumnus of Deccan College. Bhaskar Chandavarkar (1936-2009) – musician. Rahul Deshpande (1979-) - Hindustani classical music vocalist; grandson of Pandit Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande. Ajay Gogawale (1976-) – one half of the music director-composer sibling duo Ajay–Atul. Atul Gogawale (1974-) – one half of the music director-composer sibling duo Ajay–Atul. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (1922–2011) – Hindustani classical vocalist and recipient of the Bharat Ratna. Ritviz (1996–) – singer-songwriter, electronic musician, and record producer.