Chatterjee (), also known as Chattopadhyay is a

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surname, used by the Kulin group of the

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caste. Together with

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s, and Gangulys, Chatterjees form the Kulin Brahmins, the highest tier of the

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caste system. They belong to Rarhi clan of Bengali Brahmins and the

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''Chatterjee'' is an

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variant of the Sanskritized ''Chattopadhyay''. English language spellings include Chatterjee, Chatterjea, Chatterji, Chaterjee, Chattopadhyay, and Chattopadhyaya.

Notable Chatterjees

Abhishek Chatterjee Abhishek Chatterjee (30 April 1964 – 24 March 2022) was an Indian actor who was known for his work in Bengali cinema. He made his big screen debut alongside veterans such as Sandhya Roy, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Tapas Paul and Utpal Dutt with t ...

Bengali film and television actor *

Abir Chatterjee Abir Chatterjee (born 18 November 1980) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Bengali cinema. He is the son of theatre personalities Phalguni Chatterjee and Rumki Chatterjee. He started his career with Bengali television and made his debut i ...

– actor *

Adhar Kumar Chatterji Admiral Adhar Kumar Chatterji (4 March 1914 – 6 August 2001) was an Admiral in the Indian Navy. He served as the 5th Chief of the Naval Staff, from 4 March 1966, until 28 February 1970. He was the first Indian officer of the navy to hold ...

– former Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy (1966–1970) * Aditi Chatterjee – Bengali film and television actress * Alok Chatterjee – theatre actor and director * Amarendranath Chatterjee – freedom fighter * Amitabha Chattopadhyay – biophysicist * Amitava Chattopadhyay – INSEAD professor of marketing and innovation * Angana P. Chatterji – anthropologist, activist and feminist historian *

Anil Chatterjee Anil Chatterjee (also Chattopadhyay, ; 25 October 1929 – 17 March 1996) was an Indian actor in the Bengali cinema during the early fifties through the mid-nineties and is mostly remembered as a character actor. He acted or performed in about ...

– actor * Anindo Chatterjee – tabla player * Anjan Chattopadhyay – sitar maestro * Anjan Chatterjee (neuroscientist) – cognitive neuroscientist * Aroup Chatterjee – British Indian atheist, physician, author of ''Mother Teresa: The Untold Story'' * Ashim Chatterjee – politician and activist * Asima Chatterjee – Indian organic chemist and the second woman to be conferred a Doctorate of Science by an Indian university *

Atul Chandra Chatterjee Sir Atul Chandra Chatterjee (Bengali: অতুল চন্দ্র চ্যাটার্জী; 24 November 1874 – 8 September 1955) was an Indian diplomat and government official who served as the Indian High Commissioner to the Unite ...

– Indian diplomat and government official. Served as the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1925 to 1931. * Bamacharan Chattopadhyay – ardent devotee of Maa Tara, also considered to be an avatar of Lord Shiva *

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (anglicized as Bankim Chandra Chatterjee; 26 or 27 June 1838 – 8 April 1894) was an Indian Bengali novelist, poet, essayist and journalist.Staff writer"Bankim Chandra: The First Prominent Bengali Novelist" ''The ...

– Indian patriot, writer, poet and journalist and composer of

Vande Mataram Vande Mātaram (Bengali language, Original Bengali: বন্দে মাতরম্‌ ''Bônde Mātôrôm'' Devanagari script: वंदे मातरम्; , Transcreation: I Bow to Thee, Mother) is a poem that was adopted as the nati ...

, the national song of India *

Basu Chatterjee Basu Chatterjee (10 January 1927 – 4 June 2020) was an Indian film director and screenwriter in Hindi Cinema. Through the 1970s and 1980s, he became associated with what came to be known as middle cinema or middle-of-the-road cinema filmmaker ...

– film director *

Bhaswar Chatterjee Bhaswar Chatterjee (born 8 March 1975) is a Bengali film and television actor. He attended high school at South Point School and graduated in bioscience from Asutosh College. Before getting his first job in GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals in 1 ...

– Indian actor *

Biswajit Chatterjee Biswajit Chatterjee (born 14 December 1936), known mononymously as Biswajit, is a veteran Indian actor, producer, director, singer and politician known for his work in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema.He is also referred as the ''Chocolate Bo ...

– Bollywood actor * Debabarta Chatterjee – botanist *

Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya (19 November 1918 – 8 May 1993) was an Indian Marxist philosopher. He made contributions to the exploration of the materialist current in ancient Indian philosophy. He is known for '' Lokayata: A Study in Ancient I ...

– author, philosopher * Debjani Chatterji – Indian-born British poet * Deen K. Chatterjee - philosopher *

Dhritiman Chatterjee Dhritiman Chatterjee is an Indian actor. He began his acting career in 1970 as the protagonist of Satyajit Ray's (''The Adversary''). Most of his acting work has been in India's "parallel", or independent, cinema with filmmakers such as Satyaj ...

– actor *

Dhruva Chatterjee Dhruva Chatterjee or Dhruv Chatterjee was a noted writer and screenwriter of Hindi cinema in the 1960s and 1970s. Memorable movies written and scripted by him include ''Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan'' (1960), ''Hariyali Aur Rasta'' (1962), '' Gehra ...

– writer and screenplay writer of Hindi movies * Dipankar Chatterji – molecular biologist * Gadadhar Chattopadhyay – Sri Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa, devotee of Dakshina Kali and Priest of Dakshineswar Kali Temple. * Gautam Chattopadhyay – musician *

Harindranath Chattopadhyay Harindranath Chattopadhyay (2 April 1898 – 23 June 1990) was an Indian English poet, dramatist, actor, musician and a member of the 1st Lok Sabha from Vijayawada constituency. He was the younger brother of Sarojini Naid ...

– poet, actor and brother of Sarojini Naidu * Indira Chatterji (born 1973), Swiss-Indian mathematician * Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee – Indian freedom fighter, activist and member of Rajya Sabha * Joya Chatterji – Professor of South Asian history *

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (3 April 1903 – 29 October 1988) was an Indian social reformer. She has worked for the promotion of Indian handicrafts, handlooms, and theatre in independent India to uplift the socio-economic standard of Indian women ...

– social reformer *

Kshetresa Chandra Chattopadhyaya Kshetresa Chandra Chattopadhyaya (1896–1974) was a distinguished scholar of Sanskrit from India. A scholar of Sanskrit, Veda, grammar, Pali, Prakrit and philology, he was born on 27 October 1896 in village Nimta of North 24 Parganas in what w ...

– Sanskrit scholar *

Mirai Chatterjee Mirai Chatterjee is a leader of the Self-Employed Women's Association, SEWA (India). She joined SEWA in 1984 and was its General Secretary after its Founder, Ela Bhatt. Mirai Chatterjee is currently the Director of the Social Security Team at ...

– Indian social worker * Mohini Mohun Chatterji – theosophist, scholar *

Moushumi Chatterjee Moushumi Chatterjee is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema. She was one of the highest-paid actresses in Hindi films during the 1970s. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019; she was previously a member of ...

– Bollywood actress * Neil Chatterjee – American lawyer, political advisor, and government official, chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission twice between 2017 and 2020 * Nigamananda – Yogi *

Parambrata Chatterjee Parambrata Chattopadhyay (born 27 June 1980) is an Indian actor and director. Parambrata started his career with Bengali television and films. He has acted as the fictional character Topshe from Feluda under Sandip Ray's direction. His notable ...

– actor * Partha Chatterjee – scholar and author *

Piya Chattopadhyay Piya Chattopadhyay () is a Canadian journalist, currently host of '' The Sunday Magazine'' on CBC Radio One. She is known for her work on CBC Radio,Pratap Chatterjee Pratap Chatterjee (born Birmingham, United Kingdom) is an Indian/Sri Lankan investigative journalist and progressive author. He is a British citizen and grew up in India, although he lived in California for many years. He serves as the executive ...

– journalist and author *

Priyadarshini Chatterjee Priyadarshini Chatterjee (born 5 September 1996) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India 2016, Femina Miss India in 2016. She represented India at the Miss World 2016 pageant. She is the first northea ...

– Miss India World 2016 *

Priyanshu Chatterjee Priyanshu Chatterjee (born 20 February 1973) is an Indian Bengali actor and former model known for his works in Hindi and Bengali cinema. He made his Hindi film debut in '' Tum Bin'' in 2001. His other recognized works include '' Aapko Pehle Bh ...

– Bollywood actor *

Prosenjit Chatterjee Prosenjit Chatterjee (born 30 September 1962) is an Indian actor and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading actors of modern Bengali cinema. He predominantly works in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. He is the son of Bollyw ...

– actor * Pulok Chatterji – former bureaucrat and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India (2011–2014) * Purnendu Chatterjee – businessman, founder of TCG * Rabiranjan Chattopadhyay, Indian politician * Ramakrishna Paramahamsa – born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay, a famous mystic of 19th-century India * Ramananda Chatterjee — founder, editor, and owner of the Modern Review, he has been described as the father of Indian journalism * Rangan Chatterjee – Physician, author, television presenter and broadcaster *

Sabitri Chatterjee Sabitri Chatterjee (born 21 February 1937) is an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali theatre and cinema. Her career spans more than seventy years. She twice won the BFJA Awards. In 1999, she was conferred with Sangeet Natak Ak ...

– Indian Bengali female actress *

Sankar Chatterjee Sankar Chatterjee (born May 28, 1943) is a paleontology, paleontologist, the Paul W. Horn Professor of Earth science, Geosciences at Texas Tech University and curator of Paleontology at the Museum of Texas Tech University. He earned his Doctor of ...

– paleontologist *

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (anglicised as Sarat Chandra Chatterjee; 15 September 1876 – 16 January 1938) was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century. He generally wrote about the lives of Bengali family and socie ...

, Indian writer *

Sarojini Naidu Sarojini Naidu (Birth name, née Chattopadhyay) (; 13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949) was an Indian political activist and poet who served as the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Governor of United Provinces, after Independence Day (India), Indi ...

née Chattopadhyay – freedom fighter, poet *

Saswata Chatterjee Saswata Chatterjee (born 19 December 1970) is an Indian actor known for his work in Bengali cinema and television, with appearances in Hindi films. The son of actor Subhendu Chatterjee, he began his career with a Hindi television series direc ...

– actor *

Shakti Chattopadhyay Shakti Chattopadhyay (25 November 1933 – 23 March 1995) was an Indian poet and writer who wrote in Bengali. He is known for his realistic depictions of rural life. He was a green poet, many of his poems raised the issue of nature in crisis. ...

– poet *

Shekhar Chatterjee Shekhar Chatterjee (1924–1990) was an Indian actor and film director. Career Chatterjee was born in Kolkata in 1924. He began his career in the Bengali theatre in the 1950s. He was associated with a number of leftist theatre groups, including ...

– entrepreneur * Shiba P. Chatterjee – professor, former president of International Geographical Union *

Sitaramdas Omkarnath Sitaramdas Omkarnath (17 February 1892 – 6 December 1982) was an Indian sant (religion), saint and guru, spiritual master from Bengal. Addressed as Sri Sri Thakur Sitaramdas Omkarnath, where "Om, Omkar" signifies the cosmic enlightenment a ...

– Bhakti saint *

Somnath Chatterjee Somnath Chatterjee (25 July 1929 – 13 August 2018) was an Indian politician who was associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for most of his life, though he had been a non affiliated independent during his last decade. He was t ...

– eminent lawyer and former speaker of Lok Sabha *

Soumitra Chatterjee Soumitra Chatterjee (also spelt as Chattopadhyay; ; 19 January 193515 November 2020) was an Indian film actor, play-director, playwright, writer, thespian and poet. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the histor ...

– actor *

Sourav Chatterjee Sourav Chatterjee (born 26 November 1979) is an Indian Bengali mathematician from West Bengal, specializing in mathematical statistics and probability theory. Chatterjee is credited with work on the study of fluctuations in random structures, ...

– mathematician * Sovan Chatterjee – former mayor of the city of Kolkata *

Srabanti Chatterjee Srabanti Chatterjee (born 13 August 1987) is an Indian actress who works in Bengali films. One of the highest paid and finest actresses of Bengali Cinema, She is known for her versatile acting skills and has been a popular face in Bengali Fi ...

– actress *

Subhendu Chatterjee Shubhendu Chattopadhyay (29 November 1936 – 5 July 2007) was an Indian physician and actor, who is known for acting in Bengali television and films. A contemporary of actors Uttam Kumar and Soumitra Chatterjee, with whom he played second hero ...

– actor * Subhadeep Chatterjee – Indian molecular biologist *

Sudeep Chatterjee Sudeep Chatterjee is an Indian cinematographer, who mainly works in Hindi films and Bengali films. He has collaborated with critically acclaimed directors like Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Vishal Bharadwaj, Srijit Mukherji, Sanjay Leela Bhansali an ...

– cinematographer * Sudip Chattopadhyay – biologist * Suman Chatterjee (now Kabir Suman) – musician *

Suniti Kumar Chatterji Suniti Kumar Chatterji (26 November 1890 – 29 May 1977) was an Indian linguist, educationist and litterateur. He was a recipient of the second highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Vibhushan. Life Childhood Chatterji was born on 26 Novem ...

– Indian linguist, educationist and litterateur * Swapan Chattopadhyay – director of the Cockcroft Institute *

Tannishtha Chatterjee Tannishtha Chatterjee is an Indian actress and director who is known for her work in several Bollywood, Hindi and English language, English Independent film, independent films. For her performance in the film ''Dekh Indian Circus'', she won the ...

– actress *

Upamanyu Chatterjee Upamanyu Chatterjee (born 1959) is an author and a retired Indian civil servant. His works include the novel '' English, August: An Indian story'', '' The Last Burden'', '' The Mammaries of the Welfare State'' and ''Weight Loss''. In 2008, he wa ...

– author * Utpal Chatterjee – cricketer *

Uttam Kumar Uttam Kumar (born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), widely known as Mahanayak (), was an Indian film actor, producer, director, screenwriter, composer, and playback singer who predominantly worked in Bengali cinema ...

(Arun Chatterjee) – actor *

Vikram Chatterjee Vikram Chatterjee ( born 17 May 1988) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. He made his silver screen debut in 2012 with a supporting role in Mainak Bhowmik's ''Bedroom''. In the same year he acted in '' Elar Char Adh ...

– Indian actor of Bengali cinema *

Virendranath Chattopadhyaya Virendranath Chattopadhyaya (31 October 1880 – 2 September 1937), also known by his pseudonym Chatto, was a prominent Indian revolutionary who worked to overthrow the British Raj in India using armed force. He created alliances with the German ...

– activist

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