Kamble is a Marathi Indian surname commonly used by communities residing in Maharashtra. The word "kamble" is literally translated as "cotton blankets" likely adopted by those who were cotton farmers and weavers in the region of Vidarbha, though there also existed clan, namely Sonkamble, and this could be its derivation, too.
The surname "kamble" is found in various Marathi castes and communities like Maratha, Brahmin, Buddhists, Kunbi, Shimpi, Vani, Aagri, Gosavi(Giri), certain Brahmin subcastes (like Karhades and Panchals), Marathi Jains, Mang (Matang), Dhangar, etc. The surname is shared by Maratha-kunbi, Mahars, teli and Marathas in Satara region.
The surname is also found amongst Lohar, Vishwakarmas (Panchal,also called Vishwabrahmins), Holeyas, saitwal(native Jain community), etc. as well as sometimes in native Marathi groups like Bhois and certain tribes in NT-B.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Arun Krushnaji Kamble (1953–2009), Indian Marathi writer, politician and activist
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Arvind Kamble, Indian politician
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B. C. Kamble (1919–2006), Indian politician, writer, editor, jurist, and social activist
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Babytai Kamble (1929–2012), Indian Dalit activist and writer
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Bhausaheb Malhari Kamble
Bhausaheb Kamble is an Indian politician from Maharashtra and member of the Shiv Sena. He is a two term Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (ISO: ''Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā'') is the ...
, Indian politician
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D. N. P. Kamble (Devrao Namdevrao Pathrikar Kamble), Indian politician from the 1950s
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Dilip Kamble
Dilip Kamble (born 1 June 1963) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was an MLA representing Bharatiya Janata Party in 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Pune Cantonment from 2014 to 2019.
Early life and education
Kamble is ...
(born 1963), Indian politician
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G. Kamble (Gopal Balwant Kamble, 1918–2002), Indian painter
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Milind Kamble
Milind Kamble is an Indian entrepreneur notable for establishing Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) and working for Dalit entrepreneurs and Dalit businesses. He received Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 20 ...
, Indian entrepreneur
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Milind Anna Kamble, Indian politician
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N. M. Kamble
Narendra Marutrao Kamble (24 October 1925 – 3 April 2021) was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as member of the Indian National Congre ...
(Narendra Marutrao Kamble,1925–2021), Indian politician
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Nivruti Satwaji Kamble, Indian politician of the 1970s
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Pramod Kamble (born 1964), Indian painter and sculptor
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Ranjit Kamble
Ranjit Prataprao Kamble is the former State Minister of Water Supply and Sanitation, Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection, Tourism and Public Works (PWD) in the Government of Maharashtra in India. He is leader from the Indian National ...
, Indian politician
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Shantabai Kamble (1923–2023), Indian Marathi writer and Dalit activist
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Shivaji Kamble, Indian politician
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Sunil Kamble, Indian politician
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Sunita Kamble, Indian veterinarian
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T. M. Kamble (d. 2013), Indian politician and Ambedkarite activist
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Tulsiram Kamble
Tulsiram Dashrath Kamble (born 8 March 1922) is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquial ...
, Indian politician of the 1960s and 1970s
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Uttam Kamble
Uttam Kamble is an Indian journalist and the chief editor of Sakal Media Group. He is the author of around 63 published books. Through a journalism career of over three decades, he is best known for his writings focused on the oppressed and dep ...
, Indian journalist and author
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