List of Deshastha Brahmins

Deshastha Brahmins form a major sub-caste of Brahmins in states of Maharashtra and North Karnataka in India.

They are also found in sizeable number in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.

The following is the list of notables from the community.

During the rule of British Raj the most powerful Brahmin bureaucrats in the South India were Deshastha Brahmins.

[48] In 19th century, out of 305 high level administrative officials 174 were from Deshastha Brahmin community, while 83 were drawn from other Brahmin groups in South India.

Dnyaneshwar , a 13th-century Marathi Varkari saint
Bust of Ramchandra Pant Amatya
Rajah T. Madhava Rao Diwan of Travancore , Baroda and Indore , a painting by Raja Ravi Verma .
Gurunath Venkatesh Bewoor on 1989 commemorative stamp of India.
Statue of Tatya Tope
Shripad Amrit Dange , a founding member of the Communist Party of India (CPI).
Bharat Ratna Nanaji Deshmukh on 2017 commemorative stamp of India.
Portrait of K. B. Hedgewar , founder of RSS .