Vitthal Umap (15 July 1931 – 27 November 2010) was an Indian folk singer, shahir and social worker from Maharashtra state.

[3] Vitthal Umap, born on 15th July 1931, in a Dalit family in a chawl in Naigaon, central Mumbai, was drawn to the Ambedkar movement from a young age.

[citation needed] Umap had won the first prize at the International Folk Music and Art Festival at Cork, Ireland.

[8] His roles in Shyam Benegal’s TV series Bharat Ek Khoj and Jabbar Patel’s film Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar won him further laurels.

[citation needed] Vitthal Umap passed away due to heart attack while performing at a function at Dikshabhoomi, Nagpur, on 27 November 2010.