List of people with Joshi surname, who may or may not be associated with the
Brahmin caste.
Politicians, civil servants, and military •
Alok Joshi, Indian police officer and intelligence agency chief •
A. C. Joshi (1908–1971), Indian botanist and Civil Service officer •
Banwari Lal Joshi (1936–2017), Indian civil servant and state governor •
Bhanu Bhakta Joshi, Nepalese politician •
Bhojraj Joshi, Nepalese politician •
B.C. Joshi (1935–1994), Chief of the Indian Army •
C. P. Joshi, Indian politician (Indian National Congress), former Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India •
Devendra Kumar Joshi, Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy •
Govinda Raj Joshi, Nepalese politician (Nepali Congress) and former Minister •
Hari Dev Joshi, 11th, 16th and 18th chief minister Of Rajasthan •
Hora Prasad Joshi, Nepalese politician •
Manohar Joshi, 12th chief minister of Maharashtra •
Murli Manohar Joshi, Indian politician (Bharatiya Janta Party), chairman, Public Accounts Committee of the parliament •
Nabindra Raj Joshi, Nepali politician •
Pralhad Joshi, Indian politician (BJP) •
Puran Chand Joshi, Indian communist leader •
Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Indian politician (BJP) •
Sharad Anantrao Joshi, Indian agricultural activist and politician •
Suresh Joshi (RSS) (born 1947), former
Sarkaryavah of the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a
right-wing Hindutva paramilitary organisation •
Yogesh Kumar Joshi, Indian army, Chief of staff of Northern army command
Writers, educators, and scholars •
Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865–1887), first Indian woman to be awarded a western medicine degree •
Angur Baba Joshi (1932–2020), Nepalese scholar, first female School Principal of Nepal •
Anil R. Joshi (1940–2025), Gujarati-language poet and essayist •
Anupam Joshi, American cybersecurity expert and Professor and Chair of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland •
Aravind Joshi, Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science at the University of Pennsylvania •
Arun Joshi, Indian novelist •
Chintaman Vinayak Joshi, Marathi humorist, author of "Chimanrao" series of books •
Girija Prasad Joshi, Nepalese Newari language writer •
Indra Joshi, British physician •
Lakshman Shastri Joshi, Indian scholar of Sanskrit, Hindu Dharma, and a Marathi literary critic •
Mahadevshastri Joshi, Marathi writer •
Mangal Raj Joshi, Nepalese royal astrologer •
Manohar Shyam Joshi, post-modern Hindi writer and Father of Indian soap operas •
Prasoon Joshi, Hindi lyricist •
Prem Lal Joshi, Indian research scholar of Accounting and writer •
Ramlal Joshi, Nepalese author and writer •
Ruchir Joshi, author and filmmaker •
S. T. Joshi, Indian-American editor, critic, and scholar •
Satya Mohan Joshi (1920–2022), Nepalese author and writer, first recipient of Madan Puraskar •
Sharad Joshi, Hindi writer and satirist, Padma Shri awardee •
Shekhar Joshi, Hindi author •
Shukraraj Shastri (born Shukra Raj Joshi), Nepalese author, social reformer and political martyr •
Suresh Joshi, Gujarati poet, writer and literary critic •
Sushma Joshi, Nepalese writer and filmmaker •
Umashankar Joshi, Gujarati poet
Artists and performers •
Aashirman DS Joshi, Nepalese actor •
Anshuman Joshi, Marathi actor •
Ayushman Joshi, Nepalese actor •
Bhimsen Joshi, Bharat Ratna, vocalist of Hindustani classical music •
Chetan Joshi, flautist •
Damayanti Joshi, Kathak dancer and guru •
Dev Joshi, Indian television actor •
Dilip Joshi (born 1969), Hindi and Gujarati actor •
Gajananrao Joshi, violinist and vocalist Hindustani classical music •
Gayatri Joshi, Indian Actress •
Gulki Joshi (born 1980), Indian television actress •
Hardeek Joshi indian television actor •
Indira Joshi, British Indian actor •
Indira Joshi, Nepali singer and model •
Jitendra Joshi, Marathi Actor •
Malina Joshi, Nepali beauty pageant and model •
Manoj Joshi (born 1945), Gujarati, Marathi and Hindi Actor •
Manasi Joshi Roy (born 1968), Indian television actress •
Nivedita Joshi, Marathi actress •
Pallavi Joshi (born 1969), Indian Actress, winner of National award for the film
Woh Chokri •
Poonam Joshi (born 23 October 1970), Indian television actress •
Prasoon Joshi (born September 1971), Indian lyricist •
Purbi Joshi (born 1974), Indian actress •
Rohan Joshi Indian Stand-up comedian, performer •
Santosh Joshi, vocalist of Hindustani classical music •
Sharman Joshi (born 1979), Bollywood actor •
Shikha Joshi (1976-2015), Indian actress who committed suicide •
Shivangi Joshi (born 1998), Indian television actress •
Spruha Joshi, Marathi actress •
Swwapnil Joshi (born 1977), Marathi actor •
Tulip Joshi, Indian Actress, model •
V Joshi, (AKA Joshiy) Indian director known for his Malayalam films •
Vinayak Joshi, Kannada actor
Sports •
Aniruddha Joshi (born 1987), Indian cricketer •
C. G. Joshi (born 1931), Indian cricketer •
Harshvardhan Joshi, Indian mountaineer •
Naresh Joshi, Nepalese football •
Sunil Joshi, cricketer who played for India national cricket team as a left arm spinner in one day internationals and test match cricket •
Sunil Lal Joshi, Nepali Olympic weightlifter •
Uday Joshi, Indian cricketer who played for Sussex County Cricket Club
Social service •
Narayan Malhar Joshi, Indian trade union leader and founder of the Social service league •
Nirmala Joshi, Nepalese Catholic sister, former head at Missionaries of Charity == References ==