List of Dhobis
Dhobi known in some places as Dhoba or Rajaka are Indo-Aryan and Dravidian tribe group in India laundry and agriculture caste.[1]
Historical People
Saints
- Virabhadra – Fierce and fearsome form of the Hindu god Shiva [2]
 - Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar – One of the 63 Nayanmars [3]
 - Bogar – One of the 18 Siddhars [4]
 
Bureaucracy
Politics
President & Prime Ministers
- Ranasinghe Premadasa – 3rd President of Sri Lanka (1989–1993) and Prime Minister (1978–1989) [5]
 
Ministers & MP
- Sajith Premadasa
 - Shyam Rajak
 - Gulabo Devi[6]
 - Basavaraju Saraiah
 - Arjun Charan Sethi
 - Rajesh Diwakar
 - Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya
 - Dumar Lal Baitha
 - Kameshwar Baitha
 - Kailash Baitha
 - Kamal Kishor
 - Yashvir Singh
 - Umakant Rajak
 - Dumar Lal Baitha
 - Hemlata Divakar
 
MLA's & MLC's
Social Reformers
- Gadge Maharaj – Indian mendicant-saint and social reformer[7]
 - Chakali Ilamma – Indian revolutionary leader during the Telangana Rebellion[8]
 
Warriors & Kings
- Madivala Machideva – A great warrior of the 12th century, he fought valiantly against King Bijjala's army to protect manuscripts of Vachanas[9]
 - Chintamoni Dhoba – The ruler of Dhalbhum region and established capital at Ambikanagar[10]
 - Neelasothaiyan – The Commander-in-Chief of King Periyathambiran [11]
 
Military
- Rosli Dhobi – Malay Sarawakian nationalist from Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia during the British crown colony era in that state
 - Ram Chander – MVC was a civilian who was awarded the Mahavir Chakra during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947[12]
 
Freedom fighters
- Nathu Dhobi – To lead the Jallianwala Bagh struggle
 - A. M. Saravanam – Indian Congress politician.
 
Sports
Cinema
Business
- V. K. Thanabalan – Chairman & Managing Director of Madura Travel Service (P) Ltd, Editor & Publisher madura welcome[13]
 
References
- ^ "Census of India - 1901" (PDF).
 - ^ L K A Iyer, ed. (1932). The Mysore tribes and Castes. Mittal Publication. p. 1.
 - ^ Shaivam org.
 - ^ karthikeyan, ed. (2016). Siddhas of Tamilnadu. notion press. ISBN 9789352065523.
 - ^ Murari, ed. (2012). The Prabhakaran Saga. Sage publication. ISBN 9788132116783.
 - ^ Srimathi Gulab Devi.
 - ^ Bhatt,Gopal, ed. (2006). Land and People. Kalpaz publication. p. 566. ISBN 9788178353562.
 - ^ Teja, Charan (10 September 2020). "Remembering Chakali Ailamma on death anniversary, a key figure in Telangana history". The News Minute. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
 - ^ lingayatreligion.
 - ^ India. Superintendent of Census Operations, West Bengal, ed. (1965). District census book westbengal. p. 141.
 - ^ "பெரிய தம்பிரான் - நீலாசோதையன் வழிபாடு | விஜய்".
 - ^ Vijay Mohan (7 March 2016). "Decorated washerman waited for promised land till his last breath". The Tribune.
 - ^ Vkt balan history.