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This is a list of Parsis with a Wikipedia article. The Parsis constitute one of the two Zoroastrian communities of the Indian subcontinent. ==In science and industry== *Adi Bulsara (born 1952): Physicist *Ardaseer Cursetjee of the Wadia shipbuilding family, first Indian elected Fellow of the Royal Society. *Ardeshir Darabshaw Shroff (1899–1965): economist; delegate at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference; co-author of the Bombay Plan; founder-director of the Investment Corporation of India; first Indian chairman of the Bank of India *Ardeshir Godrej (1868–1936): inventor; co-founder (with his brother Piroj) of the Godrej industrial empire *Avabai Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy Lady, continued her husband Sir Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy philanthropic work, builder of Mahim Causeway, connects two islands of Bombay and Salsette (north Bombay.) *Byram Dinshawji Avari (born 1942): Pakistani hotelier, founder and chairman of the Avari Group of companies. *Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Sir: philanthropist and founder of B.J. Medical College, Pune. *Cowasjee Jehangir, Sir (1879–1962): civil engineer; master constructor of Bombay *Cowasji Shavaksha Dinshaw (Adenwalla) (1827–1900): entrepreneur; founder of the modern port of Aden *Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney Sir, (1812–1878), 1st Baronet, philanthropist, including various academic buildings of the Bombay University. *Cyrus Pallonji Mistry (born 1968): Chairman of Tata Group; Irish businessman *Cyrus Poonawalla (born 1945): industrialist, pharmacologist; co-founder of the Serum Institute of India *Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Sir (1823–1901): founded the first textile factories in India *Dorabji Tata, Sir (1859–1932): industrialist and philanthropist, Sir Dorab Tata Trust. *Fardunjee Marzban (1787–1847): publisher, founded the first vernacular newspaper on the Indian subcontinent ''Bombay Samachar'' *Homi Jehangir Bhabha (1909–1966): nuclear scientist; first chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission. *Homi Maneck Mehta, Sir (1871–1948): Industrialist in textiles, insurance, banking, chemicals & sugar. Represented India at League of Nations, Chairman of Bombay War Gift Fund and President of Victory Thanksgiving Fund. *Homi Nusserwanji Sethna (1923–2010): Padma Vibhushan awardee, chemical engineer; guided the development of India's first nuclear explosive device. *Hormusjee Naorojee Mody, Sir (1838–1911): financier and industrialist in Hong Kong. He contributed the then great sum of $150,000 to help establish the University of Hong Kong. *Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy (J. R. D.) Tata (1904–1993): industrialist; founder of India's first commercial airline: ''Air India'' *Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy, Sir (1783–1859): opened sea trade with China; philanthropist, J J Hospital, *Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata (1839–1904): industrialist; founder of the Tata group of companies, titled a "One-Man Planning Commission" by Jawaharlal Nehru *Jehangir Hormusjee Ruttonjee (1880–1960): industrialist; founded Hong Kong's first brewery; established the first anti-tuberculosis sanatorium in the far-east *Keki Dadiseth (born 1946): Home and Personal Care Director, Unilever plc *Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia (1702–1774): shipwright and naval architect; builder of the first dry-dock in Asia *Nadirshaw Edulji Dinshaw (18??–1924?): industrialist and philanthropist; NED Engineering College. *Nariman Mehta: Organic chemist and inventor of bupropion, the most commonly used antidepressant drug *Nergis Mavalvala: astrophysicist and professor at MIT *Ness Wadia (born 1970): joint-Managing Director of Bombay Dyeing. *Noshir Gowadia: aircraft engineer and convicted spy *Nowroji Saklatwala Chairman of Tata group of companies from 1932 till his untimely death in 1938. *Pallonji Mistry (born 1929): construction tycoon *Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej (1882–1972): entrepreneur; co-founder (with his brother Ardeshir) of the Godrej industrial empire *Ratan Naval Tata (born 1937): Chairman emeritus of Tata Sons; former Chairman of the Tata Group of companies; member of the central board of the Reserve Bank of India *Russi Mody (born 1918): former Chairman and Managing Director of Tata Steel Limited. He is the son of Sir Homy Modi and brother of Piloo Mody. *Shiraz Minwalla (born 1973): theoretical physicist, String theorist *Naushad Forbes: President Designate of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), former professor at Stanford *Spenta R. Wadia theoretical physicist. *Ratan Jamshetji Tata, Sir, younger son of Jamshetji Tata, industrialist and philanthropist, Sir Ratan Tata Trust 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Parsis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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