Famous Persons from Bānkura, Bengal, India
- Jiten Murmu - Born on July 31, 1994 - Association football player
- Sanjib Sarkar - Born on November 16, 1986 - Composer
- Sourav De - Born on August 4, 1974 - Film producer, Film director, and Screenwriter
- Subhas Kumar Sarkar - Born on December 25, 1953 - Gynaecologist, and Politician
- Sunil Khan - Born on August 28, 1947 - Politician
- Manilal Nag - Born on August 16, 1939 - Sitarist - Padma Shri in arts
- Dinesh Chandra Gorai - Born on January 15, 1934 - Anglican priest
- Shaktipada Rajguru - Born on February 1, 1922 - Writer (died: June 12, 2014)
- Godfrey Brown - Born on February 21, 1915 - Middle-distance runner, and Sprinter (died: February 4, 1995)
- Ram Kinker Baij - Born on May 25, 1906 - Sculptor, Painter, and Artist - Padma Bhushan (died: August 2, 1980)