List of people of Chakma descent
The following is list of notable Chakma people or people of Chakma descent.
Academics
- Amit Chakma – President & Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Australia.
- Chandra Kalindi Roy Henriksen – Scholar of indigenous rights.
Activists
- Kalpana Chakma, Bangladeshi human rights activist and feminist
Art
- Kanak Chanpa Chakma, Bangladeshi Chakma artist
- Monjulika Chakma, Bangladeshi weaver
- Smriti Rekha Chakma, Indian weaver and Padma Shri recipient
Blog
- Suman Chakma, Indian blogger and Freelance writer
- Purna Lal Chakma – Bangladeshi-born writer, blogger, and photographer based in Tokyo, Japan. He writes travel and culture features about Japan on Tokyo Tourists and commentaries on Indigenous rights, faith, and peace for The Times of Israel.
Diplomats
- Benita Roy, Bangladeshi Chakma aristocrat, diplomat, and minister
- Mukur Kanti Khisha – Indian diplomat, Ambassador of India to Argentina, Chile.
- Supradip Chakma, Bangladeshi diplomat, ambassador to Vietnam and Mexico.
Politicians
- Amit Kumar Chakma, Indian politician and former CEM of Chakma Autonomous District Council, Mizoram
- Arun Kumar Chakma, Indian politician
- Binoy Kumar Dewan, Bangladeshi politician
- Buddha Dhan Chakma, Indian politician and former Minister to Government of Mizoram.
- Charu Bikash Chakma, Bangladeshi politician
- Dipankar Talukdar
- J.B Larma
- Kalparanjan Chakma
- Kristo Mohan Chakma, Indian Politician and former Member of Mizoram Legislative Assembly
- M.N Larma, Bangladeshi politician and former Member of Parliament, Bangladesh
- Mohan Lal Chakma
- Moni Swapan Dewan
- Nihar Kanti Chakma, Indian politician and former Minister to Government of Mizoram
- Nirupam Chakma, Indian politician, former Minister to Government of Mizoram and Member of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
- Parijat Kusum Chakma
- Prova Chakma, Member of Mizoram Legislative Assembly
- Rasik Mohan Chakma, Member of Mizoram Legislative Assembly and former CEM of Chakma Autonomous District Council, Mizoram
- Sambhu Lal Chakma, Member of Legislative Assembly, Tripura
- Santana Chakma, Minister to Government of Tripura.
- Upendra Lal Chakma
- Ushatan Talukder, Bangladeshi politician
Royalty
- Bhuvan Mohan Roy – 48th Raja of the Chakmas.
- Bijoy Giri – 15th Raja of the Chakmas.
- Devasish Roy – Raja of the Chakmas.
- Harish Chandra Rai – 47th Raja of the Chakmas.
- Kalindi Rani – last independent ruler of the Chakmas.
- Nalinaksha Roy – 49th Raja of the Chakmas.
- Tridev Roy – Raja of the Chakmas.
Sports people
- Barun Bikash Dewan, Bangladeshi Chakma footballer
- Champa Chakma, Bangladeshi Chakma cricketer
- Juni Chakma, Bangladeshi Kabaddi player and Asian Games bronze medalist
- Monika Chakma, Bangladeshi footballer
- Ritu Porna Chakma, Bangladeshi footballer
- Rupna Chakma, Bangladeshi footballer
- Suro Krishna Chakma, Bangladeshi boxer
Buddhist clergy
- Prajnananda Mahathera – Buddhist Monk.
- Rajguru Aggavamsa Mahathera – Buddhist Monk.
- Rajguru Priyoratana Mahathera – Buddhist Monk.