The Jadhav is a clan (Gotra) found in several castes in India such as Koli, Maratha, Veershaiv Vani, Banjara and Mangs living in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, and Telangana.

Notable people

• Bharat Jadhav (born 1973), Indian theatre and film producer

• Bhaskar Jadhav, Indian politician

• Dhanaji Jadhav (1650–1708), warrior of the Maratha Empire

• Kedar Jadhav (born 1985), Indian cricketer

• Keshav Rao Jadhav, Politician from Hyderabad State

• Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav (1926–1984), Indian Olympic wrestler

• Kulbhushan Jadhav (born 1970), Indian ex-naval officer and businessman, held by Pakistan since 2016 illegally.

• Lakhuji Jadhav, prominent grandee of Sindkhed Raja in 16th century

• Loukik Jadhav (born 1989), Indian association footballer

• Mary Clubwala Jadhav (1909–1975), Indian philanthropist

• Namdeo Jadhav (born 1921), Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross

• Narendra Jadhav (born 1953), Indian economist, bureaucrat, writer and educationist

• Jadav Payeng (born 1959), environmental activist and forestry worker

• Pradeep Hemsingh Jadhav (1954–2025), Indian politician

• Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav (born 1960), member of the Lok Sabha in the Parliament of India

• Priyadarshan Jadhav (born 1980), Marathi actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter

• Ravi Jadhav, Indian film producer and film director

• Sanjay Jadhav, Indian film producer and film director

• Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav (born 1967), Indian politician

• Siddarth Jadhav (born 1981), Indian actor and comedian

• Snehal Jadhav (born 1990), Maharashtrian cricketer

• Umesh. G. Jadhav (born 1959), Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha

• Yamini Jadhav, Indian politician

• Keren Jadhav, Indian business woman and women entrepreneur

In fiction

• Inspector Mahesh Jadhav, a fictional character in Zapatlela film series

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