Gopi Mohun Deb (1798-1847) was one of scions the Shovabazar Raj family, a noted philanthropist educationist and foremost leader of Calcutta's Hindu society. He was son of Ram Sundar Deb and was later adopted by his uncle Raja Naba Krishna Deb. Raja Naba Krishan later had a son from his marriage in later life named, Rajkrishna Deb (Raja Bahadur), with whom Gopi Mohun shared the affairs of Sovabazar Estate, jointly. He was the founder of famous Dharma Sabha, a conservative Hindu religious body, which spoke on views and rights of Hindus.