List of people from Uttar Pradesh

This is a list of notable people from Uttar Pradesh, a state in India. The criteria of this list includes those who were born in the state of Uttar Pradesh and that part of the former United Provinces that now is part of the modern state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Deities and avatars

Authors of the great epics
  • Malik Mohammed Jayasi
  • Valmiki
  • Vyasa

Yogis, Sufi poets and mystics
Salím Chishtí

Poet-saints and religious figures
Goswami Tulsidas

Rulers and generals

Ancient

Medieval

Modern

Mughals

Nawab of Awadh

Banaras state

Independence fighters
Mangal Pandey

Indian Rebellion of 1857

Later 19th and 20th centuries

Award winners

Param Vir Chakra

Maha Vir Chakra

Ashok Chakra

Bharat Ratna

Padma Vibhushan

Padma Bhushan

Padma Shree
Yogiraj Bharat Bhushan

Dada Saheb Phalke Award

Gyananpith Awards

Magasaysay Award

Arjuna Award

Major DhyanChand Award

Science and medicine
Lalji Singh

Holders of high offices

President

Vice President
  • Gopal Swarup Pathak, former Vice-President of India
  • Hamid Ansari, former Vice-President of India

Prime ministers

Governors

Chief Justices

Chief Ministers

Political figures

Pre Independence
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya

Post Independence

Authors

Hindi
Ramchandra Shukla

Urdu

English
Nayantara Sahgal

Poets

Urdu

Hindi

Bhojpuri

Founders of educational institutions

Defence services

Army

Air Force

Civil service / diplomacy

Indian Foreign Service

Civil services

Music and dance

Musicians

Singers
Girija Devi

Rappers

Dancers

Sports

Hockey

Baseball
  • Rinku Singh, one of the first two Indians to sign a professional baseball contract in the United States
  • Dinesh Patel, one of the first two Indians to sign a professional baseball contract in the United States

Cricket
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Suresh Raina

Badminton

Other sports

Journalism
Raghuvir Sahay

Satire, comedy, cartoons

Victim of crime

Cinema and theatre

Actors and actresses
Amitabh Bachchan
Nargis
Vedita Pratap Singh

Directors/producers

Singers

Lyricists

Composers

Theatre

Cinematographers

Story/script/dialogue writers
  • Raja Todar Mal, Finance Minister and one of the Navratnas of Akbar
  • Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Hindi poet and a Navratna of Akbar
  • Birbal, jester and poet of Akbar's court

Television

Environmentalists

Scholars
  • Acharya Narendra Dev
  • Adya Prasad Pandey, notable economicst of Banaras Hindu University and Currently Vice Chancellor of Manipur University
  • Masud Husain Khan, eminent linguist; first Professor Emeritus in Social Sciences at Aligarh Muslim University; fifth Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university in New Delhi
  • Mushirul Hasan, historian
  • Renu Khator, Chancellor of the University of Houston System; President of the University of Houston; first Indian American to lead a major research university in the United States
  • Shah Syed Hasnain Baqai, Islamic scholar, thinker, reformer; known for his inclusive and broadminded interpretation of Islam; born in Safipur

Fine arts

Business

Crime

Photographers

Militants

Others

See also

Notes
  1. Bharat Ratna ("Gem of India") is India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order".
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  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=bLEZAAAAYAAJ&q=vijay+singh+pathik+rashtriya+pathik&dq=vijay+singh+pathik+rashtriya+pathik&lr=&cd=1. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Rio-Paralympics-Mariyappan-Thangavelu-wins-gold-Varun-Bhati-clinches-bronze-in-mens-high-jump/articleshow/54259706.cms. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. M.S Swaminathan, R.K Pachauri, Ela Bhatt, Father C. Prakash receive French Govt. awards Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 2007
  6. "Members Official Bioprofile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  7. "9th Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha Official website. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013.
  8. Jnanpith Award is the highest literary honour conferred in the Republic of India.
  9. Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy.
  10. https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/noida-man-shivam-mavi-joins-indian-cricket-team-for-under-19-world-cup/story-as7D7vO1Bs8WmU0mlXudTI_amp.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-ek-tha-fauji-as-director-aarun-nagar-coming-with-his-third-film-with-big-stars-19218011.html
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "Change We Can". Deccan Herald. 18 January 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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