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The clans of Brahmins belonging to Mithila region of the Indian Subcontinent are known as '''[[Maithil Brahmin]]s'''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Apr 3|first=Pranava K. Chaudhary / TNN /|last2=2007|last3=Ist|first3=02:30|title=Family records of Maithil Brahmins lost {{!}} Patna News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/family-records-of-maithil-brahmins-lost/articleshow/1848092.cms|access-date=2021-08-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== List of Maithil Brahmins ==

== A–B ==

* [[Acharya Rameshwar Jha]], Sanskrit scholar
* [[Aditya Jha]], Indo-Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist
* [[Aditya Nath Jha]] (1911–1972), Indian Civil Service, recipient of the Padma Vibhushan
* [[Ajay Jha]] (1956–2013), Indian cricketer
* [[Amardeep Jha]] (born 1960), Indian film and television actress
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* [[Anshuman Jha]] (born 1986), Indian actor
* [[Anuranjan Jha]] (born 1977), Indian journalist
* [[Anurita Jha]] (born 1986), Indian actress
* [[Apoorvanand Jha]], Indian professor of Hindi

== C–N ==

* [[Chandeshwor Jha]], Nepalese politician
* [[D. N. Jha]] (born c. 1940), Indian historian and professor
* [[Durgananda Jha]] (1941–1963), Nepalese failed assassin
* [[Ganganath Jha]] (1842–1971), Sanskrit and philosophy scholar from Bihar
* [[Gonu Jha]] (13th century), Indian wit character
* [[Hetukar Jha]] (born 1944), Indian author and professor of sociology
* [[Kamal Nath Jha]] (1923–2003), Indian freedom fighter, social activist, and politician
* [[Kanchinath Jha]] "Kiran" (1906–1989), Indian Maithili-language writer
* [[Lakshmi Kant Jha]] (1913–1988), Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
* [[Manish Jha]] (born 1978), Indian film director and screenwriter
* [[Nagendra Nath Jha]] (born 1935), Indian diplomat and lieutenant governor
* [[Narendra Jha]] (1964–2018), Indian television actor
* [[Nidhi Jha]], Indian television actress

== P–R ==

* [[Pankaj Jha]], Indian actor
* [[Parmanand Jha]] (born 1946), Nepalese politician, Vice President of Nepal
* [[Piyush Jha]], Indian director and screenwriter
* [[Prabhat Jha (epidemiologist)]] (born 1965), Indian-Canadian epidemiologist and health economist
* [[Prabhat Jha (politician)]] (born 1957), Indian MP and National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party
* [[Prakash Jha]] (born 1952), Indian film producer, director and screenwriter
* [[Prayag Jha]] (born 1945), Indian artist specializing in etching
* [[Prem Shankar Jha]] (born 1938), Indian journalist, author and columnist
* [[Radhanandan Jha]] (1929–2005), Indian politician from the Congress Party
* [[Radhika Jha]] (born 1970), Indian novelist
* [[Raghunath Jha]] (born 1939), Indian politician
* [[Raj Kamal Jha]] (born 1966), Indian novelist and journalist
* [[Rajeev Jha]] (born 1976), Nepalese politician and General Secretary of Nepal Sadbhavana Party
* [[Ramashreya Jha]] (1928–2009), Indian composer and teacher of Hindustani classical music
* [[Ramesh Chandra Jha]] (1928–1994), Indian poet, novelist and freedom fighter

== S–V ==

* [[Sanjay Jha (businessman)|Sanjay Jha]] (born 1963), Indian businessman and CEO
* [[Sanjeev Jha]] (born 1979), Indian politician
* [[Saurav Jha]], Indian commentator on energy and security
* [[Shriya Jha]] (born 1986), Indian film and television actress
* [[Shubhashish Jha]] (born 8th March 1991), Indian television actor
* [[Sriram Jha]] (born 1976), Indian chess grandmaster
* [[Sriti Jha]] (born 1986), Indian television actress
* [[Subhash K. Jha]] (born 1959), Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst
* [[Sudhanshu Shekhar Jha]] (born 1940), Indian condensed matter physicist
* [[Surendra Jha 'Suman']] (1910–2002), Indian Maithili-language poet
* [[Suvarna Jha]], Indian television actress
* [[Tarakant Jha]] (1927–2014), Indian chairperson of the Bihar Legislative Council
* [[Udit Narayan|Udit Narayan Jha]] (born 1955), [[Bollywood]] playback singer
* [[Vikas Kumar Jha]], Indian journalist and author
* [[Vinay Kumar Jha]] (born 1971), Nepalese cricket umpire

== Army personnel[edit] ==

* [[Avijit Misra]] – Colonel in [[Indian Army]]
* [[B. D. Mishra]] – former brigadier of the Indian Army, 19th [[Governor of Arunachal Pradesh]]

== Doctors[edit] ==

* [[Anoop Misra]] – [[Endocrinologist]]
* [[B. K. Misra]] – Neurosurgeon
* [[Mohan Mishra]] – Physician

== Entertainers[edit] ==

* [[Akhilendra Mishra]] – Indian film and television character actor.
* [[Amit Mishra (singer)]] – Indian singer and songwriter
* [[Kranti Prakash Jha]] - Bollywood actor and model
* [[Leela Mishra]] – film actor
* [[Narendra Jha]] – Bollywood actor
* [[Piyush Mishra]] – Indian film actor, music director, lyricist, and writer
* [[Prachi Mishra]] – Femina Miss India Earth 2012
* [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)]] – Indian actor and comedian known from the show ''[[Office Office]]''
* [[S. K. Misro]] – Telugu film and theatre personality
* [[Smriti Mishra]] – Indian film actress famous for her roles in parallel cinema.
* [[Sriti Jha]] – Bollywood actor
* [[Sudhir Mishra]] – Indian film director and screenwriter
* [[Sugandha Mishra]] – Indian singer and television presenter
* [[Vanya Mishra]] – [[Femina Miss India]] 2012
* [[Kaveri Jha]] (born 1983), Indian film actress
* [[Komal Jha]] (born 1987), Indian film actress
* [[Kranti Prakash Jha]], Indian film actor

== Government officers[edit] ==

* [[Baidyanath Misra]] – former Vice-Chancellor of the [[Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology]]
* [[Brajesh Mishra]] (First National Security Advisor of India)
* [[Durga Shanker Mishra]] -Principal Secretary Ministry of housing and urban affairs, India.
* [[Nripendra Misra]] – Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India
* [[Ramakant Mishra]] – [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer and renowned scholar
* [[Satyananda Mishra]] – [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]]
* [[Vikas Mishra (economist)]] – former Vice-Chancellor of [[Kurukshetra University]]

== Judiciary[edit] ==

* Justice [[Arun Kumar Mishra]] -Supreme court of India
* Justice [[Dipak Misra]] – Former Chief Justice of India
* Justice [[Gyan Sudha Mishra]] – Judge of the Supreme Court of India
* Justice [[Ranganath Misra]] – Former Chief Justice of India, known for '[[Mishra Commission]]'
* [[Kanhaiya Lal Misra]] – Advocate General (Uttar Pradesh)

== Performing artists[edit] ==

* [[Baiju Bawra]] – Singer
* [[Bhubaneswari Mishra]] – [[Odia people|Odia]] classical singer
* [[Birju Maharaj]] – [[Kathak]] dancer
* [[Chhannulal Mishra]] – [[Hindustani classical music]] singer
* [[Lalmani Misra]] – Indian classical musician
* [[Lisa Mishra]] – Indian singer and composer
* [[Rajan and Sajan Mishra]] – Contemporary North Indian Musician
* [[Sanjay Mishra (musician)]] – Indian born American guitarist and composer.
* [[Shivnath Mishra]] – Indian [[sitarist]] and composer

== Poets and scholars[edit] ==

* [[Vidyapati]] - Maithili poet and a Sanskrit writer
*[[Gangesha Upadhyaya]] - 12th-century Indian mathematician and philosopher
* [[Maitreyi]] - Ancient Philosopher
* [[Shvetaketu]] - Vedic sage
* [[Aruni|Uddalaka Aruni]] - Vedic sage
* [[Yajnavalkya]] - Vedic sage and philosopher
* [[Ashtavakra]] - Vedic sage
* [[Aksapada Gautama]] - Ancient philosopher and the composer of '''''Nyāya Sūtras'''''
* [[Gargi Vachaknavi|Gargi]] - Ancient indian philosopher
* [[Vachaspati Mishra]] - Philosopher
* [[Bhawani Prasad Mishra]] – Poet (1913–1985)
* [[Godabarish Mishra]] – Poet,
* [[Hara Prasad Misra]] – Scholar in oxidative free radical research
* [[Hemanta Mishra]], Nepalese conservation biologist
* [[Jayamant Mishra]] – Jayamant Mishra, (1925–2010) Sanskrit scholar and Maithili poet,
* [[Keshavdas]] – [[Sanskrit]] scholar.
* [[Maṇḍana Miśra]] – 8th century Indian philosopher, Maṇḍana Miśra is best known as the author of the Brahmasiddhi.
* [[Madan Mohan Mishra]], Nepalese author
* [[Prabhat Mishra]], Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering and a UF Research Foundation Professor at the [[University of Florida]]
* [[Rambhadracharya]], Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya, Founder [[Tulsi Peeth]] and Founder Chancellor [[Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University]], Chitrakoot
* [[Koorathazhwan|Srivatsanka Mishra]] – also called Koorathazhwar, Philosopher in [[Vishishtadvaita]] philosophy & disciple of [[Ramanuja|Ramanujacharya]]
* [[Vācaspati Miśra]], 10th century scholar, Author of TattvaBindu

== Politicians[edit] ==

* [[Bedanand Jha]] (died 2006), Nepalese politician
* [[Binodanand Jha]] (born 1900), Indian politician, Chief Minister of Bihar
* [[Bidhu Jha]] (born 1942), Canadian politician
* [[Bhadrakali Mishra]] – Senior (Nepali) politician, Minister and Chairperson of [[Birendra of Nepal|King Bridendra]]'s Privy Council
* [[Ram Narayan Mishra|Ram Naryan Mishra]] – Nepali politician, Minister in [[B.P. Koirala cabinet, 1959|BP Koirala cabinet]](brother of [[Bhadrakali Mishra]])
* [[Hari Shankar Mishra]] – Nepali politician, former MP and Governer of [[Province No. 2|Province No 2]] (son of [[Ram Narayan Mishra]])
* [[Chaturanan Mishra]] – Former Indian Agriculture Minister
* [[Dwarka Prasad Mishra]] – Politician, former [[Chief Minister]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]
* [[Jagannath Mishra]] – Politician, former Chief Minister of [[Bihar]]
* [[Janeshwar Mishra]] (Samajwadi Party Leader)
* [[Kalraj Mishra|Kalraj Misra]] – Former Union Minister for MSME
* [[Lalit Narayan Mishra]] – Former Indian Rail Minister
* [[Navendu Mishra]] – British Labour MP
* [[Nitish Mishra]] – JDU Leader Bihar And state Cabinet minister of Bihar
* [[Prem Chandra Mishra]] – Member of Legislative Council, Bihar, [[Indian National Congress]] politician and former Bihar [[NSUI]] Chief.
* [[Rabindra Mishra]], Nepalese politician and former journalist
* [[Satish Chandra Mishra]] (BSP Leader) Former Advocate General UP
* [[Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra]] – [[Indian National Congress]] politician, eminent Parliamentarian and Central Minister.
* [[Sripati Mishra|Sripati Misra]] (Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh)
* [[Surjya Kanta Mishra]] – CPIM Leader, Leader of Opposition Bengal Assembly

== Sportsperson[edit] ==

* [[Abhimanyu Mishra]] - World's youngest chess grandmaster
* [[Amit Mishra]] – Indian cricketer
* [[Mohnish Mishra]] – Indian cricketer
* [[Suresh Kumar Mishra]] – Former Indian [[volleyball]] team captain
* [[Tanmay Mishra]] – Kenyan cricketer
* [[Abhimanyu Mishra]] - US Chess player of Indian-origin holding the record of being the youngest Chess Grandmaster in the world.

== Writers[edit] ==

* [[Govind Mishra]] – Indian novelist.
* [[Jaishree Misra]] – Indian essayist and novelist
* [[Pankaj Mishra]] – Indian essayist and novelist
* [[Pratap Narayan Mishra]] – Indian writer
* [[Yatindra Mishra]]- writer

== Other notable persons[edit] ==

* [[Abhimanyu Mishra]] - as of July 2021, youngest [[chess]] [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]] ever.
* [[Anupam Mishra]] – Environmentalist & [[water conservationist]]
* [[Neelesh Misra]] – Journalist
* [[RK Misra]] – [[Lead India]] winner
* [[Vishal Misra]] – Indian-American scientist at [[Columbia University]]
* [[Rahul Mishra]] – Indian fashion designer
* [[Rakesh Mishra]] – Indian scientist specializing in [[genomics]] and [[epigenetics]]
* [[Sameer Mishra]] – [[81st Scripps National Spelling Bee]] champion (USA)
* [[Sourav Mishra]] – [[Reuters]] journalist, one of the first witnesses of [[2008 Mumbai Attacks]]
* [[Sudhir Kumar Mishra]] – Aerospace engineer, CEO of [[BrahMos Aerospace]]. *[[Gp Capt AC Mishra]], CT expert and TV panelist, Motivational speaker
* [[Amar Upadhyay]], Indian model, film and television actor
* [[Amod Prasad Upadhyay]] (born 1936), Nepalese social worker and politician
* [[Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay]] (1865–1947), writer of Hindi literature
* [[Brahmabandhav Upadhyay]] (1861–1907), Bengali Brahmin, nephew of the Indian freedom-fighter [[Kali Charan Banerjee|Kalicharan Banerjee]]
* [[Chabilal Upadhyaya]] (1882-1980), Nepali Brahmin(Bahun), First President (Selected) of [[Assam Pradesh Congress Committee]]
* [[Chintan Upadhyay]] (born 1972), Indian contemporary artist, arrested in connection with the double murder
* [[Chandrika Prasad Upadhyay]], Indian politician
* [[Deendayal Upadhyaya]] - RSS thinker and co-founder of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
* [[Darshan (video game player)|Darshan Upadhyaya]], professional [[ESports]] player
* [[Harilal Upadhyay]] (1916–1994), Gujarati author
* [[Hema Upadhyay]] (1972–2015), Indian artist who lived and worked in Mumbai, India since 1998
* [[Kedar Nath Upadhyay]], [[Chief Justice of Nepal]] at [[Supreme Court of Nepal|Supreme Court]]
* [[Kishore Upadhyaya]], Indian politician
* [[Krishnakant Upadhyay]] (born 1986), cricketer from Uttar Pradesh
* [[Lalit Upadhyay]], Indian field hockey player, part of [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian national team]]
* [[Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay]], Indian politician and statesman, leader in the Indian independence movement
* [[Ram Kinkar Upadhyay]], noted scholar on Indian scriptures and a recipient of Padma Bhushan, the third highest civil award of India
* [[Samrat Upadhyay]], Nepalese writer who writes in English
* [[Satish Upadhyay]] (born 1962), the President of the Delhi Unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
* [[Seema Upadhyay]] (born 1965), Indian politician, belonging to Bahujan Samaj Party
* [[Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay]], Nepalese diplomat and politician
* [[Shrikrishna Upadhyay]] (born 1945), Nepalese economist
* [[Umesh Upadhyay]], veteran Indian television journalist & media executive, President News at [[Network18]]
* [[Vikas Upadhyay]], general secretary for All India Youth Congress

== References ==
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