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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Brahmin surname from the Indian subcontinent}}<br />
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'''Mishra''' is a surname found among Hindu [[Brahmin]]s,<ref>{{cite book|title=Defying the Odds: The Rise of Dalit Entrepreneurs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sSz_AwAAQBAJ&q=mishra+brahmin&pg=PT112|page=Contents|publisher=Random House India|year=2014|author=Devesh Kapur, D Shyam Babu, Chandra Bhan Prasad|isbn = 9788184006391}}</ref> in the northern, eastern, western and central parts of [[India]] and in Nepal.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lal|first1=C.K.|title=Cultural flows across a blurred boundary|url=http://www.li.suu.edu/library/circulation/Gurung/soc3110sgCulturalFlowsAcrossBlurredBoundarySp13.pdf|publisher=Southern Utah University|accessdate=21 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915033849/http://www.li.suu.edu/library/circulation/Gurung/soc3110sgCulturalFlowsAcrossBlurredBoundarySp13.pdf |archive-date=15 September 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Army personnel==<br />
* [[Avijit Misra]] – Colonel in [[Indian Army]]<br />
* [[B. D. Mishra]] – former brigadier of the Indian Army, 19th [[Governor of Arunachal Pradesh]]<br />
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==Doctors==<br />
* [[Anoop Misra]] – [[Endocrinologist]]<br />
* [[B. K. Misra]] – Neurosurgeon<br />
* [[Mohan Mishra]] – Physician<br />
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==Entertainers==<br />
* [[Akhilendra Mishra]] – Indian film and television character actor.<br />
* [[Amit Mishra (singer)]] – Indian singer and songwriter<br />
* [[Leela Mishra]] – film actor<br />
* [[Piyush Mishra]] – Indian film actor, music director, lyricist, and writer<br />
* [[Prachi Mishra]] – Femina Miss India Earth 2012<br />
* [[Sanjay Mishra (actor)]] – Indian actor and comedian known from the show ''[[Office Office]]''<br />
* [[S. K. Misro]] – Telugu film and theatre personality<br />
* [[Smriti Mishra]] – Indian film actress famous for her roles in parallel cinema.<br />
* [[Sudhir Mishra]] – Indian film director and screenwriter<br />
* [[Sugandha Mishra]] – Indian singer and television presenter<br />
* [[Vanya Mishra]] – [[Femina Miss India]] 2012<br />
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==Government officers==<br />
* [[Baidyanath Misra]] – former Vice-Chancellor of the [[Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology]]<br />
* [[Brajesh Mishra]] (First National Security Advisor of India)<br />
* [[Durga Shanker Mishra]] -Principal Secretary Ministry of housing and urban affairs, India.<br />
* [[Nripendra Misra]] – Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India<br />
* [[Ramakant Mishra]] – [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer and renowned scholar<br />
* [[Satyananda Mishra]] – [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]]<br />
*[[Vikas Mishra (economist)]] – former Vice-Chancellor of [[Kurukshetra University]]<br />
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==Judiciary==<br />
* Justice [[Arun Kumar Mishra]] -Supreme court of India<br />
* Justice [[Dipak Misra]] – Former Chief Justice of India<br />
* Justice [[Gyan Sudha Mishra]] – Judge of the Supreme Court of India<br />
* Justice [[Ranganath Misra]] – Former Chief Justice of India, known for '[[Mishra Commission]]'<br />
* [[Kanhaiya Lal Misra]] – Advocate General (Uttar Pradesh)<br />
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==Performing artists==<br />
* [[Baiju Bawra]] – Singer<br />
* [[Bhubaneswari Mishra]] – [[Odia people|Odia]] classical singer<br />
* [[Birju Maharaj]] – [[Kathak]] dancer<br />
* [[Chhannulal Mishra]] – [[Hindustani classical music]] singer<br />
* [[Lalmani Misra]] – Indian classical musician<br />
* [[Lisa Mishra]] – Indian singer and composer<br />
* [[Rajan and Sajan Mishra]] – Contemporary North Indian Musician<br />
* [[Sanjay Mishra (musician)]] – Indian born American guitarist and composer.<br />
* [[Shivnath Mishra]] – Indian [[sitarist]] and composer<br />
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==Poets and scholars==<br />
* [[Bhawani Prasad Mishra]] – Poet (1913–1985)<br />
* [[Godabarish Mishra]] – Poet,<br />
* [[Hara Prasad Misra]] – Scholar in oxidative free radical research<br />
* [[Hemanta Mishra]], Nepalese conservation biologist<br />
* [[Jayamant Mishra]] – Jayamant Mishra, (1925–2010) Sanskrit scholar and Maithili poet,<br />
* [[Keshavdas]] – [[Sanskrit]] scholar.<br />
* [[Maṇḍana Miśra]] – 8th century Indian philosopher, Maṇḍana Miśra is best known as the author of the Brahmasiddhi. <br />
* [[Madan Mohan Mishra]], Nepalese author<br />
* [[Prabhat Mishra]], Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering and a UF Research Foundation Professor at the [[University of Florida]]<br />
* [[Rambhadracharya]], Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya, Founder [[Tulsi Peeth]] and Founder Chancellor [[Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University]], Chitrakoot<br />
* [[Koorathazhwan|Srivatsanka Mishra]] – also called Koorathazhwar, Philosopher in [[Vishishtadvaita]] philosophy & disciple of [[Ramanuja]]charya<br />
* [[Vācaspati Miśra]], 10th century scholar, Author of TattvaBindu<br />
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==Politicians==<br />
* [[Bhadrakali Mishra]] – Senior (Nepali) politician, Minister and Chairperson of [[Birendra of Nepal|King Bridendra]]'s Privy Council<br />
* [[Ram Narayan Mishra|Ram Naryan Mishra]] – Nepali politician, Minister in [[B.P. Koirala cabinet, 1959|BP Koirala cabinet]](brother of [[Bhadrakali Mishra]])<br />
*[[Hari Shankar Mishra]] – Nepali politician, former MP and Governer of [[Province No. 2|Province No 2]] (son of [[Ram Narayan Mishra]])<br />
* [[Chaturanan Mishra]] – Former Indian Agriculture Minister<br />
* [[Dwarka Prasad Mishra]] – Politician, former [[Chief Minister]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
* [[Jagannath Mishra]] – Politician, former Chief Minister of [[Bihar]]<br />
* [[Janeshwar Mishra]] (Samajwadi Party Leader)<br />
* [[Kalraj Mishra|Kalraj Misra]] – Former Union Minister for MSME<br />
* [[Lalit Narayan Mishra]] – Former Indian Rail Minister<br />
* [[Navendu Mishra]] – British Labour MP<br />
* [[Nitish Mishra]] – JDU Leader Bihar And state Cabinet minister of Bihar<br />
* [[Prem Chandra Mishra]] – Member of Legislative Council, Bihar, [[Indian National Congress]] politician and former Bihar [[NSUI]] Chief.<br />
* [[Rabindra Mishra]], Nepalese politician and former journalist<br />
* [[Satish Chandra Mishra]] (BSP Leader) Former Advocate General UP<br />
* [[Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra]] – [[Indian National Congress]] politician, eminent Parliamentarian and Central Minister.<br />
* [[Sripati Mishra|Sripati Misra]] (Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh)<br />
* [[Surjya Kanta Mishra]] – CPIM Leader, Leader of Opposition Bengal Assembly<br />
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==Sportsperson==<br />
* [[Amit Mishra]] – Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Mohnish Mishra]] – Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Suresh Kumar Mishra]] – Former Indian [[volleyball]] team captain<br />
* [[Tanmay Mishra]] – Kenyan cricketer<br />
*[[Abhimanyu Mishra]] - US Chess player of Indian-origin holding the record of being the youngest Chess Grandmaster in the world.<br />
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==Writers==<br />
* [[Govind Mishra]] – Indian novelist.<br />
* [[Jaishree Misra]] – Indian essayist and novelist<br />
* [[Pankaj Mishra]] – Indian essayist and novelist<br />
* [[Pratap Narayan Mishra]] – Indian writer<br />
* [[Yatindra Mishra]]- writer<br />
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==Other notable persons==<br />
* [[Abhimanyu Mishra]] - as of July 2021, youngest [[chess]] [[Grandmaster_(chess)|Grandmaster]] ever.<br />
* [[Anupam Mishra]] – Environmentalist & [[water conservationist]]<br />
* [[Neelesh Misra]] – Journalist<br />
* [[RK Misra]] – [[Lead India]] winner<br />
* [[Vishal Misra]] – Indian-American scientist at [[Columbia University]]<br />
* [[Rahul Mishra]] – Indian fashion designer<br />
* [[Rakesh Mishra]] – Indian scientist specializing in [[genomics]] and [[epigenetics]]<br />
* [[Sameer Mishra]] – [[81st Scripps National Spelling Bee]] champion (USA)<br />
* [[Sourav Mishra]] – [[Reuters]] journalist, one of the first witnesses of [[2008 Mumbai Attacks]]<br />
* [[Sudhir Kumar Mishra]] – Aerospace engineer, CEO of [[BrahMos Aerospace]]. *[[Gp Capt AC Mishra]], CT expert and TV panelist, Motivational speaker<br />
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==References==<br />
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