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This is a list of notable members of the [[Yadav]] community.
This is a list of notable members of the [[Yadav]] community.
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== Academicians ==
== Gods ==
* [[Raj Kumar Yadav (academic)|Raj Kumar Yadav]]
[[File:Krishna Holds Up Mount Govardhan (MET 70694) cropped.png|thumb|Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill]]
== Artisans ==
[[File:Radharani 10.JPG|thumb|Murti of Radharani at ISKCON Temple, Pune]]
[[File:Balarama Mural.jpg|thumb|Balarama mural depiction]]
*[[Krishna|Lord Krishna]]
*[[Radha|Devi Radha]]
*[[Balarama]]
 
== Saints ==
== Historical figures ==
== Freedom fighters ==
[[File:Rao_Tula_Ram.jpg|thumb|250px|Rao Tula Ram, leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857]]
[[File:Rao_Gopal_Dev,_Rewari.jpg|thumb|250px|Statue of Rao Gopal Dev in Rewari, Haryana]]
[[File:Mahendra_Gop.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mahendra Gop]]
 
==Academicians==


== Civil servants and bureaucrats ==
== Civil servants and bureaucrats ==
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* [[Pranjal Yadav]], IAS
* [[Pranjal Yadav]], IAS


== Film and television ==
== Film and television and entertainment ==
[[File:Actor Rajkummar Rao.jpg|thumb|Rajkummar Rao, Indian actor]]
 
* [[Elvish Yadav]]
* [[Baba Yadav]]
* [[Baba Yadav]]
* [[Dinesh Lal Yadav]]
* [[Dinesh Lal Yadav]]
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* [[Parul Yadav]]
* [[Parul Yadav]]
* [[Pragya Yadav]]
* [[Pragya Yadav]]
* [[Rajkummar Rao]]
* [[Rajesh Yadav (cinematographer)|Rajesh Yadav]]
* [[Rajesh Yadav (cinematographer)|Rajesh Yadav]]
* [[Raghubir Yadav]]
* [[Raghubir Yadav]]
* [[Rajkumar Yadav]]
* [[Rajpal Yadav]]
* [[Rajpal Yadav]]
* [[Ravi Yadav]]
* [[Ravi Yadav]]
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== First in their fields ==
== First in their fields ==
[[File:The_renowned_mountaineer,_Smt._Santosh_Yadav_releasing_a_book_‘Parvatarohan_Ka_Romanch’,_brought_by_the_Publications_Division,_in_New_Delhi_on_September_04,_2008_(cropped).jpg|thumb|250px|Santosh Yadav releasing the book “Parvatarohan Ka Romanch” in New Delhi (2008)]]
[[File:Ram_Baran_Yadav_2008-08-26.jpg|thumb|250px|Ram Baran Yadav speaking at a public event (2008)]]
* [[Santosh Yadav]], first woman in the world to climb [[Mount Everest]] twice, and the first woman to successfully climb Mt. Everest from [[Kangshung Face]].
* [[Santosh Yadav]], first woman in the world to climb [[Mount Everest]] twice, and the first woman to successfully climb Mt. Everest from [[Kangshung Face]].
* [[Surekha Yadav]], India's first female train driver
* [[Surekha Yadav]], India's first female train driver
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== Military ==
== Military ==
[[File:Sub Maj & Hony Capt Yogendra Singh Yadav, PVC.jpg|thumb|Yogendra Singh Yadav, Param Vir Chakra awardee]]
* [[Yogendra Singh Yadav]]
* [[Yogendra Singh Yadav]]
* [[Kaushal Yadav]]
* [[Kaushal Yadav]]
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== Nepali politics ==
== Nepali politics ==
[[File:Ram_Baran_Yadav_2008-08-26.jpg|thumb|250px|Ram Baran Yadav speaking at a public event (2008)]]
* [[Upendra Yadav]], [[Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal]]
* [[Upendra Yadav]], [[Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal]]
* [[Chitra Lekha Yadav]], minister
* [[Chitra Lekha Yadav]], minister
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* [[Upendra Yadav]] President of [[Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal]]
* [[Upendra Yadav]] President of [[Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal]]
*[[Matrika Prasad Yadav|Matrika Yadav]], [[Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (Nepal)|Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies]], A [[Nepal Communist Party]] Leader
*[[Matrika Prasad Yadav|Matrika Yadav]], [[Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (Nepal)|Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies]], A [[Nepal Communist Party]] Leader


== Professionals ==
== Professionals ==
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== Social workers ==
== Social workers ==
[[File:The_President,_Smt._Pratibha_Devisingh_Patil_presenting_the_Stree_Shakti_Puruskar_2009_to_Mrs._Phoolbasan_Bai_Yadav_(Rajnandgaon,_Chhattisgarh),_in_New_Delhi_on_March_08,_2010.jpg|thumb|250px|Phoolbasan Bai Yadav receiving Stree Shakti Puraskar from President Pratibha Patil (2010)]]
* [[Phoolbasan Bai Yadav]] Social Worker in [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Padma Shri]] Awardee, Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awardee
* [[Phoolbasan Bai Yadav]] Social Worker in [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Padma Shri]] Awardee, Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awardee


== Sports ==
== Sports ==
[[File:Suryakumar_Yadav_in_PMO_New_Delhi.jpg|thumb|250px|Suryakumar Yadav with PM Narendra Modi at PMO, New Delhi (2024)]]
[[File:Kuldeep_Yadav_in_PMO_New_Delhi.jpg|thumb|250px|Kuldeep Yadav with PM Narendra Modi at PMO, New Delhi (2024)]]
* [[Abhishek Yadav (footballer)|Abhishek Yadav]], football
* [[Abhishek Yadav (footballer)|Abhishek Yadav]], football
* [[Abhishek Yadav (table tennis)|Abhishek Yadav]], table-tennis
* [[Abhishek Yadav (table tennis)|Abhishek Yadav]], table-tennis
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== Vice Chancellors ==
== Vice Chancellors ==
[[File:2019-11-16_Professor_Raja_Ram_Yadav_at_Jaunpur.jpg|thumb|250px|Raja Ram Yadav inaugurating Aryabhatt Auditorium in Jaunpur (2019)]]
[[File:Prof._(Dr.)_Ramakant_Yadav.jpg|thumb|250px|Prof. (Dr.) Ramakant Yadav, former Vice-Chancellor of UPUMS, Saifai]]
* [[G. D. Yadav]] vice chancellor of the [[Institute of Chemical Technology]], Mumbai (erstwhile UDCT) from 2009 until November 2019.
* [[G. D. Yadav]] vice chancellor of the [[Institute of Chemical Technology]], Mumbai (erstwhile UDCT) from 2009 until November 2019.
* [[R. S. Yadav|R.S. Yadav]] was Vice Chancellor of [[Baba Mastnath University|Baba Mast Nath University]], Rohtak, Haryana in 2018.  
* [[R. S. Yadav|R.S. Yadav]] was Vice Chancellor of [[Baba Mastnath University|Baba Mast Nath University]], Rohtak, Haryana in 2018.  
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[[Category:Lists of people sharing a surname]]
[[Category:Lists of people sharing a surname]]
[[Category:Surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames]]
[[Category:Ahir]]

Latest revision as of 18:58, 24 April 2026


यादव
RomanizationYadav
Origin
Language(s)Sanskrit
Word/nameYadu
DerivationYadava
Meaningdescendant of Yadu
Region of originIndia, Nepal
[1]

This is a list of notable members of the Yadav community.

Gods[edit | edit source]

Krishna lifting Govardhan Hill
Murti of Radharani at ISKCON Temple, Pune
Balarama mural depiction

Saints[edit | edit source]

Historical figures[edit | edit source]

Freedom fighters[edit | edit source]

Rao Tula Ram, leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Statue of Rao Gopal Dev in Rewari, Haryana
Mahendra Gop

Academicians[edit | edit source]

Civil servants and bureaucrats[edit | edit source]

Film and television and entertainment[edit | edit source]

Rajkummar Rao, Indian actor

First in their fields[edit | edit source]

Santosh Yadav releasing the book “Parvatarohan Ka Romanch” in New Delhi (2008)
Ram Baran Yadav speaking at a public event (2008)

Indian politics[edit | edit source]

Literature[edit | edit source]


Military[edit | edit source]

Yogendra Singh Yadav, Param Vir Chakra awardee

Nepali politics[edit | edit source]

Ram Baran Yadav speaking at a public event (2008)

Professionals[edit | edit source]

Science and technology[edit | edit source]

Social workers[edit | edit source]

Phoolbasan Bai Yadav receiving Stree Shakti Puraskar from President Pratibha Patil (2010)

Sports[edit | edit source]

Suryakumar Yadav with PM Narendra Modi at PMO, New Delhi (2024)
Kuldeep Yadav with PM Narendra Modi at PMO, New Delhi (2024)

Vice Chancellors[edit | edit source]

Raja Ram Yadav inaugurating Aryabhatt Auditorium in Jaunpur (2019)
Prof. (Dr.) Ramakant Yadav, former Vice-Chancellor of UPUMS, Saifai

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2973. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. OCLC 964412220. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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