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'''Mishra''' is a surname found among Hindu [[Brahmin]] | |||
'''Mishra''' is a surname found among Hindu [[Brahmin]],<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> This is the list of notable people with Mishra surname, who may or may not be associated with the Brahmin caste. | |||
==Army personnel== | ==Army personnel== | ||
* [[Avijit Misra]] – Colonel in [[Indian Army]] | * [[Avijit Misra]] – Colonel in [[Indian Army]] | ||
* [[B. D. Mishra]] – former brigadier of the Indian Army, | * [[B. D. Mishra]] – former [[Brigadier (India)|brigadier]] of the Indian Army, 2nd [[Lieutenant Governor - India|Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Ladakh]] | ||
==Corporate and business personalities== | |||
* [[Rajeev Misra]] – London-based banker and executive, former CEO of Softbank | |||
==Doctors== | ==Doctors== | ||
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* [[Sugandha Mishra]] – Indian singer and television presenter | * [[Sugandha Mishra]] – Indian singer and television presenter | ||
* [[Vanya Mishra]] – [[Femina Miss India]] 2012 | * [[Vanya Mishra]] – [[Femina Miss India]] 2012 | ||
* [[Pravisht Mishra]] – Indian Television actor since 2011 | |||
* [[Vishal Mishra (composer)]] - Indian music composer and singer | |||
* [[Vishal Mishra (director)]] - Indian Hindi film writer and director | |||
==Government officers== | ==Government officers== | ||
* [[Baidyanath Misra]] – former | * [[Baidyanath Misra]] – former 1 of the [[Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology]] | ||
* [[Brajesh Mishra]] (First National Security Advisor of India) | * [[Brajesh Mishra]] (First National Security Advisor of India) | ||
* [[Durga Shanker Mishra]] -Principal Secretary Ministry of housing and urban affairs, India | * [[Durga Shanker Mishra]] -Principal Secretary Ministry of housing and urban affairs, India | ||
* [[Nripendra Misra]] – Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India | * [[Nripendra Misra]] – Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India | ||
* [[Ramakant Mishra]] – [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer and renowned scholar | * [[Ramakant Mishra]] – [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer and renowned scholar | ||
* [[Satyananda Mishra]] – [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] | * [[Satyananda Mishra]] – [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] | ||
*[[Vikas Mishra (economist)]] – former Vice-Chancellor of [[Kurukshetra University]] | * [[Vikas Mishra (economist)]] – former Vice-Chancellor of [[Kurukshetra University]] | ||
==Judiciary== | ==Judiciary== | ||
* | * [[Arun Kumar Mishra]] – Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and current Chairperson of [[National Human Rights Commission of India]] | ||
* | * [[Dipak Misra]] – Former Chief Justice of India | ||
* | * [[Gyan Sudha Mishra]] – Judge of the Supreme Court of India | ||
* [[Kanhaiya Lal Misra]] – Advocate General (Uttar Pradesh) | * [[Kanhaiya Lal Misra]] – Advocate General (Uttar Pradesh) | ||
* [[Manoj Misra]] – Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |||
* [[Prashant Kumar Mishra]] – Judge of the Supreme Court of India | |||
* [[Ranganath Misra]] – Former Chief Justice of India, known for '[[Mishra Commission]]' | |||
==Performing artists== | ==Performing artists== | ||
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* [[Birju Maharaj]] – [[Kathak]] dancer | * [[Birju Maharaj]] – [[Kathak]] dancer | ||
* [[Chhannulal Mishra]] – [[Hindustani classical music]] singer | * [[Chhannulal Mishra]] – [[Hindustani classical music]] singer | ||
* [[Debojyoti Mishra]] – Indian [[music director]] and [[film composer]] | |||
* [[Lalmani Misra]] – Indian classical musician | * [[Lalmani Misra]] – Indian classical musician | ||
* [[Lisa Mishra]] – | * [[Lisa Mishra]] – American singer and composer | ||
* [[Rajan and Sajan Mishra]] – Contemporary North Indian Musician | * [[Rajan and Sajan Mishra]] – Contemporary North Indian Musician | ||
* [[Sanjay Mishra (musician)]] – Indian born American guitarist and composer | * [[Sanjay Mishra (musician)]] – Indian born American guitarist and composer | ||
* [[Shivnath Mishra]] – Indian [[sitarist]] and composer | * [[Shivnath Mishra]] – Indian [[sitarist]] and composer | ||
* [[Pravisht Mishra]] – Indian [[actor]] from [[Prayagraj]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] | |||
==Poets and scholars== | ==Poets and scholars== | ||
* [[Bhawani Prasad Mishra]] – Poet (1913–1985) | * [[Bhawani Prasad Mishra]] – Poet (1913–1985) | ||
* [[Godabarish Mishra]] – Poet | * [[Godabarish Mishra]] – Poet | ||
* [[Hara Prasad Misra]] – Scholar in oxidative free radical research | * [[Hara Prasad Misra]] – Scholar in oxidative free radical research | ||
* [[Hemanta Mishra]], Nepalese conservation biologist | * [[Hemanta Mishra]], Nepalese conservation biologist | ||
* [[Jayamant Mishra]] | * [[Jayamant Mishra]] (1925–2010), Sanskrit scholar and Maithili poet | ||
* [[Keshavdas]] – [[Sanskrit]] scholar | * [[Keshavdas]] – [[Sanskrit]] scholar | ||
* [[Madan Mohan Mishra]], Nepalese author | * [[Madan Mohan Mishra]], Nepalese author | ||
* [[Maṇḍana Miśra]] – 8th century Indian philosopher, Maṇḍana Miśra is best known as the author of the Brahmasiddhi | |||
* [[Prabhat Mishra]], Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering and a UF Research Foundation Professor at the [[University of Florida]] | * [[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 | * [[Rambhadracharya]], Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya, Founder [[Tulsi Peeth]] and Founder Chancellor [[Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University]], Chitrakoot | ||
* [[Ramdarash Mishra]] (1924–2025), Indian poet, writer and academic | |||
* [[Koorathazhwan|Srivatsanka Mishra]] – also called Koorathazhwar, Philosopher in [[Vishishtadvaita]] philosophy & disciple of [[Ramanuja]]charya | * [[Koorathazhwan|Srivatsanka Mishra]] – also called Koorathazhwar, Philosopher in [[Vishishtadvaita]] philosophy & disciple of [[Ramanuja]]charya | ||
* [[Vācaspati Miśra]], 10th century scholar, Author of TattvaBindu | * [[Vācaspati Miśra]], 10th century scholar, Author of TattvaBindu | ||
==Politicians== | ==Politicians== | ||
* [[Abhishek Mishra]] – Former member of the legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh. | |||
* [[Bhadrakali Mishra]] – Senior (Nepali) politician, Minister and Chairperson of [[Birendra of Nepal|King Bridendra]]'s Privy Council | * [[Bhadrakali Mishra]] – Senior (Nepali) politician, Minister and Chairperson of [[Birendra of Nepal|King Bridendra]]'s Privy Council | ||
* [[Chaturanan Mishra]] – Former Indian Agriculture Minister | * [[Chaturanan Mishra]] – Former Indian Agriculture Minister | ||
* [[Dwarka Prasad Mishra]] – Politician, former [[ | * [[Dwarka Prasad Mishra]] – Politician, former [[chief minister]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] | ||
* [[Jagannath Mishra]] – Politician, former | * [[Gajaraj Mishra]], Nepalese politician and courtier allied to Prince Chautariya [[Bahadur Shah of Nepal]] and [[Vamsharaj Pande]] | ||
* [[Hari Shankar Mishra]] – Nepali politician, former MP and Governor of [[Province No. 2|Province No 2]] (son of [[Ram Narayan Mishra]]) | |||
* [[Ishwar Dayal Mishra]] – Former minister Physical Infrastructure Govt Of Nepal and member of Constitutional assembly | |||
* [[Jagannath Mishra]] – Politician, former chief minister of [[Bihar]] | |||
* [[Janeshwar Mishra]] (Samajwadi Party Leader) | * [[Janeshwar Mishra]] (Samajwadi Party Leader) | ||
* [[Kalraj Mishra | * [[Kalraj Mishra]] – Former Union Minister for MSME | ||
* [[Lalit Narayan Mishra]] – Former Indian Rail Minister | * [[Lalit Narayan Mishra]] – Former Indian Rail Minister | ||
* [[Narottam Mishra]] – Minister of Home Affairs in the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]] | |||
* [[Navendu Mishra]] – British Labour MP | * [[Navendu Mishra]] – British Labour MP | ||
* [[Nitish Mishra]] – JDU Leader Bihar | * [[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. | * [[Prem Chandra Mishra]] – Member of Legislative Council, Bihar, [[Indian National Congress]] politician and former Bihar [[NSUI]] Chief. | ||
* [[Rabindra Mishra]], Nepalese politician and former journalist | * [[Rabindra Mishra]], Nepalese politician and former journalist | ||
* [[Ram Narayan Mishra|Ram Naryan Mishra]] – Nepali politician, Minister in [[B.P. Koirala cabinet, 1959|BP Koirala cabinet]] (brother of [[Bhadrakali Mishra]]) | |||
* [[Satish Chandra Mishra]] (BSP Leader) Former Advocate General UP | * [[Satish Chandra Mishra]] (BSP Leader) Former Advocate General UP | ||
* [[Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra]] – [[Indian National Congress]] politician, eminent Parliamentarian and Central Minister | * [[Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra]] – [[Indian National Congress]] politician, eminent Parliamentarian and Central Minister | ||
* [[Sripati Mishra|Sripati Misra]] (Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh) | * [[Sripati Mishra|Sripati Misra]] (Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh) | ||
* [[Surjya Kanta Mishra]] – CPIM Leader, Leader of Opposition Bengal Assembly | * [[Surjya Kanta Mishra]] – CPIM Leader, Leader of Opposition Bengal Assembly | ||
* [[Vijay Mishra (gangster)|Vijay Mishra]] - Indian gangster and a politician who has represented [[Gyanpur constituency]] | |||
==Sportsperson== | ==Sportsperson== | ||
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* [[Suresh Kumar Mishra]] – Former Indian [[volleyball]] team captain | * [[Suresh Kumar Mishra]] – Former Indian [[volleyball]] team captain | ||
* [[Tanmay Mishra]] – Kenyan cricketer | * [[Tanmay Mishra]] – Kenyan cricketer | ||
*[[Abhimanyu Mishra]] | * [[Abhimanyu Mishra]] – US Chess player of Indian origin holding the record of being the youngest Chess Grandmaster in the world. | ||
==Writers== | ==Writers== | ||
* [[Govind Mishra]] – Indian novelist. | * [[Govind Mishra]] – Indian novelist. | ||
* [[Jaishree Misra]] – Indian | * [[Jaishree Misra]] – Indian essay-ist and novelist | ||
* [[Pankaj Mishra]] – Indian | * [[Pankaj Mishra]] – Indian essay-ist and novelist | ||
* [[Pratap Narayan Mishra]] – Indian writer | * [[Pratap Narayan Mishra]] – Indian writer | ||
* [[ | * [[Subimal Mishra]] – Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]] novelist, short story writer, and essayist | ||
==Other notable persons== | ==Other notable persons== | ||
* [[Anupam Mishra]] – Environmentalist & [[water conservationist]] | * [[Anupam Mishra]] – Environmentalist & [[water conservationist]] | ||
* [[Columbia Mishra]] – Indian-American aerospace engineer | |||
* [[Neelesh Misra]] – Journalist | * [[Neelesh Misra]] – Journalist | ||
* [[Vishal Misra]] – Indian-American scientist at [[Columbia University]] | * [[Vishal Misra]] – Indian-American scientist at [[Columbia University]] | ||
* [[Rahul Mishra]] – Indian fashion designer | * [[Rahul Mishra]] – Indian fashion designer | ||
* [[Rakesh Mishra]] – Indian scientist | * [[Rakesh Mishra]] – Indian scientist specialising in [[genomics]] and [[epigenetics]] | ||
* [[Sameer Mishra]] – [[81st Scripps National Spelling Bee]] champion (USA) | * [[Sameer Mishra]] – [[81st Scripps National Spelling Bee]] champion (USA) | ||
* [[Sourav Mishra]] – [[Reuters]] journalist, one of the first witnesses of [[2008 Mumbai Attacks]] | * [[Sourav Mishra]] – [[Reuters]] journalist, one of the first witnesses of [[2008 Mumbai Attacks]] | ||
* [[Sudhir Kumar Mishra]] – Aerospace engineer, CEO of [[BrahMos Aerospace]] | * [[Sudhir Kumar Mishra]] – Aerospace engineer, CEO of [[BrahMos Aerospace]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Indian | [[Category:Surnames]] | ||
[[Category:Surnames of Hindu origin]] | |||
[[Category:Surnames of Indian origin]] | |||
[[Category:Brahmin communities]] | [[Category:Brahmin communities]] | ||
[[Category:Surnames of Nepalese origin]] | |||
[[Category:Culture of Bihar]] | |||
[[Category:Bihari-language surnames]] | |||
[[Category:Surnames of Hindustani origin]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:08, 18 March 2026
Mishra is a surname found among Hindu Brahmin,[1] in the northern, eastern, western and central parts of India and in Nepal.[2] This is the list of notable people with Mishra surname, who may or may not be associated with the Brahmin caste.
Army personnel[edit | edit source]
- Avijit Misra – Colonel in Indian Army
- B. D. Mishra – former brigadier of the Indian Army, 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
Corporate and business personalities[edit | edit source]
- Rajeev Misra – London-based banker and executive, former CEO of Softbank
Doctors[edit | edit source]
- Anoop Misra – Endocrinologist
- B. K. Misra – Neurosurgeon
- Mohan Mishra – Physician
Entertainers[edit | edit source]
- Akhilendra Mishra – Indian film and television character actor.
- Amit Mishra (singer) – Indian singer and songwriter
- Leela Mishra – film 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.
- Sudhir Mishra – Indian film director and screenwriter
- Sugandha Mishra – Indian singer and television presenter
- Vanya Mishra – Femina Miss India 2012
- Pravisht Mishra – Indian Television actor since 2011
- Vishal Mishra (composer) - Indian music composer and singer
- Vishal Mishra (director) - Indian Hindi film writer and director
Government officers[edit | edit source]
- Baidyanath Misra – former 1 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 – IAS officer and renowned scholar
- Satyananda Mishra – National Security Advisor
- Vikas Mishra (economist) – former Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University
Judiciary[edit | edit source]
- Arun Kumar Mishra – Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and current Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India
- Dipak Misra – Former Chief Justice of India
- Gyan Sudha Mishra – Judge of the Supreme Court of India
- Kanhaiya Lal Misra – Advocate General (Uttar Pradesh)
- Manoj Misra – Judge of the Supreme Court of India
- Prashant Kumar Mishra – Judge of the Supreme Court of India
- Ranganath Misra – Former Chief Justice of India, known for 'Mishra Commission'
Performing artists[edit | edit source]
- Baiju Bawra – Singer
- Bhubaneswari Mishra – Odia classical singer
- Birju Maharaj – Kathak dancer
- Chhannulal Mishra – Hindustani classical music singer
- Debojyoti Mishra – Indian music director and film composer
- Lalmani Misra – Indian classical musician
- Lisa Mishra – American 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
- Pravisht Mishra – Indian actor from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Poets and scholars[edit | edit source]
- 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 (1925–2010), Sanskrit scholar and Maithili poet
- Keshavdas – Sanskrit scholar
- Madan Mohan Mishra, Nepalese author
- Maṇḍana Miśra – 8th century Indian philosopher, Maṇḍana Miśra is best known as the author of the Brahmasiddhi
- 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
- Ramdarash Mishra (1924–2025), Indian poet, writer and academic
- Srivatsanka Mishra – also called Koorathazhwar, Philosopher in Vishishtadvaita philosophy & disciple of Ramanujacharya
- Vācaspati Miśra, 10th century scholar, Author of TattvaBindu
Politicians[edit | edit source]
- Abhishek Mishra – Former member of the legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh.
- Bhadrakali Mishra – Senior (Nepali) politician, Minister and Chairperson of King Bridendra's Privy Council
- Chaturanan Mishra – Former Indian Agriculture Minister
- Dwarka Prasad Mishra – Politician, former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh
- Gajaraj Mishra, Nepalese politician and courtier allied to Prince Chautariya Bahadur Shah of Nepal and Vamsharaj Pande
- Hari Shankar Mishra – Nepali politician, former MP and Governor of Province No 2 (son of Ram Narayan Mishra)
- Ishwar Dayal Mishra – Former minister Physical Infrastructure Govt Of Nepal and member of Constitutional assembly
- Jagannath Mishra – Politician, former chief minister of Bihar
- Janeshwar Mishra (Samajwadi Party Leader)
- Kalraj Mishra – Former Union Minister for MSME
- Lalit Narayan Mishra – Former Indian Rail Minister
- Narottam Mishra – Minister of Home Affairs in the Government of Madhya Pradesh
- 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
- Ram Naryan Mishra – Nepali politician, Minister in BP Koirala cabinet (brother of Bhadrakali Mishra)
- Satish Chandra Mishra (BSP Leader) Former Advocate General UP
- Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra – Indian National Congress politician, eminent Parliamentarian and Central Minister
- Sripati Misra (Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh)
- Surjya Kanta Mishra – CPIM Leader, Leader of Opposition Bengal Assembly
- Vijay Mishra - Indian gangster and a politician who has represented Gyanpur constituency
Sportsperson[edit | edit source]
- 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 | edit source]
- Govind Mishra – Indian novelist.
- Jaishree Misra – Indian essay-ist and novelist
- Pankaj Mishra – Indian essay-ist and novelist
- Pratap Narayan Mishra – Indian writer
- Subimal Mishra – Indian Bengali novelist, short story writer, and essayist
Other notable persons[edit | edit source]
- Anupam Mishra – Environmentalist & water conservationist
- Columbia Mishra – Indian-American aerospace engineer
- Neelesh Misra – Journalist
- Vishal Misra – Indian-American scientist at Columbia University
- Rahul Mishra – Indian fashion designer
- Rakesh Mishra – Indian scientist specialising 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
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Devesh Kapur, D Shyam Babu, Chandra Bhan Prasad (2014). Defying the Odds: The Rise of Dalit Entrepreneurs. Random House India. p. Contents. ISBN 9788184006391.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Lal, C.K. "Cultural flows across a blurred boundary" (PDF). Southern Utah University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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