List of Notable Maithil Brahmins

The clans of Brahmins belonging to Mithila region of the Indian Subcontinent are known as 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
• 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 (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 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 – IAS officer and renowned scholar
• Satyananda Mishra – 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 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
• Uddalaka Aruni - Vedic sage
• Yajnavalkya - Vedic sage and philosopher
• Ashtavakra - Vedic sage
• Aksapada Gautama - Ancient philosopher and the composer of Nyāya Sūtras
• 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
• Srivatsanka Mishra – also called Koorathazhwar, Philosopher in Vishishtadvaita philosophy & disciple of 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 King Bridendra's Privy Council
• Ram Naryan Mishra – Nepali politician, Minister in BP Koirala cabinet(brother of Bhadrakali Mishra)
• Hari Shankar Mishra – Nepali politician, former MP and Governer of 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 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 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 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 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 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
• Kishore Upadhyaya, Indian politician
• Krishnakant Upadhyay (born 1986), cricketer from Uttar Pradesh
• Lalit Upadhyay, Indian field hockey player, part of 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