List of people from Uttar Pradesh

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This is a list of notable people from Uttar Pradesh, a state in India. The criteria of this list includes those who were born in the state of Uttar Pradesh and that part of the former United Provinces that now is part of the modern state of Uttar Pradesh.

Deities and avatars[edit]

Authors of the great epics[edit]

  • Malik Mohammed Jayasi

    Malik Mohammed Jayasi

  • Valmiki

    Valmiki

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    Vyasa

Yogis, Sufi poets and mystics[edit]

Salím Chishtí

Poet-saints and religious figures[edit]

Goswami Tulsidas

Rulers and generals[edit]

Ancient[edit]

Medieval[edit]

Modern[edit]

Mughals[edit]

Nawab of Awadh[edit]

Banaras state[edit]

Independence fighters[edit]

Mangal Pandey

Indian Rebellion of 1857[edit]

Later 19th and 20th centuries[edit]

Award winners[edit]

Param Vir Chakra[edit]

Maha Vir Chakra[edit]

Ashok Chakra[edit]

Bharat Ratna[edit]

Padma Vibhushan[edit]

Padma Bhushan[edit]

Padma Shree[edit]

Yogiraj Bharat Bhushan

Dada Saheb Phalke Award[edit]

Gyananpith Awards[edit]

Magasaysay Award[edit]

Arjuna Award[edit]

Major DhyanChand Award[edit]

Science and medicine[edit]

Lalji Singh

Holders of high offices[edit]

President[edit]

Vice President[edit]

Prime ministers[edit]

Governors[edit]

Chief Justices[edit]

Chief Ministers[edit]

Political figures[edit]

Pre Independence[edit]

Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya

Post Independence[edit]

Authors[edit]

Hindi[edit]

Ramchandra Shukla

Urdu[edit]

English[edit]

Nayantara Sahgal

Poets[edit]

Urdu[edit]

Hindi[edit]

Bhojpuri[edit]

Founders of educational institutions[edit]

Defence services[edit]

Army[edit]

Air Force[edit]

Navy[edit]

Civil service / diplomacy[edit]

Indian Foreign Service[edit]

Civil services[edit]

Music and dance[edit]

Musicians[edit]

Singers[edit]

Girija Devi

Rappers[edit]

Dancers[edit]

Sports[edit]

Hockey[edit]

Baseball[edit]

  • Rinku Singh, one of the first two Indians to sign a professional baseball contract in the United States
  • Dinesh Patel, one of the first two Indians to sign a professional baseball contract in the United States

Cricket[edit]

Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Suresh Raina

Badminton[edit]

Other sports[edit]

Journalism[edit]

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Raghuvir Sahay

Satire, comedy, cartoons[edit]

Cinema and theatre[edit]

Actors and actresses[edit]

Amitabh Bachchan
Nargis
Vedita Pratap Singh

Directors/producers[edit]

Singers[edit]

Lyricists[edit]

Composers[edit]

Theatre[edit]

Cinematographers[edit]

Story/script/dialogue writers[edit]

Navratnas[edit]

Television[edit]

Environmentalists[edit]

Scholars[edit]

Fine arts[edit]

Business[edit]

Crime[edit]

Photographers[edit]

Militants[edit]

Others[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Bharat Ratna ("Gem of India") is India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order".
  2. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Rio-Paralympics-Mariyappan-Thangavelu-wins-gold-Varun-Bhati-clinches-bronze-in-mens-high-jump/articleshow/54259706.cms. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ http://www.yespunjab.com/info4u/item/48743-list-of-dhyan-chand-award-recipients-india-s-highest-award-for-lifetime-achievement-in-sports-and-games
  4. ↑ M.S Swaminathan, R.K Pachauri, Ela Bhatt, Father C. Prakash receive French Govt. awards Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 2007
  5. ↑ "Members Official Bioprofile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "9th Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha Official website. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy.
  8. ↑ "'एक था फौजी' फ़िल्म पर काम शुरू, दमदार स्क्रिप्ट के बाद बड़े स्टार्स पर नज़र- अरुण नागर".
  9. ↑ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha – Members Bioprofile". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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