The clans of Brahmins belonging to Mithila region of the Indian Subcontinent are known as Maithil Brahmins.

List of Maithil Brahmins

A–B

Acharya Rameshwar Jha Acharya Rameshwar Jha (20th century) was an Indian traditional Sanskrit scholar and considered an authority on Nyaya, Vyakarana and Vedanta. He later became an exponent of non dualistic shaivisim and is often credited with establishing and prop ...

, Sanskrit scholar * Aditya Jha, Indo-Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist *

Aditya Nath Jha Aditya Nath Jha (18 August 1911 – 1972) of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) was the recipient of the Padma Vibhushan in 1972 in the civil services category. He belonged to the 1936 batch of the ICS. Jha was the son of Sir Ganganath Jha, and the ...

(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 Anuranjan Jha is an Indian journalist and author. He is a well-known persona in Indian media. For the past 23 years, while Mr Jha was praised for his frank, unbiased opinions and constructive experimentation in journalism, he was also instrumen ...

(born 1977), Indian journalist * Anurita Jha (born 1986), Indian actress * Apoorvanand Jha, Indian professor of Hindi

C–N

Chandeshwor Jha Chandeshwor Jha ( ne, चण्डेश्वर झा) (born 1953) is a Nepali politician from Mohattori. He is a permanent resident of Jaleshwor Municipality Ward 7. In the 2013 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the M ...

, Nepalese politician *

D. N. Jha Dwijendra Narayan Jha (19404 February 2021) was an Indian historian who studied and wrote on ancient and medieval India He was a professor of history at Delhi University and a member of the Indian Council of Historical Research. Some of his boo ...

(born c. 1940), Indian historian and professor *

Durgananda Jha Durganand Jha ( ne, दुर्गानन्द झा) was Nepalese democratic fighter who attempted to assassinate King Mahendra of Nepal in January 1962 (9 Magh 2018 Bikram Sambat, BS) in Janakpur in southeastern Nepal. Durga was captured af ...

(1941–1963), Nepalese failed assassin * Ganganath Jha (1842–1971), Sanskrit and philosophy scholar from Bihar * Gonu Jha (13th century), Indian wit character *

Gopal Jee Thakur Gopal Jee Thakur (born 15 October 1969) is an Indian Politician. He is a member of 17th Lok Sabha, representing Darbhanga (Loksabha constituency). He represented the Bihar legislative assembly from the Benipur constituency as a member of the Bha ...

(born 1969), BJP Member Of Parliament, Darbhanga Lok Sabha * 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 Nagendra Nath Jha (5 January 1935 – 15 June 2020) was an Indian diplomat. Jha was born on 5 January 1935. After his graduation from Delhi University and the University of Cambridge, he joined the Foreign Service in 1957 and served as Indian am ...

(born 1935), Indian diplomat and lieutenant governor * Narendra Jha (1964–2018), Indian television actor * Nidhi Jha, Indian television actress

P–R

Pankaj Jha Pankaj Jha is an Indian actor and painter, based out of Mumbai, India. His filmography includes Black Friday, Gulaal, Chameli, Anwar and Matrubhoomi. He has also acted in the television serial, Kashi. Filmography * Nirmal Pathak Ki Ghar ...

, 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 Radhika Jha (born 1970) is an Indian novelist who won the French Prix Guerlain award in 2002 for her first novel, ''Smell''. Early life Jha was born in New Delhi in 1970 and grew up in Mumbai. She lived in Tokyo for 6 years and thoroughly imm ...

(born 1970), Indian novelist * Raghunath Jha (born 1939), Indian politician * Raj Kamal Jha (born 1966), Indian novelist and journalist *

Rajeev Jha The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) (Nepali language, Nepali: जनतान्त्रिक तराई मुक्ति मोर्चा, ''Janatāntrika Tarāī Muktī Morcā'', "Terai People's Liberation Front;" also Terai Janat ...

(born 1976), Nepalese politician and General Secretary of Nepal Sadbhavana Party *

Ramashreya Jha Ramashreya Jha (11 August 1928 – 1 January 2009) was a distinguished composer, musician, scholar and teacher of Hindustani Classical music. He was the Head of the Department of Music in Allahabad University from 1980 to 1989. He was known for h ...

(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 Shriya Jha is an Indian film and television actress who has acted in Telugu, Odia and Bengali films. She is the daughter of actress Amardeep Jha. She has played the lead character in Rajshri Productions' Hindi serial '' Jhilmil Sitaaron Ka An ...

(born 1986), Indian film and television actress * Shubhashish Jha (born 8 March 1991), Indian television actor * Sriram Jha (born 1976), Indian chess grandmaster * Sriti Jha (born 1986), Indian television actress *

Subhash K. Jha Subhash K. Jha is an Indian journalist and film critic. Based in Patna, Bihar, he is currently film critic with ''The Times of India'', ''Firstpost'', ''Deccan Chronicle'' and ''DNA News'', ''Rediff.com'', ''Free Press Journal'', besides TV channe ...

(born 1959), Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst *

Sudhanshu Shekhar Jha Sudhanshu Shekhar Jha (born 25 December 1940) is an Indian condensed matter physicist and a former director of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. Known for his research in optoelectronics, Jha is an elected fellow of all the three major In ...

(born 1940), Indian condensed matter physicist *

Surendra Jha 'Suman' Surendra Jha 'Suman' (10 October 1910 – 5 March 2002), also referred to as 'Suman Ji' or Acharya Surendra Jha 'Suman', was a Maithili poet, writer, publisher, editor and elected member of legislative assembly and parliament. He is also ...

(1910–2002), Indian Maithili-language poet *

Suvarna Jha Suvarna Jha is an Indian television actress who played Tripti Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Career Suvarna Jha was also a part of a 2003 Bollywood movie Sssshhh. It was Farah Khan, the daughter of the yesteryear Bollywood actor ...

, Indian television actress * Tarakant Jha (1927–2014), Indian chairperson of the Bihar Legislative Council *

Udit Narayan Jha Udit is an Indian masculine given name that may refer to: *Udit Narayan, Bollywood playback singer *Udit Narayan (politician) (born 1960), Fijian politician of Indian descent *Udit Narayan Singh (1770–1835), Indian monarch *Udit Patel (born 1984 ...

(born 1955), Bollywood playback singer *

Vikas Kumar Jha Vikas Jha is an Indian journalist and author. He is best known for his fiction and non-fiction works like ''McCluskieganj: The story of the only Anglo-Indian Village in India'' which was awarded with the Katha UK Honour at the House of Common ...

, Indian journalist and author * Vinay Kumar Jha (born 1971), Nepalese cricket umpire

W-Z

* Dr Y P Viyogi (born 1948), Indian Physicist from Madhubani district

Army personnel

Avijit Misra Avijit Misra (born 3 April 1962) is an Indian Army colonelhttp://www.aftkolkata.nic.in/upload/court/Court-29.PDF from Pandapara, Kalibari, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. In April 2012, he shot to national limelight in India when the Kolkata bench o ...

– Colonel in Indian Army *

B. D. Mishra B. D. Mishra is a former brigadier of the Indian Army. He is the present governor of Arunachal Pradesh. and also has additional charge of Governor of Meghalaya. Career Mishra retired from the Indian Army on 31 July 1995, after a career that be ...

– former brigadier of the Indian Army, 19th Governor of Arunachal Pradesh

Doctors

Anoop Misra Anoop Misra is an Indian endocrinologist and a former honorary physician to the Prime Minister of India. He is the chairman of ''Fortis Centre for Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol'' (C-DOC) and heads, National Diabetes Obesity and Cholesterol F ...

– Endocrinologist * B. K. Misra – Neurosurgeon *

Mohan Mishra Mohan Mishra (19 May 1937 - 6 May 2021) was an Indian physician, known for his studies on Visceral leishmaniasis, (''Kala Azar'') and its treatment using Amphotericin B, regarded by many as a pioneering attempt. The Government of India honoured h ...

– Physician Dr Sanjeev Nayan Jha (eye surgeon

Entertainers

* 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 S. K. Misro (born January 1945), popularly known as Misro, is an Indian actor known for his works exclusively Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Television. He is one of the pioneers of modern Telugu social theatre, and has received six state Na ...

– 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 Sugandha Santosh Mishra (born 23 May 1988) is an Indian actress, playback singer, television presenter, comedian and radio jockey in the Indian film and television industry. She is known for her character in The Kapil Sharma Show. She was also ...

– Indian singer and television presenter *

Vanya Mishra Vanya Mishra (born 27 February 1992) is a technology entrepreneur, former actress and a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India World in 2012. Vanya was born in Jalandhar, Punjab, and raised in Chandigarh. She studied ele ...

–

Femina Miss India Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. It is organised by '' Femina'', a women's magazine ...

2012 *

Kaveri Jha Kaveri Jha is an Indian model, film actress and air hostess, who works in Hindi and Telugu language, Telugu language films. Early life Jha was born in Bihar. Her family had to move a lot as her father is an Indian government employee. She went ...

(born 1983), Indian film actress *

Komal Jha Komal Jha is an Indian movie actress and writer. She established a career in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and now Hindi film industries and is known for her career transformation from being a civil engineer to an actress, and for her roles in Chin ...

(born 1987), Indian film actress * Kranti Prakash Jha, Indian film actor

Government officers

* Arun Kumar Chaudhary - DG Police of Bihar (1989-1993) * 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. * Krishna Chaudhary - DG Police, NDRF (MHA), RPF, ITBP (2015-17) * Nripendra Misra – Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India *

Ramakant Mishra Ram sajeevan (13 May 1931 – 8 September 2011) was an IAS officer and renowned scholar. He was the fourth son of Umesh Mishra, the first Vice-Chancellor of Kameshwar Singh Sanskrit University, Darbhanga. He died of a heart attack in New Delhi. ...

– IAS officer and renowned scholar * Satyananda Mishra –

National Security Advisor A national security advisor serves as the chief advisor to a national government on matters of security. The advisor is not usually a member of the government's cabinet but is usually a member of various military or security councils. National sec ...

* Vikas Mishra (economist) – former Vice-Chancellor of

Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (KUK) is a university established on 11January 1956 in Kurukshetra, in the Indian state of Haryana, from the capital, Delhi. It is a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities. History The univer ...

Judiciary

* Justice Arun Kumar Mishra -Supreme court of India * Justice

Dipak Misra Justice Dipak Misra (born 3 October 1953) is an Indian jurist who served as the 45th Chief Justice of India from 28 August 2017 till 2 October 2018. He is also former Chief Justice of the Patna High Court and Delhi High Court. He is the nephew ...

– 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 National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, also called Ranganath Misra Commission, was constituted by Government of India on 29 October 2004 to look into various issues related to Linguistic and Religious minorities in India. It ...

' *

Kanhaiya Lal Misra Pt. Kanhaiya Lal Misra (31 August 1903 – 14 October 1975) was an Indian lawyer and independence activist. He was the Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh from 1952 to 1969. Early life Misra was born in a family of Mariyadpur (now in Mau) in ...

– Advocate General (Uttar Pradesh)

Performing artists

* Baiju Bawra – Singer *

Bhubaneswari Mishra Bhubaneswari Mishra (25 January 1950 — 19 February 2016) was an Odissi classical singer and playback singer. She was a disciple of Adiguru Singhari Shyamsundar Kar. She was married to Dr. Jagamohan Misra, who was a popular physician and poet ...

–

Odia Odia, also spelled Oriya or Odiya, may refer to: * Odia people in Odisha, India * Odia language, an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family * Odia alphabet, a writing system used for the Odia languag ...

classical singer * Birju Maharaj – Kathak dancer * Chhannulal Mishra – Hindustani classical music singer *

Lalmani Misra Lalmani Misra (11 August 1924 – 17 July 1979) was an Indian classical musician. Initiation into music Lalmani learnt ''Dhruvapada (Dhrupad) Dhamar'' in the tradition of Shankar Bhatt and Munshi Bhrigunath Lal. He learnt ''Khayal'' singing w ...

– Indian classical musician *

Lisa Mishra Lisa Mishra is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her reprise version of the song ''Tareefan'' in the 2018 Indian film ''Veere Di Wedding''. Since then, she has worked on songs like ''The Wakhra Song'' from the 2019 film ''J ...

– Indian singer and composer * Rajan and Sajan Mishra – Contemporary North Indian Musician * Sanjay Mishra (musician) – Indian born American guitarist and composer. *

Shivnath Mishra Pandit Shivnath Mishra (born 12 October 1943) is an Indian sitarist. He is an exponent of the Benares Gharana school of Indian classical music. He was formerly a lecturer and the Head of the Music Department at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit Univer ...

– Indian sitarist and composer

Poets and scholars

* 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 Hara Prasad Misra (born 1940) is an American biochemist and Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Sciences and Pathology in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech. Misra is currently serving as Vice Presid ...

– Scholar in oxidative free radical research *

Hemanta Mishra Hemanta Mishra is an international advisor for the Humane Society International. He is the author of the books '' The Soul of the Rhino'' and ''Bones of the Tiger''. Over the course of his career in conservation biology, he has worked with the ...

, Nepalese conservation biologist *

Jayamant Mishra Dr. Jaymant Mishra (15 October 1925 – 7 September 2010) was a renowned Sanskrit scholar of India. He was also a well-known Maithili poet. He had been awarded several prestigious honors including "Mahamahopadhyaya", President Award, "Kalidas Sam ...

– Jayamant Mishra, (1925–2010) Sanskrit scholar and Maithili poet, * Keshavdas – Sanskrit scholar. *

Maṇḍana Miśra Mandana Mishra (; c. ) was a Hindu philosopher who wrote on the Mīmāṃsā and Advaita systems of thought. He was a follower of the Karma Mimamsa school of philosophy and a staunch defender of the holistic sphota doctrine of language. He ...

– 8th century Indian philosopher, Maṇḍana Miśra is best known as the author of the Brahmasiddhi. *

Madan Mohan Mishra Madan Mohan Mishra ( ne, मदनमोहन मिश्र; 12 December 1931 – 4 July 2013) was a Nepalese author and humorist known for his epic poetry, satirical writings and children's songs. He wrote in Nepali, Nepal Bhasa and English. ...

, 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 Vachaspati (' "lord of Vāc (speech)") is a Rigvedic deity presiding over human life. The name is applied especially to Brhaspati, the lord of eloquence, but also to Soma, Vishvakarman Vishvakarma or Vishvakarman ( sa, विश्वकर ...

, 10th century scholar, Author of TattvaBindu

Politicians

Bedanand Jha Bedananda Jha ( ne, वेदानन्द झा) was a Nepalese politician. In 1951 he founded the Nepal Terai Congress, seeking autonomy for the Terai region. Later he became an important politician during the ''panchayat'' period. He was a ...

(died 2006), Nepalese politician * Binodanand Jha (born 1900), Indian politician, Chief Minister of Bihar *

Bidhu Jha Bidhu Shekhar Jha is a Canadian politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2003 to 2016, representing the Winnipeg division of Radisson as a member of the New Democratic Party. Early life and c ...

(born 1942), Canadian politician *

Bhadrakali Mishra Bhadrakali Mishra ( ne, भद्रकाली मिश्र; 6 February 1920 – 1 June 2006) was a Nepali politician. In his political career lasting more than 50 years, several of which were in exile, he held numerous ministerial portfol ...

– Senior (Nepali) politician, Minister and Chairperson of King Bridendra's Privy Council * Ram Naryan Mishra – Nepali politician, Minister in BP Koirala cabinet(brother of

) *

Hari Shankar Mishra Hari Shankar Mishra is a current Governor of Madhesh Province. He was appointed Governor, as per the Article 163 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal by the President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers of the Gove ...

– Nepali politician, former MP and Governor of Province No 2 (son of Ram Narayan Mishra) * Chaturanan Mishra – Former Indian Agriculture Minister *

Dwarka Prasad Mishra Dwarka Prasad Mishra (1901–1988) was an Indian politician, writer and journalist. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for two terms during the 1960s. An Indian freedom fighter an ...

– Politician, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh *

-Indian Politician, Member of Parliament from Darbhanga Lok Sabha Constituency * 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 Nitish Mishra (born 9 July 1973) is an Indian politician hailing from eastern Indian state of Bihar, India. He represented Jhanjharpur assembly constituency in Madhubani district in 13th, 14th and 15th Bihar Legislative Assembly. Presently, h ...

– 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 Satish Chandra Mishra (born 9 November 1952) is an Indian politician who was the cabinet minister in Mayawati ministry in Uttar Pradesh, India, and a part of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). He is a lawyer by profession. He was a member of Rajya Sabh ...

(BSP Leader) Former Advocate General UP *

Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra Shyam Lal Mishra (20 October 1920 – 25 October 2004) was an indo nepalian politician, writer and Co. Founder of Nepal sadvawna party along with his brother Mr.Rajgiri Mishra who was also a reputed mentor politician of sunsari.He was born at ...

– 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

* Abhimanyu Mishra - World's youngest chess grandmaster * Amit Mishra – Indian cricketer *

Mohnish Mishra Mohnish Dinesh Mishra (born 9 February 1984) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He was banned from Indian cricket due to his signing with the rebel ICL. Subsequently, Mishra left the ICL an ...

– Indian cricketer *

Suresh Kumar Mishra Suresh Kumar Mishra is a former Indian volleyball team captain in Asian Games held at Bangkok in 1978. He belongs from Laxmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan. He was born in Laxmangarh on 25 September 1953. He was awarded the Arjuna Award The Arj ...

– Former Indian volleyball team captain *

Tanmay Mishra Tanmay Mishra (born 22 December 1986 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian-born Kenyan former cricketer. A right-handed aggressive middle-order batsman, he made his One Day International debut for Kenya in 2006 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo. Early li ...

– Kenyan cricketer * Abhimanyu Mishra - US Chess player of Indian-origin holding the record of being the youngest Chess Grandmaster in the world.

Writers

* Rajkamal Chaudhary – Maithili poet, writer, novelist, thinker * Usha Kiran Khan – Maithili writer and novelist *

– Maithili writer & poet * Jayakant Mishra - writer *

- Maithili poet & renowned Sanskrit scholar

Other notable persons

* Abhimanyu Mishra - as of July 2021, youngest chess Grandmaster ever. *

Anupam Mishra Anupam Mishra (1948 – 19 December 2016) was an Indian Gandhian, author, journalist, environmentalist, TED speaker, and water conservationist who worked on promoting water conservation, water management and traditional rainwater harvesting tech ...

– Environmentalist &

water conservationist Water conservation includes all the policies, strategies and activities to sustainably Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used ...

* Neelesh Misra – Journalist *.

Aman Jha Aman may refer to:Poli People First names * Aman Hambleton (born 1992), Canadian chess grandmaster * Aman Hayer (born 1979), Bhangra musician * Aman Verma (actor) (born 1971), Indian actor Surnames * Mohammed Aman (born 1994), Ethiopian midd ...

. - Scholar *

Vishal Misra Vishal Misra is an Indian-American scientist at Columbia University, New York, NY and known for his numerous contributions to Computer Networking. He was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2016 ''for co ...

– Indian-American scientist at Columbia University *

Rahul Mishra Rahul Mishra (born 7 November 1979) is an Indian fashion designer based in Delhi. He is the first Indian designer to be invited to showcase at the Haute Couture Week in Paris. He won the International Woolmark Prize in 2014 at Milan Fashion We ...

– Indian fashion designer *

Rakesh Mishra Rakesh Kumar Mishra is an Indian scientist specializing in genomics and epigenetics. Mishra retired as the 6th director of CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad, India, on the April 30th, 2021. He is currently the ...

– Indian scientist specializing in

genomics Genomics is an interdisciplinary field of biology focusing on the structure, function, evolution, mapping, and editing of genomes. A genome is an organism's complete set of DNA, including all of its genes as well as its hierarchical, three-dim ...

and epigenetics * Sameer Mishra – 81st Scripps National Spelling Bee champion (USA) * Sourav Mishra – Reuters journalist, one of the first witnesses of

2008 Mumbai Attacks The 2008 Mumbai attacks (also referred to as 26/11, pronounced "twenty six eleven") were a series of Terrorism, terrorist attacks that took place in November 2008, when 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamist terrorist organisation from P ...

Sudhir Kumar Mishra Sudhir Kumar Mishra is an Indian engineer, defence scientist and civil servant. He is currently the director general at the Defence Research & Development Organisation, and the chief executive officer and managing director of BrahMos Aerospace, a ...

– 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 Amod Prasad Upadhyay ( ne, आमोद प्रसाद उपाध्याय; born March 29, 1936) is a Nepalese social worker and politician.

(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 Chandrika Prasad Upadhyay is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Chitrakoot (Assembly constituency) in Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya ...

, Indian politician *

Deendayal Upadhyaya Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya (25 September 1916 – 11 February 1968) was an Indian politician, proponent of integral humanism ideology and leader of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), the forerunner of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ...

- RSS thinker and co-founder of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh. * Darshan Upadhyaya, professional

ESports Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams. Although orga ...

player *

Harilal Upadhyay Harilal Upadhyay (Gujarati language, Gujarati: હરિલાલ ઉપાધ્યાય) was a Gujarati novelist and poet. He wrote more than 100 books. Life Harilal Upadhyay was born on 22 January 1916 in Mota Khijadiya village near Rajkot ...

(1916–1994), Gujarati author * Hema Upadhyay (1972–2015), Indian artist who lived and worked in Mumbai, India since 1998 *

Kedar Nath Upadhyay Kedar Nath Upadhyay was a Nepalese judge who served as 14th Chief Justice of Nepal, in office from 6 December 2002 to 21 January 2004. He was appointed by the then-Prime Minister of Nepal, Girija Prasad Koirala. Upadhyay was preceded by Kesh ...

, Chief Justice of Nepal at

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

* Kishore Upadhyaya, Indian politician *

Krishnakant Upadhyay KrishnaKant Upadhyay (born 18 June 1986) is cricketer from Uttar Pradesh. Born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, he plays for Pune Warriors India in the Indian Premier League and for Railways Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means ...

(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 Ram Kinkar Upadhyay (1924-2002) was a noted scholar on Indian scriptures and a recipient of Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan ...

, 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 Seema Upadhayay is an Indian politician, belonging from the Bharatiya Janata Party. In the 2009 election she was elected to the Lok Sabha from Fatehpur Sikri constituency in Uttar Pradesh. References External links Official biographi ...

(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

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