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Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Academics, education and science

* S. P. Chakravarti, father of

Electronics and Telecommunications Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current fl ...

engineering education in India. *

Dalip Kumar Upreti Dalip Kumar Upreti (born 26 January 1958) is an Indian lichenologist.ENVIS C ...

, Indian Lichenologist *

Salman Akhtar Salman Akhtar (born 31 July 1946) is an Indian-American psychoanalyst practicing in the United States. He is an author and Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Biography Salman Akhtar was bor ...

, psychoanalyst *

Herbert V. Günther Herbert Vighnāntaka Günther (17 March 1917 – 11 March 2006) was a German Buddhist philosopher and Professor and Head of the Department of Far Eastern Studies at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. He held this position from t ...

, professor of philosophy *

Mukesh Haikerwal Mukesh Chandra Haikerwal (born 28 December 1960) is a British-Australian medical doctor practising in Melbourne. From 2005 to 2007, he was the Federal President of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), and in 2011 became a Companion of t ...

, general practitioner and former federal president of the

Australian Medical Association The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is an Australian public company by guarantee formed as a professional association for Australian doctors and medical students. The association is not run by the Australian Government and does not regul ...

, Companion of the

Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...

since 2011. * Asma Hussain, UP's first fashion designer; Head of Asma Hussain Institute of Fashion Technology, Lucknow *

Kailas Nath Kaul Kailas Nath Kaul (1905–1983) was an Indian botanist, naturalist, agricultural scientist, horticulturist, herbalist, plant collector and herpetologist, and a world authority on Arecaceae. He founded India's National Botanical Research Institut ...

, botanist and agricultural scientist *

Gopal Khanna Gopal Khanna was sworn in as the 5th director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on May 9, 2017. He resigned on January 11, 2021. Previously, he was appointed Minnesota's first Chief Information Officer (CIO) by Governor Tim Paw ...

, 5th Director of the

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ; pronounced "ark" by initiates and often "A-H-R-Q" by the public) is one of twelve agencies within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The agency is headquartered i ...

United States Department of Health and Human Services The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is ...

* Veena Talwar Oldenburg, professor of history *

Anil K. Rajvanshi Anil K. Rajvanshi is an academic from India, and is the current Director of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI). Rajvanshi was born and raised in Lucknow, India. He has been the director of NARI at Maharashtra, India since 1 ...

, rural development expert

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

2022. *

Kalbe Sadiq Sadiq (22 June 1939 - 24 November 2020) was an Indian Islamic scholar. He was born in 1939 in Lucknow and died on 24 November 2020 after a prolonged terminal sickness. He was posthumously bestowed with the accredited national award of Padma ...

, educationist
Hashima Hasan
she is the James Webb Space Telescope Deputy Program Scientist and the Education and Public Outreach Lead for Astrophysics.

Arts and culture

Jan Nisar Akhtar Jan Nisar Akhtar (18 February 1914 – 19 August 1976) was an Indian poet of Urdu ghazals and nazms, and a part of the Progressive Writers' Movement, who was also a lyricist for Bollywood. He was son of Muztar Khairabadi and great grandson ...

, poet and lyricist, father of Javed Akhtar *

Muzaffar Ali Muzaffar Ali (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian filmmaker, fashion designer, poet, artist, cultural revivalist, and social worker. Biography Ali was born in Lucknow in 1944. The eldest son of Raja Syed Sajid Husain Ali, the ruling prince of ...

, filmmaker *

Naushad Ali Naushad Ali (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian music director for Hindi films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry. He is particularly known for popularising the ...

, film musician *

Amitabh Bhattacharya Amitabh Bhattacharya (born 16 November 1976) is an Indian lyricist and playback singer who works in Bollywood films. He shot to fame with the film ''Dev.D'' with the song "Emotional Atyachar" turning an instant hit. He sang this song under the ...

, Bollywood singer and lyricist *

Nivedita Bhattacharya Nivedita Bhattacharya (born 21 July 1970) is an Indian actress. She was born in Lucknow. She is an actress who has acted on television and in films. Filmography * ''Kya Kehna'' (2000) - Preity Zinta's sister-in-law * '' Darr @ the Mall'' (2 ...

, theatre and television actress *

Ranveer Brar Ranveer Singh Brar (born 8 February 1978) is a Lucknow-born and bred Indian celebrity chef, Masterchef India judge, author and restaurateur. He is well known as the host of popular Television food shows and as a judge in two seasons (four & six ...

, chef, television host *

Pali Chandra Pali Chandra, (Born 19 November 1967) is a Kathak Exponent, Choreographer, Digital Dance Educator, Mentor and Artistic Director. Intensively trained in the field of Kathak, she now propagates Dance Education through various channels. She has ...

, Kathak dancer *

Anup Jalota Anup Jalota, (born 29 July 1953) is an Indian singer, musician and actor, best known for his contributions to the Bhajan genre of Indian Music. He is popularly known as the "Bhajan Samraat" (Emperor of Bhajans).Hashim Akhtar Naqvi, Indian calligrapher *

Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British musican, singer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million s ...

, British singer and musician, now settled in Portugal and Barbados * Mohammad Shakeel, contemporary artist *

Kavi Pradeep Kavi Pradeep (born Ramchandra Narayanji Dwivedi; 6 February 1915 – 11 December 1998), was an Indian poet and songwriter who is best known for his patriotic song "''Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo"'' written as a tribute to the soldiers who had died d ...

, Poet and lyricist. Famous for writing patriotic songs

Actors and singers

Urfi Javed Uorfi Javed (formerly Urfi Javed) (born 15 October 1997), is an Indian television actress and a social media influencer. Early life Javed was born in a Muslim family in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on 15 October 1997. She did her schooling from C ...

, actress * Aahana Kumra, actress *

Talat Mahmood Talat Mahmood (24 February 1924 – 9 May 1998) was an Indian playback singer who is considered one of the popular male Indian film song and ghazal singers. Although he tried his luck as a film actor, he did not succeed a great deal in actin ...

, singer *

Sumona Chakravarti Sumona Chakravarti (born 24 June 1988) is an Indian film and television actress. She is well known for her roles in ''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain'', ''Comedy Nights with Kapil, Comedy Nights With Kapil'' and ''The Kapil Sharma Show''. Career She b ...

, actress *

Tia Bajpai Tia Bajpai (born Twinkle Bajpai) is an Indian singer, television and film actress. She made her film debut in 2011 with Vikram Bhatt's film '' Haunted - 3D'', and appeared in '' 1920: Evil Returns'' and '' Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat''. She also p ...

, singer * Sachet-Parampara,Singer's *

Ali Fazal Ali Fazal (born 15 October 1986) is an Indian actor and model who primarily appears in Hindi films. He made his screen debut with a small role in the English language film ''The Other End of the Line'' before appearing in the American television ...

, actor *

Amit Mishra Amit Mishra (born 24 November 1982) is an Indian cricketer. He is an right-arm leg-break bowler and right-handed tail-ender batsman. He plays for Haryana in the domestic Ranji Trophy and currently appears for the T20 franchise Delhi Capitals ...

, Singer *

Kanika Kapoor Kanika Kapoor (born 21 August 1978) is an Indian singer. She was born and raised in Lucknow. In 2012, she relocated to Mumbai to become a singer. Kapoor's first song "Jugni Ji" (2012) was for a music videowhich became a commercial success. In 2 ...

, singer *

Shantanu Moitra Shantanu Moitra (born 22 January 1968) is an Indian score composer, musician and pianist who has composed songs for the Hindi film industry, and is most known for his scores in the films '' Parineeta'' (2005), ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' (200 ...

, music composer *

Gayatri Iyer Gayatri Ganjawala () is an Indian playback singer, primarily in Bollywood. She landed up with the part of Princess Anjuli in the West End of London musical production of M. M. Kaye's ''The Far Pavilions'', which opened in the summer of 2007. ...

, singer *

Baba Sehgal Harjeet Singh "Baba" Sehgal, is an Indian rapper. He was widely acclaimed to be the first Indian rapper. He is also involved in various other areas of the entertainment industry, and works in several different languages' media. He was a contesta ...

, singer * Aditi Sharma, actress *

Kushal Tandon Kushal Tandon (born 28 March 1985) is an Indian model and actor known for his portrayal of Virat Singh Vadhera in ''Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai'' and Arjun Sharma in ''Beyhadh''. He also participated in ''Nach Baliye'', ''Bigg Boss'' and '' ...

, actor *

Richa Panai Richa Panai (born 24 February 1993) is an actress who appears in Bollywood, Tollywood, Mollywood and various ads. Richa Panai came to prominence as a model in advertisements for the Indian jewellery company Bhima Jewellery. Career Richa wa ...

, actress *

Zoya Afroz Zoya Afroz, (born 10 January 1994) is an Indian actress, model and a beauty pageant titleholder. Afroz won the title of Miss India International 2021 competing at the Glamanand Supermodel India contest and will represent India at the Miss In ...

, actress, Miss India *

Anaika Soti Anaika Soti is an Indian actress and model. She appears mostly in Tamil language, Tamil films and in a few Telugu language, Telugu and Bollywood, Hindi films. Career Director Ram Gopal Varma met her on an elevator and found her to be attractiv ...

, actress *

Nandini Singh Nandini Singh (born 7 August 1980) is an Indian television and film actress, who has worked in both Hindi movies and Hindi serials. Nandini began her career as a child artist in the movie ''Jumbish'' in 1986 at the age of six, she worked in ' ...

, actress *

Amrapali Gupta Amrapali Gupta, also as Amrapali Yash Sinha, is an Indian television actress. Personal life Gupta is married to her co-star Yash Sinha Yash Sinha (born 20 August) is an Indian television actor. Filmography Television Perso ...

, actress *

Surendra Pal Surendrapal Singh (born 25 September 1953) is an Indian film and television character actor who works in Hindi films and TV series. He is best known for his roles of Dronacharya in ''Mahabharat'', Amatya Rakshas in ''Chanakya'', Tamraj Kilvish ...

, actor *

Kumar Gaurav Kumar Gaurav (born Manoj Tuli; 11 July 1956) is an Indian businessman and former actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Son of actor Rajendra Kumar, Gaurav has appeared in several films such as '' Love Story'', '' Teri Kasam'', '' Star'', '' Naam'' ...

, actor *

Arti Singh ''Arti Sharma'' (born 5 April 1985) Known as Arti Singh is an Indian television actress. She is known for her work in '' Thoda Hai Bas Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai'', '' Parichay'' and '' Waaris''. In 2019, she participated in ''Bigg Boss 13'' as a c ...

, actress *

Gungun Uprari Gungun Uprari is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi TV shows. Gungun Uprari is known for her roles in serials like '' Bandhan Saat Janamon Ka'', ''Rakt Sambandh'', ''Haar Jeet'', '' Buddha'' and '' Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyaar''. Early life Gung ...

, actress *

, singer *

Amit Sadh Amit Sadh (born 5 June 1983) is an Indian actor. He is known for his roles in films like ''Kai Po Che'' (2013), ''Guddu Rangeela'' (2015), and ''Sarkar 3'' (2017). He began his acting career with the teen drama ''Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr'' and late ...

, actor *

Anil Rastogi Anil Rastogi is an Indian theatre, television and film actor. He is known for his roles in '' Udaan'', ''Ishaqzaade'' and '' Na Bole Tum Naa Maine Kuch Kaha''. He has over 600 theatre performances and was a former scientist of the Central Drug ...

, actor *

Malini Awasthi Malini Awasthi (born 11 February 1967) is an Indian folk singer. She sings in Bhojpuri, Awadhi and Hindi, She also presents Thumri and Kajri. The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016. She is known for h ...

, singer *

Roshan Abbas Roshan Abbas is an Indian media professional. Career Abbas studied at Hindu College, University of Delhi, graduating with a BA degree in 1992, and completed Mass Communication from AJK Mass communication Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi. ...

, TV anchor *

Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter and political activist. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 200 ...

, writer *

Vartika Singh Vartika Brij Nath Singh is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was appointed as Miss Universe India 2019 and represented India at 68th edition of the Miss Universe pageant. She was previously crowned as Femina Miss India Femina ...

, actress, Miss India

Activists

Sehba Hussain Sehba Hussain is an Indian social activist. She is the co-founder and honorary treasurer of Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) in Lucknow. and founding board member and executive director of Lucknow-based, BETI (Better Education Through ...

, activist, former member of

National Advisory Council The National Advisory Council (NAC) of India was a unconstitutional body set up by the first United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to advise the Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh. Sonia Gandhi served as its chairperson for much of th ...

* Runa Banerjee, social worker and co-founder of the

Self Employed Women's Association Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), meaning "service" in several Indian languages, is a trade union based in Ahmedabad, India, that promotes the rights of low-income, independently employed female workers. With over 1.6 million particip ...

(SEWA)

Poets, authors and journalists

Mir Babar Ali Anis Mir Babar Ali Anees ( ur, مير ببر على انيس) (1800–1874), also known as Mir Anees was an Indian Urdu poet. He used his pen-name (takhallus) of Anees (Urdu: , ''Anees'' means "close friend, companion") in poetry. Anees used Persian, U ...

, Marsiya writer (poet) *

Iftikhar Arif Iftikhar Hussain Arif ( ur, ; born 21 March 1944), is an Urdu poet, scholar and littérateur from Pakistan. His style is romantic Urdu poetry. He has headed the Pakistan Academy of Letters and the National Language Authority. He has received t ...

, poet *

Brij Narayan Chakbast Brij Narayan Chakbast (19 January 1882 12 February 1926), also spelled as Brij Narain Chakbast, was a British Indian Urdu poet. Life Chakbast (1882–1926) was an Urdu poet. He was born on 19 January 1882 in a Kashmiri Pandit family settled ...

, poet *

Mirza Dabeer Mirza Salaamat Ali Dabeer ( ur, ), (29 August 1803 – 6 March 1875) was an Urdu poet who excelled and perfected the art of Marsiya writing. He is considered the leading exponent of Marsiya Nigari or marsiya writing along with Mir Anees. Mi ...

, Marsiya writer (poet) * Altaf Fatima,

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...

* Rosie Llewellyn-Jones, Lucknow historian *

Majaz Asrar-ul-Haq (19 October 1911 – 5 December 1955), better known as Majaz Lakhnawi, was an Indian Urdu poet. He is known for his romantic and revolutionary poetry. He composed ''ghazals'' and ''nazms'' in Urdu language, Urdu. He was the mater ...

, poet *

Josh Malihabadi Josh Malihabadi (born Shabbir Hasan Khan; 5 December 1898 – 22 February 1982) popularly known as Shayar-e-Inqalab (poet of revolution) was a Pakistani poet and is regarded as one of the finest Urdu poets of the era of British India. Kno ...

, poet *

Vinod Mehta Vinod Mehta (31 May 1942 – 8 March 2015) was an Indian journalist, editor and political commentator. He was also the founder editor-in-chief of ''Outlook (Indian magazine), Outlook'' from 1995 to 2012 and had been editor of publications such a ...

, journalist *

Mir Taqi Mir Mir Muhammad Taqi (February 1723 – 20 September 1810), known as Mir Taqi Mir (also spelled Meer Taqi Meer), was an Urdu poet of the 18th century Mughal era in the Subcontinent and one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language it ...

, poet * Amaresh Misra, historian and author * Maulana Hasrat Mohani, poet *

Syed Sulaiman Nadvi Syed Sulaiman Nadvi (—; 22 November 1884 – 22 November 1953) was a Pakistani historian, writer and scholar of Islam. He co-authored ''Sirat-un-Nabi'' and wrote ''Khutbat-e-Madras''.Syed Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi, Islamic scholar and writer *

Amritlal Nagar Amritlal Nagar (17 August 1916 – 23 February 1990) was one of the prominent Hindi writers of the twentieth century.Suryakumar Pandey, poet *

Manikonda Chalapathi Rau Manikonda Chalapathi Rau (also known as MC and Magnus) (1910 – 25 March 1983) was an Indian journalist and an authority on the Nehruvian thought. Rau was editor of the English-language daily National Herald of Lucknow for over thirty years fr ...

, journalist *

Mirza Hadi Ruswa Mirza Muhammad Hadi Ruswa (1857 – 21 October 1931) was an Indian Urdu poet and writer of fiction, plays, and treatises (mainly on religion, philosophy, and astronomy). He served on the Nawab of Awadh's advisory board on language matters for ...

, poet * Ratan Nath Dhar Sarshar, novelist * K.P. Saxena, poet *

Abdul Halim Sharar Abdul Halim Sharar ( ur, ; 4 September 1860 – 1 December 1926) was an Indian author, playwright, essayist and historian from Lucknow. He left behind, in all, hundred and two books. He often wrote about the Islamic past and extolled virtues l ...

, Lucknow historian * Gaura Pant Shivani, writer * Sri Lal Sukla. novelist *

Shaukat Siddiqui Shaukat Siddiqi ( ur, شوکت صدیقی; 20 March 1923 – 18 December 2006) was a Pakistani writer of fiction who wrote in Urdu language. He is best known for his novels '' Khuda Ki Basti'' (''God's Village'') and '' Jangloos''. Early ...

, novelist *

Srijan Pal Singh Srijan Pal Singh is an Indian author, public speaker and social entrepreneur. He was born and raised in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Singh is an electrical engineer from the Institute of Engineering & Technology, Lucknow and a management graduate f ...

, author and advisor to

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (; 15 October 193127 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied phy ...

* Ruchita Misra, author *

Bhagwati Charan Verma Bhagwati Charan Verma (30 August 1903 – 5 October 1981) was a Hindi author. He wrote many novels, his best work was '' Chitralekha'' (1934), which was made into two successful Hindi films in 1941 and 1964 respectively. He was awarded Sa ...

, writer *

Yashpal Yashpal (3 December 1903 – 26 December 1976) was a Hindi-language writer who is sometimes considered to be the most gifted writer since Premchand. A political commentator and a socialist, he wrote in a range of genres, including essays, ...

, novelist, freedom fighter *

Mohsin Zaidi Mohsin Zaidi (10 July 1935 – 3 September 2003) was an Indian Urdu poet who used the pen name 'Mohsin'. He is best known as a writer of ghazals, who expressed new ideas with this traditional form. Early life and education Saiyed Mohsin Raza ...

, poet * Masroor Jahan, novelist and short-story writer * Zameer Akhtar Naqvi poet *

yogesh praveen Dr. Yogesh Praveen (28 October 1938 – 12 April 2021) was an Indian author and expert on the history and culture of Avadh, specifically Lucknow. He had a Masters in Hindi and Sanskrit in addition to a doctorate in Literature from Meerut Univer ...

historian and author

Business and professionals

Agha Hasan Abedi Agha Hasan Abedi ( ur, ), (14 May 1922 – 5 August 1995) was a Pakistani banker and convicted felon who founded Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) and saw its collapse after one of the biggest banking fraud scandals in history ...

, Pakistani banker and philanthropist *

Manoj Bhargava Manoj Bhargava (born 1953) is an Indian Americans, Indian American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of Innovations Ventures LLC (Doing business as, dba Living Essentials LLC), the company known for producing ...

, US-based entrepreneur; founder and CEO of 5-Hour Energy Drink * Mohita Chaurasia, technical product manager II,

Amazon Web Services Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Amazon that provides Software as a service, on-demand cloud computing computing platform, platforms and Application programming interface, APIs to individuals, companies, and gover ...

* Ved Rattan Mohan, MD of Mohan Meakin *

Prashant Pathak Prashant Shanker Pathak (born 1972) is a Canadian investor and businessman who lives in Toronto. He is the founding Chairman of PARTS iD Inc. () and the CEO of Ekagrata Inc., a private investment and diversified holding company with assets in fo ...

, Canadian investor and entrepreneur *

Rajesh Gopinathan Rajesh Gopinathan (born 1971) is the CEO and Managing Director of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization. He was elevated to the role of Chief Executive in February 2017 after servin ...

, MD and CEO of

Tata Consultancy Services Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company with its headquarters in Mumbai. It is a part of the Tata Group and operates in 150 locations across 46 countries. In July ...

Subrata Roy Subrata Roy (born 10 June 1948) is an Indian businessman who founded Sahara India Pariwar in 1978. Sahara India Pariwar has operated a vast number of businesses such as Aamby Valley City, Sahara Movie Studios, Air Sahara, hockey sport ...

, businessman; worker director of Sahara India Pariwar, the world's largest employer *

Syed Safawi Syed Safawi was the Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of VLCC. Prior to it, he was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Viom Networks, a telecom infrastructure company, the largest independent operator in India, according ...

, entrepreneur

Military

* John Alexander, soldier * John Coleman, soldier * Edward Hilton, soldier *

William Stephen Raikes Hodson William Stephen Raikes Hodson (19 March 182111 March 1858) was a British leader of irregular light cavalry during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, commonly referred to as the Indian Mutiny or the Sepoy Mutiny. He was known as "Hodson of Hodson's ...

, British officer *

Henry Montgomery Lawrence Brigadier-General Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence KCB (28 June 18064 July 1857) was a British military officer, surveyor, administrator and statesman in British India. He is best known for leading a group of administrators in the Punjab affectiona ...

, soldier *

Claude Martin Major-General Claude Martin (5 January 1735 – 13 September 1800) was a French army officer who served in the French and later British East India companies in colonial India. Martin rose to the rank of major-general in the British East India C ...

, French major general who fought for the British; established La Martiniere Schools at Lucknow, Lyons and Calcutta *

Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet (29 January 1803 – 11 March 1863) was a British general who fought in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Early life James Outram was the son of Benjamin Outram of Butterley Hall, Butterley, Derbyshi ...

, British general *

Manoj Kumar Pandey Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, Param Vir Chakra, PVC (25 June 1975 – 3 July 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army who was posthumously awarded India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious courage and leadership dur ...

, 1st battalion, 11 Gorkha Rifles,

Param Vir Chakra The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. Param Vir Chakra translates as the "Wheel of the Ultimate Brave", and the award is granted for "most conspicu ...

* Arthur Skey, Royal Navy rear-admiral * George Powell Thomas, A British soldier, artist and poet.

Politics

* Intezar Abidi, politician * K. C. Singh Baba, Parliament *

Mirza Hameedullah Beg Mirza Hameedullah Beg (M. H. Beg) (22 February 1913 – 19 November 1988) was the 15th Chief Justice of India, serving from January 1977 to February 1978. Early life and education Born into a Muslim family, his father Mirza Samiullah Beg was t ...

, former Chief Justice of India *

Shuja-ud-Daula Shuja-ud-Daula (b. – d. ) was the Subedar and Nawab of Oudh and the Vizier of Delhi from 5 October 1754 to 26 January 1775. Early life Shuja-ud-Daula was the son of the Mughal Grand Vizier Safdarjung chosen by Ahmad Shah Bahadur. Unlike ...

, Nawab of Oudh *

Sandeep Dikshit Sandeep Dikshit (born 15 August 1964) is an Indian politician, development manager and educator. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the East Delhi const ...

, Parliament *

Asaf-Ud-Dowlah Mirza Asaf-ud-Daula (23 September 1748 – 21 September 1797) was the Nawab wazir of Oudh ratified by Shah Alam II, from 26 January 1775 to 21 September 1797, and the son of Shuja-ud-Dowlah. His mother and grandmother were the Begums of Oudh. ...

, Nawab of Oudh *

Chandra Bhanu Gupta Chandra Bhanu Gupta (14 July 1902 – 11 March 1980) served three terms as chief minister of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In 1970s he was a member of Congress (O) and Janata Party. Early life He was born in Atrauli, Aligarh district in 190 ...

Three times Chief Minister of UP. * Amir Haider, Senior Congress Leader *

Mohammad Haleem Honourable Chief Justice Muhammad Haleem (Urdu: ), LL.D. ( HC), HI (1 January 1925 – 11 August 2006) was a Pakistani jurist who served as the 10th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 1981 to 1989, the longest serving Chief Justice in the his ...

, former Chief Justice of Pakistan *

Mohammad Hidayatullah Mohammad Hidayatullah OBE (17 December 1905 – 18 September 1992) was the 11th Chief Justice of India serving from 25 February 1968 to 16 December 1970, and the sixth vice president of India, serving from 31 August 1979 to 30 August 1984. He ...

, former acting President of India (1969–1969); former vice-president of India (1979–1984); 11th Chief justice of India (1968–1970) *

Sheila Kaul Sheila Kaul (7 February 1915 – 13 June 2015) was a social democratic leader of the Indian National Congress, a politician, cabinet minister and governor, and the oldest living former member of parliament in India at the time of her death. S ...

, former Union Cabinet Minister in India *

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Dame Rajkumari Bibiji Amrit Kaur (''née'' Ahluwalia) DStJ (2 February 1887 – 6 February 1964) was an Indian activist and politician. Following her long-lasting association with the Indian independence movement, she was appointed the first ...

, former Minister of Health *

Begum Hazrat Mahal Begum Hazrat Mahal (c. 18207 April 1879), also known as the Begum of Awadh, was the second wife of Nawab of Awadh Wajid Ali Shah, and the regent of Awadh in 1857–1858. She is known for the leading role she had in the rebellion against the Br ...

, Queen of Oudh *

Satish 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 ...

, lawyer *

Brajesh Pathak Brajesh Pathak (born 25 June 1964) is an Indian politician and Member of 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, Currently he is serving as the Deputy Chief Minister & Cabinet Minister of Legislative, Justice, Rural Engineering service in ...

, politician * Ashok Kumar Rawat, politician * Mohammad Yunus Saleem, lawyer *

Sayed ''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhammad' ...

, Nawab of Oudh *

Wajid Ali Shah Mirza Wajid Ali Shah ( ur, ) (30 July 1822 – 1 September 1887) was the eleventh and last King of Awadh, holding the position for 9 years, from 13 February 1847 to 11 February 1856. Wajid Ali Shah's first wife was Alam Ara who was better k ...

, Nawab of Oudh *

Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma (; 19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was an Indian lawyer and politician from the state of Madhya Pradesh who served as the ninth President of India, from 1992 to 1997. Born in Bhopal, Sharma studied at Agra, Allahaba ...

, former President of India * Kirti Vardhan Singh, Parliament * Kaushal Kishore, Indian Politician * Sarvraj Singh, politician * Anne Warner, Australian politician

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Afaq Hussain Afaq Hussain ( ur, آفاق حسین) (31 December 1939 – 25 February 2002) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Tests from 1961 to 1964. Afaq Hussain holds a unique record in Test cricket, having scored the most Test runs (66) wit ...

, cricketer *

Shahid Mahmood Shahid Mahmood (Urdu: شاہد محمود) (17 March 1939 – 13 December 2020) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test in 1962. He played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1957 to 1969. He played his only Test on the tour to ...

, cricketer *

Ravinder Pal Singh Ravinder Pal Singh (6 September 1960 – 8 May 2021) was an Indian field hockey player and former banker. He was well known as a prominent centre-half during his playing days from 1979 to 1984. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won th ...

, hockey *

Apoorva Sengupta Lieutenant General Apoorva Kumar Sengupta (3 August 1938 – 14 September 2013) was an Indian army officer and cricketer who played in one Test in 1959. Cricket career Sengupta's Test appearance came in the middle of a major controversy in Ind ...

, cricketer * Rinku Singh, professional wrestler signed with

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vario ...

's development territory

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Suresh Raina Suresh Raina (; born 27 November 1986) is an Indian former international cricketer. He occasionally served as stand-in captain for Indian men's national cricket team during the absence of the main captain. He played for Uttar Pradesh (UP) in ...

, cricketer * Arthur Skey, cricketer

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