This is a list of notable members of the

Yadav Yadav refers to a grouping of traditionally non-elite, Quote: "The Yadavs were traditionally a low-to-middle-ranking cluster of pastoral-peasant castes that have become a significant political force in Uttar Pradesh (and other northern state ...

community.

Religion

* Swami Ramdev, born Ram Krishna Yadav. * Mahant Balaknath, MP from Alwar , Rajsthan.

Freedom fighters

Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone (11 July 1710 – 19 July 1759), from Kattalankulam in Thoothukudi District, was an Indian polygar who revolted against the British presence. In Tamil Nadu he waged a war against the Presidency armies from 1750 - 1 ...

- Freedom fighter, known for his revolt against British. *

Rao Tula Ram Rao Tularam Singh (''circa'' 9 December 1825 – 23 September 1863) was a Yaduvanshi Ahir King or chieftain of Rewari. He was one of the leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857 in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero. Personal life H ...

He was one of the key leaders of the

Indian rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ...

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land a ...

, where he is considered a state hero. * Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav. Was CM of Delhi. *

Roop Nath Singh Yadav Roop Nath Singh Yadav (Hindi:रूप नाथ सिंह यादव) was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament of 6th Lok Sabha, belongs to Janata Party representing Pratapgarh Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He was ...

Academicians

* K. C. Yadav

Civil servants and bureaucrats

* Vinod Kumar Yadav, Former Chairperson of the Railway Board, First Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board,

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...

and the ex-officio

Principal Secretary The Principal Secretary is a senior government official in various Commonwealth countries. * Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan * Principal Secretary to the President of Pakistan * Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Ind ...

to the

Government of India The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...

. * Bhupendra Yadav, IPS, former DGP of

Rajasthan Police The Rajasthan Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Rajasthan in India. The Rajasthan Police has its headquarters in Jaipur, the state capital. The motto of the force is "committed to serve". History History of Law enforceme ...

, chairman, Rajasthan Public Service Commission. * Gaurav Yadav, DGP of Punjab Police * Jagmohan Yadav, IPS, Former DGP of

Uttar Pradesh Police The Uttar Pradesh Police (UP Police), (IAST: ), is the primary law enforcement agency within the Uttar Pradesh state of India. Established in 1863 as the Office of the Inspector General of Police, United Provinces under the ''Police Act, 1861'' ...

. * Manoj Yadava, IPS, DGP of

Haryana Police The Haryana Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the state of Haryana, India. Present DGP of Haryana Police is P. K. Agarwal since August 16, 2021. He is an IPS officer of 1988 batch. History The Haryana Police were formed when ...

. * Navniet Sekera, IPS, Additional director general of police,

. * Dinesh Kumar Yadav, IPS,

Inspector General of Police An Inspector General of Police is a senior police officer in the police force or police service of several nations. The rank usually refers to the head of a large regional command within a police service, and in many countries refers to the most se ...

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

Neera Yadav Neera Yadav, originally from Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India, studied at Welham Girls' School, Dehradun. She was an officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). She was part of the 1971 batch of service graduates. She is married to Mahe ...

, IAS, Former Chief Secretary Of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. * Pranjal Yadav, IAS. * V.S. Yadav, IPS, DGP of

Tripura Police Tripura Police is the law enforcement agency of the state of Tripura which organizes and is responsible for policing activities in the state of Tripura, Northeast India. It was formed in the year 1965. Currently V.S. Yadav, IPS is Director ge ...

Judiciary

* Sanjay Yadav, Former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court. * Shekhar Kumar Yadav.

Film and television

* Akash Singh Yadav *

Baba Yadav Baba Yadav is an Indian film choreographer and director in Bengali and Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motio ...

. *

Dinesh Lal Yadav Dinesh Lal Yadav (born 2 February 1979), popularly known as Nirahua, is an Indian actor, singer, producer and politician associated with Bhojpuri-language films. He is among the most successful Bhojpuri actors, with successive five box office su ...

. *

Dwij Yadav Dwij Yadav (born February 13, 1997 in Mumbai, India) is a former child actor in Bollywood. His first release was ''Nanhe Jaisalmer: A Dream Come True'' (2007), where he played the lead role Nanhe Jaisalmer/Vikram Singh, along with Bobby Deol. I ...

. * Khesari Lal Yadav. * Kunal Singh Yadav *

Leena Yadav Leena Yadav (born 6 January 1971) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. She started her career in the television industry and gradually moved on to making feature films. Her first international feature film, '' Parched'' ...

. *

Manisha Yadav Manisha Yadav (born 11 June 1992) is an Indian actress and model who mainly works in the Tamil film industry. She is best known for her lead role as "Aarthi", a 12th grade student in the 2012 Tamil film '' Vazhakku Enn 18/9'' which first introdu ...

. * Narsing Yadav. * Neha Yadav. *

Parul Yadav Parul Yadav is an Indian actress and producer who works primarily in Kannada films along with a few Malayalam and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film '' Dreams'', starring Dhanush and Diya. Early life and career She ma ...

. * Pragya Yadav. *

Rajkummar Rao Rajkummar Rao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2010, and is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, three ...

Rajesh Yadav Rajesh Yadav may refer to: * Rajesh Yadav (cinematographer) Rajesh Yadav is an Indian cinematographer who works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada & Malayalam film industry. His film, ''Lee'', ''Pokkisham'' were critically acclaimed for cinematography. ...

. *

Raghubir Yadav Raghubir Yadav is an Indian actor, music composer, singer and set designer who works in Hindi films. He made his film debut with ''Massey Sahib'' (1985), in which he played the title role. He has won two International Awards as Best Actor for ...

Rajpal Yadav Rajpal Yadav (born 16 March 1971) is an Indian actor which works in Hindi, Punjabi Marathi, Telugu and one Gujarati and one Bengali and one avadhi, comedian and film maker known for his work in Indian Film industry. His breakthrough came in ...

. * Ravi Yadav. *

Shrikant Yadav Shrikant Mohan Yadav is a film actor. He is known for Marathi films such as '' Valu'' (The Wild Bull), ''Deool'', ''Ajoba'', Ek Hazarachi Note, Highway and the upcoming '' Jaundya Na Balasaheb''. His performance in Marathi films ''Deool'' and ...

. * Shyam Yadav.

Folk singers

Hiralal Yadav Hiralal Yadav (1925/1926 – 12 May 2019) was an Indian folk singer, who was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India in 2019. He was awarded the Yash Bharti Award in 2015. Discography Selected albums Honours * ...

* Baleshwar Yadav * Bihari Lal Yadav, Father of folk genre Birha and invented

Khartal Khartal is an ancient instrument mainly used in devotional / folk songs. It has derived its name from Sanskrit words ‘kara’ meaning hand and ‘tala’ meaning clapping. This wooden clapper is a Ghana Vadya which has discs or plates that pro ...

Instrument which is used in Folk songs

First in their fields

Santosh Yadav Santosh Yadav (born 10 October 1967) is an Indian mountaineer. She is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice and the first woman to successfully climb Mount Everest from Kangshung Face. She climbed the peak first in May 199 ...

, first woman in the world to climb

Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetic languages, Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is List of highest mountains on Earth, Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border ru ...

twice, and the first woman to successfully climb Mt. Everest from

Kangshung Face The Kangshung Face (Chinese: 康雄壁) or East Face is the eastern-facing side of Mount Everest, one of the Tibetan sides of the mountain. It is 3,350 metres (11,000 ft) from its base on the Kangshung Glacier to the summit.''Mount Everest'', ...

. * Dr. Raj Vir Singh Yadav, performed the first kidney transplant in India at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER) at Chandigarh in 1973. He was the first transplant surgeon to be by honoured by Indira Gandhi *

Surekha Yadav Surekha Yadav née Surekha Shankar Yadav (born 2 September 1965) is a female locopilot (train driver) of the Indian Railways in India,. She became India's first female train driver in 1988. She drove the first "Ladies Special" local train for Cent ...

, India's first female train driver(Loco Pilot). * Dr. Bhakti Yadav, The first female MBBS from Indore, India. *

Ram Baran Yadav Ram Baran Yadav ( mai, डा. राम वरण यादव) is a Nepali politician and physician who served as the first president of Nepal from 23 July 2008 to 29 October 2015, following the declaration of a republic in 2008. Previously h ...

, The first president of Nepal. * Vinod Kumar Yadav, First Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board,

and the ex-officio

to the

. * Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav, First

Chief Minister of Delhi The chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is the head of government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. According to the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is the National Capital Territory of Delhi's ''d ...

. * Ram Saroj Yadav, first Deputy Chief Minister of Madhesh Province,

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

Indian politics

Akhilesh Yadav Akhilesh is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Akhilesh Das (1961–2017), educationist, professor, Indian politician and philanthropist * Akhilesh K. Gaharwar (born 1982), Indian academic and Professor at Texas A&M University * ...

, Ex- Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. *

Ajay Singh Yadav Captain Ajay Singh Yadav is an Indian National Congress politician from the state of Haryana, India. he was the Minister of Power, Forests and Environment and was formerly minister of Irrigation, Revenue and Elections for that state. Currently, ...

, former Union Minister. *

Ajesh Yadav Ajesh Yadav is an Indian politician and is member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and represents Badli (Assembly constituency) of Delhi. Early life and education Ajesh Yadav was born in Delhi ...

, AAP member for Badli in the

Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi The Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi was constituted on 14th Feb 2015 after the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections were concluded earlier that month. Second Kejriwal ministry was the cabinet during the term of 6th Delhi Assembly. His ...

. *

Akshay Yadav Akshay Yadav (born 25 October 1986) is an Indian politician belonging to Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh. He was member of the 16th Lok Sabha from Firozabad and had won with a margin of 1,14,000 votes. He lost to Chandrasen Jadon of Bharatiya ...

, M.P. in the

16th Lok Sabha Members of the 16th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2014 Indian general election. The elections were conducted in 9 phases from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 by the Election Commission of India. The results of the election were declared on 16 M ...

. * Annpurna Devi, Union Minister of state, * Anand Sen Yadav, BSP politician. * Anil Kumar Yadav, a politician from Bihar. * Anil Kumar Yadav, Minister of Irrigation(Water Resources)

Government of Andhra Pradesh Government of Andhra Pradesh, abbreviated as, GOAP, or, Andhra Government, is the subnational government for the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is an elected government with 175 MLAs elected to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh fo ...

. * Anita Yadav, politician, Former Minister Haryana Congress. * Anjan Kumar Yadav, former M.P. for Secunderabad. *

Arun Subhashchandra Yadav Arun Subhashchandra Yadav (born 15 January 1974) is an Indian politician and former member of 14th Lok Sabha and 15th Lok Sabha. He is a member of Indian National Congress party. On 13 January 2014, he was ap ...

, former Union Minister. * Arvind Singh Yadav, MLA, Chhibramau, SP. * Annapurna Devi Yadav, Union Minister of State for Education. * Ashok Kumar Yadav,

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

from Madhubani. *

Awadh Bihari Choudhary Awadh Bihari Choudhary or Awadh Bihari Yadav is an Indian politician. He has been elected five times from Siwan constituency as a member of Janata Dal as well as Rashtriya Janata Dal. He is nominated as Bihar legislative speaker in August 2022 ...

, Member of

Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated ...

Babulal Gaur Babulal Gaur Yadav (2 June 1929 – 21 August 2019) was an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. He was elected ten times to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, twice ...

, Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh * Babulal Gaur Yadav, 16th

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh The chief minister of Madhya Pradesh is the chief executive of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the ch ...

(

BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mo ...

). * Badulgula Lingaiah Yadav, Member of the Parliament and leader Telangana Rashtra Samithi party. * Balram Yadav, Samajwadi Party leader, UP. *

Balram Singh Yadav Chaudhary Balram Singh Yadav (22 April 1939 - 2005) was an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. Positions Held * 1969-74 Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly * 1969-70 Deputy Minister, Uttar Pradesh * 1971-73 Cabinet Minister, Uttar P ...

, former Union Minister *

Bhupender Yadav Bhupender Yadav (born 30 June 1969) is an Indian politician who serves as the Union Cabinet Minister of Labour and Employment, Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the Government of India. He is the National General Secretary of the Bh ...

, Union Minister of Labour and Employment. * Bhagabat Behera Yadav, former Cabinet Minister of

Government of Odisha The government of the Indian state of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor, appoi ...

. *

Chandrajit Yadav Chandrajit Yadav was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Azamgarh constituency in 1967, 1971 as member of the Indian National Congress, and lost to Ram Naresh Yadav of Janata ...

, former Union Minister

Ministry of Mines (India) The Ministry of Mines is the ministry in the Government of India. The ministry functions as the primary body for the formulation and administration of laws relating to mines in India. The head of the ministry is Pralhad Joshi, who has been se ...

Ministry of Steel The Ministry of Steel is an executive branch agency of the Government of India that is responsible for formulating all policies regarding steel production, distribution and pricing in India. As of July 2021, the ministry is headed by a Secretar ...

Chandrapal Singh Yadav Chandrapal Singh Yadav (born 19 March 1959) is an Indian politician who was as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. Yadav was recently elected as a president of the I.C.A (International Cooperative Alliance) ...

, MP, Jhansi, SP. * Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav, former Chief Minister of Delhi. * Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav, SP Politician,

Shaurya Chakra The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, sometimes posthumously ...

awardee. * Daroga Prasad Rai, 10th Chief Minister of Bihar. * Darshan Singh Yadav, former

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

MP of

. * Deo Narayan Yadav, Former Speaker of

* Dinesh Chandra Yadav, former Minister of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

and Member of

Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...

. *

Dinesh Yadav Dinesh (Devanagari: ') is a common Hindu male given name. The Sanskrit word ' is a compound of ' 'day' and ' 'lord', meaning 'day-lord', an epithet of the Sun. Notable people with the name include: * Dinesh, Indian film actor * Dinesh Baboo, Ind ...

, former member of

. * Deo Narayan Yadav, 12th

Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ...

. *

Devender Yadav Devender Yadav is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress (INC). He is currently All India Congress Screening Committee Member and INC Incharge of Uttarakhand. He was a member of the legislative assembly A member of the ...

, Indian National Congress. * Devendra Prasad Yadav, former RJD Leader. * Devendra Singh Yadav, former M.P. for

Etah Etah is a municipality city which is also the headquarters of Etah District of the Uttar Pradesh state in India.Etah district is a part of the Aligarh Division and is located at the midpoint of the Delhi-Kanpur Highway(NH 91) Known as G.T Road ...

. * Dharmananda Behera Yadav, former MLA of Choudwar-Cuttack (Odisha). *

Dharmendra Yadav Dharmendra Yadav (born 3 February 1979) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the 16th Lok Sabha representing Badaun constituency as Samajwadi Party candidate. Early life and education Dharmendra ...

, M.P., Samajwadi Party. *

Dimple Yadav Dimple Yadav (born 15 January 1978) is an Indian politician. She is the incumbent Member of Parliament from Mainpuri since December 2022, and has earlier served as Member of the Lok Sabha for two terms from Kannauj. She is the wife of Samajwadi ...

, M.P. for Kannauj. * D. P. Yadav, leader of

Rashtriya Parivartan Dal Rashtriya Parivartan Dal (National Transformation Party) is a political party in India led by D. P. Yadav. RPD have 2 seats in UP State Assembly. Party President is D. P. Yadav, Uttar Pradesh State President is Ram Samujh and State Vice Presi ...

. * Girish Yadav, State Minister, Uttar Pradesh, A BJP Leader. * Hitesh Kumar Bagartti, former Member of

Odisha Legislative Assembly The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprises 147 Members of Legislative As ...

(BJP). *

Hukmdev Narayan Yadav Hukmdev Narayan Yadav (born 17 November 1939) is a politician from Bihar, who has been Union Minister of State. He is the recipient of Padma Bhushan India's third highest civilian award. He represented the Madhubani constituency of Bihar 1977 ...

, former Union Minister of State. * Hemchand Yadav, Former Cabinet Minister of Chhattishgarh Government. * Jagadambi Prasad Yadav, former Minister of State in PM Morarji Desai Ministry * Jaswant Singh Yadav, BJP, Rajasthan. * Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav, former Union Minister of State for Water Resources. * Kailash Nath Singh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttar Pradesh. * Kanti Singh Yadav, former Union Minister. * Krishna Gaur , MLA from Madhya Pradesh * Lalita Yadav, Minister of State of

Madhya Pradesh Government Government of Madhya Pradesh also known as the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and its 52 districts. It consists of an executive, ...

. * Laloo Prasad Yadav, former Union Cabinet Minister of India, former Chief Minister of Bihar. * Laxmi Narayan Yadav, M.P.,

Sagar, Madhya Pradesh Sagar is a city, municipal corporation and administrative headquarter in Sagar district of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Situated on a spur of the Vindhya Range, above sea-level. The city is around northeast of state capita ...

. *

Mulayam Singh Yadav Mulayam Singh Yadav (22 November 1939 – 10 October 2022) was an Indian politician, a socialist figure and the founder of the Samajwadi Party. In the course of his political career spanning more than six decades, he served for three terms as ...

, former Union

Defence Minister of India The Minister of Defence (''Rakshā Mantrī'') is the head of the Ministry of Defence and a high ranking minister of the Government of India. The Defence Minister is one of the most senior offices in the Union Council of Ministers as well as be ...

and Ex- Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. * Madhusudan Yadav, former

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...

MP and Mayor of Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation. *

Mahinder Yadav Mahinder Yadav (born 5 May 1963), also spelled as Mahendra Yadav, is an Indian politician from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He is currently a member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi (MLA). He has represented Vikaspuri assembly constitue ...

, MLA, AAP. *

Manoj Yadav Manoj Kumar Yadav was an Indian politician. He was elected four times from Barhi constituency as a member of Indian National Congress. He was most senior politician in Indian National Congress but Yadav left the Indian National Congress and jo ...

, former MLA of Bihar and MLA of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

. * Mandakini Behera Yadav, former MLA of

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

Nayagarh Nayagarh is both a town and the municipality headquarters of the Nayagarh district in the Indian state of Odisha. Geography Nayagarh is located at with an average elevation of 178 metres (584 feet). It was the Rukhi mountain to the south ...

. * Mitrasen Yadav, Communist Party leader. * Mulayam Singh Yadav (Auraiya politician), former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC) for 3 times(he is not the father of Akhilesh Yadav). * Mousadhi Bag Yadav, member of

from Dharmagarh. *

Nityanand Rai Nityanand Rai (born Nityanand Rai Yadav on 1 January 1966) is an Indian politician and the current Minister of State for Home Affairs in the Government of India. He was elected in the 2014 and 2019 General Election from Ujiarpur as a candidate ...

, Union Minister of state for Home Affairs,

's Yadav face in Bihar Politics * Nagendra Singh Munna Yadav, M.L.A., Samajwadi Party,

Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh Pratapgarh, also called Belha or Bela Pratapgarh, is a city and municipality in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Pratapgarh district, part of the Allahabad division. Etymology Pratapgarh was the ...

. * Nand Kishore Yadav, Member of the

Parliament of India The Parliament of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the president of India and two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the ...

representing

in the

. * Neera Yadav (politician), leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and the minister in government of

. * Nityanand Rai Yadav, Minister of State for

Home Affairs An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministr ...

. * Om Prakash Yadav JDU, Bihar. *

Pappu Yadav Rajesh Ranjan (born 24 December 1967), better known as Pappu Yadav, is an Indian politician. He won elections to the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament of India) in 1991, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2014 from several constituencies in Bihar ...

, former RJD M.P. * Poonamben Maadam, BJP M.P. from Jamnagar * Pradeep Yadav, 13th Lok Sabha MP and MLA of

state. * Pramila Giri Yadav, former Member of

from Baisinga (

Mayurbhanj Mayurbhanj district is one of the 30 districts in Odisha state in eastern India. It is the largest district of Odisha by area. Its headquarters are at Baripada. Other major towns are Rairangpur, Karanjia and Udala. , it is the third-most-pop ...

). *

Ram Harakh Yadav Ram Harakh Yadav was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but ...

, Former

from

Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency) Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Vidhan Sabha segments Presently, Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembl ...

* Ramakant Yadav, BJP. * Ram Krishna Yadav, former

from

Ramesh Prasad Yadav Ramesh Prasad Yadav was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Kodarma as the 1990 Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly as a member of the Janata Dal Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an Indian poli ...

, former Member of

. *

Rampal Yadav Rampal Yadav is an Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly in India. He represents the Biswan constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a member of the Samajwadi Party political party until 2017. Early life and education Ram ...

, SP leader. *

Ram Gopal Yadav Ram Gopal Yadav (born 29 June 1946) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He is the Secretary-General of the Samajwadi Party and the Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha, since 2008. Yadav also served as Lok Sabha MP of Sambhal from ...

, Rajya Sabha member. *

Ram Kripal Yadav Ram Kripal Yadav (born 12 October 1957) is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from the Pataliputra parliamentary constituency in Bihar. He was a member of Rashtriya Janata Dal and was a close confidant of Lalu Yadav. Later ...

, former Union Minister of State. *

Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav (3 March 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the 10th Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Arrah, Bihar in 1991 as a member of the Janata Dal but joined the Congress ...

, former member of

and Ex-MLA of Bihar. *

Ram Naresh Yadav Ram Naresh Yadav (1 July 1928 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1977 to 1979. He was from Janata Party; later he joined the Congress. He also served as Governor of Madhya Pradesh from 2 ...

, former

Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

, Former

Governor of Madhya Pradesh The governor of Madhya Pradesh is a nominal head and representative of the president of India in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The governor is appointed by the president for a period of five years. Governors of Madhya Pradesh See also * Madh ...

, Former

Governor of Chhattisgarh The governor of Chhattisgarh is a nominal head and representative of the president of India in the state of Chhattisgarh. The governor is appointed by the president for a maximum period of five years. The current governor, since 17 July 2019, ...

. *

Ranjan Prasad Yadav Ranjan Prasad Yadav was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. Yadav represented the Pataliputra constituency of Bihar and is a member of the Janata Dal (United) political party. Education and background Educated at Science College in Pa ...

, RJD politician, Bihar. * Rao Birender Singh, Former Chief Minister of Haryana *

Rekha Yadav Rekha Yadav ( hi, रेखा यादव) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janshakti Party. She was the member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legisla ...

, Bharatiya Janshakti Party

Malhara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Malhara Assembly constituency (formerly, Malehra) is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951, as one of the 48 Vidhan Sabha constit ...

in Chhatarpur district,

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. *

, politician and freedom fighter * Sadhu Yadav, politician, Bihar. *

Sharad Yadav Sharad Yadav (born 1 July 1947) is a politician from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party. He has been elected to Lok Sabha seven times and to Rajya Sabha thrice from JD(U). He was the first national president of Janata Dal (United) since its form ...

, leader of Janata Dal (U). *

Shivpal Singh Yadav Shivpal Singh Yadav (born 16 February 1955) is a politician from Uttar Pradesh, India. He was born in Saifai village, Etawah district, and is a younger brother of Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle of the former Chief Minist ...

, former Cabinat Minister of

. *

Shyamlal Yadav Shyamlal Yadav (1 May 1927 – 6 May 2005) was an Indian politician. He was the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and was Member of Parliament in the 8th Lok Sabha. Yadav represented the Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh and was a membe ...

, Leader of Congress (I), Former

Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha The Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha (IAST: ) presides over the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha in the absence of the Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha (Vice President of India). The Deputy Chairperson is elected internally by the Rajya Sabha ...

. *

Subhash Yadav Subhash Yadav (1 April 1946 – 26 June 2013) was an Indian politician. He was Madhya Pradesh MLA for Kasrawad (1993 to 2008). He has 4 daughters and 2 sons: Arun Subhashchandra Yadav (Congress leader & former MP ) and Sachin Yadav (politicia ...

, former

Deputy Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

. * Subhash Prasad Yadav, former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from

. * Sudha Yadav, BJP leader. * Sunil Kumar Singh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttar Pradesh. * Surendra Prasad Yadav, former Industrial Minister of Bihar & Jharkhand and Ex-MLA of Bihar he also served as an MP of 12th

. * Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Minister of State in

Government of Telangana The Government of Telangana also known as Telangana Government, is the governing authority of the state of Telangana in India. It consists of an executive, a judiciary and a legislative. The state government is headed by the Governor of Tela ...

(Telangana Rashtra Samithi). *

Tejashwi Yadav Tejashwi Prasad Yadav (born 9 November 1989) is an Indian politician, former cricketer, and the current Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, in office since August 2022. He also serves as the Minister of Health, Minister of Road Construction and P ...

Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar The Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar is the seniormost cabinet member of the state government who serves as the de-facto second head of the state. He is the second highest ranking executive authority of the state's council of ministers. The curr ...

State. *

Tej Pratap Yadav Tej Pratap Yadav (born 16 April 1988) is an Indian politician and cabinet minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Department in the Government of Bihar. He was MLA of Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Mahua constituency as a memb ...

, Ex-Minister for Health, Bihar. *

Tej Pratap Singh Yadav Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (born 21 November 1987) is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament in the Indian Lok Sabha, where he has represented the Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh from 2014 to 2019 as a member of the Samajwadi Party. Early ...

, M.P. for

Mainpuri Mainpuri is a city in Mainpuri district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Mainpuri district and is situated to the north-east of Agra and is 270 km from New Delhi. Mainpuri forms part of the an ...

. * Uma Kant Yadav,

. * Umlesh Yadav, former MLA for Bisauli

. * Vijama Yadav, MLA, Pratappur, Prayagraj * Vijay Bahadur Yadav, MLA, Gorakhpur Rural. *

Yogendra Yadav Yogendra Yadav (born 5 September 1963) is an Indian activist, psephologist and politician whose primary interests are in the political and social sciences. He was a Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Del ...

, Leader of Swaraj Abhiyan.

Literature

Anand Yadav Anand Ratan Yadav ( Marathi: आनंद रतन यादव; 30 November 1935 – 27 November 2016) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. He is best known for his autobiography ''Zombi'' (झोंबी). He was born on 30 Novembe ...

, a Marathi-language writer. * J. N. Singh Yadav, English- and

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

-language writer. * Kulpreet Yadav *

Lalai Singh Yadav Lalai Singh Yadav (1921-1993) was a policeman in paramilitary who became a social justice activist and play writer. He wrote plays like ''Shambhuk Vadh''. He translated Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's ''The Key To Understanding True Ramayan'' from Tam ...

, writer and playwright from UP *

Rajendra Yadav Rajendra Yadav (28 August 1929 – 28 October 2013) was a Hindi fiction writer, and a pioneer of the 'Nayi Kahani' movement of Hindi literature. He edited the literary magazine ''HANS'', which was founded by Munshi Premchand in 1930 but ceased ...

, a pioneer of the Hindi literary movement known as Nayi Kahani. * Ramashankar Yadav, Hindi poet. * Sanjay Singh Yadav ''The Invasion of Delhi'', ''Portraits of India'' * K. C. Yadav , Indian Historian (1936-2021). *

Mannu Bhandari Mannu Bhandari Yadav (3 April 1931 – 15 November 2021) was an Indian author, screenplay writer, teacher, and playwright. Primarily known for her two Hindi novels, ''Aap Ka Bunty'' (''Your Bunty'') and ''Mahabhoj'' (''Feast''), Bhandari also ...

, Indian Writer.

Military

* Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav, Param Veer Chakra. *

Commodore Commodore may refer to: Ranks * Commodore (rank), a naval rank ** Commodore (Royal Navy), in the United Kingdom ** Commodore (United States) ** Commodore (Canada) ** Commodore (Finland) ** Commodore (Germany) or ''Kommodore'' * Air commodore ...

Babru Bhan Yadav Commodore Babru Bhan Yadav, MVC (14 September 1928 – 22 January 2010), also known as B.B. Yadav, was a former Indian Navy Officer. He led the 25th Missile Boat Squadron during Operation Trident in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Early li ...

Maha Vir Chakra The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) () is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the B ...

, Leading

Indian Navy The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates si ...

officer In Operation Trident operation of the

that attacked

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. in the

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 Decem ...

. *

Brigadier Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers. I ...

Rai Singh Yadav Brigadier Rai Singh Yadav, MVC (17 March 1925 – 23 March 2017) was an officer in the Indian Army notable for his participation in the Nathu La and Cho La clashes 1967. He displayed exemplary courage and leadership during the clashes, for w ...

, Hero of

Nathu La and Cho La clashes The Nathu La and Cho La clashes, sometimes referred to as the Sino-Indian War of 1967, consisted of a series of border clashes between India and China alongside the border of the Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim, then an Indian protectorate. The ...

. * Parachute Commando Kaushal Yadav,

Vir Chakra Vir Chakra (pronunciation: ʋ iː ɾ a tʃ a kɾa) is an Indian wartime military bravery award presented for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy on the battlefield and is third in precedence in wartime gallantry awards a ...

. * Kulbhushan Yadav, Retired

Officer. *

Corporal Corporal is a military rank in use in some form by many militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. The word is derived from the medieval Italian phrase ("head of a body"). The rank is usually the lowest ranking non- ...

Jyoti Prakash Nirala, Ashok Chakra. * Sujjan Singh (soldier), Ashok Chakra. * Captain Umrao Singh,

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...

Winner in

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

. * Kaushal Yadav * Lt. Gen. J.B.S.Yadava, Former Deputy Chief of the Army Staff

Nepali politics

* Bijay Kumar Yadav * Bodhmaya Kumari Yadav,

* Chitra Lekha Yadav, former minister for Education. * Dinesh Chandra Yadav (Nepal) member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly. * Ganga Prasad Yadav,

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

of Sudurpashchim Province. * Gita Kumari Yadav * Mahendra Yadav, former Union Minister for

Water Supply Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes. Public water supply systems are crucial to properly functioning societies. Thes ...

, Leader of

Nepali Congress The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party of ...

* Mina Yadav,

, Leader of CPN Maoist (Centere) *

Mukta Kumari Yadav Mukta Kumari Yadav ( ne, मुक्ता कुमारी यादव) is a Nepali politician belonging to Nepali Congress who also serves as a Member of the Pratinidhi Sabha,the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. She is al ...

* Pradeep Yadav, Union Minister for Forests and Environment * Ram Saroj Yadav, first Deputy Chief Minister of Madhesh Province * Radhe Chandra Yadav, member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly. * Ram Ayodhya Prasad Yadav, member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly. *

Ram Sahaya Yadav Ram Sahaya Prasad Yadav (born 24 July 1971) is a Nepalese politician serving as the vice president of Nepal since 20 March 2023. He is a former minister for forests and environment of Nepal. He was a member of the 1st Federal Parliament of N ...

, Former Minister for Forest and Environment * Dr.

, First

President of Nepal The president of Nepal ( ne, नेपालको राष्ट्रपति, translit=Nēpālakō Rāṣṭrapati) is the head of state of Nepal and the commander-in-chief of the Nepalese Armed Forces. The president is indirectly elected ...

. * Rekha Yadav Thapa,

* Renu Kumari Yadav, Minister of Education. member of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum. *

Matrika Yadav Matrika Prasad Yadav ( ne, मातृका प्रसाद यादव), is a Nepalese politician. He was the Industry, Commerce and Supplies Minister of Nepal in Second Oli cabinet and Minister of Land Reform in First Dahal cabinet. H ...

, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, A

Nepal Communist Party The Nepal Communist Party, abbreviated NCP ( ne, नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी, ) is a defunct communist party of Nepal. It was founded on 17 May 2018, from the unification of two leftist parties, Communist ...

Leader. * Saroj Kumar Yadav, Chief Minister of Madhesh Province * Sita Devi Yadav,

, National Treasurer of

Upendra Yadav Upendra Yadav (; born 12 November 1960) is a Nepalese politician who has served as the chairman of the People's Socialist Party, Nepal since 2020. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal under the government of KP Sharma Oli from 2018 to ...

, chairperson,

People's Socialist Party, Nepal The People's Socialist Party, Nepal ( abbr. PSP-N; ne, जनता समाजवादी पार्टी, नेपाल), also known as Janata Samajbadi Party is the sixth-largest political party in Nepal. Since the 2022 local electio ...

Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal The Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal ( ne, संघीय समाजवादी फोरम, नेपाल; abbreviated FSFN) was a democratic socialist political party in Nepal. The party was formed on 15 June 2015 from the merger of the Ma ...

House Leader in Pratinidhi Sabha, Former External Affairs Minister of

Nepal Government Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

, Former

Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president ...

Professionals

* Dr. Bhakti Yadav,

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

awardee gynaecologist. * Goriparthi Narasimha Raju Yadav, Leading

Agriculturist An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.), is a professional in the science, practice, and management of agriculture and agribusiness. It is a regulated profession in Canada, India, the Philippines, the U ...

, Padma Shri Awardee. * Ramakant Yadav is a professor of neurology. * Raj Vir Singh Yadav, Kidney transplant surgeon,

Awardee, 1982 * Rahul Yadav, Ex CEO, Housing.com and founder of Intelligent Interfaces for e-commerce. *

Psephology Psephology (; from Greek el, ψῆφος, psephos, pebble, label=none) or political analysis is a branch of political science, the "quantitative analysis of elections and balloting". As such, psephology attempts to explain elections using the ...

. * Jhillu Singh Yadav.

Science and technology

* Jhillu Singh Yadav. * Rajpal Singh Yadav.

Social workers

* Phoolbasan Bai Yadav Social Worker in Chhattisgarh,

Awardee, Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awardee.

Sports

* Virender Singh Yadav, Wrestling. * Abhishek Yadav, football. * Abhishek Yadav, table-tennis. * Ajay Yadav, cricket. * Akash Yadav, cricket. * Amit Raj Kumar Yadav, cricket. *

Arjun Yadav Arjun Yadav is an Indian first-class cricketer. He was a member of the Indian Premier League team Deccan Chargers and was also part of the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup-winning India national under-19 cricket team The Indian Under-19 cr ...

, cricket. * Ashwin Yadav, cricket. * Avinash Yadav, cricket. * Bani Yadav, Car rallyist, India's fastest women car racer. *

C. Rohit Yadav C. Rohit Yadav (born 8 December 1995) is an Indian badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "sing ...

, Badminton * Chinki Yadav, Indian sport shooter. *

Dharmendra Singh Yadav Dharmendra Singh Yadav (born 29 December 1972) is an Indian Boxing, boxer who won a bronze medal in 1990 Asian Championship. He received Arjuna Award for boxing in 1991. Yadav represented India 19 times in international events from 1989 to 19 ...

, boxing. * Guru Hanuman aka Vijay Pal Yadav, Wrestling CoachObituary: Guru Hanuman
Kuldip Singh,

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publish ...

, 11 June 1999. * Hemulal Yadav, cricket. * Jai Prakash Yadav, cricket. * Jayant Yadav, cricket. * Jyoti Yadav, cricket. * Kapil Yadav, cricket. * Kavita Yadav, air-rifle Shooting. * Krishnappa Gowtham, cricket *

Kuldeep Yadav Kuldeep Yadav (born 14 December 1994) is an Indian international cricketer. He is a bowling all-rounder who bowls Left-arm Unorthodox spin bowler is and a capable Lower order batter who plays for India and for Uttar Pradesh in domestic crick ...

, cricket. * Kuldip Yadav, cricket. * Lalit Yadav,

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...

cricketer. * Lalit Yadav,

Vidharbha Vidarbha (Pronunciation: �id̪əɾbʱə is a geographical region in the east of the Indian state of Maharashtra and a proposed state of central India, comprising the state's Amravati and Nagpur divisions. Amravati Division's former name is Be ...

cricketer. * Laxmi Yadav, Cricket Women IPL. * Mayank Yadav, cricket. * Narsingh Pancham Yadav, wrestling. *

Poonam Yadav Poonam Yadav (born 24 August 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the national women's cricket team as a leg-spin bowler. She made her debut in International cricket on 5 April 2013 in a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) match again ...

, cricket. * Punam Yadav, weightlifting. * Puneet Yadav, Cricket. *

Radha Yadav Radha Prakash Yadav (born 21 April 2000) is an Indian cricketer. She plays for Mumbai, Baroda and West zone. She has played 4 First-class, 13 List A and 16 Women's Twenty20 matches. She made her debut in major domestic cricket on 10 January 20 ...

, Cricket. *

Rahul Yadav (cricketer) Rahul Yadav (born 15 January 1989) is an Indian cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Delhi.He was also member of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2009 See also * List of Delhi cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played ...

. *

Rahul Yadav Chittaboina Rahul Yadav Chittaboina (born 3 May 1998) is an Indian badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are " ...

, Badminton. * Rakesh Kumar Yadav, athletics. * Ram Singh Sanjay Yadav, Cricket. * Ram Singh Yadav, Marathon Runner. * Renuka Yadav, hockey. *

, Badminton. * Sandeep Tulsi Yadav, wrestling. * Sanjay Yadav, cricket. *

Sanju Yadav Sanju Yadav (born 12 September 1997) is an Indian women's professional footballer who plays as a forward for Odisha FC in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team. Early life Born in the village of Al ...

, Footballer. * Santosh Yadav (cricketer), cricket. *

, mountaineering. * Satish Kumar Yadav, boxing. * Sat Prakash Yadav, Basketball. *

Shivlal Yadav Shivlal Yadav (born 26 January 1957) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 35 Test matches and seven One Day Internationals from 1979 to 1987. A right arm offbreak bowler, he made his Test debut in 1979 during a rebuilding stage in Indi ...

, cricket. * Sonam Yadav, Cricket Women IPL. * Suryakumar Yadav, cricket. * Swapnali Yadav, swimming. *

, cricket. *

Umesh Yadav Umeshkumar Tilak Yadav (born 25 October 1987) is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Vidarbha cricket team, Indian national team, Middlesex and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. A right-arm fast bowler, Yadav has p ...

, cricket. * Vidhya Yadav, cricket admintration. * Vijay Yadav, cricket. * Vikas Krishan Yadav, boxing. * Vishal Yadav, cricket.

Criminals

Arun Gawli Arun Gulab Gawli (born 17 July 1955) also known as Arun Gulab Ahir, is an Indian politician, underworld don and retired gangster. Gawli and his brother Kishor (Pappa) entered the Mumbai underworld in the 1970s, when they joined the "Byculla C ...

. * Chavviram Singh Yadav.

Vice Chancellors

* G. D. Yadav, Vice-Chancellor of

Institute of Chemical Technology Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) is a state-funded deemed university in Mumbai, India. The institute also has campuses at Bhubaneswar, Odisha and Jalna, Marathwada. It is focused on training and research in the fields of chemical engin ...

, Mumbai (erstwhile UDCT) from 2009 until November 2019. * Ramesh Kumar Yadava, Vice Chancellor of Baba Mast Nath University,

Rohtak Rohtak () is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies north-west of New Delhi and south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 9(old NH 10). Rohtak forms a part of the National ...

. * Professor (Dr.) Raja Ram Yadav former vice-chancellor of

Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University (VBSPU), formerly Purvanchal University, is a State university (India), public state university based in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 1987 as a residential-cum-affiliating unive ...

. * Professor (Dr.)

Ramakant Yadav (neurologist) Ramakant Yadav (born 11 September 1968) is a professor of Neurology and Yash Bharti Award winner who is working at Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai. Education and career He completed his M.B.B.S. in 1992 and M.D. (Medicin ...

Vice-Chancellor,

Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences The Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, formerly U.P. Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, is a medical school, hospital and medical research public university located at Saifai in the Etawah District of Uttar Pradesh, In ...

. * Prof. Sushma Yadav , Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Haryana. * Prof. J. P. Yadav, Vice-Chancellor, Indira Gandhi University, Rewari, Haryana.

References

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