This is a list of notable people from Uttar Pradesh, a state in India. The criteria of this list includes those who were born in the state of Uttar Pradesh and that part of the former United Provinces that now is part of the modern state of Uttar Pradesh.
Deities and avatars Jains Gods / Deities Rishabhanatha or Ādinath (birthplace: Ayodhya) 1st Tirthankara of Jainism and founder of Jainism Ajitnatha (birthplace: Ayodhya) 2nd Tirthankara of Jainism. Sambhavanatha (birthplace: Shravasti) 3rd Tirthankara of Jainism. Abhinandananatha (birthplace: Ayodhya) 4th Tirthankara of Jainism. Sumatinatha (birthplace: Ayodhya) 5th Tirthankara of Jainism. Padmaprabha (birthplace: Kaushambi) 6th Tirthankara of Jainism. Suparshvanatha (birthplace: Varanasi) 7th Tirthankara of Jainism. Chandraprabha (birthplace: Chandrawati, Varanasi) 8th Tirthankara of Jainism. Pushpadanta (birthplace: Khukhundoo) 9th Tirthankara of Jainism. Shreyansnath (birthplace: Sarnath), 11th Tirthankara of Jainism Vimalanatha (birthplace: Kampilya), 13th Tirthankara of Jainism Anantanatha (birthplace: Ayodhya), 14th Tirthankara of Jainism Dharmanatha (birthplace: Ratnapuri), 15th Tirthankara of Jainism Shantinath (birthplace: Hastinapur), 16th Tirthankara of Jainism Kunthunath (birthplace: Hastinapur), 17th Tirthankara of Jainism Aranath (birthplace: Hastinapur), 18th Tirthankara of Jainism Neminath (birthplace: Mathura), 22nd Tirthankara of Jainism Parsvanatha (birthplace: Varanasi), 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism
Hindu gods / deities Rama (birthplace: Ayodhya), legendary or historical king of ancient India; in Hinduism, he is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu Lakshmana (birthplace: Ayodhya), brother and close companion of Rama; a hero in the epic Ramayana Lord Shree Krishna (birthplace: Mathura) deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism Parashuram (birthplace: Ghazipur), was an avatar of Vishnu
Authors of the great epics
Bhrigu (birthplace: Ballia), one of the seven great sages, the Saptarshis, one of the Prajapatis created by Brahma Sur (birthplace: Mathura), saint, poet and musician Tulsidas (Ramayana: Chitrakoot), Awadhi poet and philosopher; wrote Rāmacaritamānasa ("The Lake of the Deeds of Rama"), an epic devoted to Lord Rama Vyasa, central and much revered figure in the majority of Hindu traditions; authored Mahabharata
Yogis, Sufi poets and mystics
Nizamuddin Auliya, Sufi saint, born in Budaun Bharat Bhushan, only Padmashri recipient in yoga; founder President of Mokshayatan International Yogashram, Saharanpur Salim Chishti, Sufi saint of Fatehpur Sikri, Agra Kabir, poet and saint Varanasi Amir Khusro, Sufi mystic, one of the iconic figures in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud, Gazi Miya of Bahraich Paramahansa Yogananda, Yogi and Guru who introduced Yoga in the West. Born in Gorakhpur in 1893.
Poet-saints and religious figures
Hindu scholars
Devraha Baba, Yogi Allahabad Narottama Dasa Shrivatsa Goswami, Indologist and Gaudiya Vaishnava leader Swami Karpatri, teacher of Advaita, popularly known as Dharma Samrat, Gorakhpur Jagadguru Rāmabhadrācārya, Vaishnava scholar and Sanskrit commentator on the Prasthanatrayi, Jaunpur. Ramanand, founder of the Rāmānandī sect Prayag (in modern Allahabad) Raskhan Sant Ravidas, poet and saint, Varanasi Shiv Dayal Singh, founder and first guru of Radha Soami sect, Agra Sur, blind Hindu poet, saint and musician born in Runkata near Agra Swaminarayan, founder of the Swaminarayan sect, Gonda Tulsidas, composer of the Ramcharitmanas
Islam scholars
Mulla Mahmud Jaunpuri (1606–1651), natural philosopher Karamat Ali Jaunpuri (1800-1873), Islamic scholar Hafiz Ahmad Jaunpuri (1834-1899), Islamic scholar Abdul Awwal Jaunpuri (1867–1921), Islamic scholar Abdur Rab Jaunpuri (1875–1935), Islamic scholar Majid Ali Jaunpuri (died 1935), Islamic scholar Syed Rashid Ahmed Jaunpuri (1889–2001), Sufi saint Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri (1937–2017), Islamic scholar Malik Mohammad Jayasi
Rulers and generals Ancient Ashoka, (, ; – 232 BCE), popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was the third Mauryan Emperor of Magadha in the Indian subcontinent during to 232 BCE. Brahmamitra Chandragupta II (c. 375-415), also known by his title Vikramaditya, as well as Chandragupta Vikramaditya, was the third ruler of the Gupta Empire in India. Keśin Dālbhya, (or Dārbhya) was a king of Panchala during the Late Vedic period, most likely between 900 and 750 BCE.Michael Witzel (1989), Tracing the Vedic dialects in Dialectes dans les litteratures Indo-Aryennes ed. Caillat, Paris, p.142 He is mentioned prominently in the Taittiriya and Jaiminiya Brahmanas.Witzel (1989), p.127 Gomitra Gomitra II Pravahana Jaivali, was a king of Panchala during the Late Vedic period (8th or 7th century BCE), mentioned in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (Vi.ii.9-13) and the Chandogya Upanishad (V.4-8).H. C. Raychaudhuri (1972), Political History of Ancient India, Calcutta: University of Calcutta, p.67. Like King Ajatashatru of Kashi and King Asvapati Kaikeya of Madra, he is depicted as a major Hindu philosopher-king. Kumaragupta I (c. 415–455 CE), an emperor of the Gupta Empire of Ancient India. A son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II and Queen Dhruvadevi, he seems to have maintained control of his inherited territory, which extended from Gujarat in the west to Bengal region in the east. Chandragupta Maurya, (350-295 BCE) was the founder of the Maurya Empire, a geographically-extensive empire based in Magadha. Pasenadi, (c. 6th century BCE) was an ruler of Kosala. Sāvatthī was his capital. He succeeded after .Raychaudhuri H. (1972). Political History of Ancient India, Calcutta: University of Calcutta, pp.90,176 Samudragupta, (c. 335–375 CE) was the second emperor of the Gupta Empire of ancient India, and is regarded among the greatest rulers of India. As a son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta I and the Licchavi princess Kumaradevi, he greatly expanded his dynasty's political and military power. Virudhaka, was a king of Kosala during the lifetime of the Buddha.
Medieval
Harsha, (IAST Harṣa-vardhana; –647 CE) was a Pushyabhuti emperor who ruled northern India from 606 to 647 CE. He was the son of Prabhakaravardhana who had defeated the Alchon Hun invaders,India: History, Religion, Vision and Contribution to the World, by Alexander P. Varghese p.26 and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, a king of Thanesar, present-day Haryana. Jahangir, (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (; ), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. Rajyavardhana, also known as Rajya Vardhan, was the eldest son of Prabhakarvardhana and member of the Pushyabhuti dynasty. He ascended the throne after his father's death and was succeeded by his younger brother, Harsha.
Modern
Rani of Jhansi, the Rani of Jhansi (19 November 1828 — 18 June 1858),Meyer, Karl E. & Brysac, Shareen Blair (1999) Tournament of Shadows. Washington, DC: Counterpoint; p. 138 – "Known to history as Lakshmi Bai, she was possibly only twelve in 1842 when she married the aging and infirm Rajah of Jhansi ..."Though the day of the month is regarded as certain historians disagree about the year: among those suggested are 1827 and 1835. was the Maharani consort of the princely state of Jhansi in Maratha Empire from 1843 to 1853 by marriage to Maharaja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar.
Nawab of Awadh
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.Princely States of India Asaf-Ud-Dowlah, (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. Wajid Ali Shah, (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.
Banaras state
Balwant Singh, His eldest son, Rafa'at wa Awal-i-Martabat Raja Sri Balwant Singh Sahib Bahadur Bhumihar who succeeded his father as Raja of Kaswar and Nazim of Benares in 1738. Maharaja Chait Singh, commonly known as Chait Singh, a Bhumihar king was a ruler of Kingdom of Benaras in northern India. Prabhu Narayan Singh, (26 November 1855 – 4 August 1931) was ruler of the Benares State (Royal House of Benares), an Indian princely state, from 1889 to 1931. Vibhuti Narayan Singh, (5 November 1927 – 25 December 2000) was the king of Benares, a city considered holy, located in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Kohra estate
Babu Himmat Sah Babu Bhoop Singh
Independence Fighters 18th century
Maharaja Chait Singh, ruler of Banaras, one of the earliest rebel against Company rule.
Indian Rebellion of 1857
Maulvi Liaquat Ali, Indian independence fighter of 1857 from Allahabad; captured the Khusro Bagh in Allahabad and declared the independence of India Rao Umrao Singh Bhati, ruler of Dadri and a leader of 1857 rebellion Banke Chamar, was the freedom fighter of the 1857 revolution who was leading the revolution from Jaunpur. Dhan Singh Gurjar, main freedom fighter of 1857 revolt from Meerut Jhalkari Bai Koli, Great Indian freedom fighter of 1857; fought against British rule; Commander of Army of Jhansi Bakht Khan, nominal commander-in-chief of Indian rebel forces in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 Rani Lakshmibai, Rani (Queen) of Jhansi Begum Hazrat Mahal, widow of the last Nawab of Awadh; Indian independence fighter in Indian Rebellion of 1857 Mangal Pandey, one of the earliest independence fighters of 1857. Amar Shahid Bandhu Singh, fighter in Indian Rebellion of 1857, he was from Dumari Riyasat of Gorakhpur Babu Bhoop Singh, ruler of Kohra (estate) and a leader of Indian Rebellion of 1857 Lal Pratap Singh, fighter in Indian Rebellion of 1857 and Yuvraj of Kalakankar Rao Kadam Singh, freedom fighter; elected by his Gurjar clansmen as their leader to fight against the British forces during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Later 19th and 20th centuries
Award winners
Param Vir Chakra
Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid, Ghazipur Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey Naik Jadu Nath Singh Rathore Shahjahan pur, fighter of World War II and Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav, of Aurangabad, Bulandshahr; hero of Tiger Hill in Kargil war
Maha Vir Chakra
Air Chief Marshall Swaroop Krishna Kaul Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla Lance Naik Ram Ugrah Pandey Brigadier Mohammad Usman Azamgarh
Ashok Chakra
Lieutenant Colonel Harsh Uday Singh Gaur Constable Kamlesh Kumari Lieutenant Colonel Jas Ram Singh Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh
Bharat Ratna
Padma Vibhushan
Amitabh Bachchan Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan Kishan Maharaj Uday Shankar Kalyan Singh Mulayam Singh Yadav
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shree
Dada Saheb Phalke Award
Naushad Ali, music composer Amitabh Bachchan, film actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer Majrooh Sultanpuri, lyricist
Gyananpith Awards
Magasaysay Award
Sandeep Pandey Rajendra Singh, water conservationist
Arjuna Award
Major Dhyan Chand Award
Rajkumar Baisla, (Wrestling) from Vill. Mewla Bhatti, Ghaziabad
Defence services
Army
Air force
Navy
Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla
Science and medicine
Afroz Ahmad, environmental scientist and administrator Amita Aggarwal (born 1960) is an Indian clinical immunologist and rheumatologist. Harish-Chandra (Mehrotra), mathematician who did fundamental work in representation theory, especially harmonic analysis on semisimple Lie groups Aditi Sen De is an Indian scientist, a professor in quantum information and computation group at the Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad.