List of people from Uttarakhand

This is a list of famous and notable people from Uttarakhand, India.

Science and Humanities Ravindra Singh Bisht, Indian archaeologist, Padma Shri recipient Anupam Joshi, cyber security expert and Professor J. P. Joshi, archaeologist Lal Mani Joshi, Buddhist scholar M. C. Joshi, Indian archaeologist who served as Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) from 1990 to 1993. Pooran Chand Joshi, social anthropologist Shri Krishna Joshi, physicist Yashodhar Mathpal, archaeologist, painter, curator, Gandhian and Rock art conservationist. Janardan Ganpatrao Negi, theoretical geophysicist Ghananand Pande, scientist Govind Chandra Pande, Indian scholar, philosopher and historian of the Vedic and Buddhist periods M. C. Pant, radiation oncologist Nilamber Pant, space pioneer Krishna Singh Rawat, surveyor cartographer Nain Singh Rawat, C.I.E., first person to survey Tibet Dalip Kumar Upreti, lichenologist Khadg Singh Valdiya, geologist and environmentalist Kharag Singh Valdiya, Indian geologist and a former vice chancellor of Kumaon University, Padam Shri in 2007 and Padam Bhushan in 2015

Arts and culture Surendra Pal Joshi, artist known for paintings, sculptures and murals Gunanand Pathik, freedom fighter and poet Girish Tiwari (Girda) (1942–2010), poet and folk singer Mola Ram, Indian Painter Meena Rana – Indian folk singer Narendra Singh Negi – Indian folk singer Chander Singh Rahi, prominent folk singer and researcher from Uttarakhand. Fondly described as the “Bhishma Pitamah of Uttarakhand folk music” Pritam Bhartwan – Indian folk singer Shivanku Bhatt– former model and actor Jubin Nautiyal, Indian singer Dev Negi, Bollywood Playback Singer Pawandeep Rajan, Indian Idol 2020, Season 12 winner B. K. Samant, folk singer Mohan Upreti, folk singer, composer of the classic Kumaoni song Bedu Pako Baro Masa Naima Khan Upreti

Cinema Anukriti Gusain Asha Negi Barkha Bisht Chitrashi Rawat Deepak Dobriyal Gopal Datt Hemant Pandey Himani Shivpuri Jyotsna Chandola Madhurima Tuli Manasvi Mamgai Nirmal Pandey Prasoon Joshi Raghav Juyal Ragini Nandwani Richa Panai Roop Durgapal Sakshi Chaudhary Shilpa Saklani Shruti Bisht Sukirti Kandpal Tigmanshu Dhulia Triptii Dimri Urvashi Rautela Varun Badola Vibha Anand

Theatre B. P. Singh, C.I.D creator and producer B. M. Shah Mohan Upreti Tom Alter

Defence Brigadier Surendra Singh Panwar Lieutenant General Lakshman Singh Rawat - Former Deputy Chief of the Army Staff and father of General Bipin Rawat. General Bipin Rawat – 1st Chief of Defence Staff of India General Anil Chauhan – 2nd Chief of Defence Staff of India Gabar Singh Negi, Victoria Cross Garhwal Rifles Lt. General M. M. Lakhera, ex-Governor of Mizoram, ex-Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry Havaldar Gajender Singh, Ashoka Chakra Rajesh Singh Adhikari, Maha Vir Chakra Captain Ummed Singh Mahra, He was awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration. General Bipin Chandra Joshi, Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, Chief of Naval Staff of Indian Navy Lt. Col. Manabendra Shah Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri Jaswant Singh Rawat, recipient of Maha Vir Chakra in Indo-China War, 1962 Darwan Singh Negi, Victoria Cross from 1st Battalion of 39th Garhwal Rifles Ajit Kumar Doval, 5th National Security Adviser of India Naik Mohan Nath Goswami, recipient of Ashoka Chakra Havildar Bahadur Singh Bohra, recipient of Ashoka Chakra Laxman Lucky Bisht, Former Indian Spy & Commando

Police Mohan Chand Sharma

Literature Shivprasad Dabral Charan; Hindi & Garhwali writer, historian, poet Manglesh Dabral, Hindi writer, poet Sumitranandan Pant, Hindi writer, poet Shekhar Pathak, Hindi writer, academic Shivani, Hindi writer Shailesh Matiyani, Hindi writer Manohar Shyam Joshi, writer, screenwriter Ramachandra Guha, writer, historian Girish Tiwari (Girda), writer, poet Namita Gokhale, English writer Shekhar Joshi Pushpesh Pant, Indian historian and food critic Uma Bhatt Namrata Joshi, Journalist Manoj Joshi Prasoon Joshi, lyricist, poet, advertiser; chief executive offer and chairman of McCann World group India

Politics Govind Ballabh Pant Indramani Badoni, Statehood activist Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Murli Manohar Joshi Mala Raj Laxmi Shah Mohan Singh Bisht Harish Rawat K.C. Pant N.D. Tiwari Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri Ram Prasad Nautiyal Trivendra Singh Rawat Harak Singh Rawat Yogi Adityanath, 21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

Chief Ministers Nityanand Swami Bhagat Singh Koshyari Narayan Dutt Tiwari Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri Ramesh Pokhriyal Vijay Bahuguna Harish Rawat

Sports

Chandraprabha Aitwal, mountaineer Major Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna, mountaineer; died in the international expedition to the Mount Everest on 18 April 1971 Abhinav Bindra, shooter; won Olympic gold in the 10 m air rifle event in 2008 Ekta Bisht, first international cricketer from Uttarakhand Madhumita Bisht, badminton player Unmukt Chand, cricketer MS Dhoni, cricketer Hemlata Kala, cricketer Mir Ranjan Negi Parimarjan Negi Bachendri Pal, mountaineer; in 1984 became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest Manish Pandey, cricketer Jaspal Rana, shooter Arvind Raturi, youngest mountaineer of Uttarakhand to scale Mount Everest on 19 May 2013 Lakshya Sen, Indian badminton player Labhanshu Sharma, wrestler Jagdish Singh, Winter Olympian Nain Singh, Asian explorer Pawan Suyal, cricketer Rishabh Pant, cricketer

Law and Justice

Prafulla Chandra Pant: Former Judge, Supreme Court of India

Sudhanshu Dhulia: Judge, Supreme Court of India

Others Pooran Chand Joshi, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Delhi Prof. (Dr.) Prem Lal Joshi, academic professor, author Sundarlal Bahuguna, Chipko movement leader Vandana Shiva, environmentalist Yashodhar Mathpal, archaeologist, painter, curator, and rock art conservationist, recipient of the Padma Shri Anurag Chauhan, social worker Deepak Rawat, Indian civil servant

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