List of people from Bihar
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This is a list of notable personalities from Bihar, India. This list is not based on the extent of their popularity.
[edit] Ancient
- Sita
- Maharshi Valmiki
- Ashtravakra
- Raja Janak
- King Jarasandh
- Mahavira
- Buddha
- Pāṇini
- Aryabhata
- Vātsyāyana
- Chanakya
- Aśvaghoṣa
- Ashoka the Great
- Samudragupta
- Kalidasa
- Tulsidasa
- Rahim
- Kabir
- Sher Shah Suri
- Udayanacharaya
- vachaspati mishra
- Guru Govind Singh
- Gonu Jha
- Raja shailesh
- Mallick Ibraheem Baya
[edit] Nationalists and independence activists
File:Loknayak.jpg
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan
- Babu Kunwar Singh
- Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
- Rajendra Prasad
- Sri Krishna Sinha
- Anugrah Narayan Sinha
- Jayaprakash Narayan
- Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha
- Ram Dulari Sinha
- Baikuntha Shukla
- Karyanand Sharma
- Satyendra Narayan Singh
- Basawon Singh (Sinha)
- Yamuna Karjee
- Yogendra Shukla
- Mulana Mazharul Haque
- Sheel Bhadra Yagee
- Yadunandan Sharma
- Rambriksh Benipuri
- Ganga Sharan Singh (Sinha)
[edit] Writers and scholars
- Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
- Ram Sharan Sharma
- Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay
- Balmiki Prasad Singh
- Vidyapati
- Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'
- Ramvriksh Benipuri
- Devaki Nandan Khatri
- Indradeep Sinha
- Ram Karan Sharma
- Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Ram Avatar Sharma
- Nalin Vilochan Sharma
- Ganganath Jha
- R. K. Sinha
- Dr Birbal Jha
- Professor Ramjee Singh
- Tabish Khair
- Acharya Ramlochan Saran
- Gopal Singh Nepali
- Binod Bihari Verma
- Acharya Rameshwar Jha
- Raghav Sharan Sharma
- Nagarjun
- Acharya Shivpujan Sahay
- Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh
- Amitava Kumar
- Hetukar Jha
- Mukesh Mishra
Alok Narayan
[edit] Authors
[edit] Hindi
- Rambriksh Benipuri
- Sahajanand Saraswati
- Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'
- Kalanath Mishra
- Gopal Singh Nepali
- R.C.Singh
- Phanishwar Nath 'Renu
[edit] Maithili
[edit] Bengali
[edit] English
[edit] Bhojpuri
[edit] National/ International Award Winners
[edit] Bharat Ratna
[edit] Padam Vibhushan
[edit] Padma Bhushan
[edit] Padma Shree
[edit] Jnanpith Award
[edit] Magasaysay Award
[edit] Dada Saheb Phalke Award
[edit] Holders of High Constitutional Offices
[edit] President
[edit] Prime Minister
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Shivsagar Ramgoolam Father of the Mauritius
[edit] Governor Of Other State
- Balmiki Prasad Singh current Governor of Sikkim
- Nikhil Kumar current Governor of Nagaland
- Rameshwar Thakur Former Governor of Madhya Pradesh
- Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh former Governor of Punjab
- Lallan Prasad Singh former Governor of Assam
- Ram Dulari Sinha former Governor of Kerela
- Srinivas Kumar Sinha former Governor of Assam
- Prabhat Kumar former Governor of Jharkhand
- Dinesh Nandan Sahay former Governor of Chhattisgarh
- Kailashpati Mishra former Governor of Gujrat
[edit] Governor Of Reserve Bank of India
[edit] Lieutenant Governor Of Other State
[edit] Speaker of Lok Sabha
[edit] Chief Justices
[edit] Chief Minister
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Krishna Sinha [3] | 2 April 1946 | 31 January 1961 |  Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Deep Narayan Singh | 1 February 1961 | 18 February 1961 | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Binodanand Jha | 18 February 1961 | 2 October 1963 | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Krishana Ballabh Sahay | 2 October 1963 | 5 March 1967 | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | 5 March 1967 | 28 January 1968 | Jana Kranti Dal1 |
| 6 | Satish Prasad Singh | 28 January 1968 | 1 February 1968 | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | B. P. Mandal | 1 February 1968 | 2 March 1968 | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Bhola Paswan Shashtri | 22 March 1968 | 29 June 1968 | Indian National Congress (O) |
| President's rule | 29 June 1968 | 26 February 1969 | ||
| 9 | Harihar Singh | 26 February 1969 | 22 June 1969 |  Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Bhola Paswan Shashtri [2] | 22 June 1969 | 4 July 1969 | Indian National Congress (O) |
| President's rule | 6 July 1969 | 16 February 1970 | ||
| 11 | Daroga Prasad Rai | 16 February. 1970 | 22 December 1970 | Indian National Congress |
| 12 | Karpuri Thakur | 22 December 1970 | 2 June 1971 | Socialist Party |
| 13 | Bhola Paswan Shashtri [3] | 2 June 1971 | 9 January 1972 | Indian National Congress |
| President's rule | 9 January 1972 | 19 March 1972 | ||
| 14 | Kedar Pandey | 19 March 1972 | 2 July 1973 | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Abdul Gafoor | 2 July 1973 | 11 April 1975 | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | Dr.Jagannath Mishra | 11 April 1975 | 30 April 1977 | Indian National Congress |
| President's rule | 30 April 1977 | 24 June 1977 | ||
| 17 | Karpuri Thakur | 24 June 1977 | 21 April 1979 | Janata Party |
| 18 | Ram Sunder Das | 21 April 1979 | 17 February 1980 | Janata Party |
| President's rule | 17 February 1980 | 8 June 1980 | ||
| 19 | Dr.Jagannath Mishra [2] | 8 June 1980 | 14 August 1983 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 20 | Chandrashekhar Singh | 14 August 1983 | 12 March 1985 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 21 | Bindeshwari Dubey | 12 March 1985 | 13 February 1988 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 22 | Bhagwat Jha Azad | 14 February 1988 | 10 March 1989 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 23 | Satyendra Narayan Singh | 11 March 1989 | 6 December 1989 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 24 | Dr.Jagannath Mishra | 6 December 1989 | 10 March 1990 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 25 | Laloo Prasad Yadav | 10 March 1990 | 3 March 1995 |  Janata Dal |
| 26 | Laloo Prasad Yadav [2] | 4 April 1995 | 25 July 1997 | Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 27 | Rabri Devi | 25 July 1997 | 11 February 1999 |  Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 28 | Rabri Devi [2] | 9 March 1999 | 2 March 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 29 | Nitish Kumar | 3 March 2000 | 10 March 2000 |  Janata Dal (United) |
| 30 | Rabri Devi [3] | 11 March 2000 | 6 March 2005 | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| President's rule | 7 March 2005 | 24 November 2005 | ||
| 31 | Nitish Kumar [2] | 24 November 2005 | 24 November 2010 | Janata Dal (United) |
| 32 | Nitish Kumar [3] | 26 November 2010 | Present | Janata Dal (United) |
[edit] Deputy Chief Minister
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha [3] | 2 April 1946 | 5 July 1957 | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Karpoori Thakur | 5 March 1967 | 31 January 1968 | Socialist Party |
| 3 | Sushil Kumar Modi | 24 Nov 2005 | 24 Nov 2010 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Sushil Kumar Modi | 26 Nov 2010 | Present | Bharatiya Janata Party |
[edit] Union Ministers
- Jagjivan Ram
- Ram Subhag Singh
- Ram Dulari Sinha
- Jagannath Mishra
- Chandrashekhar Singh
- Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
- Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra
- Tarkeshwari Sinha
- Dr. C.P.Thakur
- Nitish Kumar
- Lalu Prasad Yadav
- Ram Vilas Paswan
- Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Rita Verma
- Shakeel Ahmad
- Digvijay Singh (Bihar)
[edit] Spokesperson
File:Syed Shahnawaz Hussain.jpg
Shahnawaz Hussain BJP National Spokesperson
- Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (Bharatiya Janata Party)
- Ravi Shankar Prasad (Bharatiya Janata Party)
- Shakeel Ahmad (Indian National Congress)
- Rajiv Pratap Rudy (Bharatiya Janata Party)
[edit] Politics
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- Jayaprakash Narayan
- Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha
- Sri Krishna Sinha
- Jagjivan Ram
- Lalit Narayan Mishra
- Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha
- Ram Dulari Sinha
- Satyendra Narayan Singh
- Karpoori Thakur
- Deep Narayan Singh
- Abdul Ghafoor
- Chandrashekhar Singh
- Manorama Singh
- Faz Husain
- Kailashpati Mishra
- Lalu Prasad Yadav
- Madhurendra Kumar Singh
- Nitish Kumar
- Nikhil Kumar
- Indradeep Sinha
- Digvijay Narain Singh
- Kapildeo Singh
- Bidhu Jha
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Tarkeshwari Sinha
- Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra
- Srinivas Kumar Sinha
- Yashwant Sinha
- Prabhat Jha
- Sanjay Nirupam
[edit] Bollywood
[edit] Film Directors
- Prakash Jha
- Sushil Rajpal
- Tapan Sinha
- Satyen Bose (director)
- Ram Gopal Bajaj
- Ajit Pal Mangat
- Manish Jha
- Manjul Sinha
- Manish Tiwary
- Pritish Nandy
- Abhigyan Jha
- Imtiaz Ali (director)
[edit] Actors
- Roshan Seth
- Ashok Kumar
- Shatrughan Sinha
- Manoj Bajpai
- R. Madhavan
- Akhilendra Mishra
- Abhimanyu Singh
- Anurag Sinha
- Adhyayan Suman
- Aditya Narayan
- Luv Sinha
[edit] Actress
- Sonakshi Sinha
- Neha Sharma
- Sandali Sinha
- Shilpa Shukla
- Neetu Chandra
- Swati Sen
- Kaveri Jha
- Neelima Azeem
- Amardeep Jha
- Suhasini Mulay
- Kajal Aggarwal
[edit] Comedians
[edit] Singers
[edit] Music Directors
[edit] Television
[edit] Actors
[edit] Actress
[edit] Fashion Industries
[edit] Arts
[edit] Religion
- Sita
- Mahavira
- Tenzin Priyadarshi
- Shams-ul-haq Azeemabadi
- Guru Gobind Singh
- Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
- Syed Ibrahim
- Dhirendra Brahmachari
[edit] Mathematics
[edit] Sports
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Saurabh Tiwary
- Saba Karim
- Kirti Azad
- Subroto Banerjee
- Shivnath Singh
- Thomas Jameson
- Zafar Iqbal
- Rashmi Kumari
- Rajesh Chauhan
- Kavita Roy
[edit] Bureaucracy
[edit] Indian Civil Service(ICS)
[edit] Indian Administrative Service
[edit] Indian Police Service
[edit] Media
[edit] Print media
[edit] Electronic media
- Naghma Saher
- Shweta Singh
- Darain Shahidi
- Abhishek Dubey
- Sanjay Kumar,Director, Lokniti, CSDS, New Delhi
[edit] Business
- Anil Agarwal, (Vedanta Group)
- Subroto Roy, (Sahara Group)
- Aditya Jha
- Sanjay Jha
- Satish Jha, (One Laptop Per Child)
- Samprada Singh
- Sanjay Kumar
- Perween Warsi
[edit] Others
- Sudeep Arun Kumar
- Shaibal Gupta
- Malati Choudhury
- Subhav sinha
- Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary
- Shyamanand Jalan
- Aditya Rajeshwar
