Yadav (surname)
| Romanization | Yadav |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Sanskrit |
| Word/name | Yadu |
| Derivation | yadava |
| Meaning | descendant of Yadu |
| Region of origin | India Nepal |
| [1] | |
This is a list of people bearing the surname Yadav, the surname mostly used by people of the Yadav caste that is found mainly in India and Nepal.[2]
Artisans
- Parbhu Dayal Yadav, a Shilp Guru awardee in 2002. An expert in Blue Pottery of Jaipur.
Civil servants and bureaucrats
- Jagmohan Yadav, IPS, Former DGP of Uttar Pradesh
- Neera Yadav, IAS
- Vivek Yadav, IAS
Film and television
- Anil Yadav
- Baba Yadav
- Dinesh Lal Yadav
- Dwij Yadav
- Khesari Lal Yadav
- Leena Yadav
- Manisha Yadav
- Narsing Yadav
- Neha Yadav
- Parul Yadav
- Pragya Yadav
- Rajesh Yadav
- Raghubir Yadav
- Rajkumar Yadav
- Rajpal Yadav
- Ravi Yadav
- Shrikant Yadav
- Shyam Yadav
First in their fields
- Santosh Yadav, first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice,[1] and the first woman to successfully climb Mt. Everest from Kangshung Face.
- Surekha Yadav, India's first female train driver
- Bhakti Yadav, The first female MBBS from Indore, India
Indian politics
- Ajay Singh Yadav, former Union Minister
- Ajesh Yadav, AAP member for Badli in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- Akhilesh Yadav, Ex-Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Akshay Yadav, M.P. in the 16th Lok Sabha
- Anand Sen Yadav, BSP politician
- Anil Kumar Yadav, a politician from Bihar
- Anita Yadav, politician, Former Minister Haryana Congress
- Anjan Kumar Yadav, former M.P. for Secunderabad
- Arun Subhashchandra Yadav, former Union Minister
- Arvind Singh Yadav, MLA, Chhibramau, SP
- Badulgula Lingaiah Yadav, Member of the Parliament and leader Telangana Rashtra Samithi party
- Balram Yadav, Samajwadi Party leader, UP
- Balram Singh Yadav, former Union Minister
- Bhupender Yadav, BJP, Rajasthan
- Chandrapal Singh Yadav, MP, Jhansi, SP
- Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav, former Chief Minister of Delhi
- Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav, SP Politician, Shaurya Chakra awardee
- Devender Yadav, Indian National Congress
- Devendra Prasad Yadav, former RJD Leader
- Devendra Singh Yadav, former M.P. for Etah (Lok Sabha Constituency)
- Dharmendra Yadav, M.P., Samajwadi Party
- Dimple Yadav, M.P. for Kannauj
- D. P. Yadav, leader of Rashtriya Parivartan Dal
- Girish Yadav, State Minister, Uttar Pradesh, A BJP Leader
- Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, former Union Minister of State
- Jaswant Singh Yadav, BJP, Rajasthan
- Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav, former State Minister in Bihar
- Kailash Nath Singh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttar Pradesh
- Laloo Prasad Yadav, former Union Cabinet Minister of India, former Chief Minister of Bihar
- Laxmi Narayan Yadav, M.P., Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
- Madhusudan Yadav, BJP
- Mahinder Yadav, MLA, AAP
- Mitrasen Yadav, Communist Party leader
- Mulayam Singh Yadav, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Nagendra Singh Munna Yadav, M.L.A., Samajwadi Party, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
- Nand Kishore Yadav, Member of the Parliament of India representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha
- Neera Yadav (politician), leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and the minister in government of Jharkhand
- Om Prakash Yadav JDU, Bihar
- Pappu Yadav, former RJD M.P
- Ramakant Yadav, BJP
- Rampal Yadav, SP leader
- Ram Gopal Yadav, Rajya Sabha member
- Ram Kripal Yadav, BJP
- Ram Naresh Yadav, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Ranjan Prasad Yadav, RJD politician, Bihar
- Rekha Yadav, Bharatiya Janshakti Party Malhara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh
- Ruby Yadav, BJP, Delhi
- Sadhu Yadav, politician, Bihar
- Sharad Yadav, leader of Janata Dal (U)
- Shyamlal Yadav, Leader of Congress (I), Former Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
- Subhash Yadav, former Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
- Sudha Yadav, BJP leader
- Sudhir Yadav, a senior figure – AAP
- Sunil Kumar Singh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttar Pradesh
- Talasani Srinivas Yadav, politician, Telangana
- Tejashwi Yadav, Ex-Deputy Chief Minister, Bihvar State
- Tej Pratap Yadav, Ex-Minister for Health, Bihar
- Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, M.P. for Mainpuri
- Umlesh Yadav, former MLA for Bisauli Uttar Pradesh
- Vijay Bahadur Yadav, MLA, Gorakhpur Rural
- Yogendra Yadav, Leader of Swaraj Abhiyan
Literature
- Anand Yadav, a Marathi-language writer
- B. D. Yadav, historian
- J. N. Singh Yadav, English- and Hindi-language writer
- Lalai Singh Yadav, writer and playwright from UP
- Rajendra Yadav, a pioneer of the Hindi literary movement known as Nayi Kahani.
- Ramashankar Yadav, Hindi poet
- S. D. S. Yadav, writer of "Followers of Krishna: Yadavas of India"
Military
Historical military leaders
- Pran Sukh Yadav, Freedom fighter
- Captain Umrao Singh Yadav, The Indian recipient of Britain's highest gallantry award, the Victoria Cross.[3][4]
Nepali politics
- Chitra Lekha Yadav, minister
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav (Nepal) member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Ghan Shyam Yadav Ahir, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
- Om Prakash Yadav Gulzari, politician, Madhesi Janadhikar Forum
- Radhe Chandra Yadav, member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Ram Ayodhya Prasad Yadav, member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Ram Baran Yadav, President
- Renu Kumari Yadav, Minister of Education. member of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum
- Upendra Yadav President of Madhesi Janadhikar forum Nepal
Professionals
- Dr. Bhakti Yadav, Padma Shri awardee gynaecologist
- Goriparthi Narasimha Raju Yadav, Leading Agriculturist, Padma Shri Awardee
- Raj Vir Singh Yadav, Kidney transplant surgeon, Padma Shri Awardee, 1982
- Rahul Yadav, Ex CEO, Housing.com and founder of Intelligent Interfaces for e-commerce
- Yogendra Yadav, psephologist
Religion
Science and technology
Social workers
- Phoolbasan Bai Yadav Social Worker in Chhattisgarh, Padma Shri Awardee, Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awardee
Sports
- Abhishek Yadav, football
- Abhishek Yadav, table-tennis
- Ajay Yadav, cricket
- Akash Yadav, cricket
- Amit Raj Kumar Yadav, cricket
- Arjun Yadav, cricket
- Ashwin Yadav, cricket
- Avinash Yadav, cricket
- Bani Yadav, Car rallyist, India's fastest women car racer
- Dharmendra Singh Yadav, boxing
- Hemulal Yadav, cricket
- Jai Prakash Yadav, cricket
- Jayant Yadav, cricket
- Jyoti Yadav, cricket
- Kapil Yadav, cricket
- Kavita Yadav, air-rifle Shooting
- Kuldeep Yadav, cricket
- Narsingh Pancham Yadav, wrestling
- Poonam Yadav, cricket
- Punam Yadav, weightlifting
- Puneet Yadav, Cricket
- Rahul Yadav (cricketer)
- Rahul Yadav Chittaboina, Badminton
- Rakesh Kumar Yadav, athletics
- Ram Singh Sanjay Yadav, Cricket
- Ram Singh Yadav, Marathon Runner
- Renuka Yadav, hockey
- Rohit Yadav C., Badminton
- Sandeep Tulsi Yadav, wrestling
- Santosh Yadav (cricketer), cricket
- Santosh Yadav, mountaineering
- Shivlal Yadav, cricket
- Suryakumar Yadav, cricket
- Swapnali Yadav, swimming
- Tejashwi Yadav, cricket
- Umesh Yadav, cricket
- Vidhya Yadav, cricket admintration
- Vijay Yadav, cricket
- Vikas Krishan Yadav, boxing
- Vishal Yadav, cricket
See also
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2973. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. OCLC 964412220. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Meet Umrao Singh Yadav, the only living Indian winner of the Victoria Cross". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Palra's pied piper : Umrao Singh Yadav". www.harmonyindia.org. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Who is Baba Ramdev? The rise and rise of the yoga guru". Dailybhaskar.com. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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