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This is a list of notable people who belong to the Brahmin caste.

Historical figures

Actors

Actresses

Indian independence movement

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

Social sciences

Military

Musicians

Nobel laureates

Politicians

MPs and MLAs

Chief Ministers

Photo Name Born Death Brahmin Sub-Caste Notes
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna[56] 25 April 1919 17 March 1989 Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1973–75)
Minister of Finance (1979–80)
Devendra Fadnavis Devendra Fadnavis[57] 22 July 1970 Deshastha Brahmin Chief Minister of Maharashtra (2014–2019)
Jayalalitha Jayalalithaa Jayaraman[58] 24 February 1948 5 December 2016 Iyengar Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1991–96, May 2001 – Sept 2001, 2002–06, 2011–16)
Manohar Joshi[59] 2 December 1937 Chief Minister of Maharashtra (1995–99),
Speaker of Loksabha (2002–04)
E. M. S. Namboodiripad E. M. S. Namboodiripad[60] 13 June 1909 19 March 1998 Nambudiri Brahmin Chief Minister of Kerala (1957–59 & 1967–69)
Govind Ballabh Panth Govind Ballabh Pant[61] 10 September 1887 7 March 1961 Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1950–54)
Tanguturi Prakasam [62][63][verification needed] 23 August 1872 20 May 1957 Niyogi Brahmin Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (1946–47),
Chief Minister of Andhra state (1953–54)
C. Rajagopalachari[38] 10 December 1878 25 December 1972 Iyengar 2nd Chief Minister of Madras State (10 April 1952 – 13 April 1954)last Governor-General of India
Burgula Ramakrishna Rao[64] 13 March 1989 15 September 1967 Brahmin 2nd Chief Minister of Hyderabad State (6 March 1952 – 31 October 1956)
P. V. Narasimha Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao[65] 28 June 1921 23 December 2004 Niyogi Brahmin Fourth Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
(30 September 1971 – 10 January 1973)
Shri Krishna Sinha[66] (21 October 1887 31 January 1961 Bhumihar Brahmin Chief Minister of Bihar (1946–61)
N. D. Tiwari[56] 18 October 1925 18 October 2018 Kumaoni Brahmin Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1988–89)
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (2002–07)
Kamalapati Tripathi[56] 3 September 1905 8 October 1990 Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1971–73)
Minister of Railways (1975–77)

Presidents of India

Photo Name Born Death Brahmin Sub-Cast In Office
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan[67][68] 5 September 1888 17 April 1975 Niyogi Brahmin Second President
(13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967)
Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma[69] 19 August 1918 26 December 1999 Gaur Brahmin Ninth President
(25 June 1992 – 25 July 1997)
Pranab Mukherjee Pranab Mukherjee[70] 11 December 1935 31 August 2020 Kulin Brahmin Thirteenth President
(25 July 2012 – 25 July 2017)
V. V. Giri[71] 10 August 1894 24 June 1980 Niyogi Brahmin fourth president

24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974

Ramaswamy Venkataraman[72] 4 December 1910 27 January 2009 Iyer Brahmin Eighth president

25 July 1987 to 25 July 1992

Prime Ministers of India

Photo Name Born Death Brahmin Sub-Cast In Office
Jawaharlal Nehru[73] 14 November 1889 27 May 1964 Saraswat Brahmin (Kashmiri Pandit) First PM

(15 August 1947 – 27 May 1964)

Indira Gandhi[74] 19 November 1917 31 October 1984 Saraswat Brahmin (Kashmiri Pandit) Third PM

(24 January 1964 – 24 March 1977 and 14 January 1980 – 31 October 1984)

Morarji Desai Morarji Desai[75] 29 February 1896 10 April 1995 Fourth PM
(24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee[76] 25 December 1924 16 August 2018 Tenth Prime Minister
(16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996 and 19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004)
P. V. Narasimha Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao[65] 28 June 1921 23 December 2004 Niyogi Brahmin Ninth Prime Minister
(21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996 )

Spiritual people

Writers and poets

See also

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