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The list of Banaras Hindu University people includes notable graduates, professors and administrators affiliated with Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. For a list of Vice-Chancellors, see List of Vice-Chancellors of Banaras Hindu University.

Nobel laureates

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Heads of state and government

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Notable alumni

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Arts, humanities and social sciences

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Name Class

Year

Degree Notability References
Adya Prasad Pandey BSc (Zoology, Botany), M.A., MBA, Ph.D. Former Vice Chancellor ; Recipient of the BHU Gold Medal [6]
Amara Ranatunga Sri Lankan singer [7]
Amarnath Sehgal Indian sculptor, painter and poet, Padma Bhushan (2008) [8]
Ananda Shankar Hindustani classical musician [9]
Bettina Bäumer Austrian-born Indian scholar and academic [10][11]
Bhupen Hazarika 1944; 1946 BA; MA singer, poet, filmmaker; Recipient of the Bharat Ratna [12]
Byomakesh Mohanty MA painter [13]
Harivash Narayan Singh 1976, 1977 MA Economics, Diploma Journalism Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament [14]
Harivansh Rai Bachchan Hindi poet [15]
Kamala Shankar M.Sc., Ph.D. Hindustani classical musician [16]
Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty M.Sc., Ph.D. Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India (2009–2014) [17]
K. N. Govindacharya 1962 M.Sc. environmentalist, social activist [18]
Koenraad Elst Belgian scholar [19][20]
Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar 1926, 1928 B.Sc., M.Sc. Second Sarsanghchalak (Supreme Chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh [21]
Mannu Bhandari 1953 M.A Acclaimed Hindi writer [22]
Moti BA B.A. Bhojpuri Language Poet and Author [23][24]
Osnat Elkabir Israeli singer, dancer and theatre director
Patrick Moutal 1976; 1978; 1979; 1983 B.Sc., M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D. French musician and Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres awardee [25]
Paul William Roberts studied Sanskrit writer [26]
Radha Burnier B.A., M.A Theosophist [27]
Ram Charan Business consultant [28]
Ritwik Sanyal 1980 M.A., Ph.D. Hindustani classical musician, Dhrupad vocalist [29]
Robert M. Pirsig American philosopher [30][31]
Raimon Panikkar Spanish theologian [32]
Sameer Anjaan M.Com. lyricist [33]
Sandeep Das BA (English Literature) Tabla player; Recipient of the BHU Gold Medal, Grammy Award [34]
Shiba Prasad Chatterjee Geographer [35]
Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena poet [36]
Shivamurthy Shivacharya Mahaswamiji Ph.D. social activist, educationist [37]
Veena Pandey B.A.,M.A. ,Ph.D. in Hindi Politician, Former Member of Legislative Council, Politician [38]
Vibhuti Narayan Singh M.A. last Maharaja of Benares; social activist; Chancellor of BHU [39]
Vina Mazumdar feminist, academic, pioneer of women's studies [40]

Social sciences

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Name Class

Year

Degree Notability References
Ahmad Hasan Dani 1944 M.A. Pakistani archaeologist and historian [41]
Awadh Kishore Narain 1947 M.A. archaeologist, historian, academic [42]
Bellikoth Raghunath Shenoy 1929 M.A. classical liberal economist [43]
Bindeshwar Pathak 1964 B.A.

Sociology

Padma Bhushan awardee

Founder, Sulabh International

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Colin Turnbull MA British-American anthropologist [46]
Ram Raj Pant 1941; 1943 LLB; MA founder of Nepal Law College; pioneering linguist of Nepali language [47]

Literature

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Politicians

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Name Class

Year

Degree Notability References
Amod Prasad Upadhyay Minister of Education and Sports, Nepal
Anil Srivastava [53]
Ashok Mitra M.A. politician, finance Minister of West Bengal
Bhola Paswan Shastri, Former Chief Minister Of Bihar
Iswar Prasanna Hazarika, Former Lok Sabha MP, former Director of NTPC, MMTC, STC etc. [54]
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik 1949 M.A. politician, former Chief Minister of Odisha [55][56]
Jagjivan Ram 4th Deputy Prime Minister of India [57][58]
Mahendra Nath Pandey M. A., Ph.D. Hindi politician, MP, Minister in union cabinet [59][60]
Manoj Sinha M.Tech Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, former Member of parliament [61][62]
Mohamed Ayub 1985 M. Surgery MLA in Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
Manoj Tiwari M.P.Ed. [63][64]
Sarat Chandra Sinha politician, Chief Minister of Assam [65]
Shankar Dayal Singh BA Member of Lok Sabha
Ram Bahadur Rai MA Economics senior Hindi journalist, former editor Jansatta [66]

Science and technology

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Sports

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Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Divya Singh BA Captain of Indian Women's Basketball team

Notable faculty

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Arts, humanities and social sciences

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Science and technology

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References

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