List of people from Uttar Pradesh

This is a list of people from Uttar Pradesh, a state in India.

Lord Rama ( Ayodhya )
Lord Krishna ( Mathura )
Prem Chand , Greatest Hindi Novalist ( Rangbhoomi,Godan etc )
Mangal Pandey, Initiator of the First Independence War of India
Diwakar Singh , born on 12 Jan 1975 native of Banaras. He is currently working in Software Giant Lenovo
Dr. Vinaya K. Singh , born in village of Tari Bara Gaon, Ballia. Recipient of Young Scientist Award and 30 research papers in credit. Directing an IT company in US. His slogan is, "not to take but only to give".
Ayaz Khan, born in Lucknow, software engineer working in USA in software company.
Gosvami Tulasidasa ( Wrote Ramayana , The greatest epic ever told).
Jaishankar Prasad , ( kamayani )one of four major pillars of the Chhayavaadi School of Hindi
Lal Bahadur Shastri, 2nd and best prime minister of India, whose slogan was Jai Javan, Jai Kishan
Pavhari Baba, a great and enlightened saint from Ghazipur
Sumitranandan Pant , one of four major pillars of the Chhayavaadi School of Hindi
Chittu Pandey (Shere Ballia) 1865-1946Hero of 1942 revolution in Ballia district. He lead the "Quit India Movement in Ballia
Anuj Lavania, Hailing from Agra and a rank holder in MBA from VTU, currently working in Lenovo
Ashfaqullah Khan of Kakori, great freedom fighter and Hero of freedom strugle of India. He was closed associate with Bhagat singh and Chandrashekhar.

Jawaharlal Nehru, (1889-1948), Prime Minister of India
Choudhary Charan Singh, Former Prime Minister of India
Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey , (PVC),1/11 Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army
Abdul Hamid (soldier), (PVC),4 Grenadiers, Indian Army
Naik Jadunath Singh, (PVC),1 RAJPUT
Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
Kanshi Ram, politician
Lalji Tandon, politician
Mayawati, politician
Abu Asim Azmi Plitician
Zafar Iqbal, Hockey star, olympian,former captain and chief coach Indian hockey,presently working as general manager (Civil engineering) at Indian air Lines.
Mohammed Kaif, (born 1980) cricketer
Mulayam Singh Yadav, politician
Tushima Sharma (born 1982), Senior Customer Service Associate,GSDC,IBM(Bangalore)
Subhash Chandra Prajapati (Born 03rd March 1982 (Senpur, Attraulia) Azamgarh), Scientific Officer,CDAC(Kolkata)
Raj Babbar, (born 1952), actor
Gulshan Kumar, film producer
Chandra Shekhar, Former Prime Minister of India
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Founder of BHU
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Founder of AMU
Maulana Abul Hassan Nadvi Great Muslim Scholer of Nadwa, Lucknow and Internationaly know and Dean of Islamic Studies Department - Oxford University London.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Motilal Nehru
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Govind Ballabh Pant
Amitabh Bachchan,Actor
Pandit Raj Mangal Pandey (SOHANG, KASIA, KUSHINAGAR)a noted politician and Social reformer, Former Minister.
Pandit Vishwanath Shukla (SOHANG) A farmer, a hard worker and Social Worker.
Ranganath Mishra, former Chief Justice of India

Chander Shekhar Azad, Great Freedom Fighter
Ram Prasad Bismil, Freedom Fighter
Indira Gandhi , Prime Minister of India
Seyyed Ahmad Musavi Hindi, Shia scholar who moved to Persia (now Iran), grandfather of Ayatollah Khomeini.