List of Bhojpuri people

This article provides lists of famous and notable Bhojpuriya-sawb or Bhojpuri people in the Indian subcontinent and other countries like Suriname, Mauritius, Fiji and Caribbean Countries and people with Bhojpuri ancestry or people who speak Bhojpuri as their primary language.

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Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India

Actors

Bhojpuri cinema

Main article: List of Bhojpuri actors

• Nazir Hussain
• Khesari Lal Yadav
• Neetu Chandra
• Pankaj Tripathi
• Akhilendra Mishra
• Vishal Aditya Singh

Hindi cinema

• Akhilendra Mishra
• Abhimanyu Singh
• Vinay Pathak
• Siddhant Chaturvedi
• Manoj Bajpayee
• Nazir Hussain
• Neetu Chandra
• Padma Khanna
• Pankaj Tripathi
• Satyakam Anand
• Sujit Kumar
• Vishal Aditya Singh

Actresses

Bhojpuri cinema

Main article: List of Bhojpuri actresses

Hindi cinema

Chief Ministers

Chief Ministers of Bihar (India)

• Harihar Singh (26 February 1969 – 22 June 1969)
• Lalu Prasad Yadav (10 March 1990 – 25 July 1995), also served as Railway Minister in Union government (2004-2009)
• Rabri Devi (1997-2005)

Dancers

• Ramchandra Manjhi

Freedom Fighters

• Babu Amar Singh
• Indradeep Sinha
• Jayaprakash Narayan
• Kunwar Singh
• Mangal Pandey

Governor of Indian States

• Anant Sharma, (10 March 1983 – 14 August 1984), 11th governor of West Bengal
• Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, 18th governor of Uttar Pradesh and 2nd governor of Punjab.
• Kailashpati Mishra, (7 May 2003 – 2 Jul 2004), 15th Governor of Gujarat

Journalists

• Amitava Kumar
• Anjana Om Kashyap
• Ravish Kumar

Lyricist

• Shailendra
• S. H. Bihari

Musicians

• Bismillah Khan, Shehnai player
• Chitragupt, Music Director

National and International Award winners

Ashok Chakra

• Jyoti Prakash Nirala

Bharat Ratna

• Bismillah Khan
• Jayaprakash Narayan
• Rajendra Prasad

Magasaysay Award

• Jayaprakash Narayan
• Ravish Kumar

Padma Shree

• Narendra Kumar Pandey
• Ramchandra Manjhi

Politicians

Deputy Prime Ministers of India

• Jagjivan Ram

Deputy Chief Ministers

• Tejashwi Yadav, Bihar (2015-2017)

Governors and Governors-General

• Lallan Prasad Singh, Governor of Assam (1973–80), Manipur (1973–80, 1982–83), Meghalaya (1973–80), Nagaland (1973–81), and Tripura (1973–80).
• Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand (2006-2011)
• Ram Dulari Sinha, Governor of Kerala (1988-1990)

Lok Sabha Speakers

• Meira Kumar, (2009-2014)

Ministers

• Ram Subhag Singh
• Tej Pratap Yadav

Presidents

Presidents of India

• Mohammad Hidayatullah, (20 July 1969 – 24 August 1969; 6 October 1982 – 31 October 1982), Acting President of India
• Rajendra Prasad, (26 January 1950 – 13 May 1962), 1st President of India. He was born in Ziradei, a village in Chhapra, Bihar. Chhapra is a Bhojpuri speaking district.

Presidents of Seyschelles

• Wavel Ramkalawan, 5th President of Seyschelles

Presidents of Mauritius

• Anerood Jugnauth, (7 October 2003 – 31 March 2012), 4th President of Mauritius.
• Kailash Purryag, (21 July 2012 – 29 May 2015), 5th President of Mauritius

Presidents of Guyana

• Mohamed Irfaan Ali, (2 August 2020 – ), 10th President of Guyana
• Cheddi Jagan, (9 October 1992 – 6 March 1997), 4th President of Guyana
• Bharrat Jagdeo, (11 August 1999 – 3 December 2011), 7th President of Guyana
• Donald Ramotar, (3 December 2011 – 16 May 2015), 8th President of Guyana

Presidents of Suriname

• Fred Ramdat Misier, (8 February 1982 – 25 January 1988), 3rd President of Suriname
• Chan Santokhi, (16 July 2020 – ), 9th President of Suriname
• Ramsewak Shankar, (25 January 1988 – 24 December 1990), 4th President of Suriname

President of Trinidad and Tobago

• Noor Mohamed Hassanali, (20 March 1987 – 17 March 1997), 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago

Prime Ministers

Prime Ministers of India

• Lal Bahadur Shastri, (9 June 1964 – 11 January 1966), 2nd Prime Minister of India
• Chandra Shekhar Singh, (10 November 1990 – 21 June 1991), 8th Prime Minister of India

Prime Ministers of Mauritius

• Anerood Jugnauth, (17 December 2014 – 23 January 2017), 2nd Prime Minister of Mauritius
• Navin Ramgoolam, (5 July 2005 – 17 December 2014), 3rd Prime Minister of Mauritius
• Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, (12 March 1968 – 30 June 1982), 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius

Prime Minister of Suriname

• Pretaap Radhakishun, (17 July 1986 – 7 April 1987), 6th Prime Minister of Suriname

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

• Basdeo Panday, (9 November 1995 – 24 December 2001), 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
• Kamla Persad-Bissessar, (26 May 2010 – 9 September 2015), 6th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Scholars

• Ananda Prasad, Doctor
• Gupteshwar Pandey, Former DGP of Bihar
• Kapil Muni Tiwary, Linguist
• Sachchidananda Sinha, Lawyer

Singers

Main article: List of Bhojpuri singers

• Baleshwar Yadav
• Bihari Lal Yadav, founder of Biraha genre
• Chandan Tiwari
• Hiralal Yadav
• Raj Mohan
• Ramdew Chaitoe
• Sundar Popo

Sports Persons

Cricketers

• Sakibul Gani, First player in the world to score a Triple century on First class debut.

Footballers

• Mobashir Rahman
• Gurmeet Singh
• Sarpreet Singh

Writers

Main article: List of Bhojpuri writers

• Acharya Shivpujan Sahay, Hindi and Bhojpuri
• Bhikhari Thakur, Bhojpuri
• Heera Dom, Bhojpuri
• Rahul Sankrityayan, Bhojpuri and Hindi
• Raghuveer Narayan, Bhojpuri, English and Hindi
• Ram Karan Sharma, Sanskrit and English
• Teg Ali Teg, Bhojpuri
• Premchand, Hindi