List of Famous people born in Uttar Pradesh, India
Lal Bihari
Lal Bihari is an Indian farmer and activist from Amilo, in Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, who was officially declared dead between 1975 and 1994. He fought with Indian bureaucracy for 19 years to prove that he is alive. Meanwhile, he added Mritak to his name, and founded Mritak Sangh, the Uttar Pradesh Association of Dead People, to highlight other cases like his.
Raghuraj Pratap Singh
Raghuraj Pratap Singh, popularly known as Raja Bhaiya, is an Indian politician. He is an independent M.L.A. from his native local assembly constituency Kunda, Uttar Pradesh. He was cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh of food in Akhilesh Yadav ministry cabinet.
Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra
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Todar Mal
Raja Todar Mal was the finance minister of the Mughal empire during Akbar's reign. He was one of the Navaratnas in Akbar's court.
T. S. Singh Deo
Tribhuvaneshwar Saran Singh Deo or T. S. Singh Deo is an Indian politician from Chhattisgarh. He is the current Health Minister of Chhattisgarh.
Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh is an Indian cricketer who plays for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. He is a left-hand batsman and occasional right-arm off break bowler. He represented Uttar Pradesh at the Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 levels and Central Zone at the Under-19 level. He made his List A cricket debut for Uttar Pradesh in March 2014 at the age of 16 and top-scored with 83 in that match.He made his first-class debut for Uttar Pradesh in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 5 November 2016.
Shamim Ara
Shamim Ara was a Pakistani film actress, director and producer. She was one of the most popular actresses of her time and was one of the most successful actresses of the 1960s and 1970s. She is regarded as one of the most influential actresses of all time in Pakistani cinema.
Poonam Yadav
Poonam Yadav is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian women's cricket team. She made her debut in International cricket on 5 April 2013 in a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) match against Bangladesh. Yadav's debut in Test Series on 16 November 2014 against South Africa and her ODI debut was on 12 April 2013 against Bangladesh.
Ravi Kishan
Ravindra Shyamnarayan Shukla, popularly known as Ravi Kishan, is an Indian actor, politician and television personality. He currently serves Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Gorakhpur. He predominantly works in Bhojpuri and Hindi cinema, as well as Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Kannada and Tamil films
Shivpal Singh Yadav
Shivpal Singh Yadav is a politician from Uttar Pradesh, India. He was born in Saifai village, Etawah district, and is a younger brother of Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle of the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav. He was a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, representing the Jaswantnagar seat in Etawah district, between 2007–12. He is the founder of Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya).