List of Famous people born in Uttar Pradesh, India

Jhalkaribai was a woman soldier who played an important role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. She served in the women's army of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. She eventually rose to a position of a prominent advisor to the queen, Rani of Jhansi herself. At the height of the Siege of Jhansi, she disguised herself as the Queen and fought on her behalf, on the front, allowing the Queen to escape safely out of the fort.

Zaheen Tahira was a Pakistani film and television actress, producer and director. She also worked for Radio Pakistan and on stage.

Rajpal Yadav is an Indian actor, known for his work in Hindi cinema.

Sonal Chauhan is an Indian fashion model, singer and actress who predominantly works in Telugu and Hindi cinema. She has won beauty contests, and made her debut as an actress in the movie Jannat.

Anshu Gupta is an Indian social entrepreneur who founded Goonj, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) headquartered in Delhi.

Niranjan Jyoti, more commonly known as Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, is an Indian politician belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She was appointed the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries in November 2014. On 30 May 2019, she was appointed Minister of state in the Ministry of Rural Development in the Narendra Modi 2019 Cabinet.

Ashutosh is an Indian journalist and former politician of the Aam Aadmi Party. He was the spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party. He was previously associated with IBN 7, an Indian news television channel, as a News anchor and Managing Editor. On 15 August 2018 Ashutosh resigned from Aam Aadmi Party citing his personal reasons.

Pradeep Sharma is a former officer in the police force of Mumbai, India. Sharma attained notability as an "encounter specialist" with the Mumbai Encounter Squad and was involved with the deaths of as many as 312 criminals. On 31 August 2008 he was dismissed from the Mumbai police on charges of corruption but was reinstated on 16 August 2017 after he was proven innocent of those charges. Pradeep Sharma resigned from Mumbai police in July 2019 after a 35 year long career. Sharma officially joined the ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra on September 13th, 2019 and contested from Nalasopara seat in the Maharashtra assembly polls but lost to Bahujan Vikash Aghadi's candidate Kshitij Hitendra Thakur by a margin of 43,729 votes.

Amanatullah Khan is an Indian politician and is member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party and represents Okhla of Delhi. Khan is the elected chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board since November 2020.

Brijmohan Mishra, popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj,, is an exponent of the Handia (Rikhipur), Allahabad Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak dance in India. He is a descendant of the Maharaj family of Kathak dancers, which includes his two uncles, Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj, and his father and guru, Acchan Maharaj. Even though dancing is his first love, he practices Hindustani classical music and is a vocalist.