List of people from Bihar
This is a list of notable people from Bihar, India.
Deities and avatars
Ancient
- Ajatashatru – King of Magadha
- Dhana Nanda – Last Nanda king
- Chandragupta Maurya – Founder of Maurya Empire
- Bindusara – Chandragupta's son
- Ashoka – Great Mauryan emperor
- Dasharatha Maurya – Ashoka's grandfather
- Samprati – Buddhist patron
- Shalishuka – Known for conflicts
- Devavarman – Mauryan ruler
- Shatadhanvan – Contemporary of Ashoka
- Brihadratha Maurya – Last Mauryan king
- Aryabhata – Ancient mathematician
- Samudragupta – Conqueror and ruler
- Chandragupta I – Established Gupta Empire
- Chanakya – Political strategist
- Sher Shah Suri – Founder of the Suri Empire
- Vātsyāyana – Author of Kamasutra
Medieval rulers
- Gangadeva - second king of the Karnats of Mithila
- Narsimhadeva - third king of the Karnats of Mithila
- Ramasimhadeva - fourth king of the Karnats of Mithila
- Harisimhadeva - final ruler of the Karnat dynasty
- Shri Pratapa - ruler of the Khayaravala dynasty
- Mahasenagupta - king belonging to the Later Gupta dynasty
Buddhist figures
- Śāriputra - one of the Buddha's ten principle disciples
- Maudgalyayana - one of the Buddha's ten principle disciples
- Mahākāśyapa - one of the Buddha's ten principle disciples
- Ratnākaraśānti - 11th century Buddhist philosopher
- Maitripada - 11th century Mahasiddha
- Prabhakāramitra - 7th century monk and translator active in China
- Dhyānabhadra - 14th century monk and translator active in Korea
- Śāriputra - 15th century monk and translator active in China
Sufi saints
- Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri
- Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri
- Makhdoom Shah Muhammad Munim Pak
- Ata Hussain Fani Chishti
- Khwaja Abdullah Chishti
- Ibrahim Yukpasi
Nationalists and independence activists
- Ajit Kumar Mehta
- Babu Kunwar Singh
- Rajendra Prasad
- Ranjit Singh Ahir
- Rash Bihari Lal Mandal
- Chandradeo Prasad Verma
- Sri Krishna Singh
- Anugrah Narayan Sinha
- Jayaprakash Narayan
- Jagjivan Ram
- Ram Subhag Singh
- Kameshwar Singh
- Upendra Nath Verma
- Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
- Syed Hasan Imam
- Baikuntha Shukla
- Karyanand Sharma
- Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha
- Satyendra Narayan Singh
- Ram Dulari Sinha
- Basawon Singh (Sinha)
- Yamuna Karjee
- Yogendra Shukla
- Sheel Bhadra Yagee
- Yadunandan Sharma
- Rambriksh Benipuri
- Ganga Sharan Singh (Sinha)
- Ram Narain Sharma
- Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi
- Radhanandan Jha
- Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
- Babu Amar Singh
Writers and scholars
- Caṇḍeśvara Ṭhakkura
- Prem Kumar Mani
- Syed Hasan
- Abdul Qavi Desnavi
- Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
- Ram Sharan Sharma
- Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay
- Balmiki Prasad Singh
- Vidyapati
- Manoj Bhawuk
- Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'
- Ramvriksh Benipuri
- Devaki Nandan Khatri
- Indradeep Sinha
- Ram Karan Sharma
- Satyapal Chandra
- Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Ram Avatar Sharma
- Nalin Vilochan Sharma
- Ganganath Jha
- R. K. Sinha
- Ramjee Singh
- Tabish Khair
- Acharya Ramlochan Saran
- Gopal Singh Nepali
- Ramesh Chandra Jha
- Acharya Rameshwar Jha
- Nagarjun
- Acharya Shivpujan Sahay
- Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh
- Amitava Kumar
- Sanjeev K Jha
- Hetukar Jha
- Phanishwar Nath Renu
- Ravindra Prabhat
- Gajendra Thakur
- Kapil Muni Tiwary
- Shiv Khera
Journalists
Authors
| Language | Authors |
|---|---|
| Hindi | |
| Maithili | |
| Bhojpuri | |
| Bengali | |
| English | |
| Urdu |
National and international award winners
| Award | Winners |
|---|---|
| Bharat Ratna | |
| Padma Bhushan | |
| Padma Shree | |
| Jnanpith Award | |
| Ramon Magsaysay Award | |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award |
Military Gallantry Award winners
Holders of high constitutional offices
Presidents of India
- Rajendra Prasad, first President of India
Presidents of other countries
- Kailash Purryag, former President of Mauritius
- Cheddi Jagan, former president of Guyana
Vice-Presidents of other countries
- Parmanand Jha, first vice-president of Nepal
Prime ministers of other countries
- Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, first Prime Minister of Mauritius
- Navin Ramgoolam, former Prime Minister of Mauritius
- Girija Prasad Koirala, former Prime Minister of Nepal
- Basdeo Panday, former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
- Kamla Persad-Bissessar, former first female Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Attorneys general of India
Advocate General of state of Bihar
- Rambalak Mahto, longest serving Advocate General of Bihar and legal advisor of Nitish Kumar
Governors of Indian states
- Anant Sharma, former Governor of Punjab and West Bengal
- Balmiki Prasad Singh, current Governor of Sikkim
- Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, former Governor of Punjab
- Dinesh Nandan Sahay, former Governor of Chhattisgarh
- Kailashpati Mishra, former Governor of Gujarat
- Lallan Prasad Singh, former Governor of Assam
- Mridula Sinha, current Governor of Goa
- Nikhil Kumar, current Governor of Kerala
- Prabhat Kumar, former Governor of Jharkhand
- Rameshwar Thakur, former Governor of Madhya Pradesh
- Ram Dulari Sinha, former Governor of Kerala
- Siddheshwar Prasad, former Governor of Tripura
- Srinivas Kumar Sinha, former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Assam
Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Lieutenant governors of other states
Speakers of Lok Sabha
Chief justices of India
Chief ministers
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shri Krishna Sinha | 2 April 1946 | 31 January 1961 |  Indian National Congress
|
| 2 | Deep Narayan Singh | 1 February 1961 | 18 February 1961 | Indian National Congress
|
| 3 | Binodanand Jha | 18 February 1961 | 2 October 1963 | Indian National Congress
|
| 4 | Krishana Ballabh Sahay | 2 October 1963 | 5 March 1967 | Indian National Congress
|
| 5 | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | 5 March 1967 | 28 January 1968 | Jana Kranti Dal1 |
| 6 | Satish Prasad Singh | 28 January 1968 | 1 February 1968 | Indian National Congress
|
| 7 | B. P. Mandal | 1 February 1968 | 2 March 1968 | Indian National Congress
|
| 8 | Bhola Paswan Shashtri | 22 March 1968 | 29 June 1968 | Indian National Congress (O) |
| President's rule | 29 June 1968 | 26 February 1969 | ||
| 9 | Harihar Singh | 26 February 1969 | 22 June 1969 | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Bhola Paswan Shashtri | 22 June 1969 | 4 July 1969 | Indian National Congress (O) |
| President's rule | 6 July 1969 | 16 February 1970 | ||
| 11 | Daroga Prasad Rai | 16 February. 1970 | 22 December 1970 | Indian National Congress |
| 12 | Karpuri Thakur | 22 December 1970 | 2 June 1971 | Socialist Party |
| 13 | Bhola Paswan Shashtri | 2 June 1971 | 9 January 1972 | Indian National Congress |
| President's rule | 9 January 1972 | 19 March 1972 | ||
| 14 | Kedar Pandey | 19 March 1972 | 2 July 1973 | Indian National Congress |
| 15 | Abdul Gafoor | 2 July 1973 | 11 April 1975 | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | Jagannath Mishra | 11 April 1975 | 30 April 1977 | Indian National Congress |
| President's rule | 30 April 1977 | 24 June 1977 | ||
| 17 | Karpuri Thakur | 24 June 1977 | 21 April 1979 | Janata Party |
| 18 | Ram Sunder Das | 21 April 1979 | 17 February 1980 | Janata Party |
| President's rule | 17 February 1980 | 8 June 1980 | ||
| 19 | Jagannath Mishra | 8 June 1980 | 14 August 1983 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 20 | Chandrashekhar Singh | 14 August 1983 | 12 March 1985 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 21 | Bindeshwari Dubey | 12 March 1985 | 13 February 1988 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 22 | Bhagwat Jha Azad | 14 February 1988 | 10 March 1989 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 23 | Satyendra Narayan Singh | 11 March 1989 | 6 December 1989 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 24 | Jagannath Mishra | 6 December 1989 | 10 March 1990 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 25 | Laloo Prasad Yadav | 10 March 1990 | 3 March 1995 |  Janata Dal
|
| 26 | Laloo Prasad Yadav | 4 April 1995 | 25 July 1997 | Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal
|
| 27 | Rabri Devi | 25 July 1997 | 11 February 1999 |  Rashtriya Janata Dal
|
| 28 | Rabri Devi | 9 March 1999 | 2 March 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal
|
| 29 | Nitish Kumar | 3 March 2000 | 10 March 2000 |  Janata Dal (United)
|
| 30 | Rabri Devi | 11 March 2000 | 6 March 2005 | Rashtriya Janata Dal
|
| President's rule | 7 March 2005 | 24 November 2005 | ||
| 31 | Nitish Kumar | 24 November 2005 | 24 November 2010 | Janata Dal (United)
|
| 32 | Nitish Kumar | 26 November 2010 | 17 May 2014[1] | Janata Dal (United)
|
| 33 | Jitan Ram Manjhi | 20 May 2014 | 22 Feb 2015 | Janata Dal (United)
|
| 34 | Nitish Kumar | 22 Feb 2015 [2] | Present [3] | Janata Dal (United)
|
Deputy chief ministers[4]
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anugrah Narayan Sinha | 2 April 1946 | 5 July 1957 | Indian National Congress
|
| 2 | Karpoori Thakur | 5 March 1967 | 31 January 1968 | Socialist Party |
| 3 | Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav | 3 June 1971 | 9 January 1972 | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Sushil Kumar Modi | 24 Nov 2005 | 16 June 2013 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 5 | Tejashwi Yadav | 20 November 2015 | 26 July 2017 | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 6 | Sushil Kumar Modi | 27 July 2017 | 16 November 2020 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 7 | Tarkishore Prasad | 16 November 2020 | 9 August 2022 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Renu Devi | ||||
| 8 | Tejashwi Yadav | 10 August 2022 | Incumbent | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
Members of Lok Sabha
Members of Rajya Sabha (2022)[5]
| # | Political party | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Manoj Kumar Jha |
| 2 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Misa Bharti |
| 3 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Dr. Faiyaz Ahmad |
| 4 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Prem Chand Gupta |
| 5 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Amarendra Dhari Singh |
| 6 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Ahmad Ashfaque Karim |
| 7 | Janata Dal (United) | Harivansh Narayan Singh |
| 8 | Janata Dal (United) | Ram Nath Thakur |
| 9 | Janata Dal (United) | Khiru Mahto |
| 10 | Janata Dal (United) | Bashistha Narain Singh |
| 11 | Janata Dal (United) | Anil Hegde |
| 12 | Indian National Congress | Akhilesh Prasad Singh |
| 13 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vivek Thakur |
| 14 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Sushil Kumar Modi |
| 15 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Shambhu Sharan Patel |
| 16 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Satish Chandra Dubey |
Spokesperson
- Syed Shahnawaz Hussain (Bharatiya Janata Party)
- Ravi Shankar Prasad (Bharatiya Janata Party)
- Shakeel Ahmad (Indian National Congress)
- Rajiv Pratap Rudy (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Politics
- Rati Lal Prasad Verma
- Ramdeo Mahto
- Ajit Kumar Mehta
- Chandradeo Prasad Verma
- Rajendra Prasad
- Jayaprakash Narayan
- Anugrah Narayan Sinha
- Sri Krishna Sinha
- Chandipat Sahay
- Jagjivan Ram
- Ram Subhag Singh
- B.P.Mandal
- Lalit Narayan Mishra
- Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha
- Ram Dulari Sinha
- Satyendra Narayan Singh
- Karpoori Thakur
- Daroga Prasad Rai
- Deep Narayan Singh
- Abdul Ghafoor
- Chandrashekhar Singh
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Chirag Paswan
- Faz Husain
- Kailashpati Mishra
- Lalu Prasad Yadav
- Nitish Kumar
- Upendra Kushwaha
- Nikhil Kumar
- Indradeep Sinha
- Digvijay Narain Singh
- Kapildeo Singh
- Bidhu Jha
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Gauri Shankar Pandey
- Tarkeshwari Sinha
- Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra
- Krishna Kumar Mishra
- Srinivas Kumar Sinha
- Yashwant Sinha
- Prabhat Jha
- Sanjay Nirupam
- Mohammad Yunus
- Nawal Kishore Dhawal
- Ranjit Kumar Gupta
- Ram Kripal Sinha
- Veena Devi
- Ramgulam Chaudhary
- Jayant Sinha
- Kanhaiya Kumar
- Bali Ram Bhagat
- Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
Entertainment
Film directors
- Ajit Pal Mangat
- Imtiaz Ali
- Kabeer Kaushik
- Manish Jha
- Manish Vatsalya
- Manjul Sinha
- Neeraj Pandey
- Prakash Jha
- Pritish Nandy
- Ram Gopal Bajaj
- Sanjeev K Jha
- Satyen Bose
- Sushil Rajpal
- Tapan Sinha
Actors
- Aham Sharma
- Manish Vatsalya
- Sushant Singh Rajput
- Roshan Seth
- Ashok Kumar
- Shatrughan Sinha
- Manoj Bajpai
- Manoj Bhawuk
- Akhilendra Mishra
- Abhimanyu Singh
- Adhyayan Suman
- Luv Sinha
- Pankaj Tripathi
- Shekhar Suman
- Sanjay Mishra (actor)
- Vinay Pathak
- Gurmeet Choudhary
- Vineet Kumar
- Narendra jha
- Rajesh Kumar (actor)
- Manoj Tiwari
- Pankaj Jha
- Dinesh Sharma
- R. Madhavan
- Vishal Aditya Singh
- Chandrachur Singh
- Alok Nath
- Khesari Lal Yadav
Actresses
- Aisha Sharma
- Pooja Sharma
- Prachi Sinha
- Neha Sharma
- Sandali Sinha
- Shilpa Shukla
- Neetu Chandra
- Swati Sen
- Kaveri Jha
- Neelima Azeem
- Amardeep Jha
- Suhasini Mulay
- Shilpa Singh
- Shreya Narayan
- Anurita Jha
- Rati Pandey
- Ratan Rajput
- Sriti Jha
- Richa Soni
- Ulka Gupta
- Chhavi Pandey
- Shweta Prasad
- Sonakshi Sinha
- Aishwarya Sushmita
Singers
- Daler Mehndi[6]
- Kiran Ahluwalia
- Sundar Popo
- Sharda Sinha
- Manoj Tiwari
- Pawan Singh
- Khesari Lal Yadav
- Nilkamal Singh
- Deepali Kishore
- Aishwarya Nigam
- Parmanand Singh
- Maithili Thakur
- Ritviz Srivastava (Ritviz)
Music directors
Arts
- Vidyapati
- Nagarjun
- Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
- Ramesh Chandra Jha
- Bismillah Khan
- Chandan Tiwari
- Bhikhari Thakur
- Jaydeva
- Jyotirishwar Thakur
- Srimanta Sankardeva
- Govindadas
- Acharya Ramlochan Saran
- Baldev Mishra
- Surendra Jha 'Suman'
- Radha Krishna Choudhary
- Jaykant Mishra
- Rajkamal Chaudhary
- Parichay Das
- Gajendra Thakur
- Bindhyabasini Devi
Religion
- Dharni Das
- Dhyanyogi Madhusudandas
- Dhirendra Brahmachari
- Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
- Sahadeo Tiwari
- Sa'id Akhtar Rizvi
- Shams-ul-haq Azeemabadi
- Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi
- Syed Ibrahim
- Tenzin Priyadarshi
- Fuzail Ahmad Nasiri
Mathematics and science
Sports
- Saba Karim
- Kirti Azad
- Subroto Banerjee
- Shivnath Singh
- Thomas Jameson
- Zafar Iqbal
- Rashmi Kumari
- Rajesh Chauhan
- Kavita Roy
- Veer Pratap Singh
- Ishan Kishan
- Deepika Kumari
- Purnima Mahato
- Randhir Singh
- Premlata Agarwal
- Sanjay Balmuchu
- Lal Mohan Hansda
- Aruna Mishra
- Jaipal Singh
- Sharad Kumar
- Pramod Bhagat
Bureaucracy
| Service | Notable Figures |
|---|---|
| Indian Civil Service | |
| Indian Administrative Service | |
| Indian Foreign Service | |
| Indian Police Service |
Business
- Anil Agarwal, founder and Executive Chairman of Vedanta Group
- Arunabh Kumar, CEO of TVF
- Aditya Jha
- Sanjay Jha
- Subrata Roy, founder of Sahara Group
- Samprada Singh
- Satyapal Chandra, founder and CEO of MagTapp
Others
- Anand Kumar
- Anil Kumar
- Dashrath Manjhi
- Ganesh Dutt
- Gurusharan Sharma
- Malati Choudhury
- Maṇḍana Miśra
- Martha Dodray
- Mona Das
- Natwarlal
- Nirupama Pandey
- Pranati Rai Prakash
- Shaibal Gupta
- Shilpa Singh
- Shyamanand Jalan
- Subhav Sinha
- Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary
- Supriya Aiman
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