This is a list of famous and notable people from

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

, India.

Education and development

Govind Ballabh Pant Govind Ballabh Pant (10 September 1887 – 7 March 1961) was an Indian freedom fighter and the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Alongside Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabh Bhai Patel, Pant was a key figure in the movement fo ...

, recipient of

Bharat Ratna The Bharat Ratna (; ''Jewel of India'') is the highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "exceptional service/performance of the highest orde ...

India's highest civilian award, Pantnagar University on his name *

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (25 April 1919 – 17 March 1989) was an Indian National Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh; he later joined Bharatiya Lok Dal and worked with Charan Singh. Personal life He was born on 25 A ...

Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University(HNBGU) (formerly known as Garhwal University) is a Central University, established in 1973, located in Srinagar, Uttarakhand in Northern India. The university is named after Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna, f ...

on his name * Kharag Singh Valdiya, Indian geologist and a former vice chancellor of

Kumaon University Kumaun University is a state university headquartered in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India. In 2017, it hosted the first Kautik Student Film Festival. Campuses The university has two campuses, DSB Campus Nainital, and KU campus Bhimtal Bhim ...

, Padam Shri in 2007 and Padam Bhushan in 2015

Arts and culture

Surendra Pal Joshi Surendra pal Joshi was an Indian artist known for his use of experimental techniques in paintings, sculptures and murals. His works are in the collection of Uttara Museum of Contemporary Art in Dehradun, India. Early life Joshi was born on 2 ...

, artist known for paintings, sculptures and murals * Gunanand Pathik, freedom fighter and poet *

Girish Tiwari (Girda) Girish Tiwari "Girda" (10 September 1945 – 22 August 2010) was a scriptwriter, director, lyricist, singer, poet, organic culturist, literary writer, and social activist in Uttarakhand, India. Early life Born on 10 September 1945 in the village ...

(1942–2010), poet and folk singer * Meena Rana – Indian folk singer *

Narendra Singh Negi Narendra Singh Negi (born 12 August 1949), also referred as 'Garh Ratan' and 'Bob Dylan of the hills' is one of the most prominent folk singers, composer and a poet of the Garhwal and Uttarakhand who prominently sings in Garhwali language. Report ...

– Indian folk singer *

Chander Singh Rahi Chander Singh Rahi (born Chander Singh Negi, 28 March 1942 – 10 January 2016) was a prominent folk singer, balladeer, musician, poet, storyteller, and cultural conservator from Uttarakhand, India. In recognition of his deep devotion to the m ...

, prominent folk singer and researcher from Uttarakhand. Fondly described as the “''Bhishma Pitamah of Uttarakhand folk music''” *

Pritam Bhartwan Pritam Bhartwan is a folk singer from Uttarakhand, India. In 2019, he was conferred the Padma Shri honour by the president of India, Ram Nath Kovind, for his contribution to the field of traditional folk art. He also known as jagar Samrat in Utt ...

– Indian folk singer *

Jubin Nautiyal Jubin Nautiyal (born 14 June 1989) is an Indian playback singer and live performer. In June 2022, he won the IIFA award for “Playback Singer (Male)” for the song “Raataan Lambiyan.” He was awarded Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year at ...

, Indian singer *

Neha Kakkar Neha Kakkar Singh (; née Kakkar; born 6 June 1988), is an Indian playback singer. She is the younger sister of playback singer Sonu Kakkar. She began performing at a very early age at religious events. In 2005, she participated in the second s ...

, Indian singer *

Sonu Kakkar Sonu Kakkar is an Indian playback singer, songwriter and television personality. She is the elder sister of Bollywood singers, Neha Kakkar and Tony Kakkar. Sonu Kakkar was born in Rishikesh on October 20, 1979 in Uttarakhand. One of her most po ...

, Indian singer *

Pratyul Joshi Pratyul Joshi (born 11 December 1985) is an Indian singer and songwriter. He is also a former street performer Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries, the rewards are gene ...

, Indian singer

Cinema

Ali Abbas Zafar Ali Abbas Zafar is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for directing ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' (2011), ''Gunday'' (2014), '' Sultan'' (2016), ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) and ''Bharat'' (2019). Personal life Zaf ...

, film director *

Anukriti Gusain Anukriti Gusain (born 25 March 1994) is an Indian model and social activist. She won the title of Femina Miss India, Femina Miss India Grand International 2017 at Femina Miss India 2017 pageant. She was previously crowned Miss Asia Pacific Wor ...

Anushka Sharma Anushka Sharma (; born 1 May 1988) is an Indian actress and former producer who works in Hindi films. She has received several awards, including a Filmfare Award. One of the highest-paid actresses in India as of 2018, she has appeared in '' F ...

Archana Puran Singh Archana Puran Singh (born 26 September 1962) is an Indian actress and television personality. She is known for her comedy roles in several Bollywood movies and as a judge in the comedy shows ''The Kapil Sharma Show'' and ''Comedy Circus''. She ...

Asha Negi Asha Negi (born 23 August 1989) is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing Purvi Deshmukh in ''Pavitra Rishta'' and Gauravi Karmarkar in ''Baarish''. In 2010, Negi debuted into television with the role of Madhura in ''Sapnon Se ...

Barkha Bisht Barkha Bisht Sengupta is an Indian Television and Film Actress. She works in Hindi TV serials and Bengali, Hindi Movies. Barkha Bisht made her first TV appearance in ''Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi'' as Udita. She made her screen debut in Hindi Film ...

Chitrashi Rawat Chitrashi Rawat (born 29 October 1989) is an Indian model, national level athlete and actress known for her role of Komal Chautala in ''Chak De! India'' in 2007. Chitrashi is a real life hockey player. She started playing hockey at the age of ...

Deepak Dobriyal Deepak Dobriyal (born 1 September 1975) is an Indian film and theatre actor. He is recipient of a Filmfare award. He worked in many Bollywood films such as '' Omkara'' (2006), ''Shaurya'' (2008), ''Tanu Weds Manu'' (2011), ''Dabangg 2'' (2012), ...

Dev Negi Dev Negi (born 25 June 1989) is an Indian singer-songwriter and a playback singer based in Mumbai, India. Negi has recorded numerous chartbuster songs for Hindi films, albums, television and TV commercials. The song ''Biba'' which is a collabor ...

Fahad Ali Fahad Ali is an Indian television actor. He is known for portraying Keshav Desai "KD" in Channel V India's ''The Buddy Project'' and Vivaan in StarPlus, Star Plus's ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai''. In 2018, he participated in ''MTV Splitsvilla''. ...

Hemant Pandey Hemant Pandey is an India film, theatre and television actor, most known for his role as Pandeyji in TV series, ''Office Office'' (2000). Originally from Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, Hemant Pandey got his first break in Delhi by an NGO called Janm ...

Himani Shivpuri Himani Bhatt Shivpuri (born 24 October 1960) is an Indian actress known for her character roles in Bollywood films and Hindi soap operas. Her films include '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994), ''Raja'' (1995), '' Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1 ...

Jyotsna Chandola Jyotsna Chandola is an Indian television and film actress known for playing Khushi Bharadwaj in Colors TV's ''Sasural Simar Ka ''Sasural Simar Ka'' () is an Indian Hindi-language television soap opera produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms, t ...

* Kainaat Arora *

Kulraj Randhawa Kulraj Kaur Randhawa (born 16 May 1983) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt regi ...

Lavanya Tripathi Lavanya Tripathi (born 15 December 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu films along with Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Hindi television show ''Pyaar Ka Bandhan'' (2009) and made her film debut with ''An ...

Madhurima Tuli Madhurima Tuli (born 19 August 1986) is an Indian actress and model. Her works in Hindi television include the fiction dramas '' Kasturi'', '' Parichay'', ''Kumkum Bhagya'', '' Chandrakanta'' and ''Qayamat Ki Raat'' and the reality shows ''Nac ...

* Manasvi Mamgai *

Niharika Singh Niharika Singh is an Indian actress and producer. She began her career as a model and won the title of Miss Earth India in 2005. As an actor, she made her debut with the critically acclaimed drama ''Miss Lovely'' which competed in ''Un Certain ...

Nirmal Pandey Nirmal Pandey (10 August 1962 – 18 February 2010) was an Indian Bollywood actor who was known for his role of Vikram Mallah in Shekhar Kapur's '' Bandit Queen'' (1994),and Dajjal in Television Series Hatim, for portraying a transvestite in ' ...

Prasoon Joshi Prasoon Joshi (born 16 September 1971) is an Indian poet, writer, lyricist, screenwriter, and communication specialist and marketer. He is the CEO of McCann World group India and Chairman APAC (Asia Pacific), a subsidiary of the global marketi ...

Raghav Juyal Raghav Juyal (born 10 July 1991) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and television presenter. He is known as the "''King of Slow Motion"'' for his surreal dance moves in slow motion style and for his reinvention of the "''Slow Motion Walk ...

Ragini Nandwani Ragini Nandwani (born 4 September 1991) is an Indian actress. She became popular after playing the lead in the Hindi soap opera '' Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein'' (2011–12). She made her Bollywood debut with the crime thriller film ''Dehraadu ...

Richa Panai Richa Panai (born 24 February 1993) is an actress who appears in Bollywood, Tollywood, Mollywood and various ads. Richa Panai came to prominence as a model in advertisements for the Indian jewellery company Bhima Jewellery. Career Richa wa ...

Roop Durgapal Roop Durgapal is an Indian television actress. She is best known for her role as Sanchi in the serial '' Balika Vadhu''. Early life and career Roop Durgapal was born in Almora, Uttarakhand, India. She earned a Bachelor of Technology degree ...

Sakshi Chaudhary Sakshi Chaudhary, born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India is an Indian model and film actress. Sakshi primarily appears in Telugu movies, starting with '' Potugadu'' (2013). Filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTS ...

Shilpa Saklani Shilpa Saklani is an Indian television actress known for her role as Ganga Sahil Virani in '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' and Vidhi in ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. She was a contestant on the reality shows '' Nach Baliye 1'' and ''Bigg Boss ...

Shruti Bisht Shruti Bisht (born 22 January 2003) is an Indian film and television child actress. She played Ira in ''Ek Nayi Chhoti Si Zindagi''. In 2011, she appeared in the television serial ''Hitler Didi'' as Indu.Sonam Bajwa Sonampreet Bajwa (born 16 August 1989) is an Indian model and actress who predominantly appears in Punjabi language, Punjabi language films. In addition to few Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. She participated in the F ...

Sukirti Kandpal Sukirti Kandpal (born 20 November 1988) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi television. She is known for portraying leading role of Dr. Riddhima Gupta in ''Dill Mill Gayye'' and Piya Dobriyal in ''Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani''. In ...

Tigmanshu Dhulia Tigmanshu Dhulia (born 3 July 1967) is an Indian film dialogue writer, director, actor, screenwriter, producer and casting director known for his works in Hindi cinema and Television. He wrote the dialogue for the 1998 film '' Dil Se..'', the f ...

Tom Alter Thomas Beach Alter (22 June 1950 – 29 September 2017) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his works in Hindi cinema, and Indian theatre. In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. Early life Born in Mussoorie i ...

Udita Goswami Udita Goswami (born 9 February 1984) is a former Indian actress who worked in Hindi cinema. She has been married to film director Mohit Suri since 2013. Personal life Goswami was born in Dehradun. Her father is from Banaras and her mother is fr ...

, *

Urvashi Rautela Urvashi Rautela (born 25 February 1994) is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly appears in Hindi films. She was crowned Reina Hispanoamericana India 2022 and represented India at the Reina Hispanoamericana 2022 pageant. Rautel ...

Varun Badola Varun Badola (born 7 January 1974) is an Indian actor, known largely for his roles in television. Early life Varun Badola was born on 7 January 1974. His father is a known artist, Vishwa Mohan Badola. He has two elder sisters – Alka, who is ...

Vibha Anand Vibha is an Indian feminine given name. The Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after ...

Theatre

* B. P. Singh, ''C.I.D'' creator and producer * B. M. Shah *

Mohan Upreti Mohan Upreti (1928–1997) was an Indian theatre director, playwright and a music composer, considered one of the pioneers in Indian theatre music. A popular figure in Kumaon, Mohan Upreti is remembered for his immense contribution towards the ...

Defence

Brigadier Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers. In ...

Surendra Singh Panwar *

Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

Lakshman Singh Rawat - Former Deputy Chief of the Army Staff and father of General Bipin Rawat. *

General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...

Bipin Rawat General Bipin Rawat (16 March 1958 – 8 December 2021) was an Indian military officer who was a four-star general of the Indian Army. He served as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces from January 2020 unt ...

– 1st Chief of Defence Staff of India *

Anil Chauhan General Anil Chauhan (born 18 May 1961) is a four-star general of the Indian Army, who is the current and 2nd Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces since 30 September 2022. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khadakw ...

– 2nd Chief of Defence Staff of India *

Gabar Singh Negi Gabar Singh Negi VC (21 April 189510 March 1915) was a soldier in the British Indian Army during the First World War and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be ...

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...

Garhwal Rifles * Lt. General M. M. Lakhera, ex-

Governor of Mizoram This is a list of governors of Mizoram, an Indian state part of Northeast India Powers and functions The Governor enjoys many different types of powers: *Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals, *Legislative p ...

, ex-

Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry Puducherry (formerly known as "Pondicherry") is a Union Territory of India. Governance and administration of the territory fall directly under federal authority. Chief Commissioner (1954 1963) After the ''de facto'' transfer of French settl ...

* Havaldar Gajender Singh,

Ashoka Chakra Ashoka (, ; also ''Asoka''; 304 – 232 BCE), popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was the third emperor of the Maurya Empire of Indian subcontinent during to 232 BCE. His empire covered a large part of the Indian subcontinent, ...

* Rajesh Singh Adhikari,

Maha Vir Chakra The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) () is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the B ...

* Captain Ummed Singh Mahra, He was awarded the

, India's highest peacetime military decoration. * General Bipin Chandra Joshi, Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army *

Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM, NM (born 4 July 1954) is the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Vice Chairman of Islands Development Agency (IDA). He was an Admiral in the Indian Navy and served a ...

, Chief of Naval Staff of Indian Navy * Major Som Nath Sharma, first recipient of

Param Vir Chakra The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. Param Vir Chakra translates as the "Wheel of the Ultimate Brave", and the award is granted for "most conspicu ...

* Lt. Col. Manabendra Shah * Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri *

Jaswant Singh Rawat Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, Maha Vir Chakra, MVC (19 August 1941 – 17 November 1962) was an Indian Army soldier serving in the Garhwal Rifles who was awarded the prestigious Maha Vir Chakra posthumously as a result of his actions during the ...

, hero of Indo-China War, 1962;

Mahavir Chakra The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) () is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the B ...

Darwan Singh Negi Darwan Singh Negi VC (4 March 188324 June 1950) was one of the first Indian soldiers to be awarded the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Common ...

, Victoria Cross from 1st Battalion of

39th Garhwal Rifles The 39th Garhwal Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. History The regiment was first raised in 1887 as the Aligarh Levy but was disbanded after disgracing itself at the Rawalpindi Review in 1888. In 1891, the 39th (The Ga ...

Ajit Kumar Doval Ajit Kumar Doval KC (born 20 January 1945) is a bureaucrat & spymaster, serving as the fifth and current National Security Advisor (NSA) to the Prime Minister of India, with the precedence equivalent to Cabinet Minister. He previously served as ...

, 5th National Security Adviser of India *

Rifleman A rifleman is an infantry soldier armed with a rifling, rifled long gun. Although the rifleman role had its origin with 16th century hand cannoneers and 17th century musketeers, the term originated in the 18th century with the introduction o ...

, recipient of

* Naik

Mohan Nath Goswami Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami AC was a soldier in the 9 Para (SF) of the Parachute Regiment of the Indian Army. He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration. On 3 September 2015, while serving ...

, recipient of

* Havildar

Bahadur Singh Bohra Havildar Bahadur Singh Bohra, AC was a Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) the 10th Battalion, Parachute Regiment of the Indian Army who was a posthumous recipient of Ashok Chakra, India's highest peacetime gallantry award. Ashok Chakra Citation ...

, recipient of

Police

Mohan Chand Sharma Mohan Chand Sharma Ashoka Chakra (military decoration), AC (23 September 1965 – 19 September 2008) was an Indian police officer who was killed during the Batla House encounter case, 2008 Batla House encounter in New Delhi. He was posthumously ...

Literature

Shivprasad Dabral Charan Shivprasad Dabral (12 November 1912 – 24 November 1999), known by his pen name Charan, was an Indian historian, geographer, academic and writer from Uttarakhand. He is also known as 'Encyclopedia of Uttarakhand'. He started writing from 1931 on ...

; Hindi & Garhwali writer, historian, poet *

Manglesh Dabral Manglesh Dabral (16 May 19489 December 2020) was an Indian Hindi poet and journalist. He was associated with Hindi-language newspapers including '' Jansatta'', ''Hindi Patriot'', and ''Purvagrah''. Some of his popular works include ''Pahar Par ...

, Hindi writer, poet *

Sumitranandan Pant Sumitranandan Pant (20 May 1900 – 28 December 1977) was an Indian poet. He was one of the most celebrated 20th century poets of the Hindi language and was known for romanticism in his poems which were inspired by nature, people and beauty wit ...

, Hindi writer, poet *

Shekhar Pathak Dr. Shekhar Pathak is a historian, editor, publisher, activist, and traveller from Uttarakhand, India. He is known for his extensive knowledge of the history of colonial and postcolonial social movements and contemporary environmental and social ...

, Hindi writer, academic *

Shivani ''Gaura Pant'' (17 October 1923 – 21 March 2003), better known as Shivani, was a Hindi writer of the 20th century and a pioneer in writing Indian women-centric fiction. She was awarded the Padma Shri for her contribution to Hindi literature ...

, Hindi writer *

Shailesh Matiyani Ramesh Singh Matiyani 'Shailesh', popularly known as Shailesh Matiyani (14 October 1931 – 24 April 2001),
...

, Hindi writer *

Manohar Shyam Joshi Manohar Shyam Joshi (9 August 1933 – 30 March 2006) was a Hindi writer, journalist and scriptwriter, most well known as the writer of Indian television's first soap opera, '' Hum Log'' (1984) and his early hits ''Buniyaad'' (1987), '' Kakaji ...

, writer, screenwriter *

Mrinal Pande Mrinal Pande (born 26 February 1946) is an Indian television personality, journalist and author, and until 2009 chief editor of Hindi daily '' Hindustan''. Early life and education Pande was born in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, 26 February 194 ...

, Hindi writer, journalist *

Ruskin Bond Ruskin Bond (born 19 May 1934) is an Anglo-Indian author . His first novel, ''The Room on the Roof'', was published in 1956, and it received the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1957. Bond has authored more than 500 short stories, essays, and n ...

, English writer *

Ramachandra Guha Ramachandra "Ram" Guha (born 29 April 1958) is an Indian historian, environmentalist, writer and public intellectual whose research interests include social, political, contemporary, environmental and cricket history, and the field of economics. ...

, writer, historian *

, writer, poet

Politics

Murli Manohar Joshi Murli Manohar Joshi (born 5 January 1934) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of which he was the President between 1991 and 1993, and the former Member of Parliament for Kanpur parliamentary constitue ...

* Mala Raj Laxmi Shah *

Mohan Singh Bisht Mohan Singh Bisht (; born 2 June 1957) is an Indian politician from Delhi, belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is a Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Karawal Nagar Vidhan Sabha constituency. He was elected successively in 19 ...

Harish Rawat Harish Singh Rawat (born 27 April 1948) is an Indian politician who was Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2014 to 2017. A five-time Member of Parliament, Rawat is a leader of the Indian National Congress party. As a member of 15th Lok Sabha, ...

K.C. Pant Krishna Chandra Pant (10 August 1931 – 15 November 2012) was an Indian Member of Parliament for 26 years and was the prime minister's interlocutor on Kashmir. He was a cabinet minister in the Government of India and held several constitutio ...

N.D. Tiwari Narayan Datt Tiwari (18 October 1925 – 18 October 2018) was an Indian politician who served as the 9th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and 3rd Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2002 to 2007. He was first Indian Chief Minister who served for ...

Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.), AVSM, (born 1 October 1934) is an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2007 to 2009 and 2011 to 2012. He was a Member of Parliament in the List of members of the 16th Lok S ...

Ram Prasad Nautiyal Ram Prasad Nautiyal ( hi, राम प्रसाद नौटियाल) (1 August 1905 – 24 December 1980) was an Indian independence activist and politician. He was one of the prominent freedom fighters from Uttrakhand and probably ...

Trivendra Singh Rawat Trivendra Singh Rawat (born 20 December 1960) is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand between 2017 and 2021. Rawat was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from 1979 to 2002 and held the post of organizi ...

Harak Singh Rawat Dr. Harak Singh Rawat (born 15 December 1960) is a prominent political leader of the Uttarakhand state in India. He is a member of Indian National Congress after being expelled from the BJP in 2022. After joining Congress he negotiated an MLA t ...

Chief Ministers

Nityanand Swami Nityanand Swami may refer to: *Nityanand Swami (Paramhansa) (1754–1850), a Paramhansa saint of the Swaminarayan Sampraday *Nityanand Swami (politician) (1927–2012), a politician and 1st Chief Minister of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) {{hndis ...

Bhagat Singh Koshyari Bhagat Singh Koshyari (born 17 June 1942) is an Indian politician serving as the 22nd and current Governor of Maharashtra from 5 September 2019. An RSS veteran, Koshyari served as National Vice-President of BJP and party's 1st State president fo ...

Narayan Dutt Tiwari Narayan Datt Tiwari (18 October 1925 – 18 October 2018) was an Indian politician who served as the 9th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and 3rd Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2002 to 2007. He was first Indian Chief Minister who served for ...

Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.), AVSM, (born 1 October 1934) is an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2007 to 2009 and 2011 to 2012. He was a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha representing the ...

Ramesh Pokhriyal Ramesh Pokhriyal "Nishank" (born 15 July 1959), is an Indian politician who was appointed on 31 May 2019 to serve as Minister of Human Resource Development and as of July 2020, following the ministry's name change, his title was changed to Min ...

Vijay Bahuguna Vijay Bahuguna (born 28 February 1947) is an Indian politician who served as the 6th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He is the eldest son of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, an independence activist and politician, and also a former Chief Minister of Ut ...

Sports

Abhinav Bindra Abhinav Apjit Bindra is an Indian Olympic gold medallist, retired sport shooter, and businessman.shooter Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, Bow and arrow, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or Blowgun, blowpipe). Even the acts of launching Flamethrower, flame, artillery, Dart (missile), darts, ha ...

; won Olympic gold in the 10 m air rifle event in 2008 * Bachendri Pal,

mountaineer Mountaineering or alpinism, is a set of outdoor activities that involves ascending tall mountains. Mountaineering-related activities include traditional outdoor climbing, skiing, and traversing via ferratas. Indoor climbing, sport climbing, an ...

; in 1984 became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest *

Chandraprabha Aitwal Chandraprabha Aitwal (born 24 December 1941) is an Indian mountain climber and one of the pioneers of Indian women mountaineers. She was awarded 2009 Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award for Lifetime Achievement, given by the Indian Ministr ...

, mountaineer *

Ekta Bisht Ekta Kundansingh Bisht is an Indian cricketer. She plays as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. She was the first international woman cricketer from Uttarakhand. She was also the first cricketer for India to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 ...

, first international cricketer from Uttarakhand * Major

Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna Major Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna (1939 – April 18, 1971) was a leading mountaineer of India and a military officer. He was an instructor of skiing and mountaineering at the High Altitude Warfare School, Gulmarg and had successfully climbed ma ...

, mountaineer; died in the international expedition to the Mount Everest on 18 April 1971 *

Hemlata Kala Hemlata Kala (born 15 August 1975) is an Indian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in seven Test matches, 78 One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 International for India between 1 ...

, cricketer *

Jaspal Rana Jaspal Rana (born 28 June 1976) is an Indian shooter. He contested mainly in the 25 m Centre Fire Pistol category. He was a gold medallist at the 1994 Asian Games, 1998 Commonwealth Games - Men's Center Fire Pistol, Men's Center Fire Pistol Pa ...

, shooter * Labhanshu Sharma, wrestler *

Madhumita Bisht Madhumita Bisht (born Madhumita Goswami on 5 October 1964 at Jalpaiguri) is a former badminton player from West Bengal, India. She is an eight-time National singles champion, nine-time doubles winner and a twelve-time mixed doubles winner. She r ...

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

player *

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Mahendra Singh Dhoni (; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian former international cricketer who was captain of the Indian national cricket team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2017 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. He is also the curren ...

, cricketer *

Manish Pandey Manish Krishnanand Pandey (born 10 September 1989) is an Indian international cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle-order batsman representing Karnataka in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL). ...

, cricketer *

Nain Singh Rawat Nain Singh (21 October 18301 February 1882), also known as Nain Singh Rawat, was one of the first Indian explorers (dubbed "pundits") employed by the British to explore the Himalayas and Central Asia. He came from the Johar Valley in Kumaon. He ...

, Asian explorer *

Unmukt Chand Unmukt Chand (born 26 March 1993) is an Indian-American cricketer. He is a right-handed top order batsman who currently plays for the Silicon Valley Strikers in Minor League Cricket, and the Melbourne Renegades in Australia's Big Bash League. ...

, cricketer *

Pawan Suyal Pawan Shakland Suyal (born 15 October 1989) is an Indian cricketer who played for Delhi in domestic cricket. He is a left-arm medium-pace bowler who was a part of Delhi Daredevils squad in the Indian Premier League. Ahead of the 2018–19 Ranj ...

, cricketer *

Parimarjan Negi Parimarjan Negi (born 9 February 1993) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He achieved the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 20 days, which made him the second youngest grandmaster in history at the time. As of July 2021, he ...

Mir Ranjan Negi Mir Ranjan Negi is a field hockey player and former goalkeeper of the India men's national field hockey team. He was involved with the development of the 2007 hit film, ''Chak De India.'' He was born in Almora district of Uttarakhand. 1982 ...

* Navjit Singh,

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player * Arvind Raturi, youngest mountaineer of Uttarakhand to scale Mount Everest on 19 May 2013 * Jagdish Singh, Winter Olympian

Law and Justice

* Prafulla Chandra Pant: Former Judge,

Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India ( IAST: ) is the supreme judicial authority of India and is the highest court of the Republic of India under the constitution. It is the most senior constitutional court, has the final decision in all legal matters ...

* Sudhanshu Dhulia: Judge,

Others

Pooran Chand Joshi P. C. Joshi, the 23rd Pro Vice Chancellor of University of Delhi (born 1 June 1956 at Village Khairakot, Manan, Almora) is a Professor of Social Anthropology at the Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, India. His area of specializ ...

, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Delhi * Prof. (Dr.) Prem Lal Joshi, academic professor, author *

Sundarlal Bahuguna Sunderlal Bahuguna Ji (9 January 1927 – 21 May 2021) was an Indian environmentalist and Chipko movement leader. The idea of the Chipko movement was suggested by his wife and him. He fought for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas, fi ...

Chipko movement The Chipko movement ( hi, chipko andolan, italic=yes, lit= reehugging movement) is a forest conservation movement in India. The movement originated in 1973 at the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand (then part of Uttar Pradesh) and went on to beco ...

leader *

Vandana Shiva Vandana Shiva (born 5 November 1952) is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and anti-globalisation author. Based in Delhi, Shiva has written more than 20 books. She is often referred to as "Gandhi ...

, environmentalist * Yashodhar Mathpal, archaeologist, painter, curator, and rock art conservationist, recipient of the

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

* Anurag Chauhan, social worker

References

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People A person (plural, : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of pr ...