Kumaonis are people from the Kumaon, a region in the

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than list of h ...

Historical figures

* Sakaditya, (

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

: शकादित्य

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: ') was a prominent ruler of the Kurmmavan or Kurmmachal, historically associated with the

Kumaon region Kumaon (; , ; historically romanised as KemāonJames Prinsep (Editor)John McClelland ) is a List of divisions in India, revenue and administrative division in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It spans over the eastern half of the state and is b ...

in northern India. * Vasudev Katyuri ( Kumaoni: वासुदेव कत्यूरी) was the founder and the emperor of the

Katyuri dynasty The Katyuri kingdom also known as Katyuri dynasty was a medieval ruling kingdom that ruled over the regions in Uttarakhand in India and western Nepal from 500 to 1200 CE. or 700 to 1200 CE. The founder of this dynasty, King Vasu Dev was origin ...

, based in Kumaon,

Garhwal Garhwal may refer to the following topics associated with Uttarakhand, India: Places *Garhwal Himalaya, a sub-range of the Himalayas *Garhwal Kingdom, a former kingdom *Garhwal District (British Garhwal), a former district of British India * Ga ...

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...

, and

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in the

Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakista ...

. *

Baz Bahadur Chand Baz Bahadur Chand (Kumaoni language, Kumaoni: बाज़ बहादुर चंद; 1598 - 1680), born Baz Gusain (बाज़ गुसाईं), was the 50th Maharaja of the Chand kingdom, Chand Dynasty of Kingdom of Kumaon, Kumaon. He ...

, ( Kumaoni: बाज़ बहादुर चंद; 1598 - 1680), born Baz Gusain (बाज़ गुसाईं), was the 50th

Maharaja Maharaja (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; ; feminine: Maharani) is a royal title in Indian subcontinent, Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and Medieval India, medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a pri ...

of the

Chand Dynasty The Chand dynasty was a kingdom that ruled the Kumaon area in present-day Uttarakhand state of India, after the decline of the Katyuri kingdom. At times, their rule also extended to the western parts of present-day Nepal. Somchand establishe ...

of Kumaon. *

Jagat Chand Raja Jagat Chand (reigned c. 1708-1720) was the Chand king of Kumaon Kingdom. He ascended throne of Kumaon in 1708 CE after his father King Gyan Chand's death. In 1715 CE during Battle of Moradabad he defeated the unite forces of Sikh and Garhw ...

, (reigned c. 1708-1720) was the Chand king of

Kumaon Kingdom The kingdom of Kumaon ( ; Kumaoni: कुमाऊं राज्य; Tibetan: ཀུ་མའོ་རྒྱལ་ཕྲན།; HT: Kumāū̃; , also anglicised as ''Kemaon''), also known as Kurmanchal (कूर्मांचल), w ...

. He ascended throne of Kumaon in 1708 CE after his father King Gyan Chand's death. *

Birbal Negi Birbal Negi was a commander in the Kumaon Kingdom. Birbal Negi also fought in the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761 with 4000 Kumaoni men. He is known for his role in battles during that time and is remembered in the history of Kumaon. Interferenc ...

, was a commander in the

Administration

Murli Manohar Joshi Murli Manohar Joshi (born 5 January 1934) is an Indian politician. He is one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and served as its President from 1991 to 1993. In addition to his role in the BJP, he has been a lifelong ...

B. D. Pande Bhairab Dutt Pande (17 March 1917 – 2009) was a member of the Indian Civil Service and Union Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India under Indira Gandhi. He served as the Governor of West Bengal (1981–1983), and Punjab (1983–1 ...

* V. C. Pande *

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 ...

Defence forces

* Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari,

Mahavir Chakra The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) () is the second highest military Medal, 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 ...

awardee. Hero

Battle of Tololing The Battle of Tololing was a pivotal battle in the Kargil War between India and troops from one full battalion of Pakistan’s Northern Light Infantry who were aided by Pakistani irregulars in 1999. Background The Tololing peak dominates ove ...

Kargil Kargil or Kargyil is a City in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the WP:TERTIARY, tert ...

war *

Vice Admiral Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral. Australia In the Royal Australian Navy, the rank of Vice ...

Harish Bisht,

PVSM Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: , ) is a Military awards and decorations, military award of India. It is the highest peacetime medal of the Indian Armed Forces, and is awarded for "dist ...

AVSM Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM, ) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces. The award is a peacetime equivalent of Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal, which is a Wartime ...

ADC ADC may refer to: Aviation * ADC Aircraft, a British firm established in 1920 * ADC Airlines, based in Ikeja, Nigeria * Aerospace Defense Command, of the U.S. Air Force * Air data computer, an essential avionics component found in modern glass coc ...

former Flag Officer of the Indian Navy. * Lucky Bisht, former Indian spy. * Bahadur Singh Bohra, Lawanz Operation: 25 Sep 2008,

Ashoka Chakra The Ashoka Chakra (Transl: Ashoka's wheel) is an Indian symbol which is a depiction of the dharmachakra (English: "wheel of dharma"). It is so-called because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka the Great, most prominent among which is ...

recipient * Mohan Nath Goswami, Operation : CI & IS Ops, Sep 03, 2015,

recipient *

General Bipin Chandra Joshi General Bipin Chandra Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, ADC (5 December 1935 – 19 November 1994) was the 16th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. He is the only Chief of the Indian Army to die in office, and until the 2021 death of General ...

, 17th

Chief of Army Staff Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boat ...

(COAS), First Army Chief from

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...

* Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi 21st Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy * Captain Ummed Singh Mahra, Operation : Op Orchid, 6 July 1971,

recipient *

Mohan Chand Sharma Mohan Chand Sharma AC (23 September 1965 – 19 September 2008) was an Indian police officer who was killed during the 2008 Batla House encounter in New Delhi. He was posthumously awarded the Gallantry medal Ashoka Chakra Award, India's highes ...

, Batla House Encounter, 19 September 2008,

recipient

Politics

Kashi Singh Airy Kashi Singh Airy (Hindi: काशी सिंह ऐरी; born 1 June 1953) is the leader and founding member of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal and a former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He f ...

Yashpal Arya Yashpal Arya is a 7-time MLA from Uttar Pradesh (twice) and Uttarakhand (five times) combined. He is a former Minister of Transportation, Social Welfare, Minority and Students' Welfare in the Government of Uttarakhand under Bharatiya Janata Par ...

* K. C. Singh Baba * Mohan Singh Bisht *

Ajay Bhatt Ajay V. Bhatt is an Indian-American computer architect who produced several widely used technologies, including USB (Universal Serial Bus), Platform Power Management architecture, and various other chipsets. In January 2025, He was honored wit ...

Ganesh Joshi Ganesh Joshi is an Indian politician and currently, a State Cabinet Minister of Government of Uttarakhand under the Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Joshi is a 4th time member of the Uttarakhand L ...

, He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of which he was the President between 1991 and 1993. * Puran Chand Joshi, general secretary of the C.P.I. (1935–1947) *

Bhagat Singh Koshyari Bhagat Singh Koshyari (born 17 June 1942) is an Indian politician who served as the 22nd governor of Maharashtra from 2019 to 2023. An RSS veteran, Koshyari served as National Vice-President of BJP and party's 3rd State president for Uttarakhand ...

, governor of

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

, chief minister of

Kalu Singh Mahara Kalu Singh Mahara was an Indian freedom fighter and Kumaoni leader during the first Indian Rebellion of 1857. He is regarded as the first major freedom fighter from the state of Uttarakhand (then part of the United Province) Kalu Singh Mahara ...

, freedom fighter, led an anti-British militia in

Champawat Champawat ( Kumaoni: ''Champāvat'') is a town and a Nagar Palika Parishad in Champawat district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Champawat district. The town was the former capital of the Kumaon Kin ...

, during the

Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against Company rule in India, the rule of the East India Company, British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the The Crown, British ...

* Mahendra Singh Mahra, served as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand (April 2012 to April 2018). *

Badri Datt Pandey Pandit Badri Datt Pandey (15 February 1882 – 13 January 1965) was an Indian historian, freedom fighter, social reformer, and later a Member of Parliament from Almora in independent India. Early life Badri Datt Pandey was born on 15 Februa ...

, He was popularly known as, and remains remembered in the region as, the Kumaon Kesari. *

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 for ...

, freedom fighter, considered one of the architects of modern India * Hargovind Pant * Ila Pant * K. C. Pant, former defence minister and vice chairman of the Planning Commission *

Prakash Pant Prakash Pant was a Bharatiya Janata Party leader and member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in India. He was elected from Pithoragarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in the 2002 to 2007 but in 2012 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election ...

* Sheila Irene Pant or

Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan Begum Ra'ana Liaqat Ali Khan (, known as Gul-i-Rana; 13 February 1905 – 13 June 1990) was the First Lady of Pakistan from 1947 to 1951 as the wife of Liaquat Ali Khan who served as the 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan. She was also the first fe ...

, Pakistan * Bachi Singh Rawat *

Harish Chandra Singh Rawat Harish Chandra Singh Rawat (3 July 1934 – 20 January 2008) was a mountaineer who climbed the Mt. Everest in 1965. He was one of the 9 summiters of the first successful Indian Everest Expeditions that climbed Mount Everest in May 1965 ...

, M.P. 7th, 8th, 9th

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...

Almora, 15th

Haridwar, C.M. Uttarakhand * Pradeep Tamta, M.P. * N. D. Tiwari, three-time Chief Minister of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

(1976–77, 1984–85, 1988–89) and also served once as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (2002–2007) *

Bipin Chandra Tripathi Bipin Chandra Tripathi ( Kumaoni: बिपिन चन्द्र त्रिपाठी; 23 February 1945 – 30 August 2004) was a social and environmental activist, a journalist, and a founding member of the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal, a po ...

, Founder of

Uttarakhand Kranti Dal The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (translation: Uttarakhand Revolutionary Party; UKD), is a registered unrecognised regional political party in Uttarakhand, India. Founded in 1979, the party was built upon the aim of establishing a separate hill-st ...

, A political party which started

Uttarakhand movement The Uttarakhand movement refers to the events of statehood activism within the undivided state of Uttar Pradesh which ultimately resulted in the formation of Uttarakhand, India as a separate state. The first demand of a separate state, Uttarakh ...

, led to formation of state.

Judiciary

Prafulla Chandra Pant Prafulla Chandra Pant (born 30 August 1952) is an Indian judge and author who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India from 2014 to 2017. He later served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission of India from 2019 to 2021, and ...

, author and former judge of the

Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judiciary of India, judicial authority and the supreme court, highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final Appellate court, court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also ...

, and a former member of the

National Human Rights Commission of India The National Human Rights Commission of India (abbreviated as NHRC) is a statutory body constituted on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Ordinance of 28 September 1993. It was given a statutory basis by the Protection of Huma ...

Science and humanities

Ravindra Singh Bisht Ravindra Singh Bisht (R. S. Bisht) is an Indian archaeologist, known for his scholarship on Indus valley civilization and efforts to conserve Indian national monuments. He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2013, by bestowing on him the ...

, Indian archaeologist,

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), 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. In ...

recipient * Anupam Joshi, cyber security expert and Professor *

J. P. Joshi Jagat Pati Joshi (born 14 July 1932) is an Indian archaeologist who discovered the Indus Valley sites of Dholavira and Surkotada. Joshi served as the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) from 1987 to 1990. However, it is ...

, archaeologist * Lal Mani Joshi, Buddhist scholar * M. C. Joshi, Indian archaeologist who served as Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) from 1990 to 1993. * Pooran Chand Joshi, social anthropologist *

Shri Krishna Joshi Prof. Shri Krishna Joshi (6 June 1935 – 15 May 2020) was an Indian physicist. He was born on 6 June 1935 in the village of Anarpa in Kumaun, Uttarakhand, India. Career Joshi received his Ph.D. in physics from Allahabad University in 1962. ...

, physicist *

Yashodhar Mathpal Yashodhar Mathpal (born 1939) is an Indian archaeologist, painter, curator, Gandhian and Rock art conservationist. He is most known for his study of cave art, especially in Bhimbetka rock shelters, Barechhina (Uttarakhand) and Kerala. He found ...

, archaeologist, painter, curator, Gandhian and Rock art conservationist. * Janardan Ganpatrao Negi, theoretical geophysicist * Ghananand Pande, scientist *

Govind Chandra Pande Govind Chandra Pande (30 July 1923 – 21 May 2011) was a well-known Indian scholar, philosopher and historian of the Vedic and the Buddhist periods. He served as professor of ancient history and vice-chancellor at Jaipur and Allahabad universi ...

, Indian scholar, philosopher and historian of the Vedic and Buddhist periods * M. C. Pant, radiation oncologist *

Nilamber Pant Nilamber Pant (born 25 July 1931) is an Indian space scientist, a former member of the ''Space Commission of India'' and a pioneer of satellite based communication and broadcasting in India. He served at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre and the I ...

, space pioneer *

Krishna Singh Rawat Rai Bahadur Kishen Singh or Krishna (–1921) was a native Indian explorer, termed a ''pundit'' by the British, who was employed by the Survey of India. His code-name was 'A.K.' and his accomplishments would rival those of his famous cousin Nai ...

, surveyor cartographer *

Nain Singh Rawat Nain Singh Rawat (21 October 18301 February 1882), 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 surveyed the trade ro ...

, C.I.E., first person to survey Tibet *

Dalip Kumar Upreti Dalip Kumar Upreti (born 26 January 1958) is an Indian lichenologist.ENVIS C ...

, lichenologist * Khadg Singh Valdiya, geologist and environmentalist

Journalism and literature

* Uma Bhatt *

Namita Gokhale Namita Gokhale (born 1956) is an Indian fiction writer, editor, festival director, and publisher. Her debut novel, ''Paro: Dreams of Passion'' was released in 1984, and she has since written fiction and nonfiction, and edited nonfiction collecti ...

Namrata Joshi Namrata Joshi is an Indian film critic based in New Delhi. Originally working for ''Outlook'', she remained there from 1999 till 2015, when she joined ''The Hindu''. She won the National Film Award for Best Film Critic in 2004. Career Joshi i ...

, Journalist *

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 ...

* Manoj Joshi *

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

, lyricist, poet, advertiser; chief executive offer and chairman of McCann World group India * Shekhar Joshi *

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

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 1946. ...

* Gaura Pant, who wrote under the name Shivani *

Pushpesh Pant Pushpesh Pant (born 1946) is an Indian academic, food critic and historian. He retired as a Professor of International relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. He is one of India's leading experts on International Relations as well as ...

, Indian historian and food critic *

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 wi ...

Shekhar Pathak 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 i ...

, historian *

Girish Tiwari 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 v ...

, also known as Girda

Music

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 ...

, Bollywood Playback Singer *

Pawandeep Rajan ''Indian Idol'' is an Indian Hindi-language singing reality competition on Sony TV. It is an Indian version of the British show ''Pop Idol'' and is part of the '' Indian Idol'' series. It has aired on Sony Entertainment Television since 2004. ...

, Indian Idol 2020, Season 12 winner * B. K. Samant, folk singer *

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 th ...

, folk singer, composer of the classic Kumaoni song

Bedu Pako Baro Masa ''Bedu Pako Baro Masa'' ( English: ''Figs do ripen round the year'') is a Kumaoni folk song in Kumaoni language which was composed by Mohan Upreti, B. M. Shah and written by Brijendra Lal Shah. This Kumaoni song was composed, written and fi ...

Naima Khan Upreti Naima Khan Upreti (; 25 May 1938 – 15 June 2018) was an Indian theatre actor, singer and a producer at Doordarshan. She was also the wife of Mohan Upreti, considered to be one of the pioneers in Indian theatre music. Naima Khan Upreti is a ...

Sports

* Chandraprabha Aitwal, mountaineer, Padma Shri, Arjun and Rung Ratna Awardee. Tenzing Norgay Lifetime Achievement Award *

Ekta Bisht Ekta Bisht is an Indian cricketer. She plays as a Left-arm orthodox spin, slow left-arm orthodox Bowling (cricket), bowler. She was India's first international woman cricketer from Uttarakhand. She was also the first cricketer for India to take ...

, cricketer * Kavinder Bisht, boxer *

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

, badminton *

Unmukt Chand Unmukt Chand (born 26 March 1993) is a former Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed top order batsman who currently plays for the Los Angeles Knight Riders in Major League Cricket, and the Melbourne Renegades in Australia's Big Bash League. He ...

, cricketer *

Rohit Danu Rohit Danu (; born 10 July 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Indian Super League club Bengaluru. Club career Early career Danu joined the AIFF Elite Academy in 2015 under Bibiano Fernandes, where h ...

, footballer *

Deepak Dhapola Deepak Dhapola (born 26 June 1990) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Uttarakhand in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 20 September 2018. He was the leading wicket-taker for Uttarakhand in the tournament, with eleven dismissa ...

, cricketer *

MS Dhoni Mahendra Singh Dhoni (; born 7 July 1981) is an Indian professional cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and a wicket-keeper. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific wicket-keeper batsmen and captains and one of the greatest O ...

, cricketer (former captain of Indian cricket team, born to Kumaoni parents) * Kamlesh Nagarkoti, cricketer *

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 film, ''Chak De India.'' He was born in Almora district of Uttarakhand. 1982 A ...

, hockey player *

Pawan Negi Pawan Negi (born 6 January 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He was born in Uttarakhand. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2016 Asia Cup. Career Negi played for Delhi in domestic cricket. He ...

, 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 India national cricket team, Karnataka in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in t ...

, cricketer *

Rishabh Pant Rishabh Pant (; born 4 October 1997) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team as a wicket-keeper batter. He is currently the vice captain of Indian cricket team in the Test format. He captains and plays for th ...

, cricketer *

, 1965 Everester,

Padma Shree The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), 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. In ...

recipient (1965) *

Lakshya Sen Lakshya Sen (born 16 August 2001) is an Indian badminton player. He's a former World Junior No. 1. Sen is a bronze medalist at the World Championships, a gold medalist at the Thomas Cup, a silver medalist at the Asian Games and a gold and si ...

, badminton *

Anirudh Thapa Anirudh Thapa (born 15 January 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan. Club career Early life and youth career Thapa was born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, where he started ...

football

Films and theatre

Sapna Awasthi Sapna Awasthi Singh is a Bollywood playback singer best known for her "Banno Teri Ankhiyan Soorme" from '' Dushmani'' (1995), "Pardesi Pardesi" from '' Raja Hindustani'' (1996), " Chaiyya Chaiyya" from '' Dil Se..'' (1998), "Angoori Badan" fr ...

, Bollywood playback singer *

Nidhi Bisht Nidhi Bisht (born 21 October 1985) is an Indian actress, filmmaker and lawyer. She is one of the earliest members of The Viral Fever. She worked with TVF (2013-2020) as a Creative Director and later as, Creative Head for Girliyapa (2017-2020) ...

, casting director *

Gopal Datt Gopal Datt is an Indian actor and writer. Gopal Datt started as theater artist in 1999 until he got first starring role in Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai. He also went on to star in the blockbuster Tere Naam, Samrat & Co. and the National Award-winnin ...

, actor and writer *

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 in ...

, Indian television actress, best known for her role as Sanchi in the serial Balika Vadhu *

Sukirti Kandpal Sukirti Kandpal is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi television. She established herself as one of the leading actresses of Indian Television from the late 2000s through the early 2010s. Recognised for her comic timing and vivaci ...

, television actress *

Vinod Kapri Vinod Kapri is an Indian filmmaker. His films include the documentary '' Can't Take This Shit Anymore'' (2014); feature films '' Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho'' (2015) and '' Pihu'' (2018); the documentary film '' 1232 KMS'' (2021); and ''Pyre'' (202 ...

, filmmaker *

Hemant Pandey Hemant Pandey is an Indian film, theatre and television actor, known for his role as Pandeyji in the series '' Office Office''. Career ;Film Career Pandey appears in the films '' Krrish'' and '' Milenge Milenge''. ;TV Career He got his first ...

, actor *

Nitesh Pandey Nitesh Pandey (17 January 1972 – 23 May 2023) was an Indian film and television actor. Career Pandey began doing theatre in 1990. In 1995, he got his first acting opportunity in a show called ''Tejas'' in which he played a detective, however ...

, actor *

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

, actor *

Sudhanshu Pandey Sudhanshu Pandey is an Indian model, film and television actor, singer, writer and producer. He has appeared in many Hindi films and some few Tamil films. Career After a successful modelling career, he made the television debut with ''Beta'', ...

, actor *

Sudhir Pandey Sudhir Pandey is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi-language films, television, and theatre. With a career spanning several decades, he has played a variety of supporting and character roles, often portraying fathers, uncles, or author ...

, actor *

Diksha Panth Diksha Panth is an Indian actress, known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Te ...

, Indian film actress *

Disha Patani Disha Patani (; born 13 June 1992) is an Indian actress primarily working in Hindi films. Patani made her acting debut with the Telugu film '' Loafer'' (2015), and had her first Hindi film release with the biopic '' M.S. Dhoni: The Untold St ...

, actress *

Sunita Rajwar Sunita Chand Rajwar is an Indian actress known for working in film, television and stage productions. She graduated from the National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 1997. She is known for her performance in the films including '' Ek Chali ...

, film, television and stage actress who graduated from the National School of Drama * B. M. Shah, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winner *

, dramatist *

, dramatist

Humanitarian

* Dan Singh Bisht, billionaire, philanthropist * Lakshman Singh Jangpangi, former trade agent *

Deep Joshi Deep Joshi is an Indian social worker and NGO activist and a recipient of the Magsaysay award in 2009. He is recognised for his leadership in bringing professionalism to the NGO movement in India. He co-founded a non-profit organisation, Profe ...

, social activist, recipient of

. * Vinayak Lohani, National Award for Child Welfare 2011 * Lalit Pande, social worker,

recipient *

Kamla Pant Kamla Pant, born (18 December 1956), Chamoli (Uttarakhand), is a feminist, politician and women's rights activist. She is also known for her work in the Uttarakhand movement, which resulted in Uttarakhand becoming a separate Indian state in 2000 ...

, social activist * Ridhima Pandey, activist for action against climate change

Business

* Ranjan Pant, chief executive officer, advisor, global strategy management consultant and a change management expert * Dan Singh Bisht, billionaire, philanthropist *

Muktesh Pant Muktesh "Micky" Pant (born 1954) is an Indian marketing executive who was the former CEO of Yum China and Reebok India. Education Pant graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India. Career Pant started his career ...

, former chief executive officer of Yum China.

Spiritual Leaders

Baba Hari Dass Baba Hari Dass (Devanagari: बाबा हरि दास) (26 March 1923 – 25 September 2018) was an Indian yoga master, silent monk, temple builder, and commentator of Indian scriptural traditions of ''dharma'' and ''moksha''. He was c ...

, yoga master, silent monk, and commentator of Indian scriptural tradition of Dharma and Moksha *

Satyananda Saraswati Satyananda Saraswati (25 December 1923 – 5 December 2009), was a Sanyasi, yoga teacher and yoga guru in both his native India and the West. He was a student of Sivananda Saraswati, the founder of the Divine Life Society, and founded the Bihar ...

, Sannyasin, yoga teacher and guru

Notes

References

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