List of people from Uttarakhand

Last updated April 06, 2025

This is a list of famous and notable people from Uttarakhand, India.

Science and Humanities

Ravindra Singh Bisht, Indian archaeologist, Padma Shri recipient
Anupam Joshi, cyber security expert and Professor
J. P. Joshi, 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, physicist
Yashodhar Mathpal, archaeologist, painter, curator, Gandhian and Rock art conservationist.
Janardan Ganpatrao Negi, theoretical geophysicist
Ghananand Pande, scientist
Govind Chandra Pande, Indian scholar, philosopher and historian of the Vedic and Buddhist periods
M. C. Pant, radiation oncologist
Nilamber Pant, space pioneer
Krishna Singh Rawat, surveyor cartographer
Nain Singh Rawat, C.I.E., first person to survey Tibet
Dalip Kumar Upreti, lichenologist
Khadg Singh Valdiya, geologist and environmentalist
Kharag Singh Valdiya, Indian geologist and a former vice chancellor of Kumaon University, Padam Shri in 2007 and Padam Bhushan in 2015

Arts and culture

Surendra Pal Joshi, artist known for paintings, sculptures and murals
Gunanand Pathik, freedom fighter and poet
Girish Tiwari (Girda) (1942–2010), poet and folk singer
Mola Ram, Indian Painter
Meena Rana – Indian folk singer
Narendra Singh Negi – Indian folk singer
Chander Singh Rahi, prominent folk singer and researcher from Uttarakhand. Fondly described as the “Bhishma Pitamah of Uttarakhand folk music”
Pritam Bhartwan – Indian folk singer
Jubin Nautiyal, Indian singer
Neha Kakkar, Indian singer
Sonu Kakkar, Indian singer
Pratyul Joshi, Indian singer

Dev Negi, Bollywood Playback Singer
Pawandeep Rajan, Indian Idol 2020, Season 12 winner
B. K. Samant, folk singer
Mohan Upreti, folk singer, composer of the classic Kumaoni song Bedu Pako Baro Masa
Naima Khan Upreti

Theatre

B. P. Singh, C.I.D creator and producer
B. M. Shah
Mohan Upreti
Tom Alter

Defence

Brigadier Surendra Singh Panwar
Lieutenant General Lakshman Singh Rawat - Former Deputy Chief of the Army Staff and father of General Bipin Rawat.
General Bipin Rawat – 1st Chief of Defence Staff of India
General Anil Chauhan – 2nd Chief of Defence Staff of India
Gabar Singh Negi, Victoria Cross Garhwal Rifles
Lt. General M. M. Lakhera, ex-Governor of Mizoram, ex-Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry
Havaldar Gajender Singh, Ashoka Chakra
Rajesh Singh Adhikari, Maha Vir Chakra
Captain Ummed Singh Mahra, He was awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration.
General Bipin Chandra Joshi, Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army
Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, Chief of Naval Staff of Indian Navy
Major Som Nath Sharma, first recipient of Param Vir Chakra
Lt. Col. Manabendra Shah
Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri
Jaswant Singh Rawat, hero of Indo-China War, 1962; Mahavir Chakra
Darwan Singh Negi, Victoria Cross from 1st Battalion of 39th Garhwal Rifles
Ajit Kumar Doval, 5th National Security Adviser of India
Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, recipient of Maha Vir Chakra
Naik Mohan Nath Goswami, recipient of Ashoka Chakra
Havildar Bahadur Singh Bohra, recipient of Ashoka Chakra
Laxman Lucky Bisht,Former Indian Spy & Commando

Police

Mohan Chand Sharma

Literature

Shivprasad Dabral Charan; Hindi & Garhwali writer, historian, poet^[2]
Manglesh Dabral, Hindi writer, poet
Sumitranandan Pant, Hindi writer, poet
Shekhar Pathak, Hindi writer, academic
Shivani, Hindi writer
Shailesh Matiyani, Hindi writer
Manohar Shyam Joshi, writer, screenwriter
Mrinal Pande, Hindi writer, journalist
Ruskin Bond, English writer
Ramachandra Guha, writer, historian
Girish Tiwari (Girda), writer, poet
Namita Gokhale, English writer
Shekhar Joshi
Pushpesh Pant, Indian historian and food critic
Uma Bhatt
Namrata Joshi, Journalist^[3]
Manoj Joshi
Prasoon Joshi, lyricist, poet, advertiser; chief executive offer and chairman of McCann World group India

Politics

Govind Ballabh Pant
Indramani Badoni, Statehood activst
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna
Murli Manohar Joshi
Mala Raj Laxmi Shah
Mohan Singh Bisht
Harish Rawat
K.C. Pant
N.D. Tiwari
Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri
Ram Prasad Nautiyal
Trivendra Singh Rawat
Harak Singh Rawat
Yogi Adityanath, 21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

Chief Ministers

Sports

Chandraprabha Aitwal, mountaineer
Major Harsh Vardhan Bahuguna, mountaineer; died in the international expedition to the Mount Everest on 18 April 1971
Abhinav Bindra, shooter; won Olympic gold in the 10 m air rifle event in 2008
Ekta Bisht, first international cricketer from Uttarakhand
Madhumita Bisht, badminton player
Unmukt Chand, cricketer
MS Dhoni, cricketer
Hemlata Kala, cricketer
Mir Ranjan Negi
Parimarjan Negi
Bachendri Pal, mountaineer; in 1984 became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest
Manish Pandey, cricketer
Jaspal Rana, shooter
Arvind Raturi, youngest mountaineer of Uttarakhand to scale Mount Everest on 19 May 2013
Lakshya Sen, Indian badminton player
Labhanshu Sharma, wrestler
Jagdish Singh, Winter Olympian
Nain Singh, Asian explorer
Navjit Singh, volleyball player
Pawan Suyal, cricketer
Rishabh Pant, cricketer

Law and Justice

Prafulla Chandra Pant: Former Judge, Supreme Court of India

Sudhanshu Dhulia: Judge, Supreme Court of India

Others

Pooran Chand Joshi, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Delhi
Prof. (Dr.) Prem Lal Joshi, academic professor, author
Sundarlal Bahuguna, Chipko movement leader
Vandana Shiva, environmentalist
Yashodhar Mathpal, archaeologist, painter, curator, and rock art conservationist, recipient of the Padma Shri
Anurag Chauhan, social worker
Deepak Rawat,Indian civil servant

References

↑ "Director's Cut". Indian Express. 13 October 2010.
↑ Experts, EduGorilla Prep (3 August 2022). UKSSSC Patwari/Lekhpal Recruitment Exam | 1100+ Solved Questions (8 Full-length Mock Tests + 6 Sectional Tests). EduGorilla Community Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-93-91464-78-3. Shiv Prasad Dabral is known as the 'Encyclopaedia of Uttarakhand'. The noted historian Shiv Prasad Dabral was born on 12th November 1912 in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. He is the author of the monumental history of Uttarakhand in 18 volumes, 2 collections of poetry, 9 plays, and several edited volumes in Hindi and Garhwali. His Uttarakhand ka Itihaas (History of Uttarakhand) is widely used by scholars as reference work.
↑ "Namrata Joshi Movie Reviews & Previews - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes .

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[1] "Director's Cut". Indian Express. 13 October 2010.

[2] Experts, EduGorilla Prep (3 August 2022). UKSSSC Patwari/Lekhpal Recruitment Exam | 1100+ Solved Questions (8 Full-length Mock Tests + 6 Sectional Tests). EduGorilla Community Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-93-91464-78-3. Shiv Prasad Dabral is known as the 'Encyclopaedia of Uttarakhand'. The noted historian Shiv Prasad Dabral was born on 12th November 1912 in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. He is the author of the monumental history of Uttarakhand in 18 volumes, 2 collections of poetry, 9 plays, and several edited volumes in Hindi and Garhwali. His Uttarakhand ka Itihaas (History of Uttarakhand) is widely used by scholars as reference work.

[3] "Namrata Joshi Movie Reviews & Previews - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes .

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