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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
Cinema
Theatre
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
Police
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
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
Law and Justice
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
References