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This article provides lists of famous and notable Bhojpuriya-sawb or Bhojpuri people in the Indian subcontinent and other countries like Suriname, Mauritius, Fiji and Caribbean Countries and people with Bhojpuri ancestry or people who speak Bhojpuri as their primary language.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India

Actors edit

Actresses edit

Bhojpuri cinema

Hindi cinema

Chief Ministers edit

Chief Ministers of Bihar (India) edit

Harihar Singh (26 February 1969 – 22 June 1969)
Lalu Prasad Yadav (10 March 1990 – 25 July 1995), also served as Railway Minister in Union government (2004-2009)
Rabri Devi (1997-2005)

Dancers edit

Ramchandra Manjhi

Freedom Fighters edit

Governor of Indian States edit

Anant Sharma, (10 March 1983 – 14 August 1984), 11th governor of West Bengal
Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, 18th governor of Uttar Pradesh and 2nd governor of Punjab.
Kailashpati Mishra, (7 May 2003 – 2 Jul 2004), 15th Governor of Gujarat

Journalists edit

Lyricist edit

Musicians edit

Bismillah Khan, Shehnai player
Chitragupt, Music Director

National and International Award winners edit

Ashok Chakra edit

Jyoti Prakash Nirala

Bharat Ratna edit

Magasaysay Award edit

Padma Shree edit

Politicians edit

Deputy Prime Ministers of India edit

Jagjivan Ram

Deputy Chief Ministers edit

Tejashwi Yadav, Bihar (2015-2017)

Governors and Governors-General edit

Lallan Prasad Singh, Governor of Assam (1973–80), Manipur (1973–80, 1982–83), Meghalaya (1973–80), Nagaland (1973–81), and Tripura (1973–80).
Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand (2006-2011)
Ram Dulari Sinha, Governor of Kerala (1988-1990)

Lok Sabha Speakers edit

Meira Kumar, (2009-2014)

Ministers edit

Presidents edit

Presidents of India edit

Mohammad Hidayatullah, (20 July 1969 – 24 August 1969; 6 October 1982 – 31 October 1982), Acting President of India
Rajendra Prasad, (26 January 1950 – 13 May 1962), 1st President of India. He was born in Ziradei, a village in Chhapra, Bihar. Chhapra is a Bhojpuri speaking district.^[2]

Presidents of Seyschelles edit

Wavel Ramkalawan, 5th President of Seyschelles

Presidents of Mauritius edit

Anerood Jugnauth, (7 October 2003 – 31 March 2012), 4th President of Mauritius.
Kailash Purryag, (21 July 2012 – 29 May 2015), 5th President of Mauritius

Presidents of Guyana edit

Mohamed Irfaan Ali, (2 August 2020 – ), 10th President of Guyana
Cheddi Jagan, (9 October 1992 – 6 March 1997), 4th President of Guyana
Bharrat Jagdeo, (11 August 1999 – 3 December 2011), 7th President of Guyana
Donald Ramotar, (3 December 2011 – 16 May 2015), 8th President of Guyana

Presidents of Suriname edit

Fred Ramdat Misier, (8 February 1982 – 25 January 1988), 3rd President of Suriname
Chan Santokhi, (16 July 2020 – ), 9th President of Suriname
Ramsewak Shankar, (25 January 1988 – 24 December 1990), 4th President of Suriname

President of Trinidad and Tobago edit

Noor Mohamed Hassanali, (20 March 1987 – 17 March 1997), 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago

Prime Ministers edit

Prime Ministers of India edit

Lal Bahadur Shastri, (9 June 1964 – 11 January 1966), 2nd Prime Minister of India
Chandra Shekhar Singh, (10 November 1990 – 21 June 1991), 8th Prime Minister of India

Prime Ministers of Mauritius edit

Anerood Jugnauth, (17 December 2014 – 23 January 2017), 2nd Prime Minister of Mauritius
Navin Ramgoolam, (5 July 2005 – 17 December 2014), 3rd Prime Minister of Mauritius
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, (12 March 1968 – 30 June 1982), 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius

Prime Minister of Suriname edit

Pretaap Radhakishun, (17 July 1986 – 7 April 1987), 6th Prime Minister of Suriname

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago edit

Basdeo Panday, (9 November 1995 – 24 December 2001), 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Kamla Persad-Bissessar, (26 May 2010 – 9 September 2015), 6th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Scholars edit

Ananda Prasad, Doctor
Gupteshwar Pandey, Former DGP of Bihar
Kapil Muni Tiwary, Linguist
Sachchidananda Sinha, Lawyer

Singers edit

Baleshwar Yadav
Bihari Lal Yadav, founder of Biraha genre
Chandan Tiwari
Hiralal Yadav
Raj Mohan
Ramdew Chaitoe
Sundar Popo

Sports Persons edit

Cricketers edit

Sakibul Gani, First player in the world to score a Triple century on First class debut.

Footballers edit

Writers edit

Acharya Shivpujan Sahay, Hindi and Bhojpuri
Bhikhari Thakur, Bhojpuri
Heera Dom, Bhojpuri
Rahul Sankrityayan, Bhojpuri and Hindi
Raghuveer Narayan, Bhojpuri, English and Hindi
Ram Karan Sharma, Sanskrit and English
Teg Ali Teg, Bhojpuri
Premchand, Hindi

References edit

^ "Ravish Kumar anchors in Bhojpuri on international mother language day". NDTV.
^ "First President Rajendra Prasad instrumental in first Bhojpuri film". The Indian Express.

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