List of people from Bihar
Ancient
Nationalists and independence activists

Portrait of Veer Kunwar Singh

Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, the son of a Bihari immigrant, with David Ben Gurion at Lod airport, Israel, in 1962
- Babu Kunwar Singh
- Rajendra Prasad
- Sri Krishna Singh
- Anugrah Narayan Sinha
- Jayaprakash Narayan
- Jagjivan Ram
- Ram Subhag Singh
- Kameshwar Singh
- Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
- Syed Hasan Imam
- Baikuntha Shukla
- Karyanand Sharma
- Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha
- Satyendra Narayan Singh
- Ram Dulari Sinha
- Basawon Singh (Sinha)
- Yamuna Karjee
- Yogendra Shukla
- Sheel Bhadra Yagee
- Yadunandan Sharma
- Rambriksh Benipuri
- Ganga Sharan Singh (Sinha)
- Ram Narain Sharma
- Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi
- Radhanandan Jha
- Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
- Yadunandan Sharma
- Babu Amar Singh
Writers and scholars

Yaseen Anwer discussing poetry with renowned Bollywood lyricist Irshad Kamil at Delhi Poetry Festival, 2013

Satyapal Chandra (Noted Author, Entrepreneur)

Ramesh Chandra Jha (poet, novelist, journalist, freedom fighter)
- Syed Hasan
- Abdul Qavi Desnavi
- Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
- Ram Sharan Sharma
- Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay
- Balmiki Prasad Singh
- Vidyapati
- Manoj Bhawuk
- Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'
- Ramvriksh Benipuri
- Devaki Nandan Khatri
- Indradeep Sinha
- Ram Karan Sharma
- Satyapal Chandra
- Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Ram Avatar Sharma
- Nalin Vilochan Sharma
- Ganganath Jha
- R. K. Sinha
- Ramjee Singh
- Tabish Khair
- Acharya Ramlochan Saran
- Gopal Singh Nepali
- Ramesh Chandra Jha
- Binod Bihari Verma
- Acharya Rameshwar Jha
- Nagarjun
- Acharya Shivpujan Sahay
- Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh
- Amitava Kumar
- Hetukar Jha
- Phanishwar Nath Renu
- Ravindra Prabhat
- Gajendra Thakur
- Kapil Muni Tiwary
- Shiv Khera
Journalists

M. J. Akbar, journalist
Authors
Hindi
Bhojpuri
National and international award winners
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shree
Jnanpith award
Magasaysay award
Dada Saheb Phalke award
Military Gallantry Award winners
Holders of high constitutional offices
Presidents of India
- Rajendra Prasad first President of India
Presidents of other countries
- Sir Anerood Jugnauth former President of Mauritius
- Kailash Purryag former President of Mauritius
Vice-President of other countries
- Parmanand Jha first Vice-President of Nepal
Prime ministers of other countries

Navinchandra Ramgoolam, former Prime Minister of Mauritius
- Seewoosagur Ramgoolam first Prime Minister of Mauritius
- Sir Anerood Jugnauth current Prime Minister of Mauritius
- Navin Ramgoolam former Prime Minister of Mauritius
- Girija Prasad Koirala former Prime Minister of Nepal
- Basdeo Panday former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
- Kamla Persad-Bissessar former first female Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Attorneys general of India
Advocate General of state of Bihar
- Rambalak Mahto, longest serving Advocate General of Bihar and legal advisor of Nitish Kumar.
Governors of Indian states
- Anant Sharma former Governor of Punjab and West Bengal
- Balmiki Prasad Singh current Governor of Sikkim
- Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh former Governor of Punjab
- Dinesh Nandan Sahay former Governor of Chhattisgarh
- Kailashpati Mishra former Governor of Gujarat
- Lallan Prasad Singh former Governor of Assam
- Mridula Sinha current Governor of Goa
- Nikhil Kumar current Governor of Kerala
- Prabhat Kumar former Governor of Jharkhand
- Rameshwar Thakur Former Governor of Madhya Pradesh
- Ram Dulari Sinha former Governor of Kerela
- Siddheshwar Prasad former Governor of Tripura
- Srinivas Kumar Sinha former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Assam
Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Lieutenant governors of other states
Speakers of Lok Sabha
Chief justices
Chief ministers
# | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sri Krishna Sinha | 2 April 1946 | 31 January 1961 | ![]() |
2 | Deep Narayan Singh | 1 February 1961 | 18 February 1961 | ![]() |
3 | Binodanand Jha | 18 February 1961 | 2 October 1963 | ![]() |
4 | Krishana Ballabh Sahay | 2 October 1963 | 5 March 1967 | ![]() |
5 | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | 5 March 1967 | 28 January 1968 | Jana Kranti Dal1 |
6 | Satish Prasad Singh | 28 January 1968 | 1 February 1968 | ![]() |
7 | B. P. Mandal | 1 February 1968 | 2 March 1968 | ![]() |
8 | Bhola Paswan Shashtri | 22 March 1968 | 29 June 1968 | Indian National Congress (O) |
President's rule | 29 June 1968 | 26 February 1969 | ||
9 | Harihar Singh | 26 February 1969 | 22 June 1969 | Indian National Congress |
10 | Bhola Paswan Shashtri | 22 June 1969 | 4 July 1969 | Indian National Congress (O) |
President's rule | 6 July 1969 | 16 February 1970 | ||
11 | Daroga Prasad Rai | 16 February. 1970 | 22 December 1970 | Indian National Congress |
12 | Karpuri Thakur | 22 December 1970 | 2 June 1971 | Socialist Party |
13 | Bhola Paswan Shashtri | 2 June 1971 | 9 January 1972 | Indian National Congress |
President's rule | 9 January 1972 | 19 March 1972 | ||
14 | Kedar Pandey | 19 March 1972 | 2 July 1973 | Indian National Congress |
15 | Abdul Gafoor | 2 July 1973 | 11 April 1975 | Indian National Congress |
16 | Jagannath Mishra | 11 April 1975 | 30 April 1977 | Indian National Congress |
President's rule | 30 April 1977 | 24 June 1977 | ||
17 | Karpuri Thakur | 24 June 1977 | 21 April 1979 | Janata Party |
18 | Ram Sunder Das | 21 April 1979 | 17 February 1980 | Janata Party |
President's rule | 17 February 1980 | 8 June 1980 | ||
19 | Jagannath Mishra | 8 June 1980 | 14 August 1983 | Indian National Congress (I) |
20 | Chandrashekhar Singh | 14 August 1983 | 12 March 1985 | Indian National Congress (I) |
21 | Bindeshwari Dubey | 12 March 1985 | 13 February 1988 | Indian National Congress (I) |
22 | Bhagwat Jha Azad | 14 February 1988 | 10 March 1989 | Indian National Congress (I) |
23 | Satyendra Narayan Singh | 11 March 1989 | 6 December 1989 | Indian National Congress (I) |
24 | Jagannath Mishra | 6 December 1989 | 10 March 1990 | Indian National Congress (I) |
25 | Laloo Prasad Yadav | 10 March 1990 | 3 March 1995 | ![]() |
26 | Laloo Prasad Yadav | 4 April 1995 | 25 July 1997 | ![]() |
27 | Rabri Devi | 25 July 1997 | 11 February 1999 | ![]() |
28 | Rabri Devi | 9 March 1999 | 2 March 2000 | ![]() |
29 | Nitish Kumar | 3 March 2000 | 10 March 2000 | ![]() |
30 | Rabri Devi | 11 March 2000 | 6 March 2005 | ![]() |
President's rule | 7 March 2005 | 24 November 2005 | ||
31 | Nitish Kumar | 24 November 2005 | 24 November 2010 | ![]() |
32 | Nitish Kumar | 26 November 2010 | 17 May 2014[3] | ![]() |
33 | Jitan Ram Manjhi | 20 May 2014 | 22 Feb 2015 | ![]() |
34 | Nitish Kumar | 22 Feb 2015 [4] | Present [5] | ![]() |
Deputy chief ministers
# | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Anugrah Narayan Sinha [3] | 2 April 1946 | 5 July 1957 | ![]() |
2 | Karpoori Thakur | 5 March 1967 | 31 January 1968 | Socialist Party |
3 | Sushil Kumar Modi | 24 Nov 2005 | 24 Nov 2010 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
4 | Sushil Kumar Modi | 26 Nov 2010 | jun 2013 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Members of Lok Sabha
Members of Rajya Sabha
# | Political party | Member of Parliament |
---|---|---|
1 | Lok Janshakti Party | Ram Vilas Paswan |
2 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Ram Kripal Yadav |
3 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Prem Chand Gupta |
4 | Janata Dal (United) | Mahendra Prasad |
5 | Janata Dal (United) | Ali Anwar |
6 | Janata Dal (United) | Sabir Ali |
7 | Janata Dal (United) | Anil Kumar Sahani |
8 | Janata Dal (United) | K C Tyagi |
9 | Janata Dal (United) | Shivanand Tiwari |
10 | Janata Dal (United) | Ramchandra Prasad Singh |
11 | Janata Dal (United) | Bashistha Narain Singh |
12 | Janata Dal (United) | N. K. Singh |
13 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Dharmendra Pradhan |
14 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Ravi Shankar Prasad |
15 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Rajiv Pratap Rudy |
16 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur |
Spokesperson
Politics
- Rajendra Prasad
- Jayaprakash Narayan
- Anugrah Narayan Sinha
- Sri Krishna Sinha
- Jagjivan Ram
- Ram Subhag Singh
- B.P.Mandal
- Lalit Narayan Mishra
- Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha
- Ram Dulari Sinha
- Satyendra Narayan Singh
- Karpoori Thakur
- Daroga Prasad Rai
- Deep Narayan Singh
- Abdul Ghafoor
- Laxmi Narayan Singh
- Chandrashekhar Singh
- Chirag Paswan
- Faz Husain
- Kailashpati Mishra
- Lalu Prasad Yadav
- Nitish Kumar
- Nikhil Kumar
- Indradeep Sinha
- Digvijay Narain Singh
- Kapildeo Singh
- Bidhu Jha
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Gauri Shankar Pandey
- Tarkeshwari Sinha
- Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra
- Krishna Kumar Mishra
- Srinivas Kumar Sinha
- Yashwant Sinha
- Prabhat Jha
- Sanjay Nirupam
- Mohammad Yunus
- Nawal Kishore Dhawal
- Ranjit Kumar Gupta
- Ram Kripal Sinha
- Veena Devi
- Ramgulam Chaudhary
- Jayant Sinha
- Kanhaiya Kumar
Entertainment
Film directors
Actors
- Aham Sharma
- Manish Vatsalya
- Sushant Singh Rajput
- Roshan Seth
- Ashok Kumar
- Shatrughan Sinha
- Manoj Bajpai
- Manoj Bhawuk
- Akhilendra Mishra
- Abhimanyu Singh
- Adhyayan Suman
- Luv Sinha
- Pankaj Tripathi
- Shekhar Suman
- Sanjay Mishra (actor)
- Vinay Pathak
- Gurmeet Choudhary
- Vineet Kumar
- Narendra jha
- Rajesh Kumar (actor)
- Manoj Tiwari
- Pankaj Jha
- Dinesh Sharma
- R. Madhavan
- Vishal Aditya Singh
- Chandrachur Singh
- Alok Nath
- Khesari Lal Yadav
Actresses
Singers
Music directors
Arts
- Vidyapati
- Nagarjun
- Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
- Bismillah Khan
- Chandan Tiwari
- Bhikhari Thakur
- Jaydeva
- Jyotirishwar Thakur
- Srimanta Sankardeva
- Govindadas
- Acharya Ramlochan Saran
- Baldev Mishra
- Surendra Jha 'Suman'
- Radha Krishna Choudhary
- Jaykant Mishra
- Rajkamal Chaudhary
- Binod Bihari Verma
- Parichay Das
- Gajendra Thakur
- Bindhyabasini Devi
Religion
Mathematics and science
Sports
- Saurabh Tiwary
- Saba Karim
- Kirti Azad
- Subroto Banerjee
- Shivnath Singh
- Thomas Jameson
- Zafar Iqbal
- Rashmi Kumari
- Rajesh Chauhan
- Kavita Roy
- MS Dhoni
- Veer Pratap Singh
- Varun Aaron
- Ishan Kishan
- Deepika Kumari
- Purnima Mahato
- Randhir Singh
- Premlata Agarwal
- Sanjay Balmuchu
- Lal Mohan Hansda
- Aruna Mishra
- Jaipal Singh
- Shahbaz Nadeem
- Sharad Kumar
Bureaucracy
Indian Civil Service
Indian Administrative Service
Indian Police Service
Business
- Anil Agarwal, Vedanta Group
- Arunabh Kumar, CEO of TheViralFever
- Aditya Jha
- Sanjay Jha
- Subrata Roy, Sahara Group
- Anil Sharma, Amrapali Group
- Samprada Singh
Others
References
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- "History of Sitamarhi". Official site of Sitamarhi district. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- "Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar resigns - Times of India ►". Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- "Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM - Times of India ►". Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- "Nitish Kumar Takes Oath as Bihar Chief Minister; Mamata Banerjee, Tarun Gogoi Attend Swearing In". Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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