List of people from Assam
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This is a list of people from Assam, India.
Administrators, diplomats and justices
- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, 5th president of India; first Assamese president of India
- Devakanta Barua, first Assamese to be the president of Indian National Congress
- Ananda Ram Baruah, first Indian district magistrate in India; first person to qualify for the civil services (ICS) from Assam and sixth from India; first graduate from Assam; Sanskrit scholar
- Gopinath Bordoloi, Prime Minister of Assam before independence;Chief Minister after independence; politician; writer; first Bharat Ratna awardee from Assam
- Harishankar Brahma, first election commissioner of India from Assam and the second from North-East India
- Ranjan Gogoi, judge of the Supreme Court of India
- Baharul Islam, judge of the Supreme Court of India
- Bishnuram Medhi, Governor of Madras State from January 1958 to May 1964; first Assamese governor of an Indian state
Freedom fighters
- Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
- Fakaruddin Ali Ahmed
- Kanaklata Barua
- Gopinath Bordoloi
- Maniram Dewan
- Kushal Konwar
- Bishnu Prasad Rabha
- Muhammed Saadulah
Academicians and Scholars
Actors and actresses
- Indra Bania
- Swargajyoti Barooah
- Pramathesh Barua
- Jamuna Baruah
- Kashmiri Saikia Baruah
- Jatin Bora
- Seema Biswas
- Chetana Das
- Zubeen Garg, singer, Bollywood films playback singer and actor
- Barsha Rani Bishaya
- Kapil Bora
- Kenny Basumatary
- Jaya Battacharya
- Devoleena Bhattacharjee
- Jupitora Bhuyan
- Panchi Bora
- Parineeta Borthakur
- Aashish Chaudhary
- Rashami Desai
- Monikangana Dutta
- Moloya Goswami, first Assamese actress to win National Award under the Best Actress category
- Nipon Goswami, film actor
- Aideu Handique
- Diganta Hazarika
- Adil Hussain
- Baharul Islam
- Rishi Kaushik
- Angaraag Mahanta, singer and actor, Bollywood films playback singer
- Shamin Mannan
- Mohini
- Moghai Ojah
- Prastuti Parashar
- Biju Phukan
- Renu Saikia
- Brajanath Sarma, playwright, actor and a pioneer of mobile theater of Assam
- Phani Sarma, theatre actor, playwright, film actor and director
- Indraneil Sengupta, film, television actor and model
- Arunima Sharma
- Tarun Arora
- Dipannita Sharma, model and Bollywood film actress
- Mahika Sharma
- Tara
- Zerifa Wahid
Film directors
- Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
- Pramathesh Barua
- Jahnu Baruah
- Kenny Basumatary
- Manju Bora
- Bhupen Hazarika
- Reema Kagti
- Bhabendra Nath Saikia
- Phani Sarma
- Parvati Prasad Baruva
- Samarendra Narayan Dev
- Simple Gogoi
- Lakshyadhar Choudhury
Activists
- Nabin Chandra Bardoloi, freedom fighter, social activist and writer
- Akhil Gogoi
Journalists
Music
- Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
- Bishnu Prasad Rabha
- Bhupen Hazarika
- Dipali Barthakur
- Parveen Sultana
- Beauty Sharma Barua
- Rudra Baruah
- Parvati Prasad Baruva
- Zubeen Garg
- Papon
- Joi Barua
- Rupam Bhuyan
- Kalpana Patowary
- Tarali Sarma, National Award winner for Best Playback Singer - Female
- Jim Ankan Deka
- Raaj J Konwar
- Dhrubajyoti Phukan
- Jayanta Hazarika
- Mayukh Hazarika
- Khagen Mahanta
- Antara Nandy
- Pratima Barua Pandey
- Rameshwar Pathak
- Padmanav Bordoloi
Literature
Main article: List of Assamese writers with their pen names
- Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari
- Ananda Chandra Agarwala
- Chandra Kumar Agarwala
- Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
- Nabin Chandra Bardoloi
- Dr. Debo Prasad Barooah, Litterateur of Assam
- Amulya Barua
- Ananda Chandra Barua
- Binanda Chandra Barua
- Chandradhar Barua
- Hem Barua
- Hem Barua (Tyagbir)
- Hemchandra Barua
- Jahnavi Barua
- Jnanadabhiram Barua
- Kanaklal Barua
- Nabakanta Barua
- Ananda Ram Baruah
- Bhubanmohan Baruah
- Padmanath Gohain Baruah
- Parvati Prasad Baruva
- Lakshminath Bezbaroa, prominent personality of Assamese literature
- Debananda Bharali
- Chandra Bharati
- Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya, Jnanpeeth Award winner
- Kamalakanta Bhattacharya
- Nalinidhar Bhattacharya
- Hiren Bhattacharyya
- Bhattadeva
- Nakul Chandra Bhuyan
- Dhrubajyoti Bora
- Mahim Bora
- Satyanath Bora
- Rajanikanta Bordoloi
- Homen Borgohain
- Abani Chakraborty
- Saurabh Kumar Chaliha
- Raghunath Choudhary
- Ambika Charan Choudhury
- Lakshyadhar Choudhury
- Rebati Mohan Dutta Choudhury
- Rita Chowdhury
- Mithinga Daimary
- Jogesh Das
- Nitoo Das
- Birendra Nath Datta (1935-)
- Bhabananda Deka
- Harekrishna Deka
- Nalini Bala Devi
- Robin Dey
- Utpal Dutta
- Srutimala Duara
- Jatindra Nath Duwara
- Bhusana Dvija
- Pitambar Dvija
- Gopalacharana Dwija
- Ganesh Gogoi
- Hiren Gohain
- Gopaldev
- Hemchandra Goswami
- Mamoni Raisom Goswami, Jnanpeeth Award winner
- Manoj Kumar Goswami
- Sarat Chandra Goswami
- Krishna Kanta Handique
- Atul Chandra Hazarika
- Dhruba Hazarika
- Mafizuddin Ahmed Hazarika
- Ismail Hussain
- Banikanta Kakati
- Ananta Kandali
- Madhava Kandali
- Rudra Kandali
- Durgabar Kayastha
- Madhavdev
- Syed Abdul Malik
- Kaliram Medhi
- Gopala Mishra
- Dimbeswar Neog (1899–1967)
- Nilmani Phookan (1933-)
- Anandaram Dhekial Phukan
- Mitra Phukan
- Arupa Kalita Patangia
- Sarmistha Pritam
- Anuradha Sharma Pujari
- Bishnuprasad Rabha
- Benudhar Rajkhowa
- Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa
- Khiren Roy
- Bhabendra Nath Saikia
- Jaideep Saikia
- Sankardev
- Hema Saraswati
- Brajanath Sarma
- Phani Sarma
- Siddhartha Sarma
- Imran Shah
- Arun Sharma
- Benudhar Sharma
- Sonaram Sutiya
- Harivara Vipra
Poets
Main article: List of Assamese-language poets
- Gopaldeva Bhawanipuria Aata (1551–1611)
- Hem Barua, Member of Parliament; poet and writer
- Hiren Bhattacharyya, poet
- Haribar Bipra (fl. 14th century)
- Nalinibala Devi, poet
- Ananta Kandali (fl. 16th century)
- Madhav Kandali (fl. 14th century)
- Madhavdev (1489–1596)
- Sankardev (1449–1568)
- Hem Saraswati (fl. 14th century)
- Jayadhwaj Singha (died 1663), Ahom King, poet
- Rudra Singha, Ahom King, poet
Historical figures
Politicians
See also: List of Chief Ministers of Assam and List of Governors of Assam
- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, fifth President of India
- Badruddin Ajmal, President of All India United Democratic Front
- Siva Prasad Barooah, politician, tea planter, philanthropist, and humanist
- Debakanta Barua, former president of Indian National Congress
- Gopinath Bordoloi, first Chief Minister of independent Assam; freedom fighter; only Assamese to date who has been conferred the civil honour of Bharat Ratna by the Indian government
- Upendranath Brahma, Bodo-Fa, the father of Bodoland
- Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary, Bodo nationalist
- Bimala Prasad Chaliha, former Chief Minister of Assam
- Mahendra Mohan Choudhury, former Chief Minister of Assam; former Governor of Punjab
- Tarun Gogoi, former Chief Minister of Assam
- Bijoy Krishna Handique, former Union Minister of state
- Jogendra Nath Hazarika, former Chief Minister of Assam
- P.K. Mahanta, President of Assam Gan Parishad
- Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, former Chief Minister of Assam
- Bishnuram Medhi, former Chief Minister of Assam; former Governor of Madras State; first Assamese governor
- Hagrama Mohilary, ex-BLTF chief, current CEM of BTC
- Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary, former Governor of Meghalaya
- Kabindra Purkayastha, former union minister
- Syed Muhammed Saadulah, first Chief Minister of Assam under British colonial
- Hiteswar Saikia, former Chief Minister of Assam
- Himanta Biswa Sarma, Member, BJP & Convener of the Election Management Committee; former Minister, Govt. of Assam (2002-2014)
- Sarat Chandra Sinha, former Chief Minister of Assam
- Sarbananda Sonowal, Present Chief Minister of Assam
- Syeda Anwara Taimur, first woman Chief Minister of Assam
Religious leaders
- Badruddin Ajmal
- Kalicharan Brahma
- Rupnath Brahma
- Damodardev
- Ajan Fakir
- Pitambar Deva Goswami
- Madhavdev
- Sankardev
Sports
- Bhogeswar Baruah, athlete
- Dipankar Bhattacharjee, badminton player
- Abhijeet Bhattacharya, volleyball player
- Madhurjya Borah, triathlete
- Durga Boro, footballer
- Mahadev Deka, bodybuilder
- Alen Deory, footballer
- Somdev Devvarman, tennis
- Gautam Kalita, bodybuilder
- Monalisa Baruah Mehta, table tennis player
- Holicharan Narzary, footballer
- Abu Nechim, cricketer
- Nur Alom Sarkar judo player & international medalist.
- Anupam Sharma, international arm wrestler
- Jayanta Talukdar, archer
- Shiva Thapa, boxer
Naturalists
Others
- Ranjit Barthakur
- Sailadhar Baruah
- Uddhab Bharali, innovator
- Nomal Chandra Borah, neurologist and founder of GNRC hospitals
- Harishankar Brahma, election commissioner of India
- Ramesh C. Deka
- Gunaram Khanikar, herbalist
- Achyut Lahkar
- Tarun Ram Phukan, freedom fighter
- Joyanti Sutiya, scientist, one of the only two women to head any scientific institution in India
- Sonaram Sutiya, Vaishnav scholar, freedom fighter, educationist
- Anandita Dutta Tamuly
See also
- People from Western Assam
- Dr K M Baharul Islam, Professor at Indian Institute of Management Kashipur, Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study
References
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