Famous Personalities
UP GK · प्रसिद्ध व्यक्तित्व · 18 facts
Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, was born in Allahabad (Prayagraj) on 14 November 1889
Rani Laxmibai (born 1828, Varanasi): Queen of Jhansi who led resistance against British in 1857 revolt
Munshi Premchand (1880–1936), born in Lamhi village near Varanasi — greatest Hindi-Urdu fiction writer
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 10th Prime Minister of India — born in Gwalior but represented Lucknow Lok Sabha seat for many years
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (1910–1967), socialist leader, was born in Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar district, UP
Chandra Shekhar, 8th Prime Minister of India (1990–91), born in Ibrahimpatty village, Ballia district, UP
Mulayam Singh Yadav, founder of Samajwadi Party, born in Saifai village, Etawah district, UP (1939)
Mayawati (born 1956, New Delhi), BSP leader — four-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1995, 1997, 2002, 2007)
Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood megastar, was born in Allahabad (Prayagraj) on 11 October 1942
Major Dhyan Chand (1905–1979), hockey wizard, born in Allahabad — won 3 Olympic gold medals (1928, 1932, 1936)
Harivansh Rai Bachchan (1907–2003), author of Madhushala, born in Pratapgarh district, UP
Bismillah Khan (1916–2006), Bharat Ratna shehnai maestro — born in Bihar, spent life performing at Varanasi
Pandit Ravi Shankar (1920–2012), Bharat Ratna sitar maestro, born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Tulsidas (1532–1623), author of Ramcharitmanas, lived and wrote in Varanasi and Chitrakoot, UP
Vishwanath Pratap Singh, 7th Prime Minister of India (1989–90), born in Allahabad district, UP
Birju Maharaj (1938–2022), Padma Vibhushan Kathak maestro, born in Lucknow — greatest Kathak dancer of 20th century
Kanshi Ram (1934–2006), founder of BSP and Bahujan movement, built his political career across UP
Lal Bahadur Shastri, 2nd Prime Minister of India — born in Mughalsarai (now Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar), UP (1904)