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- Activists
- Arts, music and entertainment
- Literature and academics
- Politics
- Royalty
- Scientists
- Sports
- Others
- References
A{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}This is a list of notable people from Varanasi, India. Activists- Annie Besant
- Dyal Singh Majithia
Arts, music and entertainment- Ashutosh Bhattacharya (1917–2004), Tabla Player
- Girija Devi, Singer, Padma Vibhushan
- Siddheshwari Devi, Khayal Singer, Padma Shri
- Sitara Devi, Padma Shri
- Bismillah Khan, Shehnai Player, Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan
- Birju Maharaj, Kathak Guru, Padma Vibhushan
- Kishan Maharaj, Tabla Player, Padma Vibhushan Vikash Maharaj Sarod Maestro, Yash Bharti, Karmveer
- Channulal Mishra, Hindustani classical Player, Padma Bhushan
- Shamta Prasad (Gudai Maharaj), Tabla Player, Padma Shri
- Ritwik Sanyal, Singer, Dhrupad
- Ravi Shankar, Sitar Player, Bharat Ratna
- Shivnath Mishra, Sitarist, Surbahar
- Uday Shankar, Dancer, Padma Vibhushan
- Sujit Kumar, Actor & Producer
- Anant Lal, Indian Classical Musician & Teacher
- Rasoolan Bai, Vocalist. Prabhash Maharaj Visiting professor, tabla player.
- Ronu Majumdar, Flautist
- Lalmani Misra, Musician
- Hemanta Mukherjee, Singer, Music Director & Film Director
- Deobrat Mishra, Sitar, Surbahar artist
Literature and academics- Baldev Upadhyaya, Hindi, Sanskrit scholar, literary historian, essayist and critic, Padma Bhushan
- Bharatendu Harishchandra, Novelist, poet, playwright writer
- Devaki Nandan Khatri, Writer
- Gopinath Kaviraj (1887–1976), Sanskrit scholar; Principal Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi (1923–1937);Padma Vibhushan (1964)[1]
- Jaishankar Prasad, Writer
- Kabir Das, mystic poet and saint
- Premchand, Hindi-Urdu Writer
- Tulsidas, saint and poet, and philosopher
- Vagish Shastri, Sanskrit scholar, Tantric, linguist and grammarian
- Veer Bhadra Mishra, founding president of the Sankat Mochan Foundation; former professor and HOD of Civil Engineering at IIT (BHU), Varanasi[2]
- Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil', Poet
- Shiv Prasad Mishra, Writer
- Shiv Prasaad Singh, Writer
- Kashi Nath Singh, Writer
- Charu Sheel Singh, Writer
- Premendra Mitra, Bengali Poet & Novelist
- Deviprasad Dwivedi, Writer & Teacher, Padma Bhushan
- Harihar Kripalu Tripathi, Sanskrit Scholar, Padma Bhushan
- Namvar Singh, Indian Literary Critic, Sahitya Akademi winner
Politics- Devendra Nath Dwivedi, Governor designate of Gujarat
- Mahendra Nath Pandey, Former HRD Minister of Gujarat
- Sri Prakasa, Governor of Assam
- Sampurnanand, Former Chief Minister of UP and Former Governor of Rajasthan
- Kamalapati Tripathi, Writer, Freedom Fighter and Former Railway Minister
Royalty- Maharani Kiran Rao, Queen of Bhopal
- Maharani Lakshmibai, Queen of Jhansi
Scientists- Bishun Khare, Research Scientist
- Arvind Mohan Kayastha, Biologist
- Sanjaya Rajaram, Plant Biologist
- Subhash Chandra Lakhotia, Cytogenetist and Biologist
Sports- Mohammed Shahid, Hockey Player
- Lalit Upadhyay, Hockey Player
- Prashanti Singh, Basketball Player
- Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Basketball Player
- Ram Singh Yadav, Marathon
- Narsingh Pancham Yadav, Wrestler
- Bernard Brodhurst, Cricketer
- Maharajkumar of Vizianagram, Cricketer
- Divya Singh, Basketball Player
- Akanksha Singh, Basketball Player
- Pratima Singh, Basketball Player
- Punam Yadav, Weightlifter
Others- Bhagwan Das, Bharat Ratna
- K. L. Shrimali, Padma Vibhushan
- Lahiri Mahasaya, Yogi
- Rai Krishnadasa, Padma Vibhushan
- Ravidas
- Sameer, Lyricist
- Sir James Brooke, Founder of the White Rajah dynasty of Sarawak
- Sunil Bansal, Politician
- Arun Pathak, Activist and Politician
- Ekta Chowdhry, Model
- Tapan Singhel, Managing Director and CEO of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
- Sitaram Chaturvedi, Educator, Dramatist and Scholar
- Sachindra Nath Sanyal, Revolutionary and founder of Hindustan Republican Association
- Manmath Nath Gupta, Revolutionary and Author
References1. ^{{cite web | title = Sri Sri Anandamayi Ma's Devotees | url = http://www.anandamayi.org/devotees/f6.htm |work=Anandamayi Ma| accessdate = 2014-09-26 }}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.sankatmochanfoundationonline.org/mahantji.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-07-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717105820/http://www.sankatmochanfoundationonline.org/mahantji.html |archivedate=17 July 2015 |df=dmy-all }}
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