List of Notable Maithil Brahmins
The clans of Brahmins belonging to Mithila region of the Indian Subcontinent are known as Maithil Brahmins.[1]
A–B
- Acharya Rameshwar Jha, Sanskrit scholar
- Aditya Jha, Indo-Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Aditya Nath Jha (1911–1972), Indian Civil Service, recipient of the Padma Vibhushan
- Ajay Jha (1956–2013), Indian cricketer
- Amardeep Jha (born 1960), Indian film and television actress
- Anshuman Jha (born 1986), Indian actor
- Anuranjan Jha (born 1977), Indian journalist
- Anurita Jha (born 1986), Indian actress
- Apoorvanand Jha, Indian professor of Hindi
C–N
- Chandeshwor Jha, Nepalese politician
- D. N. Jha (born c. 1940), Indian historian and professor
- Durgananda Jha (1941–1963), Nepalese failed assassin
- Ganganath Jha (1842–1971), Sanskrit and philosophy scholar from Bihar
- Gonu Jha (13th century), Indian wit character
- Hetukar Jha (born 1944), Indian author and professor of sociology
- Kamal Nath Jha (1923–2003), Indian freedom fighter, social activist, and politician
- Kanchinath Jha "Kiran" (1906–1989), Indian Maithili-language writer
- Lakshmi Kant Jha (1913–1988), Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
- Manish Jha (born 1978), Indian film director and screenwriter
- Nagendra Nath Jha (born 1935), Indian diplomat and lieutenant governor
- Narendra Jha (1964–2018), Indian television actor
- Nidhi Jha, Indian television actress
P–R
- Pankaj Jha, Indian actor
- Parmanand Jha (born 1946), Nepalese politician, Vice President of Nepal
- Piyush Jha, Indian director and screenwriter
- Prabhat Jha (epidemiologist) (born 1965), Indian-Canadian epidemiologist and health economist
- Prabhat Jha (politician) (born 1957), Indian MP and National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party
- Prakash Jha (born 1952), Indian film producer, director and screenwriter
- Prayag Jha (born 1945), Indian artist specializing in etching
- Prem Shankar Jha (born 1938), Indian journalist, author and columnist
- Radhanandan Jha (1929–2005), Indian politician from the Congress Party
- Radhika Jha (born 1970), Indian novelist
- Raghunath Jha (born 1939), Indian politician
- Raj Kamal Jha (born 1966), Indian novelist and journalist
- Rajeev Jha (born 1976), Nepalese politician and General Secretary of Nepal Sadbhavana Party
- Ramashreya Jha (1928–2009), Indian composer and teacher of Hindustani classical music
- Ramesh Chandra Jha (1928–1994), Indian poet, novelist and freedom fighter
S–V
- Sanjay Jha (born 1963), Indian businessman and CEO
- Sanjeev Jha (born 1979), Indian politician
- Saurav Jha, Indian commentator on energy and security
- Shriya Jha (born 1986), Indian film and television actress
- Shubhashish Jha (born 8th March 1991), Indian television actor
- Sriram Jha (born 1976), Indian chess grandmaster
- Sriti Jha (born 1986), Indian television actress
- Subhash K. Jha (born 1959), Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst
- Sudhanshu Shekhar Jha (born 1940), Indian condensed matter physicist
- Surendra Jha 'Suman' (1910–2002), Indian Maithili-language poet
- Suvarna Jha, Indian television actress
- Tarakant Jha (1927–2014), Indian chairperson of the Bihar Legislative Council
- Udit Narayan Jha (born 1955), Bollywood playback singer
- Vikas Kumar Jha, Indian journalist and author
- Vinay Kumar Jha (born 1971), Nepalese cricket umpire
Army personnel
- Avijit Misra – Colonel in Indian Army
- B. D. Mishra – former brigadier of the Indian Army, 19th Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
Doctors
- Anoop Misra – Endocrinologist
- B. K. Misra – Neurosurgeon
- Mohan Mishra – Physician
Entertainers
- Akhilendra Mishra – Indian film and television character actor.
- Amit Mishra (singer) – Indian singer and songwriter
- Kranti Prakash Jha - Bollywood actor and model
- Leela Mishra – film actor
- Narendra Jha – Bollywood actor
- Piyush Mishra – Indian film actor, music director, lyricist, and writer
- Prachi Mishra – Femina Miss India Earth 2012
- Sanjay Mishra (actor) – Indian actor and comedian known from the show Office Office
- S. K. Misro – Telugu film and theatre personality
- Smriti Mishra – Indian film actress famous for her roles in parallel cinema.
- Sriti Jha – Bollywood actor
- Sudhir Mishra – Indian film director and screenwriter
- Sugandha Mishra – Indian singer and television presenter
- Vanya Mishra – Femina Miss India 2012
- Kaveri Jha (born 1983), Indian film actress
- Komal Jha (born 1987), Indian film actress
- Kranti Prakash Jha, Indian film actor
Government officers
- Baidyanath Misra – former Vice-Chancellor of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
- Brajesh Mishra (First National Security Advisor of India)
- Durga Shanker Mishra -Principal Secretary Ministry of housing and urban affairs, India.
- Nripendra Misra – Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India
- Ramakant Mishra – IAS officer and renowned scholar
- Satyananda Mishra – National Security Advisor
- Vikas Mishra (economist) – former Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University
Judiciary
- Justice Arun Kumar Mishra -Supreme court of India
- Justice Dipak Misra – Former Chief Justice of India
- Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra – Judge of the Supreme Court of India
- Justice Ranganath Misra – Former Chief Justice of India, known for 'Mishra Commission'
- Kanhaiya Lal Misra – Advocate General (Uttar Pradesh)
Performing artists
- Baiju Bawra – Singer
- Bhubaneswari Mishra – Odia classical singer
- Birju Maharaj – Kathak dancer
- Chhannulal Mishra – Hindustani classical music singer
- Lalmani Misra – Indian classical musician
- Lisa Mishra – Indian singer and composer
- Rajan and Sajan Mishra – Contemporary North Indian Musician
- Sanjay Mishra (musician) – Indian born American guitarist and composer.
- Shivnath Mishra – Indian sitarist and composer
Poets and scholars
- Vidyapati - Maithili poet and a Sanskrit writer
- Gangesha Upadhyaya - 12th-century Indian mathematician and philosopher
- Maitreyi - Ancient Philosopher
- Shvetaketu - Vedic sage
- Uddalaka Aruni - Vedic sage
- Yajnavalkya - Vedic sage and philosopher
- Ashtavakra - Vedic sage
- Aksapada Gautama - Ancient philosopher and the composer of Nyāya Sūtras
- Gargi - Ancient indian philosopher
- Vachaspati Mishra - Philosopher
- Bhawani Prasad Mishra – Poet (1913–1985)
- Godabarish Mishra – Poet,
- Hara Prasad Misra – Scholar in oxidative free radical research
- Hemanta Mishra, Nepalese conservation biologist
- Jayamant Mishra – Jayamant Mishra, (1925–2010) Sanskrit scholar and Maithili poet,
- Keshavdas – Sanskrit scholar.
- Maṇḍana Miśra – 8th century Indian philosopher, Maṇḍana Miśra is best known as the author of the Brahmasiddhi.
- Madan Mohan Mishra, Nepalese author
- Prabhat Mishra, Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering and a UF Research Foundation Professor at the University of Florida
- Rambhadracharya, Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya, Founder Tulsi Peeth and Founder Chancellor Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University, Chitrakoot
- Srivatsanka Mishra – also called Koorathazhwar, Philosopher in Vishishtadvaita philosophy & disciple of Ramanujacharya
- Vācaspati Miśra, 10th century scholar, Author of TattvaBindu
Politicians
- Bedanand Jha (died 2006), Nepalese politician
- Binodanand Jha (born 1900), Indian politician, Chief Minister of Bihar
- Bidhu Jha (born 1942), Canadian politician
- Bhadrakali Mishra – Senior (Nepali) politician, Minister and Chairperson of King Bridendra's Privy Council
- Ram Naryan Mishra – Nepali politician, Minister in BP Koirala cabinet(brother of Bhadrakali Mishra)
- Hari Shankar Mishra – Nepali politician, former MP and Governor of Province No 2 (son of Ram Narayan Mishra)
- Chaturanan Mishra – Former Indian Agriculture Minister
- Dwarka Prasad Mishra – Politician, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
- Jagannath Mishra – Politician, former Chief Minister of Bihar
- Janeshwar Mishra (Samajwadi Party Leader)
- Kalraj Misra – Former Union Minister for MSME
- Lalit Narayan Mishra – Former Indian Rail Minister
- Navendu Mishra – British Labour MP
- Nitish Mishra – JDU Leader Bihar And state Cabinet minister of Bihar
- Prem Chandra Mishra – Member of Legislative Council, Bihar, Indian National Congress politician and former Bihar NSUI Chief.
- Rabindra Mishra, Nepalese politician and former journalist
- Satish Chandra Mishra (BSP Leader) Former Advocate General UP
- Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra – Indian National Congress politician, eminent Parliamentarian and Central Minister.
- Sripati Misra (Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh)
- Surjya Kanta Mishra – CPIM Leader, Leader of Opposition Bengal Assembly
Sportsperson
- Abhimanyu Mishra - World's youngest chess grandmaster
- Amit Mishra – Indian cricketer
- Mohnish Mishra – Indian cricketer
- Suresh Kumar Mishra – Former Indian volleyball team captain
- Tanmay Mishra – Kenyan cricketer
- Abhimanyu Mishra - US Chess player of Indian-origin holding the record of being the youngest Chess Grandmaster in the world.
Writers
- Govind Mishra – Indian novelist.
- Jaishree Misra – Indian essayist and novelist
- Pankaj Mishra – Indian essayist and novelist
- Pratap Narayan Mishra – Indian writer
- Yatindra Mishra- writer
Other notable persons
- Abhimanyu Mishra - as of July 2021, youngest chess Grandmaster ever.
- Anupam Mishra – Environmentalist & water conservationist
- Neelesh Misra – Journalist
- RK Misra – Lead India winner
- Vishal Misra – Indian-American scientist at Columbia University
- Rahul Mishra – Indian fashion designer
- Rakesh Mishra – Indian scientist specializing in genomics and epigenetics
- Sameer Mishra – 81st Scripps National Spelling Bee champion (USA)
- Sourav Mishra – Reuters journalist, one of the first witnesses of 2008 Mumbai Attacks
- Sudhir Kumar Mishra – Aerospace engineer, CEO of BrahMos Aerospace. *Gp Capt AC Mishra, CT expert and TV panelist, Motivational speaker
- Amar Upadhyay, Indian model, film and television actor
- Amod Prasad Upadhyay (born 1936), Nepalese social worker and politician
- Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay (1865–1947), writer of Hindi literature
- Brahmabandhav Upadhyay (1861–1907), Bengali Brahmin, nephew of the Indian freedom-fighter Kalicharan Banerjee
- Chabilal Upadhyaya (1882-1980), Nepali Brahmin(Bahun), First President (Selected) of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
- Chintan Upadhyay (born 1972), Indian contemporary artist, arrested in connection with the double murder
- Chandrika Prasad Upadhyay, Indian politician
- Deendayal Upadhyaya - RSS thinker and co-founder of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
- Darshan Upadhyaya, professional ESports player
- Harilal Upadhyay (1916–1994), Gujarati author
- Hema Upadhyay (1972–2015), Indian artist who lived and worked in Mumbai, India since 1998
- Kedar Nath Upadhyay, Chief Justice of Nepal at Supreme Court
- Kishore Upadhyaya, Indian politician
- Krishnakant Upadhyay (born 1986), cricketer from Uttar Pradesh
- Lalit Upadhyay, Indian field hockey player, part of Indian national team
- Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay, Indian politician and statesman, leader in the Indian independence movement
- Ram Kinkar Upadhyay, noted scholar on Indian scriptures and a recipient of Padma Bhushan, the third highest civil award of India
- Samrat Upadhyay, Nepalese writer who writes in English
- Satish Upadhyay (born 1962), the President of the Delhi Unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Seema Upadhyay (born 1965), Indian politician, belonging to Bahujan Samaj Party
- Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay, Nepalese diplomat and politician
- Shrikrishna Upadhyay (born 1945), Nepalese economist
- Umesh Upadhyay, veteran Indian television journalist & media executive, President News at Network18
- Vikas Upadhyay, general secretary for All India Youth Congress
References
- Apr 3, Pranava K. Chaudhary / TNN /; 2007; Ist, 02:30. "Family records of Maithil Brahmins lost | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-08-28.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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