List of people from Ballia

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The following is a list of notable people from or related to Ballia, India.

Activism, social work, and philanthropy[]

• Mangal Pandey – Prominent soldier in the 1857 revolution of India
• Chittu Pandey – Activist of 1942 Quit India movement
• Bhrigu Maharaj – Brahmin saint from Ballia district
• Raja Mohar Singh – Raja of Maurha from 1894 until 1923
• Rabindra Nath Upadhyay – Social worker
• - Activist bharat Independence
• Jagdish Shukla - U. SScientist

• - Teacher & Social Worker^{[1] [2][3][4]}
• - Japan Engineer & Entrepreneur^[5][6][7]
• - Scientist^[8]

Art and literature[]

• Amarkant – Writer of Hindi literature
• Bulaki Das - Saint and Bhojpuri poet
• – Writer of Hindi literature (Books)
• Baldev Upadhyaya – Sanskrit scholar, literary historian and essayist
• Doodhnath Singh – Hindi language writer, critic and poet
• Kedarnath Singh – Poet, critic, and essayist
• Hazari Prasad Dwivedi – Novelist and literary historian
• Kedarnath Pandey - Writer of Hindi literature
• Dr. Sagar - A popular lyricist and poet mainly known for his work "Mumbai me ka ba" song sung by Manoj Vajpayi.
• Bhagwat Rai - First one to run a circus in Ballia.

Film, Television and Entertainment[]

• – Bollywood Film Editor
• Siddhant Chaturvedi - Bollywood Flim Actor

Politics and government[]

• Chandra Shekhar – 8th Prime Minister of India
• Jayaprakash Narayan – Independence activist and political leader
• Murli Manohar – Politician from Uttar Pradesh state, member of parliament in 1962 for the Ballia Lok Sabha constituency from the Indian National Congress
• Janeshwar Mishra – Ex MP Rajyasabha, Ex Rail Minister
• Harivansh Narayan Singh – Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (2018)
• Virendra Singh Mast - Bharatiya Janata Party - Member of Parliament, 17th Lok Sabha, Ballia (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Bacha Pathak - Indian National Congress - Member of Legislative Assembly. ( Constituency - Bansdih, Ballia), Two time Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government.
• Manager Singh - Political leader elected five times as the MLA from Dwaba constituency.
• Ramnath -Communist leader^[9]

Other Notable Persons[]

References[]