• Source: List of Kanyakubja Brahmins
  • This article is a list of notable Kanyakubja Brahmins, the community of Brahmins native to north of Vindhyas.


    Religious figures


    Bhava Brahaspati, a Shaiva Pashupata ascetic.
    Abhinavagupta, Kashmir Shaivism Philosopher
    Ramananda, 14th century Vaishnav poet and founder of Ramanandi sect.
    Bhagat Parmanand, Vaishnav mystic and saint-poet.
    Swaroopanand Saraswati, Indian Religious leader and Former Shankaracharya of Dwarka.


    Politicians


    Ravishankar Shukla, first chief minister of Madhya Pradesh
    Shyama Charan Shukla, former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh
    Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India
    Bindeshwari Dubey, Former Chief Minister of Bihar.
    Dwarka Prasad Mishra, Writer, Journalist and Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.


    Poets/Writers


    Bāṇabhaṭṭa, 7th century Sanskrit writer and poet from Kannauj.
    Jayadeva, Sanskrit Poet
    Krittibas Ojha, Medieval Bengali Poet
    Suryakant Tripathi, Indian poet and novelist.
    Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, Indian Hindi writer and editor.
    Kavi Bhushan, Court poet of Bundeli king Chhatrasal & Marathi king Shivaji.
    Kalash Dev, Poet and personal advisor of Sambhaji


    Others


    Chandra Shekhar Azad, An Indian Revolutionary.
    Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, Param Vir Chakra, Kargil War
    Girija Shankar Bajpai, Indian civil servant and Diplomat


    References

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