- 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