Varanasi has produced a number of well-known political leaders, poets, revolutionaries, classical dancers and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Varanasi includes Lal Bahadur Shastri, Kabir, Rani Lakshmibai, Birju Maharaj, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, and many others.

Famous People Born In Varanasi

Lal Bahadur ShastriLal Bahadur Shastri
(Former Prime Minister of India)

02 October 1904

Indian

Ravi ShankarRavi Shankar
(Musician, composer)

07 April 1920

Indian

KabirKabir
(Saint and Mystic Poet)

1440 AD

Indian

Rani LakshmibaiRani Lakshmibai
(Queen of Jhansi State)

19 November 1828

Indian

Birju MaharajBirju Maharaj
(Kathak Dancer)

04 February 1938

Indian

Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Krishna Prasad Bhattarai
(Former Prime Minister of Nepal)

24 December 1924

Nepalese

PremchandPremchand
(Novelist, Screenwriter, Writer)

31 July 1880

Indian

James BrookeJames Brooke
(Politician, Writer, Diplomat)

29 April 1803

Malaysian,British

Jaishankar PrasadJaishankar Prasad
(Poet)

30 January 1889

Indian

Bharatendu HarishchandraBharatendu Harishchandra
(Actor, Journalist, Writer, Poet)

09 September 1850

Indian

Hemanta Kumar MukhopadhyayHemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay

16 June 1920

Indian

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