List of Brahmins
This is a list of people who belong to the Brahmin caste.
Actors
India independence activists
- Mangal Pandey, associated with the 1857 rebellion[5]
- Gopal Krishna Gokhale, political guru of Mahatma Gandhi[6]
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a member of the Indian National Congress[6]
- C. Rajagopalachari, the last Governor-General of India; former Chief Minister of Madras State[7]
Intellectuals
Military
- Param Veer Chakra: Somnath Sharma- First recipient of India's highest gallantry award
Musicians
- Thyagaraja, composer[9]
- Bhimsen Joshi, singer[10]
- Bharathwaj, composer[11]
- Shankar Mahadevan, singer[12]
Politicians
Pre Independence (British Raj)
- Peshwas (Appointed as ministers by Maratha Kings)
- Baji Rao I - Appointed as minister by Chhatrapati Shahu
- Nanasaheb Peshwa
- Madhavrao I
- Narayanrao Peshwa
- Raghunathrao
- Madhavrao II
- Baji Rao II
MPs and MLAs
- Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya- engineer, Diwan of Mysore[13]
- Pramod Mahajan, minister in the government of Vajpayee[14]
Chief Ministers
| Photo | Name | Born | Death | Brahmin Sub-Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Manohar Joshi [15] | 2 December 1937 | Chief Minister of Maharashtra (1995–99), Speaker of Loksabha (2002–04) | ||
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Tanguturi Prakasam | 23 August 1872 | 20 May 1957 | Telugu Brahmin | Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (1946–47), Chief Minister of Andhra state (1953–54) |
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E. M. S. Namboodiripad | 13 June 1909 | 19 March 1998 | Nambudiri Brahmin | Chief Minister of Kerala (1957–59 & 1967–69) |
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Jayalalithaa Jayaraman | 24 February 1948 | Iyengar | Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1991–96, May 2001-Sept 2001, 2002–06, 2011–present) | |
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Mamata Banerjee | 5 January 1955 | Bengali Brahmin | Chief Minister of West Bengal (2011-present) | |
| Vijay Bahuguna | 28 February 1947 | Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (2012-14) | |||
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Govind Ballabh Pant | 10 September 1887 | 7 March 1961 | Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1950-54) | |
Presidents of India
| Photo | Name | Born | Death | Brahmin Sub-Cast | In Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan[16] | 5 September 1888 | 17 April 1975 | Telugu Brahmin | Second President (13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967) |
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Shankar Dayal Sharma | 19 August 1918 | 26 December 1999 | Gaur Brahmin | Ninth President (25 June 1992 – 25 July 1997) |
Prime Ministers of India
| Photo | Name | Born | Death | Brahmin Sub-Cast | In Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Morarji Desai | 29 February 1896 | 10 April 1995 | Fourth PM (24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979) |
Scientists
- Aryabhata - Mathematician, Astronomer
- Varahamihira - Mathematician, Astrologer, Astronomer
- Brahmagupta - Mathematician, Astronomer
- Ramanujan - Mathematical Genius
Social service
- Bharat Ratna: Vinoba Bhave, social service (Bhudan Movement)
Spiritual people
- Dayanand Saraswati[17]
- Swaminarayan[18]
- Tulsidas
- Swami Ramanand
- Gopalanand Swami
- Akhandanand
- Eknath, according to legend[19]
- Dayananda Saraswati
- Madhvacharya
- Lokenath Brahmachari
- Vasudevanand Saraswati
- Brahmananda Saraswati
- Hariharananda Giri
- Gnanananda Giri
- Swami Lakshmanananda
- Lahiri Mahasaya
- Raghavendra Swami
- Ramakrishna
- Ramana Maharshi
- Ram Mohan Roy, co-founder of the Brahmo Samaj movement in 1828[20]
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, a social reformer who promoted widow remarriage[21]
- Swami Rama
- Samarth Ramdas
- Vallabha Acharya[22]
- Upasni Maharaj
- Ramprasad Sen
Sportspeople
Writers and poets
- Chanakya, managed the first Maurya emperor Chandragupta's rise to power; author of Arthasastra[24]
- Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham, playwright
- D. R. Bendre[25]
- Masti Venkatesha Iyengar[26]
- Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
See also
References
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Interviewer: You have some connection with Kerala in fact, your family migrated from Palakkad or something like that. Shankar Mahadevan: Yes, I am an Iyer from Palakkad actually
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