List of Kumaoni people
Kumaonis are people from the Kumaon, a region in the Indian Himalayas.
Historical figures
- Sakaditya, was a prominent ruler of the Kurmmavan or Kurmmachal, historically associated with the Kumaon region in northern India.
- Vasudev Katyuri was the founder and the emperor of the Katyuri dynasty, based in Kumaon, Garhwal, Nepal, Kashmir, and Afghanistan in the Indian subcontinent.
- Baz Bahadur Chand,, born Baz Gusain, was the 50th Maharaja of the Chand Dynasty of Kumaon.
- Jagat Chand, was the Chand king of Kumaon Kingdom. He ascended throne of Kumaon in 1708 CE after his father King Gyan Chand's death.
- Birbal Negi, was a commander in the Kumaon Kingdom.
Administration
Defence forces
- Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari, Mahavir Chakra awardee. Hero Battle of Tololing, Kargil war
- Vice Admiral Harish Bisht, PVSM, AVSM, ADC former Flag Officer of the Indian Navy.
- Lucky Bisht, former Indian spy.
- Bahadur Singh Bohra, Lawanz Operation: 25 Sep 2008, Ashoka Chakra recipient
- Mohan Nath Goswami, Operation : CI & IS Ops, Sep 03, 2015, Ashoka Chakra recipient
- General Bipin Chandra Joshi, 17th Chief of Army Staff, First Army Chief from Uttarakhand
- Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi 21st Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy
- Captain Ummed Singh Mahra, Operation : Op Orchid, 6 July 1971, Ashoka Chakra recipient
- Mohan Chand Sharma, Batla House Encounter, 19 September 2008, Ashoka Chakra recipient
Politics
- Kashi Singh Airy
- Yashpal Arya
- K. C. Singh Baba
- Mohan Singh Bisht
- Ajay Bhatt
- Ganesh Joshi
- Murli Manohar Joshi, He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party of which he was the President between 1991 and 1993.
- Puran Chand Joshi, general secretary of the C.P.I.
- Bhagat Singh Koshyari, governor of Maharashtra, chief minister of Uttarakhand
- Kalu Singh Mahara, freedom fighter, led an anti-British militia in Champawat, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Mahendra Singh Mahra, served as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand.
- Badri Datt Pandey, He was popularly known as, and remains remembered in the region as, the Kumaon Kesari.
- Govind Ballabh Pant, freedom fighter, considered one of the architects of modern India
- Hargovind Pant
- Ila Pant
- K. C. Pant, former defence minister and vice chairman of the Planning Commission
- Prakash Pant
- Sheila Irene Pant or Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, Pakistan
- Bachi Singh Rawat
- Harish Chandra Singh Rawat, M.P. 7th, 8th, 9th Lok Sabha Almora, 15th Lok Sabha Haridwar, C.M. Uttarakhand
- Pradeep Tamta, M.P.
- N. D. Tiwari, three-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and also served once as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
- Bipin Chandra Tripathi, Founder of Uttarakhand Kranti Dal, A political party which started Uttarakhand movement, led to formation of state.
- Shiv Dutt Upadhyaya
Judiciary
- Prafulla Chandra Pant, author and former judge of the Supreme Court of India, and a former member of the National Human Rights Commission of India
Science and humanities
- Ravindra Singh Bisht, Indian archaeologist, Padma Shri recipient
- Anupam Joshi, cyber security expert and Professor
- J. P. Joshi, archaeologist
- Lal Mani Joshi, Buddhist scholar
- M. C. Joshi, Indian archaeologist who served as Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1990 to 1993.
- Pooran Chand Joshi, social anthropologist
- Shri Krishna Joshi, physicist
- Yashodhar Mathpal, archaeologist, painter, curator, Gandhian and Rock art conservationist.
- Janardan Ganpatrao Negi, theoretical geophysicist
- Ghananand Pande, scientist
- Govind Chandra Pande, Indian scholar, philosopher and historian of the Vedic and Buddhist periods
- M. C. Pant, radiation oncologist
- Nilamber Pant, space pioneer
- Krishna Singh Rawat, surveyor cartographer
- Nain Singh Rawat, C.I.E., first person to survey Tibet
- Dalip Kumar Upreti, lichenologist
- Khadg Singh Valdiya, geologist and environmentalist
Journalism and literature
- Uma Bhatt
- Namita Gokhale
- Namrata Joshi, Journalist
- Manohar Shyam Joshi
- Manoj Joshi
- Prasoon Joshi, lyricist, poet, advertiser; chief executive offer and chairman of McCann World group India
- Shekhar Joshi
- Shailesh Matiyani
- Mrinal Pande
- Gaura Pant, who wrote under the name Shivani
- Pushpesh Pant, Indian historian and food critic
- Sumitranandan Pant
- Shekhar Pathak, historian
- Girish Tiwari, also known as Girda
Music
- Dev Negi, Bollywood Playback Singer
- Pawandeep Rajan, Indian Idol 2020, Season 12 winner
- B. K. Samant, folk singer
- Mohan Upreti, folk singer, composer of the classic Kumaoni song Bedu Pako Baro Masa
- Naima Khan Upreti
Sports
- Chandraprabha Aitwal, mountaineer, Padma Shri, Arjun and Rung Ratna Awardee. Tenzing Norgay Lifetime Achievement Award
- Ekta Bisht, cricketer
- Kavinder Bisht, boxer
- Madhumita Bisht, badminton
- Unmukt Chand, cricketer
- Rohit Danu, footballer
- Deepak Dhapola, cricketer
- MS Dhoni, cricketer
- Kamlesh Nagarkoti, cricketer
- Mir Ranjan Negi, hockey player
- Pawan Negi, cricketer
- Manish Pandey, cricketer
- Rishabh Pant, cricketer
- Harish Chandra Singh Rawat, 1965 Everester, Padma Shree recipient
- Lakshya Sen, badminton
- Anirudh Thapa football
Films and theatre
- Sapna Awasthi, Bollywood playback singer
- Nidhi Bisht, casting director
- Gopal Datt, actor and writer
- Roop Durgapal, Indian television actress, best known for her role as Sanchi in the serial Balika Vadhu
- Sukirti Kandpal, television actress
- Vinod Kapri, filmmaker
- Hemant Pandey, actor
- Nitesh Pandey, actor
- Nirmal Pandey, actor
- Sudhanshu Pandey, actor
- Sudhir Pandey, actor
- Diksha Panth, Indian film actress
- Disha Patani, actress
- Sunita Rajwar, film, television and stage actress who graduated from the National School of Drama
- B. M. Shah, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winner
- Mohan Upreti, dramatist
- Naima Khan Upreti, dramatist
Humanitarian
- Dan Singh Bisht, billionaire, philanthropist
- Lakshman Singh Jangpangi, former trade agent
- Deep Joshi, social activist, recipient of Padma Shri.
- Vinayak Lohani, National Award for Child Welfare 2011
- Lalit Pande, social worker, Padma Shri recipient
- Kamla Pant, social activist
- Ridhima Pandey, activist for action against climate change
Business
- Ranjan Pant, chief executive officer, advisor, global strategy management consultant and a change management expert
- Dan Singh Bisht, billionaire, philanthropist
- Muktesh Pant, former chief executive officer of Yum China.
Spiritual Leaders
- Baba Hari Dass, yoga master, silent monk, and commentator of Indian scriptural tradition of Dharma and Moksha
- Satyananda Saraswati, Sannyasin, yoga teacher and guru