The old name of Bihar was Magadha. Patna is the capital of Bihar. The two famous religions of India i.e. Jainism and Buddhism have their roots in Bihar. The state of Bihar is situated in the Eastern part of India, having a border with Nepal by its north, Uttar Pradesh by its west, West Bengal by its east, and by its south lies Jharkhand. By population Bihar is the third largest state in India, having an area of 94,163 km2, there are 38 states in Bihar. There are several renowned people of Bihar who have contributed to the history of Bihar and also have contributed presently to the growth of the state.
Famous people of Bihar in various fields
Bihar is a land of several famous personalities that include poets, theatre artists, Nationalists, writers, musicians, artists, and many more.
Some of the renowned people of Bihar are as follows:
- Independence Activists and Nationalists
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- Jayaprakash Narayan
- Babu Kunwar Singh
- Sri Krishna Singh
- Yogendra Shukla
- Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
- Ram Dulari Sinha
- Baikuntha Shukla
- Jagjivan Ram
- Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha
- Anugrah Narayan Sinha
- Kameshwar Singh
- Yed Hasan Imam
- Ram Narain Sharma
- Babu Amar Singh
- Yamuna Karjee
- Sheel Bhadra Yagee
- Yadunandan Sharma
- Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi
- Ganga Sharan Singh
- Ram Subhag Singh
These are some famous Independence activists and Nationalists of India
- Authors of Bihar
- English
- Raj Kamal Jha
- Ram Sharan Sharma
- George Orwell
- Satyapal Chandra
- Maithili
- Nagarjun
- Vidyapati
- Ramesh Chandra Jha
- Chandranath Mishra Amar
- Hindi
- Sahajanand Saraswati
- Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’
- Gopal Singh Nepali
- Rambriksh Benipuri
- Kalanath Mishra
- Ramesh Chandra Jha
- Nawal Kishore Dhawal
- Bengali
- Malay Roy Choudhury
- Upamanyu Chatterjee
- Bhojpuri
- Manoranjan Prashad Singh
- Dharni Das
- Heera Dom
- Avinash Chandra Vidyarthi
- Mahendra Misir
- Parichay Das
- Bhikhari Thakur
- Pandey Kapil
- Urdu
- Fuzail Ahmad Nasiri
These are some of the authors from Bihar
- Writers and Scholars
- Achrya Ramlochan Saran
- Tabish Khair
- R. K. Sinha
- Kapil Muni Tiwary
- Phanishwar Nath Renu
- Amitava Kumar
These are some of the renowned people of Bihar who are/were writers and scholars
- Mathematics and Scientists from Bihar
- H. C. Verma
- Vashishtha Narayan Singh
- Anand Kumar
- Tathagat Avatar Tulsi
- Ranjit Gadh
These are some of the renowned people of Bihar who are/were experts in Mathematics and Science
- International and National Award Winners
- Bharat Ratna
- Rajendra Prashad
- Bidhan Chandra Roy
- Bismillah Khan
- Jayaprakash Narayan
- Dada Saheb Phalke Award
- Ashok Kumar
- Padma Shree
- Narendra Kumar Pandey
- Seyed Ehtesham Hasnain
- Sharda Sinha
- Ramchandra Manjhi
- Padma Bhushan
- Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
- Bideshwar Pathak
- Acharya Shivpujan Sahay
- Magasaysay Award
- Jayaprakash Narayan
- Ravish Kumar
- Jnanipith Award
- Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’
These are some of the renowned people of Bihar who won National and International Awards
- Film Directors, Singers, Music Directors, Actors, Actresses
- Film directors
- Manjul Sinha
- Imtiaz Ali
- Manish Jha
- Sushil Rajpal
- Kabeer Kaushik
- Neeraj Pandey
- Ajit Pal Manget
- Tapan Sinha
- Prakash Jha
- Pritish Nandy
- Singers
- Ustad Bismillah Khan (Musician)
- Daler Mehndi
- Pawan Singh
- Deepali Kishore
- Sharda Sinha
- Aishwarya Nigam
- Maithili Thakur
- Kiran Ahluwalia
- Manoj Tiwari
- Music directors
- Bapi Tultul
- Ramashreya Jha
- Chitragupta
- Norman Hackforth
- Anand-Milind
- Actors
- Manoj Bajpayee
- Sushant Singh Rajput
- Aham Sharma
- Ashok Kumar
- Vinay Pathak
- Rajesh Kumar
- Manoj Tiwari
- Khesari Lal Yadav
- R. Madhavan
- Narendra Jha
- Vishal Aditya Singh
- Gurmeet Choudhary
- Luv Sinha
- Actresses
- Suhasini Mulay
- Sandali Sinha
- Kaveri Jha
- Prachi Sinha
- Nitu Chandra
- Shreya Narayan
- Anurita Jha
- Shilpa Singh
- Shweta Basu Prasad
These are some of the renowned people of Bihar who are film directors, singers, music directors, actors, actresses
- Sports Personalities
- Deepika Kumari (Cricket)
- Kriti Azad (Cricket)
- Randhir Singh (Football)
- Rashmi Kumari (Carrom)
- Ishan Kishan (Cricket)
- Saba Karim (Cricket)
These are some famous renowned people of Bihar who are a sports person
- Businessmen
- Aditya Jha
- Sanjay Kumar Jha
- Samptada Singh
- Anil Agarwal
These are some of the famous businessmen.
- Journalists
- Anuranjan Jha
- Ravish Kumar
- Vikas Kumar Jha
- Arvind Narayan Das
These are some of the renowned people of Bihar who are journalists.
Conclusion
It is to conclude that there are famous people of Bihar in various fields that include independence activists and nationalists, authors, scholars, journalists, actors, singers, directors, etc. This state is in the 13th position according to its geographical area.