This is a list of notable people who belong to the Hindu Brahmin caste.
Artist Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar, artist M. V. Dhurandhar, Indian artist known for his postcard arts Ravishankar Raval, Indian artist S.Rajam, Indian artist and Carnatic musician. He is the older brother of Tamil film director and musician S. Balachander and actress S. Jayalakshmi Y.G. Srimati, Indian artist whose painting figures were Hindu mythology and her style was influenced by Nandalal Bose & frescoes of the Ajanta Caves
Bureaucrats Brajesh Mishra, India's first National Security advisor, Indian diplomat for Indian Foreign Service and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's principal secretary Dhanvanthi Rama Rau, founder and former president of Family Planning Association India Durga Prasad Dhar, Indian diplomat who was the Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, minister in Government of J&K and India Hemant Karkare, Indian Police Service who was the chief of Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad Mannem Nageswara Rao, former-interim director officer Central Bureau of Investigation Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya, Indian civil engineer and Diwan of Mysore.He was the chief engineer of Krishna Raja Sagara dam. He is considered "Father of Indian Civil Engineering" P. N. Dhar, Indian economist who was the head of Indira Gandhi's secretariat and one of her closest advisers P. N. Haksar, first Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India (1971–1973) and deputy chairman of the Planning Commission (1975–1977). He was the first chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University P. V. Gopalan, Indian bureaucrat who served as director of relief measures & refugees in the government of Zambia, advisor to 1st president of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda and as Joint Secretary to the Government of India. He is the grandfather of Kamala Harris Ravindra Kaushik, Spy & RAW operative famously known as Black Tiger, He is regarded as India's greatest spy to be engaged in Undercover operation at Pakistan Armed Forces R. N. Kao, Indian spymaster and the first founder chief of India's external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing. Satyendra Dubey, IES officer and was the project director in the National Highways Authority of India at Koderma Sukumar Sen, Indian civil servant who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India & first Chief Election Commissioner in Sudan Suresh Tendulkar, Indian economist and former chief of the National Statistical Commission. He was a member of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Economic Advisory Council T. N. Seshan, Indian bureaucrat who was the 10th Chief Election Commissioner of India & 18th Cabinet Secretary of India Vijay Lakshmi Pandit, Indian diplomat who was the first female governor of Maharashtra and first female president of the United Nations General Assembly V. K. R. V. Rao, Indian economist and educator who founded the Delhi School of Economics
Business Dwarkanath Tagore, first Indian industrialists to form an enterprise with British partners. He is the founder of Carr, Tagore and Company. Vijay Shekhar Sharma born 15 July 1978) is an Indian technology entrepreneur and billionaire businessman. He is the chairman, managing director and CEO of One97 Communications and its consumer brand Paytm. Indra Nooyi, Indian-American business executive and former CEO of PepsiCo Sheela Gautam, founder and owner of Sheela Foam Limited. She was the Member of Parliament (June 1991 – May 2004). S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar was a lawyer, Indian Independence activist and managing director of The Hindu Rakesh Shukla (animal welfare activist), is a Bangalore-based entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and animal welfare activist who runs a home for over 700 rescued dogs. S. S. Vasan, founder of the Tamil-language magazine Ananda Vikatan and the film production company Gemini Studios T. T. Krishnamachari, founder of TTK group and Prestige. He also served as finance minister (1956–1966) and founded NCAER. T. V. Ramasubbaiyer, Indian philanthropist & Founder of the popular Tamil daily newspaper Dinamalar T. V. Sundaram Iyengar, founder of TVS Co
Dancers Rekha Raju, Indian dancer who was specialised in both Bharatnatyam and Mohiniyattam Rukmini Devi, Indian Classical Dancer who catalysed the renaissance of Bharatanatyam dance. She was the first woman in Indian to be nominated as member of the Rajya Sabha. She received Padma Bhushan Sitara Devi, eminent Indian dancer of classical Kathak style. She received Padma Shri Uday Shankar, Indian dancer who is considered as Pioneer of Modern Dance in India. He received Padma Vibhushan Vempati Chinna Satyam, Indian dancer who was the guru of the Kuchipudi dance form. He received Padma Bhushan
Film industry Actors
Anoop Kumar, Indian actor Anupam Kher, Indian actor Ashok Kumar, Indian actor, Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee. Atul Agnihotri, Indian Hindi film actor Crazy Mohan, Indian actor and comedian Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Indian actor and comedian Jayaram, Indian actor who received Padma Shri Jeevan Major Sundarrajan Manoj Bajpayee, Indian actor who received Padma Shri Mohit Raina Paresh Rawal, Indian actor Raaj Kumar, Indian film actor who acted in Oscar nominated movie Mother India. R. Madhavan, Indian actor, director and producer Sanjeev Kumar, Indian actor who is the seventh greatest actor of Indian cinema of all time in a poll conducted by Rediff.com Sharman Joshi Shankar Nag Sidharth Shukla Sunil Dutt, Indian actor and politician Uday Kiran Unnikrishnan Namboothiri Y. V. Rao
Directors, cinematographers and producers
B. V. Karanth, film director who received Padma shri Dadasaheb Phalke, producer and Father of Indian Cinema.Dadasaheb Phalke Award named after him for lifetime contribution to cinema and is the highest official recognition for film personalities in the country Girish Karnad, film director who received India's top literary prize, the Jnanpith Award, Padma Shri in 1974 and Padma Bhushan in 1992 G. V. Iyer, Indian film director called "Kannada Bheeshma" who was the only person who made films in Sanskrit Hrishikesh Mukherjee, film director who received Golden Bear, Padma Vibhushan, NTR National Award and DadaSaheb Phalke Award. Chairman of the CBFC and NFDC K. Viswanath, film director. Recipient of Padma Shri, Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and Dadasaheb Phalke AwardSrinivasa Rao Yenda (2022). K Viswanath’s Telugu Films- Tools of Gandhian Reform of Caste and Culture and Revival of Classicism and Brahminism. Quarterly Review of Film and Video, DOI: 10.1080/10509208.2022.2076526 K. Balachander, filmmaker who is called Iyakkunar Sigaram (Director Paramount). He received Padma Shri and DadaSaheb Phalke Award Kidar Sharma, Indian film director K. Subramanyam, Indian film director Nanabhai Bhatt, film director and producer who was the first to feature twins in Indian cinema & Patriarch of Bhatt Film Family. Puttanna Kanagal, Kannada film director. Puttanna Kanangal Award was named after his contribution Vivek Agnihotri, film director V. K. Murthy, first cinematographer to be chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
Actress
Adah Sharma Deepika Padukone Divyanka Tripathi, Indian television actress Amrita Rao, Indian actress Dr. Sharmila, Indian television and Film actress Durga bai Kamat, the first female actor in Indian cinema. She is known for being India's first heroine Durga Khote, Indian actress who received Padma Shri and Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Gayathri Raguram, Indian actress and choreographer Hema Malini, Indian actress who received Padma Shri Indraja Krishna Kumari Lakshmy Ramakrishnan Lavanya Tripathi Leela Chitnis Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress who received Padma Shri Madhuvanti Arun Mamta Kulkarni Pallavi Sharda, Indian Australian Actress Rashmi Gautam Rasika Joshi Shanta Apte Shruti Haasan Sobhita Dhulipala Soundarya Soundarya Sharma Sumitra Devi Trisha Vasundhara Das Vidya Balan, Indian actress who received Padma Shri Yami Gautam
Fashion models and designers
Bhanu Athaiya, costume designer who was the first Indian to win Oscar award Kalpana Iyer, model and actress who became runner-up at Miss India 1978 and Miss World 1978 beauty pageant where she was a top 15 semi-finalist. Nethra Raghuraman, Indian model who won Femina Magazine Look of the Year contest 1997. Poonam Pandey, erotic model was one of the top 8 contestants of Gladrags 2010 and Kingfisher Calendar Girl Hunt 2011.
Historians and scholars
Datto Vaman Potdar, Indian historian and orator who was the vice-chancellor of University of Pune. He received Padma Bhushan and said to be Dr. Johnson of Maharashtra or a living encyclopaedia K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, Indian historian known for his works on South Indian history. He also received Padma Bhushan. Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao, Indian historian Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian scholar and educational reformer. He also received Bharat Ratna Natesa Sastri, polyglot, scholar in eighteen languages and authored many books in Tamil, Sanskrit and English Pandurang Vaman Kane, Indologist and Sanskrit scholar.He received India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna Ramachandra Guha, Indian historian and writer S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Indian historian, academician and Dravidologist who earned the title "Dewan Bahadur" U. V. Swaminatha Iyer, Tamil Scholar called Tamil Thatha (literally, "Tamil grandfather")
Historical figures
Charaka an ancient Brahmin physician was one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in Ancient India. Sushruta was an ancient Indian physician. The Sushruta Samhita (Sushruta's Compendium), a treatise ascribed to him, is one of the most important surviving ancient treatises on medicine and is considered a foundational text of Ayurveda.. Aryabhata (ISO: ) or Aryabhata I Pāṇini Since the discovery and publication of his work by European scholars in the nineteenth century, Pāṇini has been considered the "first descriptive linguist", and even labelled as "the father of linguistics. Varahamihira, a mathematician born around 505 CE and died 587 CE, who was also known for innovation with Pascal's triangle.Varāha or Mihira, was an ancient Indian astrologer, astronomer, and polymath who lived in Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh, India). He was born at Kapitba in a Brahmin family, Basava, 12th-century Indian statesman, philosopher, poet, social reformer and Lingayat saint. Basava Jayanthi is celebrated after him Bhattadeva (1558–1638), acknowledged as the father of Assamese prose and known for Katha Bhagavat and Katha Gita Bhai Mati Das, martyr in Sikh history Bhai Sati Das, was martyred with his brother Bhai Mati Das Chanakya, teacher of Chandragupta Maurya and also an ancient Indian philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor of the Maurya Empire. Kaundiya, earliest disciple and follower of Gautama Buddha. He was the first to become an Arhat. Koundiny Asana was named after him Kumārila Bhaṭṭa, was a Hindu philosopher and a scholar of Mimamsa school of philosophy from Kamarupa (present-day Assam) Mohan Lal Kashmiri, Indian diplomat who played a central role in the First Anglo-Afghan War of 1838–1842 Nana Fadnavis, Influential minister and Statesman of the Maratha Empire during the Peshwa administration. Samarth Ramdas, Indian Hindu saint, philosopher, poet, writer and spiritual master.Swami Sivananda (2005). "Samartha Ramdas". Lives of Saints. Divine Life Society. Sariputra, main disciple and First of the Buddha's two chief disciples. T. Madhava Rao, Diwan of Baroda Indore and Travancore
Indian independence movement
Bagha Jatin, Indian independence activist strong man killed a tiger once and British Indian police officers many times Chandra Shekhar Azad, freedom fighter and an Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA)