Tiwari (), from Sanskrit 'tripāṭhin' (learned in three vedas), is a Hindu surname found in India and Nepal. Alternative spellings include Tiwary and Tewari.
Notable people Independence activists Chandra Shekhar Azad (born Chandrashekhar Tiwari) Adrian Cola Rienzi (born Krishna Deonarine Tiwari), Indian freedom fighter in Trinidad and Tobago
Spiritual leaders Dayananda Saraswati (born Mool Shankar Tiwari), founder of Arya Samaj Maya Tiwari, Indo-Guyanese spiritual leader, international speaker and author Sahadeo Tiwari, religious scholar
Information technology and business
Academics Arun Tiwari, missile scientist, author and professor Deepak Tiwari, Hindi editor of Global Investigative Journalism Network and former Vice Chancellor of Makhanalal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism, Bhopal S Prakash Tiwari, biotechnologist, geneticist, agriculturalist Siddhartha Paul Tiwari, UNESCO Chair on technology and sustainability
Civil service A. N. Tiwari, former Chief Information Commissioner of India Sivakant Tiwari, former legal head officer of the Singapore Legal Service
Politicians Captain B P Tiwari, Indian politician and former army officer Brij Bhushan Tiwari, Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party Ghanshyam Tiwari, Indian politician, education minister in the Government of Rajasthan Ghanshyam Tiwari, Indian politician from the Samajwadi party, Bihar Hari Shankar Tiwari, politician Kamlesh Tiwari, politician Kapil Narayan Tiwari, politician Kaushal Tiwari, Indian politician Manish Tewari, politician, former Minister of State in UPA Government Manoj Tiwari, Indian politician, MP from Delhi, BJP State President. Narayan Datt Tiwari, Indian politician, former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Ram Chandra Tiwari, Nepalese politician Ravindranath Tewari, Indian politician, former cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh Sita Tiwaree, Thai politician Shivanand Tiwari, Janata Dal (United) politician Sriniwas Tiwari, Indian politician, former Madhya Pradesh speaker and minister Sushil Kumar 'Indu' Tiwari, MLA from Madhya Pradesh Suresh Tiwari, MLA from Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party Rajani Tiwari, politician from Uttar Pradesh Upendra Tiwari, Indian politician, minister in Uttar Pradesh government
Military Officers Amit Tiwari (air marshal), former Indian Air Force Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command.
Entertainment Anand Tiwari, actor and director in Hindi films Ankit Tiwari, playback singer and music director Bhushan Tiwari, Hindi actor Dharmesh Tiwari, Indian film director Esha Tewari, Australian singer-songwriter Gaurav Tiwari, paranormal investigator, pilot, UFOlogist, TV presenter, and actor Girish Tiwari, scriptwriter, director, lyricist, singer, poet, organic culturist, writer, and social activist in Uttarakhand, India Indira Tiwari, Indian actress Kartik Aaryan Tiwari, Indian actor Lalit Mohan Tiwari, Indian film and television actor Laxmi Ganesh Tewari, Indian vocalist Manish Tiwary, Indian film-maker Mukesh Tiwari, actor in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films Nitesh Tiwari, director, script writer, lyricist Ridhima Tiwari, television actress Shweta Tiwari, Indian film and television actress and producer Surbhi Tiwari, Indian television actress Vindhya Tiwari, Indian show and film actress
Literature Aditya Tiwari, Indian poet and LGBT rights activist Bhim Nidhi Tiwari, Nepalese Bahun poet Kapil Muni Tiwary, linguist and scholar Siyaram Tiwari (writer), writer and scholar
Sports Manoj Tiwary, Indian cricketer Saurabh Tiwary, Indian cricketer
Other Dudhnath Tiwari, Indian sepoy who lived with the Andamanese tribes. Ram Puneet Tiwary, Singaporean Indian and acquitted suspect of the Sydney double murders.
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