The list of Banaras Hindu University people includes notable graduates, professors and administrators affiliated with Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. For a list of Vice-Chancellors, see List of Vice-Chancellors of Banaras Hindu University.
Nobel laureates
Heads of state and government
Notable alumni
Arts, humanities and social sciences
Social sciences
Literature
Politicians
- Ved Prakash Goyal, politician
- Rajesh Kumar Mishra, politician
- Yadunandan Sharma (B.A. 1929), Indian independence activist, farmers' rights activist
- Shyama Charan Shukla, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
- Veena Pandey, (B.A., M.A., B.Ed., LLB, Ph.D.), Former M.L.C., National Executive Member, B.J.P. Former Vice President Student Union B.H.U.
Science and technology
- Prem Saran Satsangi Sahab, Leader of Radhasoami Faith, Dayalbagh. System Scientist and Physicist. (Ex Dean IIT Delhi, EX-Vice chancellor, Dayalbagh Educational Institute)
- Ashok Agarwal (B.Sc. 1975, M.Sc. 1977, Ph.D. 1983), pioneer in reproductive biology
- Girish Saran Agarwal (M.Sc.), physicist specialising in quantum optics; Regents Professor in the Department of Physics of Oklahoma State University; winner of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Physics) in 1982; elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2008
- Pulickel Ajayan (B.Tech. 1985), pioneer in nanotechnology
- Nikesh Arora (B.Tech. 1989), senior vice president and chief business officer at Google
- Meenakshi Banerjee, scientist
- Bir Bhanu, (B.Tech. 1972), Electronics Engineering, Bourns Presidential Chair in Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of California, Riverside, California
- Alok Bhattacharya, Parasitologist and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Nishith Gupta (M.Sc. 1999), molecular biologist
- Achal Das Bohra (B.Sc. 1941), government administrator, engineer
- S. Ganesh (PhD 1996), molecular geneticist, N-Bios laureate
- Vinod Kumar Gaur, seismologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Kota Harinarayana (B.Tech. 1965), scientist, academic
- Aldas Janaiah (Ph.D. 1995), agricultural scientist
- Arvind Mohan Kayastha (B.Sc. 1979, M.Sc. 1982, Ph.D. 1988), scientist, academic
- Akhlesh Lakhtakia (B.Tech. 1979, D.Sc. 2006), pioneered sculptured thin films
- Subhash Chandra Lakhotia, cytogeneticist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Devendra Lal, geophysicist; winner of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Physics) in 1967; elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1979
- Shrikant Lele, metallurgical engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Anand Mohan (B.Sc. 1976, Ph.D. 1983), geologist
- Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri (B.Sc. 1936), physicist
- Nishtala Appala Narasimham (M.Sc. 1945, Ph.D. 1952), physicist
- Jayant Vishnu Narlikar (B.Sc. 1957), theoretical physicist, Padma Vibhushan (1965)
- Paramasivam Natarajan, photochemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Sri Niwas, geophysicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Ganesh Prasad Pandey, organic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Virendra Nath Pandey, Molecular virologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- T. V. Ramakrishnan (B.Sc. 1959, M.Sc. 1961), theoretical physicist; winner of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Physics) in 1982; elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2000
- Shyam Sundar Rai, seismologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Madisetti Anant Ramlu, founder and first Head of the Department of Mining Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
- Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao, founder of ECIL
- C. N. R. Rao (M.Sc. 1953), chemist; scientific advisor to the Prime Minister of India; Bharat Ratna laureate in 2014
- Ram Harsh Singh, Padmashri awardee 2016, ABMS 1961(BHU), MD(Hons), Ph.D. 1969 (BHU), D.Litt. FNA IM, Life-time Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Ayurveda BHU, First Vice Chancellor, Rajasthan Ayurved University, Jodhpur (2003âÂÂ2006).
- Narla Tata Rao, former chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board
- Palle Rama Rao (Ph.D.), metallurgist and Padma Vibhushan awardee
- Patcha Ramachandra Rao (M.Sc. 1965, Ph.D. 1968), metallurgist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate, Vice Chancellor of BHU
- Udipi Ramachandra Rao (M.Sc. 1952), space scientist, Chairman of ISRO
- N. A. Ramaiah physical chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Gangadhar J. Sanjayan, bioorganic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Mushi Santappa, polymer chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Debi Prasad Sarkar, Immunologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Jagdish Shukla (B.Sc. 1962, M.Sc. 1964, Ph.D. 1971), meteorologist
- Lalji Singh, molecular biologist, Vice Chancellor of BHU
- Nagendra Kumar Singh (B.Sc. 1978, M.Sc. 1980), agricultural scientist; pioneer in mapping plant genomes
- Rishi Narain Singh, geophysicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Manick Sorcar (B.Tech.), artist, engineer, entrepreneur
- Brahm Shanker Srivastava, microbiologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Onkar Nath Srivastava (MSc 1961 and PhD 1966), material physicist and a recipient of Padma Shri and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
- M. J. Thirumalachar, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Satish K. Tripathi (B.Sc., M.Sc.), President of University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
- Prahalad Chunnilal Vaidya, physicist and mathematician; proponent of Vaidya Metric for gravitational fields; Vice Chancellor of Gujarat University
- A. N. Rai ex vc NEHU
- Sandeep Verma, bioorganic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Kameshwar C. Wali (M.Sc.), research physicist and science writer
- Saket Kushwaha (B.Sc. 1983, M.Sc. 1986, Ph.D. 1992), agricultural economist, VC Rajiv Gandhi University
- Jay Chaudhry (B.Tech. 1980) Founder & CEO, Zscaler
Sports
Notable faculty
Arts, humanities and social sciences
- Adya Prasad Pandey, Professor in Economics and Former Head Department of Economics, Vice Chancellor Manipur University
- Anant Sadashiv Altekar, Manindra Chandra Nandi Chair of Ancient History & Culture; led archaeological excavation of Mauryan era structures
- V. Balaji, Professor of Violin
- Chandrakala Padia, professor, political science, noted political scientist
- C. V. Chandrasekhar, Professor of Performing Arts; Bharata Natyam dancer; Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winner; Kalidas Samman and Padma Bhushan awardee
- A.K. Chatterjee, Professor of philosophy, Indian philosopher and Buddhist scholar
- Sitaram Chaturvedi, Professor of Literature, playwright
- Amiya Kumar Dasgupta, Professor of Economics (1947âÂÂ1958); pioneer of economics in Independent India
- Girija Devi, Professor of Performing Arts; Hindustani classical vocalist
- Julius Getman, Visiting professor of Law
- Chandradhar Sharma Guleri, former Manindra Chandra Nandi Chair in Ancient History and Religion
- Latika Katt, Professor of Visual Arts; sculptor
- Sucheta Kripalani, Professor of Constitutional History
- Dalsukh Dahyabhai Malvania, Jain scholar, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee
- Lalmani Misra, Professor of Music; Hindustani classical musician
- Ram Shankar Misra, Professor of Comparative Religion
- Awadh Kishore Narain, Professor of History (1947âÂÂ1960); Manindra Chandra Nandi Chair of Ancient History & Culture (1960âÂÂ1971)
- B.C. Nirmal, Professor of Law
- N. Rajam, Professor of Performing Arts
- S. R. Ranganathan, Professor of Library Science (1945âÂÂ1947); inventor of colon classification and five laws of library science
- Ritwik Sanyal, Professor of Performing Arts; Hindustani classical musician
- Ram Chandra Shukla, Professor of Visual Arts; painter
- Ramchandra Shukla, Professor of Literature
- Gurbachan Singh Talib, Professor of Sikh Studies
- Omkarnath Thakur, Professor of Performing Arts; Hindustani classical musician
- Koushal Kishor Mishra, Professor of Political Sciences, and Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences
- Alok Kumar Rai, Professor of Management Studies
Science and technology
- Prem Saran Satsangi Sahab, Leader of Radhasoami Faith, Dayalbagh. System Scientist and Physicist. (Ex Dean IIT Delhi, EX-Vice chancellor, Dayalbagh Educational Institute)
- Sir Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, Professor of Chemistry (1921âÂÂ1924); co-inventor of Bhatnagar-Mathur Magnetic Interference Balance; founding chairman of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
- Patcha Ramachandra Rao, former Vice Chancellor and Professor of Metallurgy and Material Science
- Prafulla Kumar Jena, former professor of Metallurgical Engineering
- Prakash Chandra Sood, Padma Shri, Nuclear scientist, researcher, and Professor
- Madhu Sudan Kanungo, Professor of Biology (1962âÂÂ2011); pioneer of gerontology; Padma Shri awardee
- Arvind Mohan Kayastha, Professor of Biotechnology
- Shrikant Lele, metallurgical engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
- Veer Bhadra Mishra, former professor of Civil Engineering; environmentalist; founder of Swatcha Ganga Campaign
- Ganesh Prasad, Professor of Mathematics (1917âÂÂ1923); mathematician
- Palle Rama Rao, Professor of Metallurgy (1962âÂÂ1982); scientist; Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardee
- Birbal Sahni, Professor of Botany (1920); authority on plant fossils of Gondwana and Jurassic age
- Ram Harsh Singh Padmashri awardee 2016, ABMS 1961(BHU), MD(Hons), Ph.D. 1969 (BHU), D.Litt. FNA IM, Life-time Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Ayurveda BHU, First Vice Chancellor, Rajasthan Ayurved University, Jodhpur (2003âÂÂ2006).
- Onkar Nath Srivastava Professor of the department of physics, material physicist and a recipient of Padma Shri and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
- Birendra Bijoy Biswas, lecturer (1952âÂÂ54); department of botany, recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
- Jamuna Sharan Singh, ecologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient
- Kamanio Chattopadhyay, materials engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient
- Sunit Kumar Singh, molecular biologist, Fellow of Indian Academy of Neuroscience (FIANS)
- Anil Kumar Tripathi (BSc, MSc, PhD; director Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali
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