This is a list of notable people using Yadav surname.
Religion
Freedom fighters
Academicians
Civil servants and bureaucrats
- Vinod Kumar Yadav, Former Chairperson of the Railway Board, First Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board, Indian Railways and the ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India
- Bhupendra Yadav, IPS, former DGP of Rajasthan Police, chairman, Rajasthan Public Service Commission
- Gaurav Yadav, IPS, DGP of Punjab Police
- Jagmohan Yadav, IPS, Former DGP of Uttar Pradesh Police
- Manoj Yadava, IPS, DG/Chief of Railway Protection Force, former DGP of Haryana Police
- Meera Yadav, IFS, 22nd Ambassador of India to the United States
- Dinesh Kumar Yadav, IPS, Inspector General of Police Himachal Pradesh
- Neera Yadav, IAS, Former Chief Secretary Of Uttar Pradesh
- Pranjal Yadav, IAS
- Surendra Singh Yadav, IPS, DGP of Chandigarh Police, Former DGP of Andaman and Nicobar Police
Law
Film and television
Folk singers
First in their fields
- Santosh Yadav, first woman to climb Mount Everest twice, and the first woman to successfully climb Mt. Everest from Kangshung Face
- Dr.Raj Vir Singh Yadav, performed the first kidney transplant in India at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research at Chandigarh in 1973
- Surekha Yadav, India's first female train driver (Loco Pilot)
- Bhakti Yadav, the first female MBBS from Indore, India
- Ram Baran Yadav, the first president of Nepal
- Vinod Kumar Yadav, First Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board, Indian Railways and the ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India
- Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav, first chief minister of Delhi
- Ram Saroj Yadav, first deputy chief minister of Madhesh Province, Nepal
Politicians
Political Party Founders
Chief Ministers
Ministers, MPs and MLAs
- Athai Ram Yadav, former MLA from Handia, Prayagraj
- Akhilesh Yadav, Ex-Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Ajay Singh Yadav, former Union Minister
- Ajesh Yadav, AAP member for Badli in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
- Annapurna Devi Yadav, Union Minister of Women and Child Development
- Anil Kumar Yadav, a politician from Bihar
- Anil Kumar Yadav, Minister of Irrigation(Water Resources) Government of Andhra Pradesh
- Anjan Kumar Yadav, former M.P. for Secunderabad
- Arun Subhashchandra Yadav, former Union Minister
- Baba Ram Adhar Yadav, former MLA from Allahabad North, Prayagraj
- Babulal Gaur Yadav, 16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh(BJP)
- Badulgula Lingaiah Yadav, Member of the Parliament and leader Telangana Rashtra Samithi party
- Balram Yadav, Samajwadi Party leader, UP
- Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- Bhagabat Behera Yadav, former Cabinet Minister of Government of Odisha
- Brajendra Singh Yadav, BJP leader , Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Chandrajit Yadav, former Union Minister Ministry of Mines (India) & Ministry of Steel
- Chandrapal Singh Yadav, MP, Jhansi, SP
- Choudhary Awadh Bihari Yadav, Speaker, Bihar Legislative Assembly
- Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav, SP Politician, Shaurya Chakra awardee
- Darshan Singh Yadav, former Rajya Sabha MP of Uttar Pradesh
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav, former Minister of Bihar and Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Yadav, former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
- Deo Narayan Yadav, 12th Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly
- Devender Yadav, President Delhi Congress Committee, Indian National Congress
- Dharmananda Behera Yadav, former MLA of Choudwar-Cuttack (Odisha)
- Dharmendra Yadav, M.P., Samajwadi Party
- D. P. Yadav, leader of Rashtriya Parivartan Dal
- Gopal Das Yadav, former MLA from Allahabad West, Prayagraj
- Girish Yadav, State Minister, Uttar Pradesh, A BJP Leader
- Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, former Union Minister of State
- Hemchand Yadav, Former Cabinet Minister of Chhattishgarh Government
- Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav, former Union Minister of State for Water Resources
- Jawahar Singh Yadav, former member of Legislative Assembly from Nawabganj, Prayagraj
- Jawahar Yadav (Pandit), former MLA from Jhusi, Prayagraj
- Jokhu Lal Yadav, former MLA from Handia and Pratappur, Prayagraj
- Kailash Nath Singh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttar Pradesh
- Lalita Yadav, Minister of State of Madhya Pradesh Government
- Laxmi Narayan Yadav, M.P., Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
- Mahendra Singh Yadav, Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Mohan Yadav, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
- Madhusudan Yadav, former Lok Sabha MP and Mayor of Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation
- Manoj Kumar Yadav, MLA of Jharkhand
- Mitrasen Yadav, Communist Party leader
- Mulayam Singh Yadav (Auraiya politician), former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC) for 3 times(he is not the father of Akhilesh Yadav)
- Nagendra Singh Munna Yadav, M.L.A., Samajwadi Party, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
- Nand Kishore Yadav, Member of the Parliament of India representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha
- Neera Yadav (politician), leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and the minister in government of Jharkhand.
- Om Prakash Yadav JDU, Bihar
- Pappu Yadav, Independent M.P. From Purnia
- Pradeep Yadav, 13th Lok Sabha MP and MLA of Jharkhand state
- Ram Harakh Yadav, Former Member of Parliament from Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Ramakant Yadav, Former Member of Parliament and MLA
- Ram Krishna Yadav, former Member of Parliament from Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Ramesh Prasad Yadav, former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
- Rampal Yadav, SP leader
- Ram Gopal Yadav, Rajya Sabha member
- Ram Kripal Yadav, former Union Minister of State
- Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav, former member of Lok Sabha and Ex-MLA of Bihar
- Ram Naresh Yadav, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Former Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Former Governor of Chhattisgarh
- Ranjan Prasad Yadav, RJD politician, Bihar
- Rekha Yadav, Bharatiya Janshakti Party Malhara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh
- Roop Nath Singh Yadav, politician and freedom fighter
- Sadhu Yadav, politician, Bihar
- Sharad Yadav, leader of Janata Dal (U)
- Shivpal Singh Yadav, former Cabinat Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Shyamlal Yadav, Leader of Congress (I), Former Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
- Subhash Yadav, former Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
- Subhash Prasad Yadav, former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Bihar
- Sudha Yadav, BJP leader
- Sunil Kumar Singh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttar Pradesh
- Surendra Prasad Yadav, former Industrial Minister of Bihar & Jharkhand and Ex-MLA of Bihar he also served as an MP of 12th Lok Sabha
- Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Minister of State in Government of Telangana(Telangana Rashtra Samithi)
- Tejashwi Yadav, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar State
- Tej Pratap Yadav, Ex-Minister for Health, Bihar
- Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, M.P. for Mainpuri
- Umakant Yadav, former MP from Macchlishahr
- Uma Kant Yadav, Bihar Legislative Assembly
- Umlesh Yadav, former MLA for Bisauli Uttar Pradesh
- Vijama Yadav, MLA, Pratappur, Prayagraj
- Vijay Bahadur Yadav, MLA, Gorakhpur Rural
Literature
Military
- Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav, Param Veer Chakra
- Commodore Babru Bhan Yadav, Maha Vir Chakra, Leading Indian Navy officer In Operation Trident operation that attacked Karachi, Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
- Petty officer Chiman Singh Yadav, Maha Vir Chakra, Operation Cactus Lily, Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
- Brigadier Rai Singh Yadav, Maha Vir Chakra, Tiger of Nathu La, Hero of Nathu La and Cho La clashes
- Parachute Commando Kaushal Yadav, Vir Chakra
- Kulbhushan Yadav, Indian Navy officer
- Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, Ashoka Chakra
- Commando Suresh Chand Yadav, Ashoka Chakra, Operation Vajra Shakti
- Sujjan Singh (soldier), Ashoka Chakra
- Captain Umrao Singh, Victoria Cross recipient in Second World War
- Lt. Gen. J.B.S. Yadava, former Deputy Chief of the Army Staff
Nepali politics
- Bijay Kumar Yadav
- Bodhmaya Kumari Yadav, Member of Parliament
- Chitra Lekha Yadav, former minister for Education
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav (Nepal) member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Ganga Prasad Yadav, Governor of Sudurpashchim Province
- Gita Kumari Yadav
- K.P. Yadav, Chief Minister of Madhesh Province
- Mahendra Yadav, former Union Minister for Water Supply, Leader of Nepali Congress
- Mina Yadav, Member of Parliament, Leader of CPN Maoist (Centere)
- Mukta Kumari Yadav, Member of Parliament
- Omprakash Yadav
- Pradeep Yadav, Union Minister for Forests and Environment
- Ram Saroj Yadav, first Deputy Chief Minister of Madhesh Province
- Radhe Chandra Yadav, member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Ram Ayodhya Prasad Yadav, member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
- Ram Sahaya Yadav, Vice President of Nepall
- Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, First President of Nepal
- Rekha Yadav Thapa, Member of Parliament
- Renu Kumari Yadav, Minister of Education. member of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum
- Matrika Yadav, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, A Nepal Communist Party Leader
- Saroj Kumar Yadav, Chief Minister of Madhesh Province
- Sita Devi Yadav, Member of Parliament, National Treasurer of Nepali Congress
- Upendra Yadav, Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, chairperson, People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020), Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal House Leader in Pratinidhi Sabha, Former External Affairs Minister of Nepal Government
Professionals
Science and technology
Social workers
Sports
- Virender Singh Yadav, wrestling
- Abhishek Yadav, football
- Abhishek Yadav, table-tennis
- Ajay Yadav, cricket
- Ajeet Singh Yadav, Silver Medalist in 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Akash Yadav, cricket
- Amit Raj Kumar Yadav, cricket
- Arjun Yadav, cricket
- Ashwin Yadav, cricket
- Avinash Yadav, cricket
- Bani Yadav, car rallyist, India's fastest women car racer
- Chinki Yadav, Indian sport shooter
- Dharmendra Singh Yadav, boxing
- Guru Hanuman aka Vijay Pal Yadav, wrestling coach
- Hemulal Yadav, cricket
- Jai Prakash Yadav, cricket
- Jayant Yadav, cricket
- Jyoti Yadav, cricket
- Kapil Yadav, cricket
- Kavita Yadav, air-rifle shooting
- Krishnappa Gowtham, cricket
- Kuldeep Yadav, cricket
- Kuldip Yadav, cricket
- Lalit Yadav, Delhi cricketer
- Lalit Yadav, Vidharbha cricketer
- Laxmi Yadav, cricketer in the WPL
- Mayank Yadav, cricket
- Narsingh Pancham Yadav, wrestling
- Poonam Yadav, cricket
- Punam Yadav, weightlifting
- Puneet Yadav, cricket
- Radha Yadav, cricket
- Rahul Yadav (cricketer)
- Rahul Yadav Chittaboina, badminton
- Rakesh Kumar Yadav (athlete), athletics
- Ram Singh Sanjay Yadav, cricket
- Ram Singh Yadav, marathon runner
- Renuka Yadav, hockey
- Sandeep Tulsi Yadav, wrestling
- Sanjay Yadav, cricket
- Sanju Yadav, footballer
- Santosh Yadav (cricketer), cricket
- Santosh Yadav, mountaineering
- Satish Kumar Yadav, boxing
- Sat Prakash Yadav, basketball
- Shivlal Yadav, cricket
- Sonam Yadav, cricketer in the WPL
- Suryakumar Yadav, cricket
- Swapnali Yadav, swimming
- Umesh Yadav, cricket
- Vidhya Yadav, cricket administration
- Vijay Yadav, cricket
- Vikas Krishan Yadav, boxing
- Vishal Yadav, cricket
Criminals
Vice Chancellors
- G. D. Yadav, vice-chancellor of Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (erstwhile UDCT) from 2009 until November 2019
- Ramesh Kumar Yadava, vice chancellor of Baba Mast Nath University, Rohtak, Haryana
- Raja Ram Yadav former vice-chancellor of Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University
- Ramakant Yadav (neurologist), vice-chancellor, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences
- J. P. Yadav, vice-chancellor, Indira Gandhi University, Rewari, Haryana
See also
References