List of people from Assam

This is a list of notable people from Assam, India.

Administrators, diplomats and justices

Academicians and scholars

Performing artists

Actors and models

Film directors

Musicians

Activists

Journalists

Writers

Poets

Historical figures

Politicians

Religious leaders

Sports

Archer

• Jayanta Talukdar

Athletes

• Tayabun Nisha
• Bhogeswar Baruah, won gold medal at 1966 Asian Games
• Hima Das

Badminton player

• Dipankar Bhattacharjee, Indian badminton player
• Ashmita Chaliha

Boxers

• Jamuna Boro
• Shiva Thapa
• Lovlina Borgohain, won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Bodybuilding

• Mahadev Deka
• Gautam Kalita

Cricketers

• Abu Nechim Ahmed, First Assamese IPL player and former Mumbai Indians fast bowler.
• Javed Zaman, He was Assam's first List A Player and greatest fast bowler from Assam [1]
• Gokul Sharma
• Riyan Parag,. plays for Rajasthan Royals in IPL and Indian international cricketer.
• Jogeswar Bhumij, Cricketer

Footballers

Gymnast

• Binita Chetry, 3rd place on Britain’s Got Talent

Tennis player

• Somdev Devvarman

Table tennis player

• Monalisa Baruah Mehta

Naturalists

• Robin Banerjee
• Ananda Chandra Dutta
• Jadav Payeng
• Anwaruddin Choudhury

Others

See also

• People from Western Assam

References