List of people from Ballia
The following is a list of notable people from or related to Ballia, India.
Activism, social work, and philanthropy
- Mangal Pandey – Prominent soldier in the 1857 revolution of India
- Chittu Pandey – Activist of 1942 Quit India movement
- Bhrigu Maharaj – Brahmin saint from Ballia district
- Raja Mohar Singh – Raja of Maurha from 1894 until 1923
- Rabindra Nath Upadhyay – Social worker
Art and literature
- Amarkant – Writer of Hindi literature
- Bulaki Das – Bhojpuri Poet
- Baldev Upadhyaya – Sanskrit scholar, literary historian and essayist
- Doodhnath Singh – Hindi language writer, critic and poet
- Kedarnath Singh – Poet, critic, and essayist
- Hazari Prasad Dwivedi – Novelist and literary historian
Actor
- Siddhant Chaturvedi – Bollywood actor
Professors and scientists
- Jagadish Shukla – Meteorologist
Politics and government
- Chandra Shekhar – 8th Prime Minister of India
- Jayaprakash Narayan – Independence activist and political leader
- Tarkeshwar Pandey – Member of Parliament
- Murli Manohar – Politician from Uttar Pradesh state, member of parliament in 1962 for the Ballia Lok Sabha constituency from the Indian National Congress
- Neeraj Shekhar – MP Rajay shabha (son of Ex Prime Minister Sh. Chandra Shekhar)
- Janeshwar Mishra – Ex MP Rajyasabha, Ex Rail Minister
- Harivansh Narayan Singh – Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (2018)
- Bharat Singh - Member of Parliament, 16th Lok Sabha, Ballia (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Virendra Singh Mast - Bharatiya Janata Party - Member of Parliament, 17th Lok Sabha, Ballia (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Upendra Tiwari - Bharatiya Janta Party - Member of Legislative Assembly (Constituency - Phephana ,Ballia) (2012-2017) and again in (2017), Minister of State (Independent charge) in Government of Uttar Pradesh (2017)
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