List of people from Western Assam
Modern Western Assam is culturally distinct region.[1] This list specifically focuses on people from Western Assam.
Legendary[edit]
- Naraka, founder, Naraka dynasty
- Bhagadatta, ruler, Naraka dynasty
- Vajradatta, ruler, Naraka dynasty
Ancient[edit]
- Pushyavarman, founder, Varman dynasty
- Samudravarman, ruler, Varman dynasty
- Balavarman, ruler, Varman dynasty
- Kalyanavarman, ruler, Varman dynasty
- Ganapativarman, ruler, Varman dynasty
- Mahendravarman, ruler, Varman dynasty
- Narayanavarman, ruler, Varman dynasty
- Bhutivarman, ruler, Varman dynasty
- Chandramukhavarman, ruler, Varman dynasty
- Sthitavarman, ruler, Varman dynasty
- Susthitavarman, ruler, Varman dynasty
- Supratisthitavarman, ruler, Varman dynasty
- Bhaskaravarman, ruler, Varman dynasty
- Avantivarman, ruler, Varman dynasty
- Brahma Pala, founder, Pala dynasty
- Ratna Pala, ruler, Pala dynasty
- Indra Pala, ruler, Pala dynasty
- Go Pala, ruler, Pala dynasty
- Harsha Pala,ruler, Pala dynasty
- Dharma Pala, ruler, Pala dynasty
- Jaya Pala, ruler, Pala dynasty
- Lauhityapada, writer
- Minanatha, writer
- Kumarila Bhatta, Preacher
- Chand Sadagar, Merchant
Medieval[2][edit]
- Ananta Kandali, writer
- Bakul Kayastha, writer
- Bhattadeva, writer
- Bhusana Dvija, writer
- Birdatta Choudhury, revolutionary
- Chandra Bharati, writer
- Damodara Deva, writer
- Durgabar Kayastha, writer
- Kalapachandra Dvija, writer
- Gopalacharana Dwija, writer
- Gopala Mishra, writer
- Haribara Vipra, writer
- Haradatta Choudhury, revolutionary
- Hema Saraswati, writer
- Pitambar Dvija, writer
- Pitambara Sidhanta Vagisa, writer
- Rama Saraswati, writer
- Rudra Kandali, writer
- Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya, writer
- Sridhara Kandali, writer
- Vishnu Bharati, writer
Modern[3][edit]
- Abani Chakravarty, writer
- Adil Hussain, Bollywood actor
- Ambika Charan Choudhury, writer
- Ambikagiri Raichoudhury, freedom fighter
- Axl Hazarika, Composer, musician, lyricist, producer, film-maker
- Banikanta Kakati, linguist
- Bhabananda Deka, writer and recipient of the literary pension and literature grant
- Bhumidhar Barman, thirteenth chief minister of Assam
- Birendra Nath Datta, national award-winning singer
- Bishnu Ram Medhi, second chief minister of Assam
- Bishnu Prasad Rabha, freedom fighter
- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, fifth President of India
- Hagrama Mohilary, Chief Executive Member of Bodoland Territorial Council
- Himanta Biswa Sarma, politician
- Indira Goswami, national award-winning author
- Jim Ankan Deka, musician and documentary film maker
- Kaliram Medhi, writer
- Kalpana Patowary, singer
- Mahadev Deka, bodybuilder
- Mahendra Mohan Choudhry, fourth chief minister of Assam
- Parbati Charan Das, Kargil martyr
- Pratima Barua Pandey, national award-winning Goalparia lokageet singer
- Rameshwar Pathak, Kamrupi Lokgeet singer
- Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary, present Governor of Meghalaya
- Sarat Chandra Sinha, fifth Chief Minister of Assam
- Sarbananda Sonowal, fourteenth Chief Minister of Assam
- Seema Biswas, Bollywood actress
References[edit]
- ^ Goswami, Upendranath (1970). A study on Kamrupi: a dialect of Assamese. Dept. of Historical Antiquarian Studies. p. 14.
- ^ Upendranath Goswami, A study on Kamrupi: a dialect of Assamese, 1970, Ram Sarasvati, Ananta Kandali, Sridhara Kandali, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Dvija Kalapacandra and Bhattadeva, the father of Assamesc prose, all hailed from the present district of Kamrup.
- ^ "Goalpara boy hits the big time". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.