Famous Personalities Of Uttar Pradesh Who Are Known Worldwide

by Shivam Verma Hello World

Uttar Pradesh is the most populated state of the country. Not only has the maximum number of population residing here in Uttar Pradesh but also the state has given birth to many and many artists from different fields. Artists in Uttar Pradesh has made the state feel proud with their talent which includes writers, poets, singers, actors, musicians, politicians, social workers, etc.

Many talented artists had taken birth in different cities and towns of the state. Artists include, dancers, singers, musicians, actors, etc have not only got success in their career but also made the state feel proud. Apart from female artists there are many male popular artists in India such as, M.F. Hussain, S.H. Raza, Rabindranath Tagore, Wajid Khan, Dr. Hari Om and many more.

Top famous personalities of Uttar Pradesh who are known worldwide are given;

1. Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan is a very popular Indian film actor, producer, television host, and former politician who are known worldwide. He first gained popularity from the films such as Zanjeer, Deewaar and Sholay, and was dubbed India's "angry young man" for his on-screen roles in Bollywood. He is popularly known as the Shahenshah of Bollywood, Star of the Millennium, or Big B.

He was born in Allahabad of Uttar Pradesh and is popularly known worldwide.

2. Pandit Kishan Maharaj

Pandit Kishan Maharaj was an Indian tabla player who belonged to the Benares gharana of Hindustani classical music. Maharaj gave a number of solo concerts during his career and also gave `Sangat` to some great dancers like Sri Shambhu Maharaj, Sitara Devi, Natraj Gopi Krishna, and Birju Maharaj.

Kishan Maharaj was born in Kabir Chaura, Benaras into a family of professional musicians.

3. Bhagwati Charan Verma

Bhagwati Charan Verma was one of the leading writers in Hindi. He wrote many novels, his best work was Chitralekha (1934), which was made into two successful Hindi films, 1941 and 1964. He was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for his epic five-part novel, Bhoole Bisre Chitra in 1961 and Padma Bhushan in 1971. He was also nominated to Rajya Sabha in 1978.

4. Josh Malihabadi

Josh Malihabadi popularly known as Shayar-e-Inquilab (poet of revolution) is regarded as one of the finest Urdu poets of the era of British India. He is considered top in the list of Urdu literature that uses thousands of high sounding rich words in his poetry.