List of Maithil Brahmins

The clans of Brahmins belonging to Mithila region of the Indian Subcontinent are known as Maithil Brahmins.

Civil service

 * Lakshmi Kant Jha (1913–1988), Governor of the Reserve Bank of India

Entertainment

 * Udit Narayan Jha (born 1955), Bollywood playback singer.
 * Maithili Thakur (born 2000), Indian classical singer and folk music star.

Historical characters & fighters

 * Chandeshvar Thakur - Mithila Brahmin General who conquered parts of Nepal and repulsed many Islamic Tughlaq Generals and their attacks in the 14th Century C.E. He was ancestor of Vidyapati Thakur himself.
 * Shiva Simha Singh - Mithila Brahmin King from the 15th Century C.E who defeated Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah, the Sultan of Bengal and was also involved in further east when he helped Raja Ganesha in his battle against Jaunpur Sultan, Ibrahim Shah Sharqi in the Jaunpur-Bengal conflict. He's noted for freeing Mithila and Northern-Eastern India from Islamic rule.
 * Maharaja Narendra Singh - Mithila Brahmin King who's famous for making Mithilanchal independent with his war against one of the biggest Mughal fractions, the Bengal Subah in the Battle of Kandarpi Ghat, 1753 C.E (18th Century).
 * Maharaja Mahesh Thakur - Founder of Raj Darbhanga. Both a King and an Astrologer.
 * Maharaja Kameshwar Singh Bahadur - Last Brahmin King of Mithila who's known for his philanthropist works.

Poets and scholars

 * Vidyapati - Maithili poet and a Sanskrit writer
 * Gangesha Upadhyaya - 12th-century Indian mathematician and philosopher
 * Vachaspati Mishra - Philosopher

Politicians

 * Lalit Narayan Mishra – Former Indian Rail Minister