List of Patna University people

This is a list of notable alumni and faculty of Patna University.

Notable faculty

 * Kapil Muni Tiwary, linguist
 * Hetukar Jha, sociologist, also alumnus
 * Papiya Ghosh, historian, also alumnus
 * R. K. Sinha, scholar of English
 * Ravindra Kumar Sinha, environmentalist and Padma Shri recipient

Politics and Law

 * Anugrah Narayan Sinha, nationalist and first Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
 * Baccha Prasad Singh, Indian Maoist politician
 * Bali Ram Bhagat, former speaker of Lok Sabha
 * Balmiki Prasad Singh, scholar, Governor of Sikkim (2008–2013)
 * Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, 6th Chief Justice of India
 * Chhedi Paswan, Member Of Parliament
 * Dilip Sinha, Indian diplomat and ambassador
 * Digvijay Singh, former Union Minister of India
 * Krishna Sahi, former Union Minister
 * Shri Krishna Singh, first Chief Minister of Bihar
 * Lalit Mohan Sharma, former Chief Justice of India
 * Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar
 * Ravi Shankar Prasad, senior advocate, Supreme Court of India, Union Minister of IT and Law and Justice
 * Nitish Kumar, socialist, National President, Janta Dal (U), current Chief Minister of Bihar
 * Ram Dulari Sinha, former Union Minister of state, former Kerala Governor, freedom fighter
 * Abhayanand, educationalist, IPS officer
 * Ram Vilas Paswan, ( Founder Of LJP ), former Railway Minister Of India, Member Of Indian Parliament, Union Minister Of India
 * Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, WRD minister of Bihar
 * Sanjay Paswan, professor, former Minister of state in Govt Of India, Member Of Bihar Legislative Council
 * Satyendra Narayan Sinha, member of Provisional Parliament, former Chief Minister of Bihar
 * Surur Hoda, Socialist Leader
 * Yashwant Sinha, former Minister of Finance
 * Sitaram Kesari, former president of Indian national congress
 * Ram deo Bhandary, former member of parliament and former general secretary of RJD


 * Jagdeo Prasad, former deputy chief minister of Bihar

Science and Technology

 * Samprada Singh founder of Alkem Laboratories
 * Anand Kumar, Indian mathematician and educationalist
 * Ravindra Kumar Sinha, environmentalist
 * Tathagat Avatar Tulsi, physicist
 * Devendra Prasad Gupta, Indian botanist and academician
 * Sudhanshu Shekhar Jha, condensed matter physicist
 * H. C. Verma, Indian experimental physicist
 * Tathagat Avatar Tulsi, scientist and child prodigy.

Literature

 * Kalim Ajiz, Urdu poet
 * Satinath Bhaduri, novelist
 * Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Hindi poet

Others

 * Shaibal Gupta, economist and social scientist
 * Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh International
 * Gopal Prasad Sinha, neurologist, politician
 * Indradeep Sinha, economist, writer and veteran communist leader
 * Jayaprakash Narayan, freedom fighter
 * Ram Karan Sharma, scholar of Sanskrit
 * Ram Raj Pant, founder of Nepal Law College and pioneering linguist of Nepali language
 * Rustum Roy, influential material scientist, professor and author
 * Ravish Kumar, news anchor, editor at NDTV
 * Sweta Singh, news anchor and Deputy Editor of Aaj Tak
 * Ranjit Sinha, Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation
 * Vashishtha Narayan Singh, mathematician
 * Vikas Jha, author and journalist
 * Md Zabir Ansari, Indian Karate player
 * Abdul Bari

Art

 * Chandan Roy, Actor (known for his role in Panchayat)

Politics

 * J. P. Nadda, Politician