Upadhyay

Upadhyay is a surname. Notable people who bear the name include:


 * Amar Upadhyay (born 1976), Indian model, film and television actor
 * Amod Prasad Upadhyay (born 1936), Nepalese social worker and politician
 * Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay (1865–1947), writer of Hindi literature
 * Brahmabandhav Upadhyay (1861–1907), Bengali Brahmin, nephew of the Indian freedom-fighter Kalicharan Banerjee
 * Chabilal Upadhyaya (1882–1980), Nepali Brahmin(Bahun), First President (Selected) of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
 * Chintan Upadhyay (born 1972), Indian artist, accused of a 2015 murder
 * Chandrika Prasad Upadhyay (born 1950), Indian politician
 * Deendayal Upadhyaya (1916–1968), Indian politician and thinker, co-founder of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh
 * Darshan Upadhyaya (born 1994), Canada-born American esports player
 * Harilal Upadhyay (1916–1994), Gujarati author
 * Hema Upadhyay (1972–2015), Indian artist who lived and worked in Mumbai, India since 1998
 * Kedar Nath Upadhyay, Chief Justice of Nepal at Supreme Court
 * Kishore Upadhyaya (born 1958), Indian politician
 * Krishnakant Upadhyay (born 1986), cricketer from Uttar Pradesh
 * Lalit Upadhyay (born 1993), Indian field hockey player, part of Indian national team
 * Moxila A. Upadhyaya, Indian-born U.S. Magistrate Judge
 * Munishwar Dutt Upadhyay (1898–1983), Indian politician and statesman, leader in the Indian independence movement
 * Ram Kinkar Upadhyay (1924–2002), scholar on Indian scriptures and a recipient of Padma Bhushan
 * Ramveer Upadhyay (1957-2022), Minister for Transport of Uttar Pradesh in 1997, Minister for Power, Medical Education(2002-2003), Minister for Power(2007-2012)
 * Samrat Upadhyay (born 1964), Nepalese writer who writes in English
 * Satish Upadhyay (born 1962), the President of the Delhi Unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
 * Seema Upadhyay (born 1965), Indian politician, belonging to Bahujan Samaj Party
 * Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (1929–2011), Nepalese diplomat and politician
 * Shrikrishna Upadhyay (born 1945), Nepalese economist
 * Umesh Upadhyay (born 1960), Indian television journalist and media executive
 * Ved Prakash Upaddhay (born 1947), Indian Sanskrit and Hinduism scholar, author, lecturer, professor, educationist
 * Vikas Upadhyay (born 1975), Indian politician, general secretary for All India Youth Congress