Yadav (surname)

This is a list of notable people using Yadav surname.

Religion

 * Swami Ramdev, born Ram Krishna Yadav
 * Mahant Balaknath

Freedom fighters

 * Rao Gopal Dev, general in the army of Rao Tula Ram during the Indian rebellion of 1857
 * Mahendra Gop, freedom revolutionary


 * Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav (1918–1993), Indian politician, first Chief Minister of Delhi, and freedom fighter

Academicians

 * K. C. Yadav
 * Usha Yadav

Civil servants and bureaucrats

 * Vinod Kumar Yadav, Former Chairperson of the Railway Board, First Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board, Indian Railways and the ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India
 * Bhupendra Yadav, IPS, former DGP of Rajasthan Police, chairman, Rajasthan Public Service Commission
 * Gaurav Yadav, IPS, DGP, Punjab Police
 * Jagmohan Yadav, IPS, Former DGP of Uttar Pradesh Police
 * Manoj Yadava, IPS, DG/Chief of Railway Protection Force, former DGP of Haryana Police
 * Dinesh Kumar Yadav, IPS, Inspector General of Police Himachal Pradesh
 * Neera Yadav, IAS, Former Chief Secretary Of Uttar Pradesh
 * Pranjal Yadav, IAS
 * Surendra Singh Yadav, IPS, DGP of Chandigarh Police, Former DGP of Andaman and Nicobar Police
 * V.S. Yadav, IPS, DGP of Tripura Police
 * Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, IPS, most decorated Police officer

Judiciary

 * Sanjay Yadav, former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
 * Shekhar Kumar Yadav
 * Surendra Kumar Yadav

Film and television

 * Baba Yadav
 * Dinesh Lal Yadav
 * Khesari Lal Yadav
 * Leena Yadav
 * Manisha Yadav
 * Narsing Yadav
 * Neha Yadav
 * Parul Yadav
 * Pragya Yadav
 * Rajkummar Rao
 * Rajesh Yadav
 * Raghubir Yadav
 * Rajpal Yadav
 * Ravi Yadav
 * Shrikant Yadav
 * Shyam Yadav

Folk singers

 * Hiralal Yadav
 * Baleshwar Yadav
 * Bihari Lal Yadav, father of folk genre Birha, invented Khartal Instrument which is used in Folk songs

First in their fields

 * Santosh Yadav, first woman to climb Mount Everest twice, and the first woman to successfully climb Mt. Everest from Kangshung Face
 * Dr.Raj Vir Singh Yadav, performed the first kidney transplant in India at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research at Chandigarh in 1973
 * Surekha Yadav, India's first female train driver
 * Bhakti Yadav, the first female MBBS from Indore, India
 * Ram Baran Yadav, the first president of Nepal
 * Vinod Kumar Yadav, First Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board, Indian Railways and the ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India
 * Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav, first Chief Minister of Delhi
 * Ram Saroj Yadav, first Deputy Chief Minister of Madhesh Province, Nepal

Indian politics

 * Akhilesh Yadav, Ex-Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
 * Ajay Singh Yadav, former Union Minister
 * Ajesh Yadav, AAP member for Badli in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi
 * Annapurna Devi Yadav, Union Minister of State for Education
 * Anil Kumar Yadav, a politician from Bihar
 * Anil Kumar Yadav, Minister of Irrigation(Water Resources) Government of Andhra Pradesh
 * Anjan Kumar Yadav, former M.P. for Secunderabad
 * Arun Subhashchandra Yadav, former Union Minister
 * Babulal Gaur Yadav, 16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh(BJP)
 * Badulgula Lingaiah Yadav, Member of the Parliament and leader Telangana Rashtra Samithi party
 * Balram Yadav, Samajwadi Party leader, UP
 * Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Labour and Employment
 * Bhagabat Behera Yadav, former Cabinet Minister of Government of Odisha
 * Brajendra Singh Yadav, BJP leader, Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
 * Chandrajit Yadav, former Union Minister Ministry of Mines (India) & Ministry of Steel
 * Chandrapal Singh Yadav, MP, Jhansi, SP
 * Choudhary Awadh Bihari Yadav, Speaker, Bihar Legislative Assembly
 * Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav, former Chief Minister of Delhi
 * Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav, SP Politician, Shaurya Chakra awardee
 * Daroga Prasad Rai, 10th Chief Minister of Bihar
 * Darshan Singh Yadav, former Rajya Sabha MP of Uttar Pradesh
 * Deo Narayan Yadav, Former Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly
 * Dinesh Chandra Yadav, former Minister of Bihar and Member of Parliament
 * Dinesh Yadav, former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
 * Deo Narayan Yadav, 12th Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly
 * Devender Yadav, Indian National Congress
 * Dharmananda Behera Yadav, former MLA of Choudwar-Cuttack (Odisha)
 * Dharmendra Yadav, M.P., Samajwadi Party
 * D. P. Yadav, leader of Rashtriya Parivartan Dal
 * Girish Yadav, State Minister, Uttar Pradesh, A BJP Leader
 * Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, Chairperson, National Commission for Backward Classes
 * Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, former Union Minister of State
 * Hemchand Yadav, Former Cabinet Minister of Chhattishgarh Government
 * Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav, former Union Minister of State for Water Resources
 * Kailash Nath Singh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttar Pradesh
 * Lalita Yadav, Minister of State of Madhya Pradesh Government
 * Laloo Prasad Yadav, former Union Cabinet Minister of India, former Chief Minister of Bihar
 * Laxmi Narayan Yadav, M.P., Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
 * Mahendra Singh Yadav, Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
 * Mulayam Singh Yadav, former Union Defence Minister of India and Ex-Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
 * Dr. Mohan Yadav, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
 * Madhusudan Yadav, former Lok Sabha MP and Mayor of Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation
 * Manoj Yadav, former MLA of Bihar and MLA of Jharkhand
 * Mitrasen Yadav, Communist Party leader
 * Mulayam Singh Yadav (Auraiya politician), former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC) for 3 times(he is not the father of Akhilesh Yadav)
 * Nagendra Singh Munna Yadav, M.L.A., Samajwadi Party, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
 * Nand Kishore Yadav, Member of the Parliament of India representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha
 * Nityanand Rai, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, BJP Yadav face in Bihar
 * Neera Yadav (politician), leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and the minister in government of Jharkhand.
 * Om Prakash Yadav JDU, Bihar
 * Pappu Yadav, former RJD M.P
 * Pradeep Yadav, 13th Lok Sabha MP and MLA of Jharkhand state
 * Ram Harakh Yadav, Former Member of Parliament from Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
 * Ramakant Yadav, Former Member of Parliament and MLA
 * Ram Krishna Yadav, former Member of Parliament from Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
 * Ramesh Prasad Yadav, former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
 * Rampal Yadav, SP leader
 * Ram Gopal Yadav, Rajya Sabha member
 * Ram Kripal Yadav, former Union Minister of State
 * Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav, former member of Lok Sabha and Ex-MLA of Bihar
 * Ram Naresh Yadav, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Former Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Former Governor of Chhattisgarh
 * Ranjan Prasad Yadav, RJD politician, Bihar
 * Rao Birender Singh, Former Chief Minister of Haryana
 * Rao Inderjit Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)
 * Rekha Yadav, Bharatiya Janshakti Party Malhara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh
 * Roop Nath Singh Yadav, politician and freedom fighter
 * Sadhu Yadav, politician, Bihar
 * Sharad Yadav, leader of Janata Dal (U)
 * Shivpal Singh Yadav, former Cabinat Minister of Uttar Pradesh
 * Shyamlal Yadav, Leader of Congress (I), Former Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
 * Subhash Yadav, former Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
 * Subhash Prasad Yadav, former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Bihar
 * Sudha Yadav, BJP leader
 * Sunil Kumar Singh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttar Pradesh
 * Surendra Prasad Yadav, former Industrial Minister of Bihar & Jharkhand and Ex-MLA of Bihar he also served as an MP of 12th Lok Sabha
 * Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Minister of State in Government of Telangana(Telangana Rashtra Samithi)
 * Tejashwi Yadav, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar State
 * Tej Pratap Yadav, Ex-Minister for Health, Bihar
 * Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, M.P. for Mainpuri
 * Uma Kant Yadav, Bihar Legislative Assembly
 * Umlesh Yadav, former MLA for Bisauli Uttar Pradesh
 * Vijama Yadav, MLA, Pratappur, Prayagraj
 * Vijay Bahadur Yadav, MLA, Gorakhpur Rural
 * Yogendra Yadav, Leader of Swaraj Abhiyan.

Literature

 * Anand Yadav, a Marathi-language writer
 * J. N. Singh Yadav, English- and Hindi-language writer
 * Kulpreet Yadav, Indian author and actor
 * Lalai Singh Yadav, writer and playwright from UP
 * Rajendra Yadav, a pioneer of the Hindi literary movement known as Nayi Kahani
 * Ramashankar Yadav, Hindi poet
 * Sanjay Singh Yadav Indian author: The Invasion of Delhi, Portraits of India
 * K. C. Yadav (1936–2021), Indian historian
 * Mannu Bhandari, Indian writer

Military

 * Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav, Param Veer Chakra
 * Commodore Babru Bhan Yadav, Maha Vir Chakra, Leading Indian Navy officer In Operation Trident operation that attacked Karachi, Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
 * Petty officer Chiman Singh Yadav, Maha Vir Chakra, Operation Cactus Lily, Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
 * Brigadier Rai Singh Yadav, Maha Vir Chakra, Hero of Nathu La and Cho La clashes
 * Parachute Commando Kaushal Yadav, Vir Chakra
 * Kulbhushan Yadav, Indian Navy officer
 * Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, Ashoka Chakra
 * Commando Suresh Chand Yadav, Ashoka Chakra, Operation Vajra Shakti
 * Sujjan Singh (soldier), Ashoka Chakra
 * Captain Umrao Singh, Victoria Cross recipient in Second World War
 * Kaushal Yadav
 * Lt. Gen. J.B.S.Yadava, former Deputy Chief of the Army Staff

Nepali politics

 * Bijay Kumar Yadav
 * Bodhmaya Kumari Yadav, Member of Parliament
 * Chitra Lekha Yadav, former minister for Education
 * Dinesh Chandra Yadav (Nepal) member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
 * Ganga Prasad Yadav, Governor of Sudurpashchim Province
 * Gita Kumari Yadav
 * Mahendra Yadav, former Union Minister for Water Supply, Leader of Nepali Congress
 * Mina Yadav, Member of Parliament, Leader of CPN Maoist (Centere)
 * Mukta Kumari Yadav, Member of Parliament
 * Pradeep Yadav, Union Minister for Forests and Environment
 * Ram Saroj Yadav, first Deputy Chief Minister of Madhesh Province
 * Radhe Chandra Yadav, member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
 * Ram Ayodhya Prasad Yadav, member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
 * Ram Sahaya Yadav, Vice President of Nepal l
 * Dr.Ram Baran Yadav, First President of Nepal
 * Rekha Yadav Thapa, Member of Parliament
 * Renu Kumari Yadav, Minister of Education. member of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum
 * Matrika Yadav, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, A Nepal Communist Party Leader
 * Saroj Kumar Yadav, Chief Minister of Madhesh Province
 * Sita Devi Yadav, Member of Parliament, National Treasurer of Nepali Congress
 * Upendra Yadav, Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, chairperson, People's Socialist Party, Nepal, Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal House Leader in Pratinidhi Sabha, Former External Affairs Minister of Nepal Government

Professionals

 * Dr. Bhakti Yadav, Padma Shri awardee gynaecologist
 * Goriparthi Narasimha Raju Yadav, Leading Agriculturist, Padma Shri Awardee
 * Ramakant Yadav is a professor of neurology
 * Raj Vir Singh Yadav, Kidney transplant surgeon, Padma Shri Awardee, 1982
 * Rahul Yadav, Ex CEO, Housing.com and founder of Intelligent Interfaces for e-commerce
 * Yogendra Yadav, Psephology
 * Jhillu Singh Yadav

Science and technology

 * Jhillu Singh Yadav
 * Rajpal Singh Yadav

Social workers

 * Phoolbasan Bai Yadav Social Worker in Chhattisgarh, Padma Shri Awardee, Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awardee
 * Kunwar Bai Yadav

Sports

 * Virender Singh Yadav, wrestling
 * Abhishek Yadav, football
 * Abhishek Yadav, table-tennis
 * Ajay Yadav, cricket
 * Akash Yadav, cricket
 * Amit Raj Kumar Yadav, cricket
 * Arjun Yadav, cricket
 * Ashwin Yadav, cricket
 * Avinash Yadav, cricket
 * Bani Yadav, car rallyist, India's fastest women car racer
 * C. Rohit Yadav, badminton
 * Chinki Yadav, Indian sport shooter
 * Dharmendra Singh Yadav, boxing
 * Guru Hanuman aka Vijay Pal Yadav, wrestling coach
 * Hemulal Yadav, cricket
 * Jai Prakash Yadav, cricket
 * Jayant Yadav, cricket
 * Jyoti Yadav, cricket
 * Kapil Yadav, cricket
 * Kavita Yadav, air-rifle shooting
 * Krishnappa Gowtham, cricket
 * Kuldeep Yadav, cricket
 * Kuldip Yadav, cricket
 * Lalit Yadav, Delhi cricketer
 * Lalit Yadav, Vidharbha cricketer
 * Laxmi Yadav, cricketer in the WPL
 * Mayank Yadav, cricket
 * Narsingh Pancham Yadav, wrestling
 * Poonam Yadav, cricket
 * Punam Yadav, weightlifting
 * Puneet Yadav, cricket
 * Radha Yadav, cricket
 * Rahul Yadav (cricketer)
 * Rahul Yadav Chittaboina, badminton
 * Rakesh Kumar Yadav, athletics
 * Ram Singh Sanjay Yadav, cricket
 * Ram Singh Yadav, marathon runner
 * Renuka Yadav, hockey
 * C. Rohit Yadav, badminton
 * Sandeep Tulsi Yadav, wrestling
 * Sanjay Yadav, cricket
 * Sanju Yadav, footballer
 * Santosh Yadav (cricketer), cricket
 * Santosh Yadav, mountaineering
 * Satish Kumar Yadav, boxing
 * Sat Prakash Yadav, basketball
 * Shivlal Yadav, cricket
 * Sonam Yadav, cricketer in the WPL
 * Suryakumar Yadav, cricket
 * Swapnali Yadav, swimming
 * Tejashwi Yadav, cricket
 * Umesh Yadav, cricket
 * Vidhya Yadav, cricket administration
 * Vijay Yadav, cricket
 * Vikas Krishan Yadav, boxing
 * Vishal Yadav, cricket

Criminals

 * Chavviram Singh Yadav
 * Akku Yadav who faced a disproportionate level of difficulty in receiving justice for cases of sexual assault

Vice Chancellors

 * G. D. Yadav, Vice-Chancellor of Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (erstwhile UDCT) from 2009 until November 2019
 * Ramesh Kumar Yadava, Vice Chancellor of Baba Mast Nath University, Rohtak, Haryana
 * Professor (Dr.) Raja Ram Yadav former vice-chancellor of Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University
 * Professor (Dr.) Ramakant Yadav (neurologist) Vice-Chancellor, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences
 * Prof. Sushma Yadav, Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Haryana
 * Prof. J. P. Yadav, Vice-Chancellor, Indira Gandhi University, Rewari, Haryana