This article is a list of notable Kanyakubja Brahmins, the community of Brahmins native to north of Vindhyas.
Religious figures
- Bhava Brahaspati, a Shaiva Pashupata ascetic.
- Abhinavagupta, Kashmir Shaivism Philosopher
- Bhaṭṭa Nārāyaṇa Mṛgarājalakṣmana, Sanskrit Scholar
- Sri Harsha, Nyaya Vaisheshika and Advaita Philosopher
- Ramananda, 14th century Vaishnav poet and founder of Ramanandi sect.
- Bhagat Parmanand, Vaishnav mystic and saint-poet.
- Swaroopanand Saraswati, Indian Religious leader and Former Shankaracharya of Dwarka.
Shri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati
Politicians
- Ravishankar Shukla, first chief minister of Madhya Pradesh
- Shyama Charan Shukla, former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India
- Bindeshwari Dubey, Former Chief Minister of Bihar.
- Dwarka Prasad Mishra, Writer, Journalist and Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
- Uma Shankar Dikshit, Former Home minister, Former Governor of West Bengal and Karnataka
Poets/Writers
- Bāṇabhaṭṭa, 7th century Sanskrit writer and poet from Kannauj.
- Jayadeva, Sanskrit Poet
- Krittibas Ojha, Medieval Bengali Poet
- Suryakant Tripathi, Indian poet and novelist.
- Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, Indian Hindi writer and editor.
- Kavi Bhushan, Court poet of Bundeli king Chhatrasal & Marathi king Shivaji.
- Kalash Dev, Poet and personal advisor of Sambhaji
Others
- Chandra Shekhar Azad, An Indian Revolutionary.
- Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, Param Vir Chakra, Kargil War
- Girija Shankar Bajpai, Indian civil servant and Diplomat
- Brajesh Mishra, India's first National Security advisor, Indian diplomat for Indian Foreign Service and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's principal secretary
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- Good News, Bad News. Punnoose Tharyan. 1999. p. 156.
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- Singh, Upinder. History Of Ancient And Early Medieval India From The Stone Age To The 12th Century. Penguin Books Limited. p. 110.
- Parimal Brahma (24 September 2024). "Jayadeva's Genius". The Statesman.
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- Pandey, Awadh Bihari (1965). Society and Government in Medieval India. Central Book Depot.
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