List of people from Western Assam
The modern Western Assam is culturally distinct region.[1] This list specifically focuses on people from Western Assam.
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Naraka | Founder, Naraka dynasty |
| Bhagadatta | Ruler, Naraka dynasty |
| Vajradatta | Ruler, Naraka dynasty |
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Pushyavarman | Founder, Varman dynasty |
| Samudravarman | Ruler, Varman dynasty |
| Balavarman | Ruler, Varman dynasty |
| Kalyanavarman | Ruler, Varman dynasty |
| Ganapativarman | Ruler, Varman dynasty |
| Mahendravarman | Ruler, Varman dynasty |
| Narayanavarman | Ruler, Varman dynasty |
| Bhutivarman | Ruler, Varman dynasty |
| Chandramukhavarman | Ruler, Varman dynasty |
| Sthitavarman | Ruler, Varman dynasty |
| Susthitavarman | Ruler, Varman dynasty |
| Supratisthitavarman | Ruler, Varman dynasty |
| Bhaskaravarman | Ruler, Varman dynasty |
| Avantivarman | Ruler, Varman dynasty |
| Brahma Pala | Founder, Pala dynasty |
| Ratna Pala | Ruler, Pala dynasty |
| Indra Pala | Ruler, Pala dynasty |
| Go Pala | Ruler, Pala dynasty |
| Harsha Pala | Ruler, Pala dynasty |
| Dharma Pala | Ruler, Pala dynasty |
| Jaya Pala | Ruler, Pala dynasty |
| Lauhityapada | Litterateur |
| Minanatha | Litterateur |
| Kumarila Bhatta | Preacher |
| Chand Sadagar | Merchant |
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Ananta Kandali | Litterateur |
| Bakul Kayastha | Litterateur |
| Bhattadeva | Litterateur |
| Bhusana Dvija | Litterateur |
| Birdatta Choudhury | Revolutionary |
| Chandra Bharati | Litterateur |
| Damodara Deva | Litterateur |
| Durgabar Kayastha | Litterateur |
| Kalapachandra Dvija | Litterateur |
| Gopalacharana Dwija | Litterateur |
| Gopala Mishra | Litterateur |
| Haribara Vipra | Litterateur |
| Haradatta Choudhury | Revolutionary |
| Hema Saraswati | Litterateur |
| Pitambar Dvija | Litterateur |
| Pitambara Sidhanta Vagisa | Litterateur |
| Rama Saraswati | Litterateur |
| Rudra Kandali | Litterateur |
| Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya | Litterateur |
| Sridhara Kandali | Litterateur |
| Vishnu Bharati | Litterateur |
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Abani Chakraborty | Litterateur |
| Adil Hussain | Bollywood actor |
| Ambika Charan Choudhury | Litterateur |
| Ambikagiri Raichoudhury | Freedom fighter |
| Axl Hazarika | Composer, musician, lyricist, producer, film-maker |
| Banikanta Kakati | Linguistic |
| Bhabananda Deka | Litterateur and recipient of the literary pension and literature grant |
| Bhumidhar Barman | Thirteenth chief minister of Assam |
| Birendra Nath Dutta | National award-winning singer |
| Bishnu Ram Medhi | Second chief minister of Assam |
| Bishnu Prasad Rabha | Freedom fighter |
| Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | Fifth President of India |
| Hagrama Mohilary | Chief Executive Member of Bodoland Territorial Council |
| Himanta Biswa Sarma | Politician |
| Indira Goswami | National award-winning author |
| Jim Ankan Deka | Musician and documentary film maker |
| Kaliram Medhi | Litterateur |
| Kalpana Patowary | Singer |
| Mahadev Deka | Bodybuilder |
| Mahendra Mohan Choudhry | Fourth chief minister of Assam |
| Parbati Charan Das | Kargil martyr |
| Pratima Pandey | National award-winning Goalparya Lokgeet singer |
| Rameshwar Pathak | Famous Kamrupi Lokgeet singer |
| Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary | Present Governor of Meghalaya |
| Sarat Chandra Sinha | Fifth Chief Minister of Assam |
| Sarbananda Sonowal | Fourteenth Chief Minister of Assam |
| Seema Biswas | Bollywood actress |
References
- Goswami, Upendranath (1970). A study on Kamrupi: a dialect of Assamese. Dept. of Historical Antiquarian Studies. p. 14.
- Upendranath Goswami, A study on Kamrupi: a dialect of Assamese, 1970, Ram Sarasvati, Ananta Kandali, Sridhara Kandali, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Dvija Kalapacandra and Bhattadeva, the father of Assamesc prose, all hailed from the present district of Kamrup.
- "Goalpara boy hits the big time". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
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