Prominent Bhumihar

 Chandrama Singh : Another nationalist who was given life term imprisonment for being an accomplice with Baikuntha Shukla in murdering Phanindranath Ghosh for ideological vendetta.

• Sir Ganesh Dutt Singh : Only minister in the province of Bihar from 1923 to 1937 and great philanthropist who initiated World famous Prince of Wales Medical College, Patna University, Darbhanga Medical School etc.

• Sri Krishna Singh : Eminent nationalist and First Chief minister of Bihar. He was from Maur village of Shekhpura District of Bihar.

• Ram Dayalu Singh : First Speaker of Bihar Assembly. He was from Gangawa village of Muzaffarpur and strong advocate of SRI BABU candidature of premiership of the province of Bihar in 1937 assembly election (first). There is a famous college in Muzaffarpur which is named after him.

• Ram Binod Singh : Great nationalist and revolutionary who was brought into the freedom struggle by Acharya Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani when he used to teach in Langet Singh College in Muzzafarpur. In fact, Acaryaji has also mentioned about him in his autobiography "My Time".

• Ram Nandan Mishra : Nationalist and Socialist leader who spent years in jail in British India. A close associate of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan. Ramnandan Mishra shot into fame when he, along with JP, scaled the walls of the Hazaribagh central jail during theQuit India movement to lead the underground movement against the British. After Independence he become saint. Ram Manohar Lohia always regarded him as his guru.

• Pandit Raj Kumar Shukla : After his return from South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi started the freedom movement in India by his satyagraha in the Champaran District of Bihar at the request of Raj Kumar Shukla-- against the British, who were forcing the local farmers to plant indigo which was very harmful to the local soil. In India’s struggle for Independence the "Champaran Satyagraha", marks a very important stage. Raj Kumar Shukla drew the attention of Mahatma Gandhi, who had just returned from South Africa, to the plight of the peasants suffering under an oppressive system established by European indigo planters. Besides other excesses they were forced to cultivate indigo on 3/20 part of their holding and sell it to the planters at prices fixed by the planters. This marked Gandhiji’s entry into the India’s Struggle for Freedom. On his arrival at Motihari, the district headquarters, accompanied by Raj Kumar Shukla, Gandhiji was ordered to leave by the next available train which he refused to do and was arrested. He was released and the ban order was withdrawn in the face of a, "Satyagraha" threat. Gandhiji conducted an open enquiry into the peasant’s grievances. The Government had to appoint an enquiry committee with Gandhiji as a member. This led to the abolition of the system. Raj Kumar Shukla has been described by Gandhiji in his "Atmakatha", as a man whose suffering gave him the strength to rise against the odds. In his letter to Gandhiji he wrote "Respected Mahatma, You hear the stories of others everyday. Today please listen to my story….. I want to draw your attention to the promise made by you in the Lucknow Congress that you would come to Champaran. The time has come for you to fulfil your promise. 19 lakhs suffering people of Champaran are waiting to see you." Gandhiji reached Patna on 10 April, 1917 and on 16 April he reached Motihari accompanied by Raj Kumar Shukla. Under Gandhiji’s leadership the historic "Champaran Satyagraha" began. The contribution of Raj Kumar Shukla is reflected in the writings of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, Acharya Kriplani and of course, Mahatma Gandhi himself. Raj Kumar Shukla maintained a diary in which he has given an account of struggle against the atrocities of the indigo planters, atrocities so movingly depicted by Deen Bandhu Mitra in "Neel Darpan", a play that was translated by Michael Madhusudan Dutt. This movement by Mahatma Gandhi received the spontaneous support of a cross section of people, including Dr. Rajendra Prasad, who ultimately became the first President of India.

• Mahavir Tyagi ; Eminent nationalist and parliamentarian.

• Pandit Yamuna Karjee : Pandit Yamuna Karjee was born in a small village name Deopar near Pusa in Darbhanga District of Bihar in 1898. His father Anu Karjee was a marginal farmer who died when Jamuna Karjee was just 6 months old. From his school days itself, he was drawn towards India’s freedom struggle and the Kisan Movement and Peasant movement under Swami Sehganandji Saraswati’s leadership. For higher studies he went to the Presidency College, Calcutta, and also obtained a degree in Law. In Calcutta he came in contact with several freedom fighters and Congress leaders like Dr. B.C. Roy, Dr. Shri Krishan Sinha, Rahul Sankritayan etc. Spurning the offers of several government jobs, he became a Hindi journalist of repute. He joined the editorial wing of Hindi weekly Bharat Mirtra published in Calcutta. He also took part in Gandhiji’s non cooperation movement from 1920-21 and was jailed in 1929-30 for taking part in civil disobedience movement and Namak Satyagrah. He won the first election for Bihar and Orissa Assembly in 1937 as a Congress candidate. He was one of the strongest pillars of the peasant movement in Bihar under the leadership of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati. He along with Rahul Sankritayan and other Hindi literaries started publishing a Hindi weekly Hunkar from Bihar, in 1940. Hunkar later became the mouthpiece of the peasant movement and the agrarian movement in Bihar. He was elected to the post of President Bihar Journalist association in 1947-48. He died of cancer in October 1953 at an early age of 55. After his untimely demise the peasant movement lost momentum in Bihar and became rudderless. His name also appears in Bipan Chandra's masterpiece India's Struggle for Independence Also refer :people.indiatimes.com/articleshow/813210.

• Sheel Bhadra Yajee (1906-1996) : The fiery freedom fighter from Bihar was associated with the non-violent and the violent form of freedom struggle. Yajee's participation in the freedom movement began in 1928 when, as a student, he attended the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. He joined the Congress Socialist Party four years later and became involved in the Kisan movement. Later, he came in close touch with Subhas Chandra Bose, as well as Mahatma Gandhi. In 1939 he joined Subhas Chandra Bose to found the All India Forward Bloc. He was actively associated with the INA movement. Yajee raised his voice against caste prejudices and other social evils. He was a firm believer in the active participation of the peasants, workers and the middle classes in the struggle for the transformation of society. He authored several books like' A Glimpse of the Indian Labour Movement', 'Forward Bloc and Its Stand', 'Is Socialism a Necessity to India', and 'True Face of Monopolistic American Democracy'.The government of India issued a commemorative stamp on him on 28/01/2001.

• Ganga Sharan Singh : Littérateur and Nationalist. He was a member of Rajya Sabha from 1956 to 1974. He was elected to the upper house too later. He was also the Chairman of PSP from 1956—59. He was close to Jay Prakash Narayan as well as Mrs Indira Gandhi . He tried his best to make these two leaders close to each other but was suspected by both . Pupul Jaykar wrote about him in a book 'Indira Gandhi'.

• Pt. Jadunandan Sharma : Eminent nationalist and peasant leader.

• Kishori Prassana Sinha (Singh) : Nationalist.

• Mithilesh Narayan Singh : Nationalist

• Rai Jagannath Singh : Great grandson of Rai Hriday Narayan Singh, a philanthropist close to British administration. He was a freedom fighter . His wealth was seized by the British government for his active participation in Indian freedom movement.

• Vir Keshwar Singh, Parihans-Gaya : Eminent nationalist and peasant leader.

Intelligentsia

• Mahapandit Rahul : Sankrityayan Rahul Sankrityayan (1893-1963) was one of the most widely traveled scholars of India, who spent forty-five years of his life on travel and away from home. He became a buddhist monk (Bauddh Bhikkhu) and eventually drew towards Marxist Socialism. He was given the title of Mahapandit (great scholar).

• Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' : One of the greatest poet of Hindi and known as Rastra Kavi. He was from Simariya village of Begusarai District of Bihar. He was vice chancellor of Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur,Bihar. He was close friend of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. He got the prestious Jnanpith Award award for his famous poem Urvashi and Sahitya Akademi Award for his book Sanskriti Ke Char Adhyaya. He was awarded the third highest civilian award Padma Bhushan also. His famous books are 'kurukshetra, Neel Kusum, Rashmirathi, Hamari Sanskritik Ekta, Dinkar ki Dairy and the list is endless.

• Ram Briksh Benipuri : An eminent Hindi language writer from Benipur village of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. He was a great nationalist jouranlist and editor of national news paper 'Janta'.He was a great freedom fighter and close associate of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain. He was author of great Hindi Natak 'Ambapali' on which a Hindi movie 'Amrapali' was made by Rajkapoor.

• Gopal Singh "Nepali" : An eminent poet of post-Chhayavaad period and a famous lyricist of Bollywood.

• Ram Sharan Sharma : He is Professor Emeritus of History at Patna University. He has earlier taught at Delhi (1973-85) and Toronto Universities. He was also the founding chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research. He has been among the most renowned historians specialising in ancient history of India. He belongs to Barauni flag village of Begusarai district of Bihar. His works include: India's Ancient Past (Oxford University Press) Aspects of Political Ideas and Institutions in Ancient India (Motilal BanarsidassISBN 8120808983), Perspectives in Social and Economic History of Early India (ISBN 8121506727), Urban Decay in India c. 300-c. 1000 (ISBN 8121500451), Sudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order Down to Circa A D 600 (ISBN 8120808738), Higher Education (ISBN 8171693202), Looking for the Aryans (ISBN 8125006311), 'Indian Feudalism' and many other scholastic works.

• Prakash Kumar : He is Assistant Professor of History at Colorado State University where he studies modern south Asia, empire and improvement, and colonial science. Originally trained at the University of Delhi, he received his Ph.D. in history of science and technology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His work on the history of agriculture in south Asia has appeared in the British Journal for the History of Science and the Indian Economic and Social History Review, among other outlets.

• V. S. Naipaul : Nobel laureate for literature, whose Bhumihar Brahmin ancestors had migrated from Gorakhpur in eastern parts of U.P. to Trinidad and Tobago as indentured labourers. Many of the poor agricultural and 'secular Brahmins in secular profession as agriculture apart from religious functions went as indentured workers from Bihar and eastern U.P. to Mauritius, South Africa, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad where because of the dint of their hard work and intellect are now among the most influential, powerful and intellectual group in these regions. Some have kept their distinct Brahmin identity alive while many have got assimilated with others.

• Prof G R Sharma : Native of Ghazipur and archeologist at Kosambi excavation. He was professor and head of the History department of Allahabad University.

• Prof. R.N.Rai (BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY) : He has done great work to nourish the Indian English literature.

• Dr. Madhusudan Mishra : He is a world renowned Sanskrit scholar who has deciphered Indus valley civilization script and has about 20+ publications to his credit. He is a gold medalist in B.A. & M.A. from Patna University. He retired from Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan as Deputy Director (Academic) with some time as Director also.

• Prof. Devendra Nath Sharma : Eminent Hindi Critic and Bhasha Vaigyanic. He Served as Vice Chancellor of Patna and Bhagalpur Universities.

• Prof. Vijendra Narayan Singh : Renowoned Hindi Critic. He served as Professor and Head of the Hindi Department of Central University Hydrabad. His famous books are Urvashi;uplabdhi aur sima'and Monograph on Ramdhari Singh Dinker[Sahitya Akademy].He is native of Vibhutipur village of Samastipur District'Bihar.

• Prof. kailash Rai : Renowned Professor of law in Allahabad university. He has written more than two dozen books on law in Hindi and English and has been awarded by the President on 13 of his books which includes his books on the Constitutional Law of India and Contract. His career spans over 35 years of service in the field of Law and is still continuing. Belonging to a very ordinary family of Reotipur in Ghazipur he reached to this stage in the field of Law with immense literary contribution.

• Dr. Girija Nandan Singh : Prof. & head Dept. of Geography, Munger, Bihar. Has visited many countries and presented lots of research papers. He belongs from Tekari, Gaya, Bihar.

• Prof. Ram Das Rai : (Professor of Sanskrit L.S. College, Muzaffarpur, Bihar), Originally from eastern U.P. District Ghazipur Village: Suhawal. Translated Kalidas Plays into Hindi, poetry version, which were used as college text-books in different colleges. His sister was married into the family of the owner of Granth Raj Publishers.

• Dr. Ram Surat Thakur (1921 - 1991) : Eminent educationist and scholar from Samastipurdistrict. First in Bihar to receive his Ph. D. and D. Litt. in eductational pschycology. He retired as Pricipal of Govt. Teachers Training College, Samastipur. He also served as Reader at Bihar State Council of Education Reseach and Training, Patna.

• Prof Digvijay Narayan Sinha : Well known educationist.

• Kuber Nath Rai (March 26,1933-June 5,1996) : Birthplace (Matsa, Ghazipur,Uttar Pradesh, India). Education :Banaras Hindu University and Kolkatta University. From 1958 to 1986 in Nalbari college ,Assam as a Lecturar in English Department. From 1986 to 1995 in Swami Sahjanand PG College,Ghazipur,UP as a Principal. Books : Priya Neelkanthi, Ras Aakehtak, Meghmaadan, Nishad Bansuri, Vishad Yog,Pardmukut, Mahakavi ki Tarjani,Patr Madiputul ke naam, Maanwachan ki Nauka, Kirat nadi mein Chandramukh, Dristi Abhisaar, Treta ka vrihat saam, Kaamdhenu, Maraal. Awards: Murtidevi (Bharti Gyanpeeth) amd many awards from UP and Assam Government.

Doctors

• Dr Sheetal Prasad Singh : One of the very first medicine expert from Bhumihar Brahmin. His name is most respected in Bihar Medical Society.

• Dr Vijay Narain Singh : Among the best surgeons in Bihar. He was longest serving HOD , Surgery of PMCH and after retirement he started a medical college with Krishna Kant Babu in Patna which is known as Nalanda Medical College.

• Dr A K N Sinha : Tallest figure in Indian Medical Association and also president ofCommonwealth Medical Association and longest serving president of most powerful body Medical Council Of India(MCI) is Governing body of All Medical Colleges in India. He was also a famous Cardiologist.

• Dr G P Sharma : He was famous Pathologist native of West Patna ( Nadawan) . His started lab Dr G P Sharma lab is a premier Pathology Lab in Rajendra Nagar , Patna . These days one of his sons runs this lab.

• Dr J P Sinha : 1948 pass MBBS graduate from PMCH and went UK to get expertise in Radiology and became life long HOD of Radiology , PMCH and retired as Principal of presitious PMCH in 1980 . His started X RAY Institute at Rajendra Nagar was once best Lab with all modern Radiology equipments . His grandson is also a Radiologist currently in UK. Dr Sinha is Native of Bhagwanpur - Ratti , Near Lalganj , Vaishali . It is said he is very first Radiology expert in India.

• Dr R K Singh & Dr Amit Kumar : Dr Raj Kishori Singh is one of the most famous doctors in Bihar specializing in Obstetrics and gynaecology. Her Son Dr Amit Kumar is also a Noted Infertility Expert in Bihar.

• Dr U N Shahi : Another rare surgeon Bihar has ever produced . He was native of Shahi Meenapur , Muzaffarpur . His son Sri Pushkar Shahi is a famous lawyer in Patna.