This is a list of notable people from Varanasi, [[Indi Annapurnanand

Activists

Arts, music and entertainment

Baldev Upadhyaya, Hindi, Sanskrit scholar, literary historian, essayist and critic, Padma Bhushan
Teg Ali Teg, Bhojpuri writer and poet
Bedhab Banarasi, Hindi writer
Bharatendu Harishchandra, Novelist, poet, playwright writer
Devaki Nandan Khatri, Writer
Gopinath Kaviraj (1887–1976), Sanskrit scholar; Principal Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi (1923–1937);Padma Vibhushan (1964)^[1]
Jaishankar Prasad, Writer
Kabir Das, mystic Bhojpuri poet and saint
Premchand, Hindi-Urdu Writer
Tulsidas, saint and poet, and philosopher
Vagish Shastri, Sanskrit scholar, Tantric, linguist and grammarian
Veer Bhadra Mishra, founding president of the Sankat Mochan Foundation; former professor and HOD of Civil Engineering at IIT (BHU), Varanasi^[2]
Sudama Panday 'Dhoomil', Poet
Shiv Prasad Mishra, Writer
Shiv Prasaad Singh, Writer
Kashi Nath Singh, Writer
Shiv Prasad Gupta freedom fighter, philanthropist and founder of Kashi Vidyapeeth.
Charu Sheel Singh, Writer
Premendra Mitra, Bengali Poet & Novelist
Deviprasad Dwivedi, Writer & Teacher, Padma Bhushan
Harihar Kripalu Tripathi, Sanskrit Scholar, Padma Bhushan
Namvar Singh, Indian Literary Critic, Sahitya Akademi winner
Ashok Dhawan, MLA, Uttar Pradesh

Raghunath Singh First Member of Parliamnt Varanasi
Devendra Nath Dwivedi, Governor designate of Gujarat
Mahendra Nath Pandey, Former HRD Minister of Gujarat
Sri Prakasa, Governor of Assam
Sampurnanand, Former Chief Minister of UP and Former Governor of Rajasthan
Kamalapati Tripathi, Writer, Freedom Fighter and Former Railway Minister
Raj Narain, former freedom fighter, royalty and politician.
Veena Pandey, Former MLC, Uttar Pradesh
Adya Prasad Pandey, Former Vice Chancellor Manipur University, Professor, Banaras Hindu University
Ajay Rai 5 times MLA from Pindra