11 Notable alumni of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University is ranked #3,522 in the world and #133 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Vishwanath Tiwari
1940-. (aged 86)
poet
literary critic
editor
Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari is an Indian poet, editor, critic and a former president of the Sahitya Akademi who served to the post from 2013 to 2018. He has published around 50 books in Hindi on various genres such as criticism, poetry, travelogues, biographies, interviews besides editing books.
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2. Jai Prakash Nishad
1972-. (aged 54)
Jai Prakash Nishad is an Indian politician. He is a Member of Parliament, representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a Minister of State in Uttar Pradesh, from 2008-2009.
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3. Salim Ansari
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Mohammad Salim Ansari is an ex-senior BSP leader and former member of parliament in Rajya Sabha. He did his schooling from his hometown in state board school and graduation (B.A) and post-graduation (M.A 3rd Division) from D.C.S.K.P.G. College, Mau. He is now Former BSP member Salim Ansari was expelled from the party two times.
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4. Lal Mani Joshi
1935-1984 (aged 49)
pedagogue
Lal Mani Joshi was a Buddhist scholar and professor of comparative religions and Buddhist studies in a number of distinguished universities of India and USA.
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5. Sabyasachi Sarkar
1947-. (aged 79)
chemist
Sabyasachi Sarkar is an Indian chemist. He has worked with functional models related to hyperthermophilic to mesophilic metalloproteins enriching bioinorganic chemistry. A Replica of a Fishy Enzyme and the reduced xanthine oxidase also have been made. Inhibition patterns in the Michaelis complex of low molecular weight hepatic sulfite oxidase model complex have been exhibited. Based on functional mimicking of a...
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6. Rajnath Singh
1951-. (aged 75)
physicist
politician
Rajnath Singh, popularly known as Kadi Ninda, is an Indian politician and lecturer who is serving as the 29th Minister of Defence since 2019 and as the Deputy Leader of the House, Lok Sabha since 2014. He previously served as the 25th Union Minister of Home Affairs in the first Modi ministry from 2014 to 2019, making him the first...
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7. Afzal Ansari
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Afzal Ansari is an Indian politician of the Samajwadi Party and the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) of India for Ghazipur constituency, Uttar Pradesh, having won the Lok Sabha election from the constituency in 2024. He has been MLA for five consecutive term and MP for three.
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8. Pankaj Singh
1978-. (aged 48)
politician
Pankaj Singh is an Indian politician who is Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh. Pankaj has been active in politics since 2002 and is the present MLA of Noida. On 11 March 2017, he won the Noida Vidhan Sabha seat in the UP Legislative Assembly election. He is the Vice-President of BJP in Uttar Pradesh state. He...
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9. Shiv Pratap Shukla
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Shiv Pratap Shukla is an Indian politician and statesman. Currently, he is the 22nd Governor of Himachal Pradesh since 2023. He was the Minister of State for Finance in the First Modi ministry. He was a Member of Parliament in the upper house (Rajya Sabha) of the Indian Parliament represented the Indian state, Uttar Pradesh.
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10. Vidya Niwas Mishra
1926-2005 (aged 79)
author
politician
journalist
Vidya Niwas Mishra was an Indian scholar, a Hindi-Sanskrit littérateur, and a journalist. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan.
11. Sanjaya Rajaram
1943-2021 (aged 78)
scientist
Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram was an Indian-born Mexican scientist and winner of the 2014 World Food Prize. He was awarded this prize for his scientific research in developing 480 wheat varieties that have been released in 51 countries. This innovation has led to an increase in world wheat production – by more than 200 million tons – building upon the successes...
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