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This is a list of notable people using Yadav surname.
Religion
- Swami Ramdev, born Ram Krishna Yadav[2]
- Mahant Balaknath[3][4]
Freedom fighters
- Rao Gopal Dev, general in the army of Rao Tula Ram during the Indian rebellion of 1857[5]
- Mahendra Gop, freedom revolutionary
- Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav (1918–1993), Indian politician, first chief minister of Delhi, and freedom fighter[6]
Academicians
Civil servants and bureaucrats
- Vinod Kumar Yadav, Former Chairperson of the Railway Board, First Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board, Indian Railways and the ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India[9]
- Bhupendra Yadav, IPS, former DGP of Rajasthan Police, chairman, Rajasthan Public Service Commission[10]
- Gaurav Yadav, IPS, DGP of Punjab Police[11]
- Jagmohan Yadav, IPS, Former DGP of Uttar Pradesh Police[12]
- Manoj Yadava, IPS, DG/Chief of Railway Protection Force,[13] former DGP of Haryana Police[14]
- Meera Yadav, IFS, 22nd Ambassador of India to the United States
- Dinesh Kumar Yadav, IPS, Inspector General of Police Himachal Pradesh[15]
- Neera Yadav, IAS, Former Chief Secretary Of Uttar Pradesh[16]
- Pranjal Yadav, IAS[17]
- Surendra Singh Yadav, IPS, DGP of Chandigarh Police,[18] Former DGP of Andaman and Nicobar Police[19]
- Shailesh Kumar Yadav, IPS, DGP of Tamil Nadu Police (housing corporation and Idol Cell CID)[20]
- V.S. Yadav, IPS, DGP of Tripura Police[21]
- Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, IPS, most decorated Police officer[22][23][24]
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Judiciary
- Sanjay Yadav, former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court[25]
- Shekhar Kumar Yadav[26]
- Surendra Kumar Yadav[27]
Film and television
Folk singers
- Hiralal Yadav[43]
- Baleshwar Yadav[44]
- Bihari Lal Yadav, father of folk genre Birha, invented Khartal Instrument which is used in Folk songs[45][46]
First in their fields
- Santosh Yadav, first woman to climb Mount Everest twice, and the first woman to successfully climb Mt. Everest from Kangshung Face[47]
- Dr.Raj Vir Singh Yadav, performed the first kidney transplant in India at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research at Chandigarh in 1973
- Surekha Yadav, India's first female train driver (Loco Pilot)[48]
- Bhakti Yadav, the first female MBBS from Indore, India[49]
- Ram Baran Yadav, the first president of Nepal[50]
- Vinod Kumar Yadav, First Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board, Indian Railways and the ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India[51]
- Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav, first chief minister of Delhi[52]
- Ram Saroj Yadav, first deputy chief minister of Madhesh Province, Nepal[53]
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Indian politics
- Athai Ram Yadav, former MLA from Handia, Prayagraj
- Akhilesh Yadav, Ex-Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh[54]
- Ajay Singh Yadav, former Union Minister[55]
- Ajesh Yadav, AAP member for Badli in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi[56]
- Annapurna Devi Yadav, Union Minister of Women and Child Development[57]
- Anil Kumar Yadav, a politician from Bihar[58]
- Anil Kumar Yadav, Minister of Irrigation(Water Resources) Government of Andhra Pradesh[59]
- Anjan Kumar Yadav, former M.P. for Secunderabad[60]
- Arun Subhashchandra Yadav, former Union Minister[61]
- Baba Ram Adhar Yadav, former MLA from Allahabad North, Prayagraj
- Babulal Gaur Yadav, 16th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh(BJP)[62]
- Badulgula Lingaiah Yadav, Member of the Parliament and leader Telangana Rashtra Samithi party[63]
- Balram Yadav, Samajwadi Party leader, UP[64]
- Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change[65]
- Bhagabat Behera Yadav, former Cabinet Minister of Government of Odisha[66]
- Brajendra Singh Yadav, BJP leader , Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly[67]
- Chandrajit Yadav, former Union Minister Ministry of Mines (India) & Ministry of Steel
- Chandrapal Singh Yadav, MP, Jhansi, SP[68]
- Choudhary Awadh Bihari Yadav, Speaker, Bihar Legislative Assembly[69]
- Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav, former chief minister of Delhi[70]
- Chaudhary Harmohan Singh Yadav, SP Politician, Shaurya Chakra awardee[71]
- Daroga Prasad Rai, 10th chief minister of Bihar[72]
- Darshan Singh Yadav, former Rajya Sabha MP of Uttar Pradesh[73]
- Deo Narayan Yadav, Former speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly[74]
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav, former Minister of Bihar and Member of Parliament[75]
- Dinesh Yadav, former member of Bihar Legislative Assembly[76]
- Deo Narayan Yadav, 12th Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly[77]
- Devender Yadav, President Delhi Congress Committee, Indian National Congress[78]
- Dharmananda Behera Yadav, former MLA of Choudwar-Cuttack (Odisha)[79]
- Dharmendra Yadav, M.P., Samajwadi Party[80]
- D. P. Yadav, leader of Rashtriya Parivartan Dal[81]
- Gopal Das Yadav, former MLA from Allahabad West, Prayagraj
- Girish Yadav, State Minister, Uttar Pradesh, A BJP Leader[82]
- Hansraj Gangaram Ahir,[83] Chairperson, National Commission for Backward Classes
- Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, former Union Minister of State[84]
- Hemchand Yadav, Former Cabinet Minister of Chhattishgarh Government[85]
- Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav, former Union Minister of State for Water Resources[86]
- Jawahar Singh Yadav, former member of Legislative Assembly from Nawabganj, Prayagraj[87]
- Jawahar Yadav (Pandit), former MLA from Jhusi, Prayagraj[88][89]
- Jokhu Lal Yadav, former MLA from Handia and Pratappur, Prayagraj
- Kailash Nath Singh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttar Pradesh[90]
- Lalita Yadav, Minister of State of Madhya Pradesh Government[91]
- Laloo Prasad Yadav, former Union Cabinet Minister of India, former chief minister of Bihar[92]
- Laxmi Narayan Yadav, M.P., Sagar, Madhya Pradesh[93]
- Mahendra Singh Yadav, Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Mulayam Singh Yadav, former Union Defence Minister of India and Ex-Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh[94]
- Dr. Mohan Yadav, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh[95]
- Madhusudan Yadav, former Lok Sabha MP and Mayor of Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation[96]
- Manoj Yadav, former MLA of Bihar and MLA of Jharkhand[97]
- Mitrasen Yadav, Communist Party leader[98]
- Mulayam Singh Yadav (Auraiya politician), former Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC) for 3 times(he is not the father of Akhilesh Yadav)[99]
- Nagendra Singh Munna Yadav, M.L.A., Samajwadi Party, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh[100]
- Nand Kishore Yadav, Member of the Parliament of India representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha[101]
- Nityanand Rai, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, BJP Yadav face in Bihar[102]
- Neera Yadav (politician), leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and the minister in government of Jharkhand.
- Om Prakash Yadav JDU, Bihar[103]
- Pappu Yadav, Independent M.P. From Purnia[104][105]
- Pradeep Yadav, 13th Lok Sabha MP and MLA of Jharkhand state[106]
- Ram Harakh Yadav, Former Member of Parliament from Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Ramakant Yadav, Former Member of Parliament and MLA[107]
- Ram Krishna Yadav, former Member of Parliament from Azamgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Ramesh Prasad Yadav, former Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly[108]
- Rampal Yadav, SP leader[109]
- Ram Gopal Yadav, Rajya Sabha member[110]
- Ram Kripal Yadav, former Union Minister of State[111]
- Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav, former member of Lok Sabha and Ex-MLA of Bihar[112]
- Ram Naresh Yadav, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Former Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Former Governor of Chhattisgarh[113]
- Ranjan Prasad Yadav, RJD politician, Bihar[114]
- Rao Birender Singh, Former Chief Minister of Haryana[115][116]
- Rao Inderjit Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)[117]
- Rekha Yadav, Bharatiya Janshakti Party Malhara (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh[118]
- Roop Nath Singh Yadav, politician and freedom fighter
- Sadhu Yadav, politician, Bihar[119]
- Sharad Yadav, leader of Janata Dal (U)[120]
- Shivpal Singh Yadav, former Cabinat Minister of Uttar Pradesh[121]
- Shyamlal Yadav, Leader of Congress (I), Former Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha[122]
- Subhash Yadav, former Deputy Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh[123]
- Subhash Prasad Yadav, former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Bihar[124]
- Sudha Yadav, BJP leader[125]
- Sunil Kumar Singh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party, Uttar Pradesh[126]
- Surendra Prasad Yadav, former Industrial Minister of Bihar & Jharkhand and Ex-MLA of Bihar he also served as an MP of 12th Lok Sabha[127]
- Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Minister of State in Government of Telangana(Telangana Rashtra Samithi)[128]
- Tejashwi Yadav, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar State[129]
- Tej Pratap Yadav, Ex-Minister for Health, Bihar[130]
- Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, M.P. for Mainpuri[131]
- Umakant Yadav, former MP from Macchlishahr
- Uma Kant Yadav, Bihar Legislative Assembly[132]
- Umlesh Yadav, former MLA for Bisauli Uttar Pradesh[133]
- Vijama Yadav, MLA, Pratappur, Prayagraj [134][135]
- Vijay Bahadur Yadav, MLA, Gorakhpur Rural[136]
- Yogendra Yadav, Leader of Swaraj Abhiyan.[137]
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Literature
- Anand Yadav, a Marathi-language writer[138]
- Kulpreet Yadav, Indian author and actor[139]
- Lalai Singh Yadav, writer and playwright from UP
- Rajendra Yadav, a pioneer of the Hindi literary movement known as Nayi Kahani[140]
- Ramashankar Yadav, Hindi poet[141]
- K. C. Yadav (1936–2021), Indian historian
- Mannu Bhandari, Indian writer
Military
- Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav, Param Veer Chakra[142]
- Commodore Babru Bhan Yadav, Maha Vir Chakra, Leading Indian Navy officer In Operation Trident operation that attacked Karachi, Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971[143]
- Petty officer Chiman Singh Yadav, Maha Vir Chakra, Operation Cactus Lily, Indo-Pakistan War of 1971[144]
- Brigadier Rai Singh Yadav, Maha Vir Chakra, Hero of Nathu La and Cho La clashes[145]
- Parachute Commando Kaushal Yadav, Vir Chakra[146]
- Kulbhushan Yadav, Indian Navy officer[147]
- Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, Ashoka Chakra[148]
- Commando Suresh Chand Yadav, Ashoka Chakra, Operation Vajra Shakti[149]
- Sujjan Singh (soldier), Ashoka Chakra[150]
- Captain Umrao Singh, Victoria Cross recipient in Second World War[151]
- Kaushal Yadav
- Lt. Gen. J.B.S.Yadava, former Deputy Chief of the Army Staff[152]
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Nepali politics
- Bijay Kumar Yadav[153]
- Bodhmaya Kumari Yadav, Member of Parliament[154]
- Chitra Lekha Yadav, former minister for Education[155]
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav (Nepal) member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly[156]
- Ganga Prasad Yadav, Governor of Sudurpashchim Province[157]
- Gita Kumari Yadav[158]
- Mahendra Yadav, former Union Minister for Water Supply, Leader of Nepali Congress[159]
- Mina Yadav, Member of Parliament, Leader of CPN Maoist (Centere)[160]
- Mukta Kumari Yadav, Member of Parliament[161]
- Omprakash Yadav
- Pradeep Yadav, Union Minister for Forests and Environment[162]
- Ram Saroj Yadav, first Deputy Chief Minister of Madhesh Province[163]
- Radhe Chandra Yadav, member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly[164]
- Ram Ayodhya Prasad Yadav, member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly[165]
- Ram Sahaya Yadav, Vice President of Nepal[166]l
- Dr.Ram Baran Yadav, First President of Nepal[167]
- Rekha Yadav Thapa, Member of Parliament[168]
- Renu Kumari Yadav, Minister of Education. member of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum[169]
- Matrika Yadav, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, A Nepal Communist Party Leader[170]
- Saroj Kumar Yadav, Chief Minister of Madhesh Province[171]
- Sita Devi Yadav, Member of Parliament, National Treasurer of Nepali Congress[172]
- Upendra Yadav, Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, chairperson, People's Socialist Party, Nepal (2020), Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal House Leader in Pratinidhi Sabha, Former External Affairs Minister of Nepal Government[173]
Professionals
- Bhakti Yadav, Padma Shri awardee gynaecologist[174]
- Goriparthi Narasimha Raju Yadav, Leading Agriculturist, Padma Shri Awardee[175]
- Ramakant Yadav is a professor of neurology[176]
- Raj Vir Singh Yadav, Kidney transplant surgeon, Padma Shri Awardee, 1982
- Rahul Yadav, Ex CEO, Housing.com and founder of Intelligent Interfaces for e-commerce[177]
- Yogendra Yadav, Psephology[178]
- Jhillu Singh Yadav[179]
Science and technology
Social workers
- Phoolbasan Bai Yadav Social Worker in Chhattisgarh, Padma Shri Awardee, Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awardee[182]
- Kunwar Bai Yadav[183]
Sports
- Virender Singh Yadav, wrestling[184]
- Abhishek Yadav, football[185]
- Abhishek Yadav, table-tennis[186]
- Ajay Yadav, cricket[187]
- Ajeet Singh Yadav, Silver Medalist in 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Akash Yadav, cricket[188]
- Amit Raj Kumar Yadav, cricket[189]
- Arjun Yadav, cricket[190]
- Ashwin Yadav, cricket[191]
- Avinash Yadav, cricket[192]
- Bani Yadav, car rallyist, India's fastest women car racer[193]
- C. Rohit Yadav, badminton
- Chinki Yadav, Indian sport shooter[194]
- Dharmendra Singh Yadav, boxing[195]
- Guru Hanuman aka Vijay Pal Yadav, wrestling coach[196][197][198]
- Hemulal Yadav, cricket[199]
- Jai Prakash Yadav, cricket[200]
- Jayant Yadav, cricket[201]
- Jyoti Yadav, cricket[202]
- Kapil Yadav, cricket[203]
- Kavita Yadav, air-rifle shooting[204]
- Krishnappa Gowtham, cricket[205]
- Kuldeep Yadav, cricket[206]
- Kuldip Yadav, cricket[207]
- Lalit Yadav, Delhi cricketer[208]
- Lalit Yadav, Vidharbha cricketer
- Laxmi Yadav, cricketer in the WPL
- Mayank Yadav, cricket[209]
- Narsingh Pancham Yadav, wrestling[210]
- Poonam Yadav, cricket[211]
- Punam Yadav, weightlifting[212]
- Puneet Yadav, cricket[213]
- Radha Yadav, cricket[214]
- Rahul Yadav (cricketer)[215]
- Rahul Yadav Chittaboina, badminton[216]
- Rakesh Kumar Yadav, athletics[217]
- Ram Singh Sanjay Yadav, cricket[218]
- Ram Singh Yadav, marathon runner[219]
- Renuka Yadav, hockey[220]
- C. Rohit Yadav, badminton[221]
- Sandeep Tulsi Yadav, wrestling[222]
- Sanjay Yadav, cricket[223]
- Sanju Yadav, footballer[224]
- Santosh Yadav (cricketer), cricket[225]
- Santosh Yadav, mountaineering[226]
- Satish Kumar Yadav, boxing[227]
- Sat Prakash Yadav, basketball[228]
- Shivlal Yadav, cricket
- Sonam Yadav, cricketer in the WPL
- Suryakumar Yadav, cricket[229]
- Swapnali Yadav, swimming[230]
- Tejashwi Yadav, cricket[231]
- Umesh Yadav, cricket[232]
- Vidhya Yadav, cricket administration[233]
- Vijay Yadav, cricket[234]
- Vikas Krishan Yadav, boxing[235]
- Vishal Yadav, cricket[236]
Criminals
- Chavviram Singh Yadav[237]
- Kalua, Dacoit[238]
- Akku Yadav[239] who faced a disproportionate level of difficulty in receiving justice for cases of sexual assault[240]
Vice Chancellors
- G. D. Yadav, vice-chancellor of Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (erstwhile UDCT) from 2009 until November 2019[241]
- Ramesh Kumar Yadava, vice chancellor of Baba Mast Nath University, Rohtak, Haryana[242]
- Raja Ram Yadav former vice-chancellor of Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University[243]
- Ramakant Yadav (neurologist), vice-chancellor, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences[244]
- J. P. Yadav, vice-chancellor, Indira Gandhi University, Rewari, Haryana
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