Almora - Notable People

Notable People

  • Swami Vivekananda Swamiji spent some days in Almora in course of his Himalayan sojourn. He expressed great eagerness in making an Ashrama in the bosom of Himalayas for the practice of pure Advaita Vedanta.
  • Swami Satyananda Saraswati of Bihar School of Yoga and Rikhiapeeth was born in Almora on 25 December 1923 in Zamindari Family of Bhikiyasen and Gaja.
  • Govind Ballabh Pant (August 30, 1887 - March 7, 1961), noted freedom fighter & first Chief minister of Uttar Pradresh, was born in Almora.
  • Sumitranandan Pant, (May 20, 1900 – December 28, 1977) one of the most famous modern Hindi poets, was born at Kausani village of Bageshwar, in the hills of Kumaon.
  • Sir Ronald Ross,winner of Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his path breaking discovery in Malaria parasite, was born here.
  • American actress Uma Thurman spent large parts of her childhood at Crank's Ridge, near Almora. Her parents stayed briefly here.
  • The lyricist Prasoon Joshi, the artist Uday Shankar, Mohan Upreti, and many other artistic gems have their roots in Almora.
  • Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the famous Indian cricketer, has his roots here. Dhoni's father had a farm here before he settled in Ranchi in 1964.
  • Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, (née Sheila Irene Pant) (1905 - June 13, 1990) was born in a Kumauni Hindu-turned-Christian family at Almora. She was the wife of Pakistan's first prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan.
  • P.C. Joshi, the first chairman of the Communist Party of India (CPI), was born in Almora. S.D. Upadhyayay, Member Parliament also was born in Almora district.
  • B.C. Joshi, General Bhuwan Chandra Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, ADC (Born: 1935, Died: November 19, 1994) was the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of the Indian Army belongs to Almora district (Talladaniya).
  • Murli Manohar Joshi, the Union Human Resources Development minister of India (Born:January 5, 1934)in the NDA government.
  • Ananda Shankar, renowned musician.

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