Noted Barisaliya
- Abdul Gaffar Choudhury, Bangladeshi author and rpo-Awami league columnist, perhaps best known for his lyric Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano—which has become the main song commemorating the Language Movement, the touchy music having been composed by Shaheed Altaf Mahmud.
- Abala Bose, social reformer and wife of Jagadish Chandra Bose
- A.K. Fazlul Huq, (Mayor of kolkata (1935, first Muslim mayor of kolkata), Prime Minister of undivided Bengal (1937–1943) and of East Bengal (1954), Home Minister of Pakistan (1955) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956–1958)
- Alhaj Syeda Jamila Saleh - Unsung Heroine, Philanthropist, Social Reformer, Founder of Women's School/College/Mosque/Madrasa
- Altaf Mahmud noted Bengali film song composer and one of the martyred intelligentsia in 1971.
- Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, physicist
- Anil Biswas (composer) noted Hindi and Bengali film song composer
- Aroj Ali Matubbar, noted Astronomer and Philosopher.
- Aswini Kumar Dutta, social reformer and philanthropist
- Abul Hasnat Abdullah - Pioneer of Peace Treaty
- Jibanananda Das, famous Bengali poet.
- Kamini Roy, famous poetess and first woman graduate with honours in the subcontinent.
- Kadambini Ganguly, first female graduate and first female physician in the entire British empire
- Kusumkumari Das, poetess and mother of Jibanananda Das
- Mithun Chakraborty, famous actor.
- Mohiuddin Jahangir (Bir Shreshto) was a Captain in the Bangladesh Army during the 1971 Liberation War. The main gate of Dhaka Cantonment- "Shaheed Jahangir Gate" is named in his honour.
- Pannalal Ghosh renowned musician and flutist
- Partha Dasgupta, eminent economist.
- Parul Ghosh, Hindi and Bengali film singer
- Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, Minister of parliamentary affairs and information, India.
- Salman Khan, Founder of Khan Academy
- ShantiSudha Bose @ Kanak Dutta freedom fighter and vocal artist
- Sufia Kamal, poetess
- Sushmita Sen, famous actress.
- Shaheed Abdur Rob Serniabat - Great politician
- Surendra Nath Dutta - noted freedom fighter
- Swadesh Ranjan Dutta - poet and pioneer to small stories in Bengali literature
- Tapan Raychaudhuri, noted historian.
- Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah Founder Editor of The Daily Ittefaq.
- Utpal Dutt (29 March 1929 – 19 August 1993), was an Indian actor, director and writer-playwright
- Rabi Ghosh - Famous noted actor.
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