Personalities
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman : First Head of State of Bangla Desh.
- Jasim Uddin: Country's only pastoral poet
- Munsi Muhammad Abdur Rouf: Bir Shrestho (valiant war hero of 1971)
- Ambika Charan Majumder: President of the Indian National Congress (1916–1917)
- Nawab Abdul Latif: renowned Muslim educator and social reformer during the 19th Century
- Chowdhury Moyezuddin Biwshash: renowned zamindar, politician and social reformer during the 19th Century
- Humayun Kabir: eminent Indian politician, educationist and former adviser to the Government of India under Jawaharlal Nehru
- Buddhadeb Bhattacharya: Chief Minister of West Bengal
- Mohonmiah Yusuf Ali Chowdhury : Eminent Muslim League politician
- Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin: Former Central Minister of Labor, Federal Government of Pakistan.
- Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf: Ex- Minister Govt. of Bangladesh, Vice-President of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
- Altamas Kabir: Chief Justice of India
- Syed Abul Hossain, Former Minster of Government of Bangladesh, Member of Bangladesh Awami League.
- Alamgir M. A. Kabir: Former Advisor to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh, Former Inspector-General of Police & recipient of Independence Day Award
- Akber Kabir: Former Advisor to the Government of Bangladesh under President Ziaur Rahman & renowned philanthropist
- Altamas Kabir: Chief Justice of India
- Khushi Kabir: Founder of Nijera Kori
- Mrinal Sen: Film director
- Tareque Masud: award-winning independent film director
- Fakir Alamgir: Popular folk singer
- Ashique Mostafa: Famous Film Maker (Notable Film: Phulkumar, and producer of Meherjaan), Poet and Writer (author of the books "Moger Mulluk" and "auteur").
- Geeta Dutt: Indian playback singer
- Sigma Huda: human rights activist, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on human trafficking
- Khushi Kabir: Co-ordinator of Non-Government Organization, Nijera Kori & social activist
- Babar Kabir: renowned environmentalist
- Sukanta BhattacharyaFamous poet
- Advocate Sarwarzan Miah : lawyer & Politician, Former MLA (East Pakistan), MP, Principal of faridpur LAW College, District President of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
- Shah Mohammad Abu Zafar:freedom Fighter, member of parliament
- Syeda Rubaiyat Hossain, Academic and Filmmaker (writer & director of Meherjaan)
- Mohammad Abu Yousuf, Former Editor, The daily Ajker Awaz, Ex-Director Multimidia Company Ltd(ATN Bangla),
- Sunil Gangopadhyay, Bengali poet and novelist
- Riaz (actor)
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