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The list of Banaras Hindu University people includes notable graduates, professors and administrators affiliated with Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi. For a list of Vice-Chancellors, see List of Vice-Chancellors of Banaras Hindu University.

• C. V. Raman, the Nobel Prize winner in Physics in 1930 and Bharat Ratna laureate in 1954 (permanent visiting professor at BHU)^[1]

• A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, 11th President of India, 2002–2007;Bharat Ratna laureate in 1997 (visiting professor, taught technology at BHU)^[2]
• Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (B.A. 1934), former Prime Minister of Nepal^[3]
• Krishan Kant (M.Sc.), former Vice President of India^[4]
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, first Vice President of India, 1952–1962; second President of India, 1962–1967; Bharat Ratna laureate in 1954 (the Vice Chancellor of BHU from 17 September 1939 to 16 January 1948)^[5]

• Famous alumni in arts, humanities, and social sciences
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  Mannu Bhandari
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  M. S. Golwalkar
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  Radha Burnier
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  Vibhuti Narayan Singh
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  Robert M. Pirsig

• Sitaram Chaturvedi (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.), playwright, academic
• Janki Ballabh Shastri, Indian Hindi poet, writer and critic, Padma Shri (2010)

• Ved Prakash Goyal, politician^[48]
• Rajesh Kumar Mishra, politician^[49][50]
• Yadunandan Sharma (B.A. 1929), Indian independence activist, farmers' rights activist
• Shyama Charan Shukla, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
• Veena Pandey, (B.A., M.A., B.Ed., LLB, Ph.D.), Former M.L.C., National Executive Member, B.J.P. Former Vice President Student Union B.H.U. ^[51]

• Adya Prasad Pandey, Professor in Economics and Former Head Department of Economics, Vice Chancellor Manipur University
• Anant Sadashiv Altekar, Manindra Chandra Nandi Chair of Ancient History & Culture; led archaeological excavation of Mauryan era structures
• C. V. Chandrasekhar, Professor of Performing Arts; Bharata Natyam dancer; Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winner; Kalidas Samman and Padma Bhushan awardee
• A.K. Chatterjee, Professor of philosophy, Indian philosopher and Buddhist scholar
• Sitaram Chaturvedi, Professor of Literature, playwright
• Amiya Kumar Dasgupta, Professor of Economics (1947–1958); pioneer of economics in Independent India
• Girija Devi, Professor of Performing Arts; Hindustani classical vocalist
• Julius Getman, Visiting Professor of Law
• Chandradhar Sharma Guleri, former Manindra Chandra Nandi Chair in Ancient History and Religion
• Latika Katt, Professor of Visual Arts; sculptor
• Sucheta Kripalani, Professor of Constitutional History^[81][82]
• Dalsukh Dahyabhai Malvania, Jain scholar, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee
• Lalmani Misra, Professor of Music; Hindustani classical musician
• Ram Shankar Misra, Professor of Comparative Religion
• Awadh Kishore Narain, Professor of History (1947–1960); Manindra Chandra Nandi Chair of Ancient History & Culture (1960–1971)
• B.C. Nirmal, Professor of Law
• N. Rajam, Professor of Performing Arts
• S. R. Ranganathan, Professor of Library Science (1945–1947); inventor of colon classification and five laws of library science
• Ritwik Sanyal, Professor of Performing Arts; Hindustani classical musician
• Ram Chandra Shukla, Professor of Visual Arts; painter
• Ramchandra Shukla, Professor of Literature
• Gurbachan Singh Talib, Professor of Sikh Studies
• Omkarnath Thakur, Professor of Performing Arts; Hindustani classical musician
• Koushal Kishor Mishra, Professor of Political Sciences, and Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Alok Kumar Rai, Professor of Management Studies

• Prem Saran Satsangi Sahab, Leader of Radhasoami Faith,^[66] Dayalbagh. System Scientist and Physicist. (Ex Dean IIT Delhi,^[67] EX-Vice chancellor, Dayalbagh Educational Institute^[68])
• Sir Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, Professor of Chemistry (1921–1924); co-inventor of Bhatnagar-Mathur Magnetic Interference Balance; founding chairman of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
• Patcha Ramachandra Rao, former Vice Chancellor and Professor of Metallurgy and Material Science
• Prafulla Kumar Jena, former Professor of Metallurgical Engineering^[83]
• Prakash Chandra Sood, Padma Shri, Nuclear scientist, researcher, and Professor
• Madhu Sudan Kanungo, Professor of Biology (1962–2011); pioneer of gerontology; Padma Shri awardee
• Arvind Mohan Kayastha, Professor of Biotechnology
• Shrikant Lele, metallurgical engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
• Veer Bhadra Mishra, former Professor of Civil Engineering; environmentalist; founder of Swatcha Ganga Campaign^[84]
• Ganesh Prasad, Professor of Mathematics (1917–1923); mathematician
• Palle Rama Rao, Professor of Metallurgy (1962–1982); scientist; Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardee
• Birbal Sahni, Professor of Botany (1920); authority on plant fossils of Gondwana and Jurassic age
• Ram Harsh Singh Padmashri awardee 2016, ABMS 1961(BHU), MD(Hons), Ph.D. 1969 (BHU), D.Litt. FNA IM, Life-time Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Ayurveda BHU, First Vice Chancellor, Rajasthan Ayurved University, Jodhpur (2003-2006).
• Onkar Nath Srivastava Professor of the department of physics, material physicist and a recipient of Padma Shri and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
• Birendra Bijoy Biswas, lecturer (1952–54); department of botany, recipient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
• Jamuna Sharan Singh, ecologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient
• Kamanio Chattopadhyay, materials engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipient
• Sunit Kumar Singh,^[85] molecular biologist, Fellow of Indian Academy of Neuroscience (FIANS)