Notable people from Allahabad

• Madan Mohan Malaviya (Freedom fighter)
• Motilal Nehru (advocate and politician)
• Jawaharlal Nehru (politician and Prime Minister)
• Indira Gandhi (Prime Minister)
• G.R.Sharma (eminent Historian)
• Murli Manohar Joshi (politician)
• Harivansh Rai Bachchan (poet)
• Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (Hindi poet)
• Mahadevi Varma (poet and writer)
• Firaq Gorakhpuri (Urdu poet)
• Amitabh Bachchan (film actor)
• Dhyan Chand (hockey player)
• Mohammad Kaif (cricket player)
• Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (spiritual leader)
• Ravindra Khattree (academic statistician)
• Purushottam Das Tandon (politician and freedom fighter)