Notable People of Azamgarh

Allama Shibli Nomani	Muslim writer, educationist, poet and  founder of Shibli National Post College
Abu Asim Azmi	Politician, businessman and state president of Maharashtra Samajwadi Party
Amar Singh	Politician and businessman
Hamiduddin Farahi	Muslim theologian
Kaifi Azmi	Urdu poet
Laxmi Narayan Mishra	Playwright of Hindi
Maulana Aslam Jairajpuri	Islamic scholar
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan	Muslim scholar
Mirza Aslam Baig	Former Chief of Army Staff Pakistan and Director General of ISI
Nagendra Kumar Singh	Professor, agriculture scientist, ICAR
Prem Chand Pandey	Scientist, founder director National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa
Qamaruzzaman Azmi	Muslim scholar, writer and educationalist
Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri	Muslim writer
Rahul Sankrityayan	Hindi, Sanskrit scholar
Ram Naresh Yadav	Politician, former U.P. Chief Minister, Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Shabana Azmi	Bollywood film actress, politician, social activist
Shaikh Shamim Ahmed	Politician, ex M.L.A Mumbai
Shamim Jairajpuri	Zoologist and academic known for contributions to nematology
Waqar Azmi	UK Prime Minister's Chief Diversity Adviser