Personalities from Western Assam

The modern Kamrup region and Western Assam are considered as politically, socially and culturally as separate unit, distinct from rest of the state.^[1] This list specifically focuses on people from Western Assam, an area known historically as Kamrup.

Legendary

Name	Occupation
Naraka	Founder, Naraka dynasty
Bhagadatta	Ruler, Naraka Dynasty
Vajradatta	Ruler, Naraka Dynasty

Ancient

Name	Occupation
Pushya Varman	Founder, Varman dynasty
Samudra Varman	Ruler, Varman Dynasty
Bala Varman	Ruler, Varman Dynasty
Kalyana Varman	Ruler, Varman Dynasty
Ganapati Varman	Ruler, Varman Dynasty
Mahendra Varman	Ruler, Varman Dynasty
Narayana Varman	Ruler, Varman Dynasty
Bhuti Varman	Ruler, Varman Dynasty
Chandramukha Varman	Ruler, Varman Dynasty
Sthita Varman	Ruler, Varman Dynasty
Susthita Varman	Ruler, Varman Dynasty
Supratisthita Varman	Ruler, Varman Dynasty
Bhaskar Varman	Ruler, Varman Dynasty
Avanti Varman	Ruler, Varman Dynasty
Brahma Pala	Founder, Pala Dynasty
Ratna Pala	Ruler, Pala Dynasty
Indra Pala	Ruler, Pala Dynasty
Go Pala	Ruler, Pala Dynasty
Harsha Pala	Ruler, Pala Dynasty
Dharma Pala	Ruler, Pala Dynasty
Jaya Pala	Ruler, Pala Dynasty
Lauhityapada	Litterateur
Minanatha	Litterateur
Kumarila Bhatta	Preacher
Chand Sadagar	Merchant

Medieval^[2]

Name	Occupation
Ananta Kandali	Litterateur
Bakul Kayastha	Litterateur
Bhattadeva	Litterateur
Bhusana Dvija	Litterateur
Birdatta Choudhury	Revolutionary
Chandra Bharati	Litterateur
Chandra Kandali	Litterateur
Chandrachura Aditya	Litterateur
Damodara Deva	Litterateur
Durgabar Kayastha	Litterateur
Kalapachandra Dvija	Litterateur
Gopalacharana Dwija	Litterateur
Gopala Mishra	Litterateur
Gopinath Pathak	Litterateur
Haribara Vipra	Litterateur
Haradatta Choudhury	Revolutionary
Hema Saraswati	Litterateur
Krishnananda Dvija	Litterateur
Norottama Thakur	Litterateur
Pitambar Dvija	Litterateur
Pitambara Sidhanta Vagisa	Litterateur
Purusottoma Vidya Vagisa	Litterateur
Rama Dasa	Litterateur
Rama Saraswati	Litterateur
Ramananda Dvija	Litterateur
Ramcharan Thakur	Litterateur
Ramrai Dasa	Litterateur
Ratnakara Mishra	Litterateur
Rudra Kandali	Litterateur
Sagar Manbantar	Litterateur
Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya	Litterateur
Sridhara Kandali	Litterateur
Sriram Jadumani	Litterateur
Vishnu Bharati	Litterateur

Modern^[3]

Name	Occupation
Abani Chakraborty	Litterateur
Adil Hussain	Bollywood actor
Ambika Charan Choudhury	Litterateur
Ambikagiri Raichoudhury	Freedom fighter
Axl Hazarika	Composer, musician, lyricist, producer, film-maker
Banikanta Kakati	Linguistic
Bhabananda Deka	Litterateur and recipient of the literary pension and literature grant
Bhumidhar Barman	Thirteenth chief minister of Assam
Birendra Nath Dutta	National award winning singer
Bishnu Ram Medhi	Second chief minister of Assam
Bishnu Prasad Rabha	Freedom fighter
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed	Fifth President of India
Hagrama Mohilary	Chief Executive Member of Bodoland Territorial Council
Himanta Biswa Sarma	Politician
Indira Goswami	National award winning author
Jim Ankan Deka	Musician and documentary film maker
Kaliram Medhi	Litterateur
Kalpana Patowary	Singer
Mahadev Deka	Bodybuilder
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry	Fourth chief minister of Assam
Parbati Charan Das	Kargil martyr
Pratima Pandey	National award winning Goalparya Lokgeet singer
Rameshwar Pathak	Famous Kamrupi Lokgeet singer
Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary	Present Governor of Meghalaya
Sarat Chandra Sinha	Fifth chief minister of Assam
Sarbananda Sonowal	Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports
Seema Biswas	Bollywood actress

References

1. Goswami, Upendranath (1970). A study on Kamrupi: a dialect of Assamese. Dept. of Historical Antiquarian Studies. p. 14.
2. Upendranath Goswami, A study on Kamrupi: a dialect of Assamese, 1970, Ram Sarasvati, Ananta Kandali, Sridhara Kandali, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Dvija Kalapacandra and Bhattadeva, the father of Assamesc prose, all hailed from the present district of Kamrup.
3. "Goalpara boy hits the big time". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-11-27.