Yadav (surname) explained

Hindi: यादव
Romanization:	Yadav
Language origin:	Sanskrit
Origin:	Yadu
Derivation:	Yadava
Meaning:	descendant of Yadu
Region:	India Nepal
Footnotes:	^[1]

This is a list of notable people using Yadav surname.

Religion

• Swami Ramdev, born Ram Krishna Yadav^[2]
• Mahant Balaknath^{[3] [4]}

Freedom fighters

• Rao Gopal Dev, general in the army of Rao Tula Ram during the Indian rebellion of 1857^[5]
• Mahendra Gop, freedom revolutionary
• Chaudhary Brahm Prakash Yadav (1918–1993), Indian politician, first chief minister of Delhi, and freedom fighter^[6]

Academicians

• K. C. Yadav^[7]
• Usha Yadav^[8]

Civil servants and bureaucrats

• Vinod Kumar Yadav, Former Chairperson of the Railway Board, First Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board, Indian Railways and the ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India^[9]
• Bhupendra Yadav, IPS, former DGP of Rajasthan Police, chairman, Rajasthan Public Service Commission^[10]
• Gaurav Yadav, IPS, DGP, Punjab Police^[11]
• Jagmohan Yadav, IPS, Former DGP of Uttar Pradesh Police^[12]
• Manoj Yadava, IPS, DG/Chief of Railway Protection Force,^[13] former DGP of Haryana Police^[14]
• Dinesh Kumar Yadav, IPS, Inspector General of Police Himachal Pradesh^[15]
• Neera Yadav, IAS, Former Chief Secretary Of Uttar Pradesh^[16]
• Pranjal Yadav, IAS^[17]
• Surendra Singh Yadav, IPS, DGP of Chandigarh Police,^[18] Former DGP of Andaman and Nicobar Police^[19]
• V.S. Yadav, IPS, DGP of Tripura Police^[20]
• Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, IPS, most decorated Police officer^{[21] [22] [23]}

Judiciary

• Sanjay Yadav, former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court^[24]
• Shekhar Kumar Yadav^[25]
• Surendra Kumar Yadav^[26]

Film and television

• Baba Yadav^[27]
• Dinesh Lal Yadav^[28]
• Khesari Lal Yadav^[29]
• Leena Yadav^[30]
• Manisha Yadav^[31]
• Narsing Yadav^[32]
• Neha Yadav^[33]
• Parul Yadav^[34]
• Pragya Yadav^[35]
• Rajkummar Rao^[36]
• Rajesh Yadav^[37]
• Raghubir Yadav^[38]
• Rajpal Yadav^[39]
• Ravi Yadav^[40]
• Shrikant Yadav^[41]
• Shyam Yadav^[42]

Folk singers

• Hiralal Yadav^[43]
• Baleshwar Yadav^[44]
• Bihari Lal Yadav, father of folk genre Birha, invented Khartal Instrument which is used in Folk songs^{[45] [46]}

First in their fields

• Santosh Yadav, first woman to climb Mount Everest twice, and the first woman to successfully climb Mt. Everest from Kangshung Face^[47]
• Dr.Raj Vir Singh Yadav, performed the first kidney transplant in India at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research at Chandigarh in 1973
• Surekha Yadav, India's first female train driver^[48]
• Bhakti Yadav, the first female MBBS from Indore, India^[49]
• Ram Baran Yadav, the first president of Nepal^[50]

Notes and References

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2. August 14, 2012 . Baba Ramdev: Who is he?. 2022-01-01. India Today. en.
3. Web site: 2023-12-05 . Who is Baba Balaknath, the potential CM candidate known as 'Rajasthan's Yogi' . 2023-12-13 . Hindustan Times . en.
4. Web site: बाबा बालकनाथ: ब्राह्मण, ठाकुर या फिर यादव…क्‍या है इस महंत की जाति? . 2023-12-13 . hindi.news18.com . hi.
5. Book: Sharma, Suresh K. . Haryana: Past and Present . 2006-02-01 . Mittal Publications . 978-81-8324-046-8 . en.
6. Web site: 2013-09-27 . Brahm Prakash: Delhi's first CM, ace parliamentarian . 2021-12-13 . Hindustan Times . en.
7. 25203665. Anniversary Meeting. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. 2. 219–227. 1975.
8. Web site: Meet the educators that were honored with the Padma awards 2021 . 2023-04-19 . www.telegraphindia.com.
9. Web site: Shah. Narendra. 2020-01-01. V K Yadav reappointment as Railway Board Chairman, likely to be its first-ever CEO. 2021-12-13. Metro Rail News. en-US.
10. Web site: Bhupendra Singh new DGP of Rajasthan Police. 2021-12-13. The Week. en.
11. Web site: 2023-10-21 . DGP Gaurav Yadav hails Punjab Police's valour and sacrifice on Commemoration Day . 2024-03-26 . The Indian Express . en.
12. News: Press Trust of India. 2015-12-31. Uttar Pradesh DGP Jagmohan Yadav retires from service. Business Standard India. 2021-12-13.
13. Web site: 2023-07-19 . New Haryana DGP: With Yadava named RPF head, state to take up empanelment of IPS officers with Centre . 2023-07-22 . Hindustan Times . en.
14. Web site: TNN. Feb 22, 2019. Manoj Yadava takes over as new Haryana DGP. 2021-12-13. The Times of India. en.
15. Web site: IPS Officers transferred in Himachal Pradesh. 2020-08-22. Amarujala.com.
16. Web site: Neera Yadav: Once the Noida authority. Indian Express Group. 8 December 2010. 8 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010223742/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Neera-Yadav-Once-the-Noida-authority/721781/. 10 October 2012.
17. Web site: Pranjal Yadav. Department of Appointment and Personnel Govt. of Uttar.
18. Web site: 2024-03-18 . New Chandigarh DGP Surendra Yadav's utmost priority: Peaceful and impartial conduct of Lok Sabha elections 2024 . 2024-03-26 . The Indian Express . en.
19. Web site: 3 AGMUT Cadre IPS Officers Transferred, Surendra Singh Yadav Posted as New DGP of Andaman & Nicobar . 2024-03-26 . en-US.
20. Web site: Tripura Police. 2021-12-13. tripurapolice.gov.in.
21. Web site: 2022-01-27 . DCP wins 11th President's Medal for Gallantry . 2023-07-22 . The Indian Express . en.
22. Web site: Meet IPS Sanjeev Yadav, who is set to receive President's Gallantry Medal for the 11th time . 2023-07-22 . DNA India . en.
23. Web site: Republic Day 2023: IPS अफसर जिसने पकड़े 100 से ज्यादा आतंकी, 11 बार जीता 'प्रेसिडेंट गैलेंट्री मेडल' . 2023-07-22 . Zee News . hi.
24. Web site: Justice Sanjay Yadav appointed Acting Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court [Read Notification]]. 2021-12-23. Bar and Bench . 5 October 2019 . en.
25. Web site: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav. 2021-12-23. www.allahabadhighcourt.in.
26. Web site: 2021-04-13 . सुरेंद्र कुमार यादव: बाबरी पर फ़ैसले से यूपी के उप लोकायुक्त तक . 2023-03-16 . BBC News हिंदी . hi.
27. Web site: Tellychakkar interviews Baba Yadav...the next big thing in Indian cinema. 2021-12-13. Tellychakkar.com. en.
28. Web site: Nirahua-Entertainment-Pvt-Ltd: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Nirahua-Entertainment-Pvt-Ltd. 2021-12-13. The Times of India. en.
29. News: Khesari Lal turns inspector - Times of India. 2021-12-13. The Times of India. 10 January 2017 . en.
30. Web site: 2012-06-06. Playing Teen Patti with Leena Yadav -reviews, news, gallery, views. 2021-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120606235557/http://www.starboxoffice.com/sbogallery.aspx?aid=2105&bid=2011/May/reviews_20110527_19. 6 June 2012.
31. Web site: 2012-06-23. Manisha Yadav happy about Tamil debut - South Cinema - Tamil Interviews - ibnlive. 2021-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120623090521/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/manisha-yadav-happy-about-tamil-debut/261801-71-181.html. 23 June 2012.
32. Web site: 2016-05-17. Narsing Yadav Biography, Narsing Yadav Bio data, Profile, Videos, Photos. 2021-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160517103558/http://www.in.com/narsing-yadav/biography-341382.html. 17 May 2016.
33. Web site: 2014-06-09. My character is in 'Suhani Si Ek Ladki' is unlike other TV protagonists: Rajshri. 2021-12-13. The Indian Express. en.
34. Web site: Parul Yadav. 2021-12-13. en-US.
35. Web site: 2019-12-24. Abhishek Kapoor And Wife Pragya Yadav Embrace Parenthood Again, Welcome Their Second Child. 2021-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224133108/https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/abhishek-kapoor-and-pragya-yadav-embrace-parenthood-again-9700. 24 December 2019.
36. News: Vyavahare . Renuka . 5 February 2014 . Why Rajkumar Yadav became Rajkummar Rao . . live . 1 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200910160317/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Why-Rajkumar-Yadav-became-Rajkummar-Rao/articleshow/29858459.cms . 10 September 2020.
37. Web site: Kollywood Cinematographer Rajesh Yadav Biography, News, Photos, Videos. 2021-12-13. nettv4u. en.
38. News: Tankha. Madhur. 2012-01-17. Raghubir Yadav returns in a new avatar. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-12-13. 0971-751X.
39. Web site: Rajpal Yadav. 2021-12-13. Koimoi. en-US.
40. Web site: Ravi Yadav. 2021-12-13. IMDb. en.
41. Web site: Shrikant Yadav - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos. 2021-12-13. BookMyShow.
42. Web site: 2014-02-23. 'DID 4' winner Shyam Yadav has Bollywood dreams. 2021-12-13. The Indian Express. en.
43. Web site: बिरहा. Kashikatha. 20 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824182627/http://www.kashikatha.com/origin-and-development-of-biraha/. 24 August 2017.
44. Web site: वो 'झरेला' भोजपुरी गायक, जिसका गाना बॉलीवुड चुराता है. The Lallantop.
45. Book: Asian Music: Journal of the Society for Asian Music, Volumes 25-2. Society for Asian Music. 1994. 145.
46. Book: The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Routledge. 2013. 9781136095948. 1027.
47. Web site: Santosh Yadave A Story of Mountaineer. 2021-12-14. santoshyadavmountaineer.com.
48. Web site: Roana Maria Costa. Mar 8, 2011. Asia's first motorwoman to pilot Deccan Queen. 2021-12-14. The Times of India. en.
49. Web site: Salil Mekaad. Apr 20, 2017. dr bhakti yadav: 91-year-old woman doctor handed over Padma Shri in . 2021-12-14. The Times of India. en.
50. Web site: 2012-06-02. .