This is a list of notable people from or associated with Lucknow, India.
Academics, education and science
S. P. Chakravarti, father of Electronics and Telecommunications engineering education in India. Dalip Kumar Upreti, Indian Lichenologist Salman Akhtar, psychoanalyst Herbert V. Günther, professor of philosophy Mukesh Haikerwal, general practitioner and former federal president of the Australian Medical Association, Companion of the Order of Australia since 2011. Asma Hussain, UP's first fashion designer; Head of Asma Hussain Institute of Fashion Technology, Lucknow Kailas Nath Kaul, botanist and agricultural scientist Gopal Khanna, 5th Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, United States Department of Health and Human Services Veena Talwar Oldenburg, professor of history Anil K. Rajvanshi, rural development expert Padma Shri 2022. Kalbe Sadiq, educationist Abhishek Shukla, geriatrician and palliative care physician
Arts and culture
Jan Nisar Akhtar, poet and lyricist, father of Javed Akhtar
Muzaffar Ali, filmmaker
Naushad Ali, film musician
Amitabh Bhattacharya, Bollywood singer and lyricist
Nivedita Bhattacharya, theatre and television actress
Ranveer Brar, chef, television host
Pali Chandra, Kathak dancer
Anup Jalota, Indian classical singer and musician
Cliff Richard, British singer and musician, now settled in Portugal and Barbados
Mohammad Shakeel, contemporary artist
Kavi Pradeep, Poet and lyricist. Famous for writing patriotic songs
Actors and singers
Disha Patani, actress
Urfi Javed, actress
Aahana Kumra, actress
Talat Mahmood, singer
Sumona Chakravarti, actress
Tia Bajpai, singer
Sachet Tandon, part of the Indian music composer, vocalist and lyricist duo Sachet-Parampara Ali Fazal, actor Amit Mishra, Singer Kanika Kapoor, singer Shantanu Moitra, music composer Gayatri Iyer, singer Baba Sehgal, singer Aditi Sharma, actress Kushal Tandon, actor Richa Panai, actress Zoya Afroz, actress, Miss India Anaika Soti, actress Nandini Singh, actress Amrapali Gupta, actress Surendra Pal, actor Kumar Gaurav, actor Arti Singh, actress Gungun Uprari, actress Cliff Richard, singer Amit Sadh, actor Anil Rastogi, actor Malini Awasthi, singer Roshan Abbas, TV anchor Javed Akhtar, writer Vartika Singh, actress, Miss India
Activists
Sehba Hussain, activist, former member of National Advisory Council
Runa Banerjee, social worker and co-founder of the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA)
Poets, authors and journalists
Mir Babar Ali Anis, Marsiya writer (poet) Iftikhar Arif, poet Brij Narayan Chakbast, poet Mirza Dabeer, Marsiya writer (poet) Altaf Fatima, novelist Rosie Llewellyn-Jones, Lucknow historian Majaz, poet Josh Malihabadi, poet Vinod Mehta, journalist Mir Taqi Mir, poet Amaresh Misra, historian and author Maulana Hasrat Mohani, poet Syed Sulaiman Nadvi, Islamic historian Syed Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi, Islamic scholar and writer Amritlal Nagar, novelist Suryakumar Pandey, poet Manikonda Chalapathi Rau, journalist Mirza Hadi Ruswa, poet Ratan Nath Dhar Sarshar, novelist K.P. Saxena, poet Abdul Halim Sharar, Lucknow historian Gaura Pant Shivani, writer Sri Lal Sukla. novelist Shaukat Siddiqui, novelist Srijan Pal Singh, author and advisor to A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Ruchita Misra, author Bhagwati Charan Verma, writer Yashpal, novelist, freedom fighter Mohsin Zaidi, poet Masroor Jahan, novelist and short-story writer Zameer Akhtar Naqvi poet yogesh praveen historian and author
Business and professionals
Agha Hasan Abedi, Pakistani banker and philanthropist
Manoj Bhargava, US-based entrepreneur; founder and CEO of 5-Hour Energy Drink
Ved Rattan Mohan, MD of Mohan Meakin
Prashant Pathak, Canadian investor and entrepreneur
Rajesh Gopinathan, MD and CEO of Tata Consultancy Services
Subrata Roy, businessman; worker director of Sahara India Pariwar, the world's largest employer Syed Safawi, entrepreneur
Military
John Alexander, soldier
John Coleman, soldier
Edward Hilton, soldier
William Stephen Raikes Hodson, British officer
Henry Montgomery Lawrence, soldier
Claude Martin, French major general who fought for the British; established La Martiniere Schools at Lucknow, Lyons and Calcutta Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, British general Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1st battalion, 11 Gorkha Rifles, Param Vir Chakra Arthur Skey, Royal Navy rear-admiral George Powell Thomas, A British soldier, artist and poet.