Tiwari (), from Sanskrit 'tripāṭhin' (learned in three vedas), is a Hindu surname found in India and Nepal. Alternative spellings include Tiwary and Tewari.
Notable people
Independence activists
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Chandra Shekhar Azad (born Chandrashekhar Tiwari)
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Adrian Cola Rienzi (born Krishna Deonarine Tiwari), Indo-Trinidadian freedom fighter in Trinidad and Tobago
Spiritual leaders
Information technology and business
Academics
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Arun Tiwari, missile scientist, author and professor
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Deepak Tiwari, Hindi editor of Global Investigative Journalism Network and former Vice Chancellor of Makhanalal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism, Bhopal
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S Prakash Tiwari, biotechnologist, geneticist, agriculturalist
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Siddhartha Paul Tiwari, UNESCO Chair on technology and sustainability
Civil service
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A. N. Tiwari, former Chief Information Commissioner of India
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Sivakant Tiwari, former legal head officer of the Singapore Legal Service
Politicians
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Captain B P Tiwari, Indian politician and former army officer
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Brij Bhushan Tiwari, Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party
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Ghanshyam Tiwari, Indian politician, education minister in the Government of Rajasthan
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Ghanshyam Tiwari, Indian politician from the Samajwadi party, Bihar
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Hari Shankar Tiwari, politician
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Kamlesh Tiwari, politician
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Kapil Narayan Tiwari, politician
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Kaushal Tiwari, Indian politician
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Manish Tewari, politician, former Minister of State in UPA Government
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Manoj Tiwari, Indian politician, MP from Delhi, BJP State President.
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Narayan Datt Tiwari, Indian politician, former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
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Ram Chandra Tiwari, Nepalese politician
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Ravindranath Tewari, Indian politician, former cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh
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Sita Tiwaree, Thai politician
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Shivanand Tiwari, Janata Dal (United) politician
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Sriniwas Tiwari, Indian politician, former Madhya Pradesh speaker and minister
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Sushil Kumar 'Indu' Tiwari, MLA from Madhya Pradesh
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Suresh Tiwari, MLA from Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party
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Rajani Tiwari, politician from Uttar Pradesh
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Upendra Tiwari, Indian politician, minister in Uttar Pradesh government
Military Officers
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Amit Tiwari (air marshal), former Indian Air Force Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command.
Entertainment
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Anand Tiwari, actor and director in Hindi films
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Ankit Tiwari, playback singer and music director
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Bhushan Tiwari, Hindi actor
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Dharmesh Tiwari, Indian film director
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Gaurav Tiwari, paranormal investigator, pilot, UFOlogist, TV presenter, and actor
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Girish Tiwari, scriptwriter, director, lyricist, singer, poet, organic culturist, writer, and social activist in Uttarakhand, India
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Indira Tiwari, Indian actress
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Kartik Tiwari, Indian actor
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Lalit Mohan Tiwari, Indian film and television actor
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Laxmi Ganesh Tewari, Indian vocalist
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Manish Tiwary, Indian film-maker
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Mukesh Tiwari, actor in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films
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Nitesh Tiwari, director, script writer, lyricist
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Ridhima Tiwari, television actress
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Shweta Tiwari, Indian film and television actress and producer
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Surbhi Tiwari, Indian television actress
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Vindhya Tiwari, Indian show and film actress
Literature
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Aditya Tiwari, Indian poet and LGBT rights activist
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Bhim Nidhi Tiwari, Nepalese Bahun poet
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Kapil Muni Tiwary, linguist and scholar
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Siyaram Tiwari (writer), writer and scholar
Sports
Other
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Dudhnath Tewari, Indian sepoy who lived with the Andamanese tribes.
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Ram Puneet Tiwary, Singaporean Indian and acquitted suspect of the Sydney double murders.
