List of people from Himachal Pradesh

This is a list of notable people from Himachal Pradesh, India. == Arts == Baba Kanshi Ram - poet and independence activist Chandradhar Sharma Guleri - writer and scholar Gambhari Devi - folk singer and folklorist Gautam Chand Sharma 'Vyathit' - folklorist, poet, writer Kanwar Dinesh Singh - writer and poet H.R. Harnot - writer Kamayani Bisht - poet and actor Nainsukh - painter of Kangra school of painting Siddharth Chauhan - filmmaker Nirmal Verma - writer Ram Kumar - painter Shriniwas Joshi - writer and theatre artist Siddharth Pandey - writer, photographer, musician Vijay Sharma - painter and art historian == Business == M S Banga == Defence == === Awardees of the Param Vir Chakra and equivalent awards === Major Som Nath Sharma - the first ever Param Vir Chakra awardee (1950) Lieutenant Colonel Dhan Singh Thapa - Param Vir Chakra awardee (1962) Captain Vikram Batra - Param Vir Chakra awardee (1999) Rifleman Sanjay Kumar - Param Vir Chakra awardee (1999) Major Sudhir Kumar Walia - Ashoka Chakra awardee (1999) Jemadar Lala, Victoria Cross awardee (1916) Honorary Captain Bhandari Ram - Victoria Cross awardee (1945) === Awardees of the Maha Vir Chakra and equivalent awards === Major General Anant Singh Pathania, MVC, MC - decorated WWII and Indo-Pak War (1947-49) veteran Brigadier Sher Jung Thapa, MVC - 'The Hero of Skardu' in the Indo-Pak War (1947-48) Colonel Thakur Prithi Chand, MVC - the defence of Ladakh during the Indo-Pak War (1947-48) Lt.

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