# Tiwari

Tiwari (/tɪˈwɑːri/), 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

* Chandra Shekhar Azad (born Chandrashekhar Tiwari)
* Adrian Cola Rienzi (born Krishna Deonarine Tiwari), Indian freedom fighter in Trinidad and Tobago

### Spiritual leaders

* Dayananda Saraswati (born Mool Shankar Tiwari), founder of the Arya Samaj
* Maya Tiwari, Indo-Guyanese spiritual leader, international speaker and author
* Sahadeo Tiwari, religious scholar

### Academics

* Arun Tiwari, missile scientist, author and professor
* Deepak Tiwari, Hindi editor of Global Investigative Journalism Network and former Vice Chancellor of Makhanalal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism, Bhopal
* S Prakash Tiwari, biotechnologist, geneticist, agriculturalist
* Siddhartha Paul Tiwari, UNESCO Chair on technology and sustainability

### Civil service

* A. N. Tiwari, former Chief Information Commissioner of India
* Sivakant Tiwari, former legal head officer of the Singapore Legal Service

### Politicians

* Captain B P Tiwari, Indian politician and former army officer
* Brij Bhushan Tiwari, Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party
* Ghanshyam Tiwari, Indian politician, education minister in the Government of Rajasthan
* Ghanshyam Tiwari (Indian politician) from the Samajwadi party, Bihar
* Hari Shankar Tiwari, politician
* Kamlesh Tiwari, politician
* Kapil Narayan Tiwari, politician
* Kaushal Tiwari, Indian politician
* Manish Tewari, politician, former Minister of State in UPA Government
* Manoj Tiwari, Indian politician, MP from Delhi, BJP State President.
* Narayan Datt Tiwari, Indian politician, former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
* Ram Chandra Tiwari, Nepalese politician
* Ravindranath Tewari, Indian politician, former cabinet minister of Uttar Pradesh
* Sita Tiwaree, Thai politician
* Shivanand Tiwari, Janata Dal (United) politician
* Sriniwas Tiwari, Indian politician, former Madhya Pradesh speaker and minister
* Sushil Kumar 'Indu' Tiwari, MLA from Madhya Pradesh
* Suresh Tiwari, MLA from Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party
* Rajani Tiwari, Politician from Uttar Pradesh
* Upendra Tiwari, Indian politician, minister in Uttar Pradesh government

### Military Officers

* Amit Tiwari (air marshal), Indian Air Force, former Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Air Command.

### Entertainment

* Anand Tiwari, actor and director in Hindi films
* Ankit Tiwari, playback singer and music director
* Anuj Tiwari, Indian novelist
* Bhushan Tiwari, Hindi actor
* Dharmesh Tiwari, Indian film director
* Gaurav Tiwari, paranormal investigator, pilot, UFOlogist, TV presenter, and actor
* Girish Tiwari, scriptwriter, director, lyricist, singer, poet, organic culturist, writer, and social activist in Uttarakhand, India
* Indira Tiwari, Indian actress
* Kartik Tiwari, actor
* Lalit Mohan Tiwari, Indian film and television actor
* Laxmi Ganesh Tewari, Indian vocalist
* Manish Tiwary, Indian film-maker
* Mukesh Tiwari, actor in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films
* Nitesh Tiwari, director, script writer, lyricist
* Ridhima Tiwari, television actress
* Shweta Tiwari, Indian film and television actress and producer
* Surbhi Tiwari, Indian television actress
* Vindhya Tiwari, Indian show and film actress

### Literature

* Aditya Tiwari, Indian poet and LGBT rights activist
* Anuj Tiwari, Indian novelist
* Bhim Nidhi Tiwari, Nepalese Bahun poet
* Kapil Muni Tiwary, linguist and scholar
* Siyaram Tiwari, writer and scholar

### Sports

* Manoj Tiwary, Indian cricketer
* Saurabh Tiwary, Indian cricketer

### Other

* Dudhnath Tiwari, Indian sepoy who lived with the Andamanese tribes.
* Ram Puneet Tiwary, Singaporean Indian and acquitted suspect of the Sydney double murders.