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Modern
Western Assam is culturally distinct region.
[1] This list specifically focuses on people from Western Assam.
Pushyavarman , founder,
Varman dynasty
Samudravarman , ruler, Varman dynasty
Balavarman , ruler, Varman dynasty
Kalyanavarman , ruler, Varman dynasty
Ganapativarman , ruler, Varman dynasty
Mahendravarman , ruler, Varman dynasty
Narayanavarman , ruler, Varman dynasty
Bhutivarman , ruler, Varman dynasty
Chandramukhavarman , ruler, Varman dynasty
Sthitavarman , ruler, Varman dynasty
Susthitavarman , ruler, Varman dynasty
Supratisthitavarman , ruler, Varman dynasty
Bhaskaravarman , ruler, Varman dynasty
Avantivarman , ruler, Varman dynasty
Brahma Pala , founder,
Pala dynasty
Ratna Pala , ruler, Pala dynasty
Indra Pala , ruler, Pala dynasty
Go Pala , ruler, Pala dynasty
Harsha Pala ,ruler, Pala dynasty
Dharma Pala , ruler, Pala dynasty
Jaya Pala , ruler, Pala dynasty
Lauhityapada , writer
Minanatha , writer
Kumarila Bhatta , Preacher
Chand Sadagar , Merchant
Ananta Kandali , writer
Bakul Kayastha , writer
Bhattadeva , writer
Bhusana Dvija , writer
Birdatta Choudhury , revolutionary
Chandra Bharati , writer
Damodara Deva , writer
Durgabar Kayastha , writer
Kalapachandra Dvija , writer
Gopalacharana Dwija , writer
Gopala Mishra , writer
Haribara Vipra , writer
Haradatta Choudhury , revolutionary
Hema Saraswati , writer
Pitambar Dvija , writer
Pitambara Sidhanta Vagisa , writer
Rama Saraswati , writer
Rudra Kandali , writer
Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya , writer
Sridhara Kandali , writer
Vishnu Bharati , writer
Abani Chakravarty , writer
Adil Hussain ,
Bollywood actor
Ambika Charan Choudhury , writer
Ambikagiri Raichoudhury , freedom fighter
Axl Hazarika , Composer, musician, lyricist, producer, film-maker
Banikanta Kakati , linguist
Bhabananda Deka , writer and recipient of the literary pension and literature grant
Bhumidhar Barman , thirteenth chief minister of
Assam
Birendra Nath Datta , national award-winning singer
Bishnu Ram Medhi , second chief minister of Assam
Bishnu Prasad Rabha , freedom fighter
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed , fifth President of India
Hagrama Mohilary , Chief Executive Member of
Bodoland Territorial Council
Himanta Biswa Sarma , politician
Indira Goswami , national award-winning author
Jim Ankan Deka , musician and documentary film maker
Kaliram Medhi , writer
Kalpana Patowary , singer
Mahadev Deka , bodybuilder
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry , fourth chief minister of Assam
Parbati Charan Das ,
Kargil martyr
Pratima Barua Pandey , national award-winning
Goalparia lokageet singer
Rameshwar Pathak ,
Kamrupi Lokgeet singer
Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary , present Governor of
Meghalaya
Sarat Chandra Sinha , fifth Chief Minister of Assam
Sarbananda Sonowal , fourteenth Chief Minister of Assam
Seema Biswas , Bollywood actress
^ Goswami, Upendranath (1970). A study on Kamrupi: a dialect of Assamese . Dept. of Historical Antiquarian Studies. p. 14.
^ Upendranath Goswami, A study on Kamrupi: a dialect of Assamese , 1970, Ram Sarasvati, Ananta Kandali, Sridhara Kandali, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, Dvija Kalapacandra and Bhattadeva, the father of Assamesc prose, all hailed from the present district of Kamrup.
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"Goalpara boy hits the big time" .
The Times of India . Archived from
the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012 .