Tiwari () is a surname of the Hindu Brahmin communities commonly 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 Information technology and business Academics Arun Tiwari, missile scientist, author and professor S Prakash Tiwari, biotechnologist, geneticist, agriculturalist Siddhartha Paul Tiwari, UNESCO Chair on technology and sustainability Deepak Tiwari, Hindi editor of Global Investigative Journalism Network and former Vice Chancellor of Makhanalal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism, Bhopal Civil service Sivakant Tiwari, former legal head officer of the Singapore Legal Service A. N. Tiwari, former Chief Information Commissioner of India 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 Ankit Tiwari, playback singer and music director Anuj Tiwari, Indian novelist Nitesh Tiwari, director, script writer, lyricist Bhushan Tiwari, Hindi actor Dharmesh Tiwari, Indian film director Girish Tiwari, scriptwriter, director, lyricist, singer, poet, organic culturist, writer, and social activist in Uttarakhand, India Kartik Tiwari, actor Lalit Mohan Tiwari, Indian film and television actor Laxmi Ganesh Tewari, Indian vocalist Manish Tiwary, Indian film-maker Gaurav Tiwari, Transgender Bollywood Civil Rights Icon Manoj Tiwari, Bhojpuri actor, singer and director Mukesh Tiwari, actor in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films Shweta