Who are some of the most famous IIT Kanpur alumni?

IIT Kanpur has produced many accomplished alumni, some of whom have gained significant fame in various fields. Here are a few examples in specific fields.

Notable Professors and Researchers

• Rajeev Motwani, computer scientist, Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. 
• Jitendra Malik, Arthur J. Chick Professor of EECS University of California at Berkeley. 
• Manindra Agrawal, Nitin Saxena, and Neeraj Kayal Clay Research Award, 2002, Godel Prize, 2006. Manindra Agrawal is currently a Professor at IIT Kanpur.
• Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Padma Shri and Professor, Dept of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras
• Abhay Bhushan, author of File Transfer Protocol
• Ashoke Sen, FRS, and Padma Shri, string theorist.
• Chandra Kintala, Professor and Director of Software Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology; Director(Retd.), Bell Labs, USA
• Mriganka Sur, neuroscientist, Sherman Fairchild Professor of Neuroscience, Head, Dept of Brain and Cognitive Science MIT, Fellow of Royal Society

Entrepreneurs/Global Leaders

• N.R. Narayana Murthy, founder of software corporation Infosys.
• Pradeep Sindhu, founder of Juniper Networks

Entertainment

• Rahul Ram, Indian bass guitarist, social activist, and music composer, Indian Ocean (band). 

Social Activists/ Politicians/ IAS/ IPS and other notable positions

• Amitabh Thakur, an officer of the Indian Police Service, social activist, writer
• Duvvuri Subbarao, 22nd Governor of Reserve Bank of India
• Prem Das Rai, the first IIT and IIM-educated member of Parliament Lok Sabha.
• Ved Arya, Chief Executive Officer of Srijan (Self-Reliant Initiatives through Joint Action)