Famous Persons from Jorhāt, Assam, India
- Amlan Borgohain - Born on April 25, 1998 - Athlete
- Priyanka Bharali - Born on October 10, 1988 - Singer
- Prastuti Parashar - Born on December 15, 1981 - Actor
- Simple Gogoi - Born on August 1, 1976 - Film director
- Akhil Gogoi - Born on March 1, 1976 - Film director
- Amrit Pritam - Born on November 4, 1975 - Sound designer
- Kamakhya Prasad Tasa - Born on June 1, 1975 - Politician
- Prodyut Bora - Born on April 10, 1974 - Politician
- Bondita Acharya - Born on December 12, 1972 - Human rights activist
- Zubeen Bouthakur Garg - Born on November 18, 1972 - Recording artist, Film director, Lyricist, Singer, Composer, Actor, and Screenwriter
- Rothindra Nath Goswami - Born on February 20, 1967 - Writer
- Arup Kumar Goswami - Born on March 11, 1961 - Judge
- Monalisa Changkija - Born on March 2, 1960 - Poet
- Rana Goswami - Born on November 12, 1959 - Politician
- Michael McEvoy - Born on January 25, 1956 - Cricketer
- Ranjit Barthakur - Born on August 8, 1954 - Businessperson
- Ajit Kumar Bhuyan - Born on February 1, 1953 - Journalist
- Dip Gogoi - Born on December 17, 1951 - Politician
- Jitendra Nath Goswami - Born on November 18, 1950 - Physicist - Padma Shri in science & engineering | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
- Rabin Baruah - Born on June 15, 1950 - Cartoonist, and Painter (died: June 20, 2022)
- Arup Kumar Dutta - Born on July 2, 1946 - Journalist (died: June 20, 2022)
- Temsüla Ao - Born on October 25, 1945 - Poet - Padma Shri in literature and education | Sahitya Akademi Award in English (died: October 9, 2022)
- Joykanta Gandhiya - Born on February 21, 1944 - Writer (died: December 14, 2020)
- Madhurya Barua - Born on April 22, 1942 - Cricketer (died: December 14, 2020)
- Tim Severin - Born on September 25, 1940 - Explorer, Novelist, Travel writer, Historian, and Writer - Livingstone Medal | Thomas Cook Travel Book Award | Founder’s Medal (died: December 18, 2020)
- Bijoya Chakravarty - Born on October 7, 1939 - Politician - Padma Shri in public affairs (died: December 18, 2020)
- Hiren Bhattacharyya - Born on July 28, 1932 - Poet - Sahitya Akademi Award in Assamese (died: July 4, 2012)
- Hemendra Prasad Barooah - Born on April 1, 1926 - Businessperson - Padma Shri in trade and industry (died: July 31, 2013)
- Mahammad Piar - Born on April 15, 1923 - Novelist, Poet, Teacher, and Writer (died: May 5, 2008)
- Amulya Barua - Born on June 30, 1922 - Poet (died: August 18, 1946)
- Moghai Ojah - Born on March 15, 1916 - Musician (died: March 15, 1978)
- Sonaram Sutiya - Born on June 8, 1915 - Musician (died: January 30, 2013)
- Ganesh Gogoi - Born on December 28, 1907 - Poet (died: August 21, 1938)