This is a list of notable residents and people who have origins in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh and the Barak Valley of the Indian state of Assam. This list also includes British Bangladeshis, Bangladeshi Americans, Bangladeshi Canadians, and other non-resident Bengalis who have origins in Greater Sylhet. The people may also be known as Sylheti.
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Chronological list of articles:
- Gangadhwaj Govardhan, 20th king of the Gour Kingdom
- Madan Rai, penultimate minister of Gour
- Amar Singh, military general and short-lasted minister of Brahmachal under Govardhan
- Jaidev Rai, governor of Brahmachal (southern Sylhet) under Tripura Kingdom
- Gour Govinda, final king of the Gour Kingdom, defeated in the Conquest of Sylhet
- Mona Rai, final minister of Gour
- Sikandar Khan Ghazi, first wazir of Srihat
- Haydar Ghazi, second wazir of Srihat
- Muqabil Khan, wazir of Srihat in 1440
- Khurshid Khan, minister of Srihat, constructed numerous mosques
- Majlis Alam, dastur of Srihat, constructed numerous mosques
- Sarwar Khan, Nawab of Sylhet after Gawhar Khan
- Mir Khan, Nawab and Qanungoh of Sylhet
- Bayazid of Sylhet, Baro-Bhuyan Afghan chieftain who ruled over North Sylhet
- Muhammad Sani, Manipur migrant
- Khwaja Usman, Baro-Bhuyan Afghan chieftain who ruled over South Sylhet
- Mubariz Khan, Mughal sardar of Sylhet, fought against many Baro-Bhuiyan chieftains
- Mukarram Khan, Mughal sardar of Sylhet who would later become Subahdar of Bengal
- Mirak Bahadur Jalair, Mughal sardar of Sylhet
- Sulayman Banarsi, Mughal co-sardar of Sylhet, governed over southern parts of Sylhet
- Lutfullah Shirazi, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet from 1658 to 1665
- Isfandiyar Khan, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet
- Syed Ibrahim Khan, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet
- Jan Muhammad Khan, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet
- Mahafata Khan, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet
- Farhad Khan, most well-known Mughal faujdar of Sylhet
- Sadeq Khan, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet
- Inayetullah Khan, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet and founder of Inatganj
- Rafiullah Khan, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet
- Ahmad Majid, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet
- Abdullah Shirazi, Mughal faujdar of Sylhet and mosque builder
- Robert Lindsay, 4th superintendent and 1st collector of Sylhet from 1778 to 1790
- Ganar Khan, last faujdar of Sylhet