Biswas (pronounced in Bengali as "bish-shash") is a common surname in West Bengal, Bihar among Indian Hindus, mostly Bengalis. In Bengali, Biswas means trust.
Some Hindus, Christians and Muslims of India and Bangladesh have the surname of Biswas, originating during a later period. Biswas was a title given to trustworthy persons during the Mughal and British period.
Abdur Rahman Biswas (born 1926), Bangladeshi politician
Anil Biswas (composer) (1914–2003), Indian film music composer
Anil Biswas (politician) (nickname 'Keru') (1944–2006), Indian politician
Antara Biswas, Indian actress
Apu Biswas, Bangladeshi actress who appears in Dhallywood Films.
Ashim Biswas, footballer
Basanta Kumar Biswas (1895–1915), pro-independence activist involved in the Jugantar group
Biswamoy Biswas (1923–1994), Indian ornithologist
Chhabi Biswas (1900–1962), Bengali character actor
Debabrata Biswas (1911–1980), Bengali singer
Debabrata Biswas (politician) (born 1945), politician from All India Forward Bloc and a Member of the Parliament of India
Dipendu Biswas, Indian international football player
Dulal Biswas, Indian footballer
Hemanga Biswas, exponent of the Bhantiali folk music, originally popular among the fishermen of Bangladesh
Muhammad Abdul Latif Biswas, politician, diplomat, and freedom fighter from Bangladesh
Nihita Biswas (born 1944), wife of serial killer Charles Sobhraj
Nirod Biswas, Bishop of Assam in the mid 20th century
Pratim Biswas, professor at Washington University in St. Louis
Pulak Biswas (born 1941), artist and children's book illustrator from India
Robert Biswas-Diener (born 1972), positive psychologist, researcher, author and instructor at Portland State University
Seema Biswas (born 1965), Indian film and theatre actress
Sharmila Biswas, Odissi dancer and choreographer
Soma Biswas (born 1978), athlete who lives in Kolkata, India and who specialises in the heptathlon
Soumili Biswas Bengali television serial actress
Suresh Biswas, 19th century adventurer from India
Sutapa Biswas (born 1962), British Indian conceptual artist
Timir Biswas (born 1982), playback singer, songwriter, composer and the lead singer of the band Fakira
U. N. Biswas, Indian politician and the present Minister for Backward Class Welfare in the Government of West Bengal
Ujjal Biswas, Indian politician and the present Minister for technical education in the Government of West Bengal
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