- Bismillah Khan was an Indian Musician.
- He was born in 1916.
- He is often referred to as Ustad.
- He popularised the shehnai in the mainstream.
- He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001.
- He belonged to a family of classical Muslim musicians.
- He was from the Dumraon province in Bihar.
- He became an apprentice to his uncle at Varanasi.
- He rarely accepted any students.
- He died in 2006, aged 90.