Besides being a seat of spiritual learning, the city is at the centre of regional politics and hometown of three former Haryana chief ministers: Bansi Lal, Banarsi Das Gupta and Hukum Singh.

Hawa Singh, the legendary boxer, helped establish the boxing academy in Bhiwani.

The corrupted name of the town from Bhani to Bhiani (natives still use this pronunciation) eventually came to be known as Bhiwani.

[3] Other oral tradition avers that the town is named after the goddess Bhavani, the wife of Lord Shiva.

In 1817, William Frazer built a mandi (grain and goods market) here, resulting in the emergence of town as the regional hub of trade.

The Board of School Education, Haryana (BSEH) is also situated in the city while the government P.G College is located on Hansi road.

Men, women, animals and birds suffered due to a lack of water and greenery.

It was a religious region, and gradually the people started taking part in politics and the Indian struggle for independence.

Chief Minister, Speaker of Haryana Assembly and Minister in Haryana Cabinet) who also known for his contribution in Bhiwani by establishing many educational institutions like Adarsh Mahila Mahavidyalaya (awarded best women's college in Haryana), Vaish educations institutes (PG College, schools), Nature Cure Hospital (Prakritik Chikitsalya) Bhiwani and many more charitable and social organisations.

Justice Raj Mohan Singh, Judge Punjab and Haryana High Court, also belongs to district Bhiwani.

The city entered the spotlight in 2008 as four of the five boxers who represented India at the 2008 Summer Olympics were from Bhiwani.

Sports Authority of India coach and boxer, two times Asian Games gold medalist and 11-time national champion late captain Hawa Singh is credited with establishing the Bhiwani.

[6][7] Among the 2008 Olympians, Jitender Kumar (Flyweight) (51 kilograms (112 lb)) and Akhil Kumar (54 kilograms (119 lb)) went on to qualify for the quarter-finals, while Vijender Singh (75 kilograms (165 lb)) won a bronze medal and Vikas Krishan Yadav from Bhiwani district won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games in the Lightweight category.

Kavita Chahal first women boxer from Haryana Bhiwani got Arjun Award.

Bhiwani is known as "Mini Cuba" in India due to the large number of boxers who hail from the region.