Ganesh (name)

Ganesh

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	India

Ganesh is a masculine given name commonly used in India and the Indian diaspora. The name is a form of Ganesha, a widely worshipped deity in the Hindu pantheon. The name has also been used as a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Ganesh (actor), Kannada language film actor
• Ganesh Asirvatham, English language teacher from Klang, Selangor
• Ganesh Baba, yogi and teacher in the tradition of Kriya Yoga
• Ganesh Chand, Fijian academic and former politician of Indian descent
• Ganesh Dutt (1868–1943), Indian freedom fighter, administrator and educationist
• Ganesh Ghosh (1900–1994), Indian Bengali freedom fighter, revolutionary and politician
• Ganesh Hegde (born 1974), Indian singer and Bollywood choreographer, from Karnataka
• Ganesh Man Singh, commander of Nepalese democratic movement of 1990 AD
• Ganesh Mavlankar (died 1956), Indian politician
• Ganesh Mylvaganam (born 1966), former United Arab Emirates cricketer
• Ganesh Naik, Indian politician
• Ganesh Patro, film writer
• Ganesh Prasad Singh (born 1947), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
• Ganesh Pyne, Calcutta-born Indian painter
• Ganesh Satish (born 1988), Indian cricketer
• Ganesh Shah (born 1949), Nepalese politician and Minister of Environment, Science and Technology
• Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi (1890–1931), fighter against oppression and injustice
• Ganesh Singh (born 1962), a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
• Ganesh Sittampalam, the youngest person to pass an A-level in 1988 at 9 yrs 4 months old
• Ganesh Thapa, president of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA)
• Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi, social activist and elderly guiding philosopher in the Indian freedom struggle
• Ganesh Venkatraman, a Tamil language actor

Surname

• Amresh Ganesh (born 1988), Indian actor, film composer and singer, who has worked in Tamil-language films
• Babu Ganesh, Indian film actor-director, who has worked in Tamil films
• Bandla Ganesh (born 1973), Indian actor, and film producer of Telugu cinema
• Delhi Ganesh (born 1944), Indian actor who mostly acts in supporting roles in Tamil cinema
• Chitra Ganesh, an artist based in Brooklyn, New York
• Dodda Ganesh (born 1973), former Indian cricketer
• Ishari K. Ganesh (born 1966), Indian academic
• J. N. Ganesh), Indian politician
• Jai Ganesh (1946–2001), Indian Tamil film actor
• Janan Ganesh (born 1982), British journalist, author and political commentator
• Kudroli Ganesh, Indian magician
• M. P. Ganesh) (born 1946), former Indian field hockey player
• Meena Ganesh, Indian actress who acts mostly in Malayalam movies
• R. Ganesh (politician), Indian politician
• Savitri Ganesh (1935–1981), Indian actress, playback singer, dancer, director, and producer
• Senthil Ganesh (born 1983), Indian folk, playback singer and actor
• Shatavadhani Ganesh (born 1962), Indian practitioner of the art of avadhana, a polyglot, an author in Sanskrit