Dinesh

Dinesh (Devanagari: दिनेश ) is a common Hindu male given name. The Sanskrit word ' is a compound of ' 'day' and  'lord', meaning 'day-lord', an epithet of the Sun. Notable people with the name include:
 * Dinesh, Indian film actor
 * Dinesh Baboo, Indian film director, cinematographer, producer, actor and screenwriter
 * Dinesh Chand, Fijian golfer
 * Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Dinesh Chandra Sen, Indian researcher on Bengali folklore
 * Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American political commentator
 * Dinesh Gunawardena, Sri Lankan politician
 * Dinesh Gupta, Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary
 * Dinesh Hingoo, Indian actor
 * Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricketer
 * Dinesh Kumar, Indian choreographer
 * Dinesh Lamba, Indian actor
 * Dinesh Mongia, Indian cricketer
 * Dinesh Nandan Sahay, Indian governor
 * Dinesh Nayak, Indian Hockey player
 * Dinesh Patel, Indian professional baseball player
 * Dinesh Prasad Singh, Indian politician
 * Dinesh Sharma, Indian politician
 * Dinesh Singh, Indian politician
 * Dinesh Singh, Punjab politician
 * Dinesh Subasinghe, Sri Lankan composer, violinist and music producer