Ganesh (name)

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