Mahesh (name)

The name Mahesh (/mahe-sh/) is short version of a name of Sanskrit origin, Maheswara or Umamaheswara, meaning "great ruler" (Mahaa + Ishwar). It is a popular name for Hindu boys as it is one of the names of Shiva.

People with the name include:

Those known by the single name

 * Mahesh (Malayalam actor), Indian Malayalam film actor
 * Mahesh (Tamil actor), Indian Tamil film actor

Sport

 * Mahesh Bhupathi (born 1974), Indian tennis player
 * Mahesh Bogahalanda (born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Mahesh Chhetri (born 1988), Nepali cricketer
 * Mahesh Gawli (born 1980), Indian footballer
 * Mahesh Hemantha, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * Mahesh Mangaonkar (born 1994), Indian squash player
 * Mahesh Rawat (born 1985), Indian cricketer
 * Mahesh Rodrigo (1928 - 2011), Sri Lankan cricketer and rugby player
 * Yo Mahesh (born 1987), Indian cricketer

Entertainment

 * Mahesh Babu (born 1975), Indian film actor
 * Mahesh Aney, Indian cinematographer
 * Mahesh Bhatt (born 1946), Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
 * Mahesh Shetty Indian Television and Film Actor
 * Mahesh Dattani (born 1958), Indian director, actor and writer
 * Mahesh Elkunchwar (born 1939), Indian playwright
 * Mahesh Kothare, Indian actor, director and producer
 * Mahesh Mahadevan (1955–2002), Indian film music composer
 * Mahesh Manjrekar (born 1953), Indian director, actor, writer and producer
 * Mahesh Thakur, Indian actor
 * Erode Mahesh, Indian actor and television personality

Other

 * Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917–2008), Indian spiritual leader
 * Mahesh Das or Maheshdas Bhat (1528–1586), real name of Birbal, Grand Vizier in the court of Mughal emperor Akbar
 * Mahesh Kumar Kanodia (1937 - 2020), Indian politician, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
 * Mahesh Madhavan (born 1963/64), Indian businessman, CEO of Bacardi
 * Mahesh Rangarajan (born 1964), Indian author and historian