Pradhan (surname)

Pradhan is a Kshatriya Hindu surname in the Indian subcontinent.

Background
The surname Pradhan originates from the ministerial title Pradhan, the head of a village. The title derives from the Sanskrit pradhāna meaning "most important, prime, chief or major".

A

 * Adrian Pradhan, Nepali musician
 * Aishwarya Rutuparna Pradhan, Indian civil servant
 * Ajay Pradhan, Indian cricketer
 * Ajayanti Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Alisha Pradhan, Bangladeshi actress and businesswoman
 * Amar Roy Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Amerika Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Amitash Pradhan, Indian actor
 * Amrit Prasad Pradhan, Nepali professor and founder of Amrit Campus
 * Anoop Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Arghya Roy Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Atul Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Ashish Pradhan, Indian footballer

B

 * Bhushan Pradhan, Indian actor
 * Bikash Pradhan, Indian cricketer
 * Binod Pradhan, Indian cinematographer and director
 * Biswajeet Pradhan, Indian spatial scientist and writer
 * Buddhi Pradhan, Nepali cricket umpire

C

 * C.K. Pradhan, Indian politician

D

 * Dharmendra Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan, Nepali politician
 * Debabrata Pradhan, Indian cricketer
 * Debendra Pradhan, Indian politician

G

 * Gananath Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Ganga Prasad Pradhan, Nepali pastor and writer
 * Gangadhar Pradhan, Indian dancer
 * Gauri Pradhan Tejwani, Indian actress and model

H

 * Hari Prasad Pradhan, Nepali Chief Justice
 * Hridaya Chandra Singh Pradhan, Nepali writer and social worker

J

 * Jacob Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Jagadish Pradhan, Nepali weightlifter
 * Jagdish Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Jaslal Pradhan, Indian boxer

K

 * Kashiraj Pradhan, Sikkimese politician and journalist
 * Keshab Chandra Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Kishore Pradhan, Indian actor
 * K. N. Pradhan, Indian politician

L

 * Latika Pradhan, Indian politician

M

 * Manasi Pradhan, Indian women's rights activist and author
 * Mandil Pradhan, Nepali mountain biker
 * Manoj Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Mazharul Haque Prodhan, Bangladeshi politician
 * Menuka Pradhan, Nepali actress

N

 * Nagarjuna Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Nahakul Pradhan, Sikkimese politician and journalist
 * Narendra Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Nibedita Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Nikki Pradhan, Indian field hockey player
 * Nitesh R Pradhan, Indian journalist and singer
 * Nitin Pradhan, Indian-American Chief Information Officer
 * Nityananda Pradhan, Indian politician

P

 * Pallavi Pradhan, Indian actress
 * Parashu Pradhan, Nepali writer
 * Pranoti Pradhan, Indian actress
 * Prasanta Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Prem Dhoj Pradhan, Nepali musician
 * Pushpa Pradhan, Indian field hockey player

R

 * Raj Pradhan, Nepali cricketer
 * Rajendra Pradhan, Nepali weightlifter
 * Rakesh Pradhan, Indian footballer
 * Ram Chandra Singh Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Ramita Pradhan, Nepali politician
 * R. D. Pradhan, Indian Administrative Service officer
 * Renubala Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Rifat Pradhan, Bangladeshi cricketer
 * Rishiram Pradhan, Nepali judoka
 * Rohan Pradhan, Indian music director
 * Runa Pradhan, Nepali swimmer

S

 * Sahana Pradhan, Nepali politician
 * Sakshi Pradhan, Indian actress and model
 * Saluga Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Sanju Pradhan, Indian footballer
 * Sapana Pradhan Malla, Nepali Supreme Court Judge
 * Saraswati Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Satish Pradhan, Indian mayor
 * Shahnawaz Pradhan, Indian actor
 * Shivam Pradhan, Indian actor
 * S.N. Pradhan, Indian Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau
 * Snehal Pradhan, Indian cricketer and journalist
 * Sonalika Pradhan, Indian-Australian fashion designer
 * Srichchha Pradhan, Nepali model
 * Subhadra Pradhan, Indian field hockey player
 * Sukumar Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Sunil Pradhan, Indian medical researcher and writer
 * Suryakant Pradhan, Indian cricketer

T

 * Tapan Kumar Pradhan, Indian poet and writer
 * Tejashri Pradhan, Indian actress
 * Trilochan Pradhan, Indian scientist

V

 * Vimla Pradhan, Indian politician
 * Vishwajeet Pradhan, Indian actor