Vijay (name)

Vijay (विजय, বিজয়) is a Hindu male given name meaning 'Victory', and also a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * A. L. Vijay (born 1979), Indian film director
 * Duniya Vijay (born 1974), Kannada actor
 * Murali Vijay (born 1984), Indian cricketer
 * Sanchari Vijay, national award winner Kannada actor

Academics

 * Vijay Bhargava (born 1948), Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
 * Vijay Prashad, Indian historian, journalist and political commentator
 * Vijay S. Pande (born 1970), Associate Professor of Chemistry and Structural biology, Stanford University
 * Vijaypal Singh (born 1945), scientist associated with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Armed Forces

 * Vijay Lall, Lt General, Indian Army (born 1942)

Film

 * Vijay (actor) (born 1974), Indian film actor and playback singer
 * Vijay (director), Kannada film director
 * Vijay Anand (filmmaker) (1925–2004), Hindi film producer, director, writer and actor
 * Vijay Deverakonda (born 1985), Indian Telugu film actor and producer
 * Vijay Kumar (filmmaker), debuted with Uriyadi
 * Vijay Sethupathi (born 1978), Indian film actor and producer

Music

 * Vijay Antony (born 1975), Indian music director
 * Krish (singer), Vijay "Krish" Balakrishnan (born 1977), Indian singer
 * Vijay Iyer (born 1971), American jazz pianist
 * Vijay Kichlu (born 1930), Hindustani singer
 * Vijay Madhavan, Indian classical dancer
 * Vijay Patil, known as Raamlaxman, Indian pianist and accordionist
 * Vijay Prakash (born 1976), Indian singer
 * Vijay Yesudas (born 1979), Indian singer

Politics

 * Vijay Anand (politician) (born 1969), Tamil Nadu State politician
 * Vijay Jolly (born 1960), BJP politician
 * Vijay Mallya (born 1955), Indian businessman and Member of Parliament

Sports

 * Vijay Amritraj (born 1953), former Indian tennis player
 * Vijay Bharadwaj (born 1975), Indian cricketer
 * Vijay Dahiya (born 1973), Indian cricketer
 * Vijay Hazare (1915–2004), captain of the Indian cricket team
 * Vijay Kumar (sport shooter) (born 1985), Indian professional shooter
 * Vijay Manjrekar (1931–1983), Indian cricketer
 * Vijay Mehra (Emirati cricketer) (born 1963), UAE cricketer
 * Vijay Mehra (Indian cricketer) (1938–2006), Indian cricketer
 * Vijay Merchant (1911–1987), Indian cricketer
 * Vijay Pal Singh (born 1967), Indian pole vaulter
 * Vijay Rajindernath (1928–1989), Indian cricketer
 * Vijay Singh (born 1963), Fijian-Indian golfer

Other

 * Vijay Barse (born 1945), social worker from Nagpur