Mahesh (name)

The name Mahesh (/mahe-sh/) is short version of a name of Sanskrit origin, Maheswara or Umamaheswara, meaning "great Lord" (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 (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 Chandra Ghosh (1868–1930), Indian (Bengali) philosopher
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

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