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Devanagari Devanagari ( ; , , Sanskrit pronunciation: ), also called Nagari (),Kathleen Kuiper (2010), The Culture of India, New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, , page 83 is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the ...

: अखिल, IAST: akhila) is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

origin, meaning "entire" or "whole". The equivalent feminine name is Akhila ( IAST: akhilā). People with this name include: *

Akhil (Tamil actor) Akhil (born 3 May 1988) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He made his debut in the 2007 film, ''Kalloori'', directed by Balaji Sakthivel. Career The actor made his debut in Balaji Sakthivel's critically acclaimed fi ...

, Indian actor *

Akhil Akkineni Akhil Akkineni (born 8 April 1994) is an American actor of Indian descent who works in Telugu films. Born into the Akkineni family, he is the son of actors Nagarjuna and Amala. In his film career, Akkineni has earned several accolades such as ...

, America-born Indian actor * Akhil Chandra Banerjea, Indian virologist * Akhil Datta-Gupta, American academic * Akhil George, Indian cinematographer * Akhil Giri, Indian politician *

Akhil Gogoi Akhil Gogoi is an Indian peasant leader, RTI activist and MLA from Sibsagar, Assam. Over the years he has been leading many anti-graft movements in the state. Gogoi came to national attention after he was awarded the Shanmugam Manjunath Integr ...

, Indian politician *

Akhil Gupta Akhil Gupta (born 1959) is an Indian- American anthropologist whose research focuses on the anthropology of the state, development, as well as on postcolonialism. He is currently Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angele ...

, Indian-American anthropologist * Akhil Herwadkar, Indian cricketer *

Akhil Iyer Akhil Iyer is an Indian actor appearing in Bollywood films and TV commercials. He played the role of Rohit Rao in the Hindi HIT - The first case, also starring ''Rajkumar rao Rajkummar Rao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an I ...

, Indian actor * Akhil Kapur, Indian actor * Akhil Katyal, Indian poet, translator, and queer activist *

Akhil Kumar Akhil Kumar (born 27 March 1981) is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an "open guarded" boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in int ...

, Indian boxer * Akhil Maheshwari, American neonatologist * Akhil Mehta, Indian entrepreneur and comedian *

Akhil Mishra Akhil Mishra (born 22 July 1965) is an Indian film and television actor who has worked in films such as ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'', '' Gandhi, My Father'' and television serials such as '' Pradhanmantri''. He was working in the serial '' D ...

, Indian actor * Akhil Niyogi, Indian Bengali-language children's writer and editor * Akhil Patel, English cricketer *

Akhil Rabindra Akhil Rabindra () is an Indian racing driver and a graduate from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. For the 2019 Season, Akhil Rabindra is selected as the Aston Martin Racing Academy Driver and will be racing in the GT4 European Series a ...

, Indian racing driver * Akhil Rajput, Indian cricketer * Akhil Ranjan Chakravarty, Indian organic chemist *

Akhil Reed Amar Akhil Reed Amar (born September 6, 1958) is an American legal scholar known for his expertise in constitutional law and criminal procedure. He holds the position of Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, and is an adju ...

, American legal scholar *

Akhil Sachdeva Akhil Sachdeva is an Indian musician, singer and composer. His song ''Humsafar'' was featured in the Bollywood film Badrinath Ki Dulhania. In 2009, Sachdeva started as the lead vocalist of the Delhi-based music band, Nasha. His Bollywood journe ...

, Indian musician *

Akhil Sharma Akhil Sharma (born July 22, 1971) is an Indian-American author and professor of creative writing. His first published novel '' An Obedient Father'' won the 2001 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. His second, ''Family Life'', won the 2015 Folio Priz ...

, Indian-American author and professor

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