Anil ( sa, अनिल) is an Indian masculine given name originating in the name of the Vedic deity

Anila Anila or Anil (Sanskrit: अनिल ' "wind") is one of the Vasus in Hinduism, gods of the elements of the cosmos. He is equated with the wind god Vāyu Vayu (, sa, वायु, ), also known as Vata and Pavana, is the Hindu god of the ...

. It means wind in the Sanskrit language. Notable persons with this name include: *

Anil Ambani Anil Dhirubhai Ambani (born 4 June 1959) is an Indian businessman. He was the chairman of Reliance Group (also known as Reliance ADA Group), which was created in July 2006 following a demerger from Reliance Industries Limited. He leads a numbe ...

(born 1959), Indian business baron *

Anil Baijal Anil Baijal is a retired Central Government Civil Servant of the Indian Administrative Service cadre and served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. He took over office on 31 December 2016 after the sudden resignation of Najeeb Jung. H ...

, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi * Anil Baluni, Indian politician and national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party * Anil Basu (born 1946), Indian politician and a former member of the Communist Party of India *

Anil Bhardwaj Anil Bhardwaj (born 1 June 1967) is an Indian astrophysicist. He is the director of the Physical Research Laboratory, which is a unit of the Department of Space of Government of India in Ahmedabad, India. Early life Bhardwaj graduated in m ...

(born 1967), Director of the Physical Research Laboratory *

Anil Bhoyrul Anil Bhoyrul (born Mauritius, May 1966) is a British business journalist who was convicted of breaching the Financial Services Act 1986 in the 'City Slickers' share tipping scandal of 1999-2000. After writing for the Sunday Express, he joined ' ...

, British journalist * Anil Bordia (1934–2012), Indian educationist *

Anil Chatterjee Anil Chatterjee (Chattopadhyay) bn, অনিল চ্যাটার্জী (চট্টোপাধ্যায়) (25 October 1929 – 17 March 1996) was an Indian actor in the Bengali cinema during the early fifties through the mid-ni ...

(1929–1998), Indian film actor * Anil Chaudhary (born 1965), Indian cricket umpire * Anil Chitrakar (born 1961), Nepalese social entrepreneur *

Anil Dalpat Anil Dalpat Sonavaria (born 20 September 1963) is the first Hindu ever to play Test cricket for Pakistan. After retirement from cricket, he migrated to Canada with his family where he started a business. Dalpat was a lower-order batsman and wi ...

(born 1963), Pakistani cricketer *

Anil Dash Anil Dash (; born September 5, 1975) is an American technology executive, entrepreneur, Prince scholar and writer. He is the Head of Glitch and VP of Developer Experience at Fastly. Career In 1999, Dash launched his personal weblog, dashes.com ...

(born 1975), American blogger, entrepreneur, and technologist * Anil Devgan (born 1949), Indian film director *

Anil Dhawan Anil Dhawan is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and television. He made his acting debut with the film ''Chetna'' (1970) followed by '' Piya Ka Ghar'' (1971). He is also known for his 2018 film Andhadhun. Now turned activist, Dhawa ...

, Indian film actor * Anil Goonaratne, a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer *

Anil Gupta (writer) Anil Gupta is a British comedy writer. He is known for being the executive producer of ''The Office'', for which he won two BAFTA Awards and was nominated for an Emmy Award. His other major credits for writing and/or producing include '' Goo ...

(born 1974), British comedy writer *

Anil K. Rajvanshi Anil K. Rajvanshi is an academic from India, and is the current Director of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI). Rajvanshi was born and raised in Lucknow, India. He has been the director of NARI at Maharashtra, India since 1 ...

(born 1950), Indian academic *

Anil Kakodkar Anil Kakodkar (born 11 November 1943) is an Indian nuclear physicist and mechanical engineer. He was the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India and the Secretary to the Government of India, he was the Director of the Bhabha Atomic ...

(born 1943), Indian nuclear scientist *

Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, besides television and international films and television. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a producer, Kapo ...

(born 1959), Indian actor *

Anil Kohli Anil Kohli is an Indian dental surgeon, medical administrator and a former president of the Dental Council of India. He is an elected fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and holds the honorary ran ...

, Indian dental surgeon * Anil Kumar (disambiguation), several people * Anil Kumar Mandal, Indian ophthalmologist *

Anil Kumble Anil Kumble (; born 17 October 1970) is a former Indian cricket captain, coach and commentator who played Test and One Day International cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. Widely regarded as one of the best ...

(born 1970), Indian cricket player * Anil Mohile (died 1991), Indian music director *

Anil Sharma (director) Anil Sharma is an Indian film director and producer. Biography Anil Sharma is a filmmaker of the Indian Cinema. He has worked with various established artists like Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Rajnikanth, Sunny Deol, Salman Khan, Zeenat Ama ...

, Indian film director *

Anil Srinivasan Anil Srinivasan (born 3 June 1977) is an Indian pianist. Born in Chennai, India and educated at the University of Southern California and at Columbia University, New York, he is well known for his collaborative work with Carnatic vocalist Sik ...

(born 1977), Indian pianist * Anil Tissera, main character in the novel Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje * P. Anil, Indian film director

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