Arjun () is an Indian male

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 fa ...

, which means white, clear or silver.

Notable persons with the name

Legendary

Arjuna Arjuna (Sanskrit: अर्जुन, ), also known as Partha and Dhananjaya, is a character in several ancient Hindu texts, and specifically one of the major characters of the Indian epic Mahabharata. In the epic, he is the third among Panda ...

, a character of the ''Mahabharata'' *

Kartavirya Arjuna Kartavirya Arjuna ( sa, कार्तवीर्य अर्जुन, ; also known as Sahasrabahu Arjuna or Sahasrarjuna) was a king of an ancient Haihayas kingdom with capital at Mahishmati which is on the banks of Narmada River in the ...

, a character of the ''Mahabharata'' and ''Ramayana'' *

Guru Arjun Guru Arjan (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ, pronunciation: ; 15 April 1563 – 30 May 1606) was the first of the two Gurus martyred in the Sikh faith and the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus. He compiled the first official edition of t ...

, the 5th Sikh Guru of the Sikh faith

Rulers

* Arjuna Varman I, Paramara king of central India * Arjuna Varman II, Paramara king of central India *

, a Paratarajas ruler of Baluchistan area (c. 150–160 CE)

Actors

Arjun (Firoz Khan) Arjun Firoz Khan is an Indian actor, best known for playing the character of warrior prince Arjuna in B. R. Chopra's epic television series ''Mahabharat''. He has also acted in negative roles in several Hindi language movies and television se ...

, Indian actor, born as Firoz Khan, who played the role of Arjuna in B. R. Chopra's TV series ''Mahabharat'' *

Arjun Bijlani Arjun Bijlani (born 31 October 1982) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi television and reality shows. He is one of the most popular television actors. Arjun made his television debut with Ekta Kapoor's show '' Kartika'' on Hung ...

, Indian television actor and model *

Arjun Kapoor Arjun Kapoor (born 26 June 1985) is an Indian actor working in Hindi films. Born to the Surinder Kapoor family, he is the son of film producer Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie. Kapoor made his acting debut in 2012 with romance ''Ishaqzaade'' which ...

, Indian movie actor *

Arjun Punj Arjun Punj (born 26 July) is an Indian television and film actor. Punj is notable for playing the antagonist role as Dr. Aman in Star TV's show in long running television show '' Sanjivani''.Arjun Rampal Arjun Rampal (born 26 November 1972) is an Indian actor, model, film producer and television personality who works in Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Rajiv Rai's romance film ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' (2001) and has since gone on to ...

, Indian fashion model and movie actor *

Arjun Sarja Srinivasa "Arjun" Sarja is an Indian actor, producer, and director who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry, in addition to Kannada and Telugu languages as well. Referred to by the media and his fans as " Action King" for his roles in ...

, Indian movie actor *

Allu Arjun Allu Arjun (born 8 April 1982) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. One of the highest paid actors in India, Arjun is also known for his extraordinary dancing skills. He is a recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Award ...

, Indian actor of Telugu films *

Sara Arjun Sara Arjun (born ) is an Indian child actress who mainly appears in Tamil and Hindi films and commercials. Sara had appeared in a series of commercials and a short Hindi film before the age of six. In 2010, she was signed on to portray a lea ...

, Indian child actress

Sports

Arjun Atwal Arjun Singh Atwal (born 20 March 1973) is an Indian professional golfer who has played on the Asian Tour and the European Tour and is the first player born in India to become a member of, and later win a tournament on the U.S.-based PGA Tour. E ...

, professional golfer *

Arjun Erigaisi Arjun Erigaisi (born 3 September 2003) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is the reigning Indian national chess champion. He earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months, 13 days, making him the 32nd youngest person ever t ...

, Indian chess grandmaster *

Arjun Nair Arjun Nair (born 12 April 1998) is an Australian cricketer. He is an All-Rounder who bats in right hand and bowls right arm off-spin. He made his first-class debut for New South Wales in February 2016 in the 2015–16 Sheffield Shield against ...

, Australian cricketer *

Arjun Naidu Arjun Naidu (3 July 1924 – 14 November 2000) was an Indian first-class cricketer who represented Rajasthan. He made his first-class debut for Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10. ...

, former Indian First Class cricketer *

Arjuna Ranatunga Deshamanya Arjuna Ranatunga ( si, අර්ජුන රණතුංග; ta, அர்ஜூன ரணதுங்க; born 1 December 1963), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and politician, who was the 1996 Cricket World Cup winning captain ...

, former Sri Lankan cricketer, now a politician *

Arjun Yadav Arjun Yadav is an Indian first-class cricketer. He was a member of the Indian Premier League team Deccan Chargers and was also part of the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup-winning India national under-19 cricket team The Indian Under-19 cr ...

, former Indian First Class cricketer

Others

Arjun (singer) Arjun Coomaraswamy, known professionally as Arjun, is an English-Sri Lankan singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka and raised in London. Career Arjun rose to attention following an R&B cover version ...

(Arjun Coomaraswamy), British-Sri Lankan singer-songwriter and producer *

Arjun Appadurai Arjun Appadurai (born 1949) is an Indian-American anthropologist recognized as a major theorist in globalization studies. In his anthropological work, he discusses the importance of the modernity of nation states and globalization. He is the fo ...

, Indian-American social theorist *

Arjun Janya Arjun Janya (born Lokesh Kumar) is an Indian Film composer, film score soundtrack composer and singer. Arjun made his film debut in the 2006 Kannada film ''Autograph Please''. Since then he has composed and scored music for successful films suc ...

, Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer *

Arjun Munda Arjun Munda (born 3 May 1968) is an Indian politician. He is the current Minister of Tribal Affairs in the Second Modi ministry. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also Chief Minister of Indian state of Jharkhand. He has also ...

, chief minister of the Indian state of Jharkhand *

Arjun Kanungo Arjun Kanungo is an Indian singer, actor, composer and entrepreneur. He is a trained Indian classical singer and plays the piano & guitar. He is a 3-time national Gold Medal winner in Centre Fire Pistol and a national level Basketball player. E ...

, Indian singer

References

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