Bhardwaj is a surname used by

Brahmin Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (gur ...

s and

rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...

s relating to sage Bharadwaja gotra in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include

Sports

* Anil Bhardwaj (cricketer) (born 1954), Indian cricketer * B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj (born 2000) Indian badminton player * Manu Bhardwaj, Indian cricketer *

Mohini Bhardwaj Mohini Bhardwaj (born September 29, 1978) is an American retired artistic gymnast who competed at the 1997 and 2001 World Championships and earned a silver medal with the American team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and is a member of the ...

(born 1978), American gymnast * Om Prakash Bhardwaj, Indian boxing coach *

Vijay Bharadwaj Raghvendrarao Vijay Bharadwaj (; born 15 August 1975) is a former Indian cricketer & cricket coach. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. He won the '' Man of the Series'' award on his debut one day international series ag ...

(born 1975), Indian cricketer

Entertainers

Ankit Bhardwaj Ankit Bhardwaj is an Indian film and television actor. He made his debut with the Hollywood Movie '' Desires of the Heart (2013 film)'' as Gopal from India. Later he had done a grey shade role of "Krishna" in movie "Gram post Bharat" by Vijay S ...

, Indian film and television actor * Hetu Bhardwaj, Indian writer *

Lavanya Bhardwaj Lavanya Bhardwaj (born 12 November 1984) is an Indian television actor and model. He is best known for his role as Sahadeva in the mythological TV show ''Mahabharat''. Personal life Bharadwaj met Dede Frescilla, an Indonesian lawyer during ...

, Indian actor and model * Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, Indian musician *

Nitish Bharadwaj Nitish Bharadwaj (born 2 June 1963) is an Indian television and film actor, director, screenwriter, film and TV programme producer, veterinarian (veterinary surgeon) graduate from Mumbai Veterinary college and former Member of Parliament in Lok S ...

(born 1963), Indian film actor and politician *

Bharadwaj (composer) Ramani Bharathwaj known professionally as Bharadwaj is an Indian music director, composer, singer-songwriter, and music producer, predominantly known for his work in Tamil cinema. He is trained in Hindustani, Western and Carnatic music and is a ...

(born 1960), Indian music director, composer, singer-songwriter, and music producer, born Ramani Bharathwaj * Reena Bhardwaj, British singer *

Rekha Bhardwaj Rekha Bhardwaj (born 24 January 1964) is an Indian singer and live performer. She has received two Filmfare and one National Awards. In addition to Hindi, she has also sung in Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi and Malayalam languages. Personal l ...

, Indian singer *

Rohit Bhardwaj Rohit Bhardwaj (born 30 January 1983) is an Indian television actor and model. He is best known for his role as Yudhishthira in the mythological TV show, ''Mahabharat'' (2013-2014). After the show in 2014, he, along with the fellow cast member ...

, Indian actor *

Shweta Bhardwaj Shweta Bhardwaj is an Indian actress and model who has acted in Hindi and South Indian films. She made her debut in the 2008 action film ''Mission Istanbul'', starring Vivek Oberoi & Zayed Khan. She has been a Gladrags Model. Background Born a ...

, Indian actress * Siddharth Bhardwaj, Indian television personality * Sumit Bhardwaj (born 1992), Indian actor *

Vishal Bhardwaj Vishal Bhardwaj (born 4 August 1965) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema, and is the recipient of seven National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. Bha ...

(born 1965), Indian film director and musician

Politicians

* Deepak Bharadwaj (1950–2013), an Indian politician * H. R. Bhardwaj (1937–2020) Indian politician * Naresh Bhardwaj (born 1959) is a Canadian politician * Ram Chandra Bharadwaj (died 1918), Indian politician * Saurabh Bhardwaj (born 1979), Indian politician

Others

Raman Bhardwaj Raman Bhardwaj is a Scottish broadcast journalist, television presenter and producer. He is currently the Sports Editor & presenter for the Central Scotland edition of ''STV News at Six''. Bhardwaj's work entails presenting the sports section of ...

, Scottish broadcast journalist *

Somnath Bharadwaj Somnath Bharadwaj (born 28 October 1964) is an Indian theoretical physicist who works on Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology. Bharadwaj was born in India, studied at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, and later received his Ph ...

(born 1964), Indian theoretical physicist {{surname, Bhardwaj Hindu surnames