Chander is a given name and surname. People with the name include:

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Bhanu Chander Bhanu Chander (Madduri Venkatasatya Subramanyeswara Bhanuchander Prasad; born 2 July 1952) is an Indian actor, director and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He is the son of veteran music composer Master Ven ...

, South Indian actor who acted in many Telugu/Tamil movies * Krishan Chander (1914–1977), Urdu and Hindi Afsaana Nigaar, or short story writer

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Chander Kumar Chander Kumar (born 8 May 1944) serving as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Jawali. Previously he was elected as MLA from Guler constituency for 5 terms between 1983 and 2004. He also served as Minister in serving key portfolios li ...

(born 1944), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India *

Chander Mohan Chander Mohan Bishnoi, is an Indian politician and former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana. He is elder son of former Chief Minister of Haryana Bhajanlal Bishnoi. He is currently a member of Indian National Congress, while previously he was a ...

, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana State in India * Chander Prakash, (born 1953), Indian general *

Nirmal Chander Vij General Nirmal Chander Vij PVSM, UYSM, AVSM (born 3 January 1943, in Jammu) was the 21st Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He held the office from 1 Jan 2003 to 31 Jan 2005. Early life and education General Vij was born on 3 January 194 ...

(born 1943), the 21st Indian Chief of Army Staff during 31 Dec 2002 – 31 Jan 2005 *

Yogesh Chander Deveshwar Yogesh Chander Deveshwar (4 February 1947 – 11 May 2019) was an Indian businessman. He was the chairman of ITC Limited. He was the longest-serving CEO of any Indian company. Early life Yogesh Chander Deveshwar was born on 4 February 1947 in ...

, the chairman and CEO of ITC Limited, one of India's largest multi-business conglomerates

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