Dayal is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * *

Benny Dayal Benny Dayal (born 13 May 1984) is an Indian playback singer. He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi and more languages films. He has sung more than 3500 songs in 19+ Indian languages. ...

(born 1984), a UAE-Indian playback singer *

Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Bhagwat Dayal Sharma (26 January 1918 – 22 February 1993), popularly known as Panditji, was the first Chief Minister of the Indian state of Haryana and later Governor of Odisha and Madhya Pradesh from 30 April 1980 to 14 May 1984. He is one o ...

or B. D. Sharma (1918–1993), first Chief Minister of Haryana of Independent India *

Bhawani Dayal Arya College Bhawani Dayal Arya College (''Bhawani Dayal High School'' until 1997) is a secondary school in Nakasi, Fiji. It is oriented to Hindu religious teachings as interpreted by the Arya Samaj movement. History Bhawani Dayal High School was establis ...

, formerly known as Bhawani Dayal High School, a school established in Fiji in 1972 *

Dadu Dayal Dadu Dayal Ji ( hi, संत दादूदयाल , 1544—1603) was a poet- sant from Gujarat, India, a religious reformer who spoke against formalism and priestcraft. Etymology "Dadu" means brother, and "Dayal" means "the compassiona ...

(1544–1603), sant from Gujarat, India * Data Dayal Maharishi or Maharishi Shiv Brat Lal, born in Bhadohi District of Uttar Pradesh state in India in 1860 *

Dau Dayal Joshi Dau Dayal Joshi was a former member of Lok Sabha from Kota (Lok Sabha constituency). He was elected to Lok Sabha from Kota in 1989, 1991 and 1996. He was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was an ayurveda medical practitioner by profession ...

, former member of Lok Sabha from Kota * Dayal Ji or Advaitanand Ji (1846–1919), son of Tulsi Das Ji, born in Pukh, Nakshatra in the province of Bihar, India *

Dayal Padmanabhan Dayal Padmanabhan is a noted Indian film writer, director and producer, mainly working in Kannada cinema who is a two times Karnataka State award winner. Most of his films are experimental in the genre of Rom-Com and Thriller. His most notable ...

(born 1970), Indian film director and producer *Dayal Thakur (born 1952), Indian classical singer in the North Indian Hindustani music tradition *

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya (25 September 1916 – 11 February 1968) was an Indian politician, proponent of integral humanism ideology and leader of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), the forerunner of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ...

or Deendayal Upadhyaya (1916–1968), leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, now the Bharatiya Janata Party *

Har Dayal Lala Har Dayal Mathur ( Punjabi: ਲਾਲਾ ਹਰਦਿਆਲ; 14 October 1884 – 4 March 1939) was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and freedom fighter. He was a polymath who turned down a career in the Indian Civil Service. His simple ...

(1884–1939), Indian nationalist revolutionary who founded the Ghadar Party in America *

Ishwar Dayal Mishra Ishwar Dayal Mishra ( ne, इश्वरदयाल मिश्र) is a Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त� ...

, Nepalese politician, belonging to the Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party * Ishwar Dayal Swami or I.D. Swami, former union minister of state of India *

John Dayal John Dayal (born 2 October 1948) is a controversial Indian human rights and Christian political activist. He is a member of the National Integration Council (NIC) of India, Secretary-General of the All India Christian Council and a past preside ...

, (born 1948), Indian Christian activist and self-proclaimed "Dalit rights" activist *

Lala Deen Dayal Raja Lala Deen Dayal (; 1844–1905; also written as 'Din Dyal' and 'Diyal' in his early years), famously known as Raja Deen Dayal) was an Indian photographer. His career began in the mid-1870s as a commissioned photographer; eventually he set u ...

(1844–1905), Indian photographer * Manav Dayal I.C.Sharma, spiritual leader of Manavta Mandir Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India *

Manish Dayal Manish Patel (born June 17, 1983), known professionally as Manish Dayal, is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Raj Kher in The CW hit teen series '' 90210'' as well as in the films '' The Hundred Foot Journey'' (2014) and '' Vic ...

, American film and television actor *

Manjula Dayal Manjula Dayal is a businesswoman from Fiji. In 2017 she won Woman of the Year at the Women in Business Awards. Life In 1990 Dayal started working in her husband's family business, M R Dayal & Sons, and in 1994 the couple co-founded Dayals Sawmil ...

, Fijian businesswoman * Param Dayal or Baba Faqir Chand, (1886–1981), Indian master of Surat Shabd Yoga *

Ram Dayal Munda Ram Dayal Munda (23 August 1939 – 30 September 2011), known as R. D. Munda, was an Indian scholar and regional music exponent. He was awarded the Padma Shri of the year 2010 for his contribution to the field of art. He was a vice-chancellor ...

(1939–2011), Indian scholar and regional music exponent *

Ranjit Singh Dayal Lieutenant General Ranjit Singh Dyal, PVSM, MVC (15 November 1928 – 29 January 2012) was an Indian Army general and an administrator. As a soldier, Ranjit Singh led the capture of the Haji Pir pass by the Indian army during the 1965 war with ...

or Ranjit Singh Dyal (1928–2012), Indian Army general and an administrator *

Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (15 September 1927 – 23 September 1983) was a Hindi writer, poet, columnist and playwright. He was one of the seven poets who first published in one of the "Tar Saptaks", which ushered in the ‘Prayogvaad’ (Experimenta ...

(सर्वेश्वरदयाल सक्सेना) (1927–1983), Hindi writer, poet, columnist and playwright *

Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma (; 19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was an Indian lawyer and politician from the state of Madhya Pradesh who served as the ninth President of India, from 1992 to 1997. Born in Bhopal, Sharma studied at Agra, Allahaba ...

(1918–1999), the ninth President of India serving from 1992 to 1997 *

Shankar Dayal Singh Litterateur and parliamentarian Shankar Dayal Singh (Hindi: डा० शंकर दयाल सिंह) was twice elected to the Parliament of India. He was one of the youngest members of the Fifth Lok Sabha, in which he represented the ...

, contributor to the society and literature *

Shiv Dayal Batish Shiv Dayal Batish (better known as S.D. Batish; 14 December 1914 – 29 July 2006) was an Indian singer and music director born in Patiala, India. He died in Santa Cruz, California, USA where he had lived since 1970. Career Shiv was a compose ...

(1914–2006), Indian musician born in Patiala, India to a Brahmin family *

Shiv Dayal Singh Shiv Dayal Singh, called by the honorific "Param Purush Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj" by his disciples and devotees, was born on 25 August 1818 in Agra in the colonial era British India (present-day Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India), and died ...

(1818–1878), Sant Mat guru * Vishwambhar Dayal Tripathi (1899–1959), Indian lawyer and politician Diyal name also found in pashtoon saraiki caste.

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