Gopal may refer to: * Gopal (caste), a social community of Odisha in India * Gopal (Krishna), the infant/child form of Lord Krishna *

Gopal Bansa Gopala Dynasty (Gopal Bansha) was a first dynasty of Nepal founded by Gopa (caste), Gopa (Yadava) in the Kathmandu Valley. The Lunar dynasty is the origin of the Gopala. The Kings of Gopala Bansha ruled over Nepal for 505 years. It was replaced b ...

, ancient Kingdom in Nepal * The

Gopalas The Gopalas, or Twelve Gopalas (, ), were a group of 16th-century Indian missionaries who are credited with spreading Gaudiya Vaishnavism throughout Bengal. They were major disciples of the Gaudiya-Vaishnava saint Nityananda (–), who is cons ...

, an early Gaudiya Vaishnava institution * Gandhian Organisation for Peace and Liberty (GOPAL), an organization founded by Jayatirtha Dasa

People with the given name

* Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (1856–1895), Indian social reformer *

Gopal Balakrishnan Gopal Balakrishnan was a professor in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, until he was fired due to allegations of sexual assault. Balakrishnan studied European intellectual history and historical ...

(born 1966), American philosopher *

Gopal Baratham Gopal Baratham (9 September 1935 – 23 April 2002) was a Singaporean author and neurosurgeon. He was known for his frank style and his ability to write about topics that were often considered controversial in the conservative city-state. Life ...

(1935–2002), Singaporean author and neurosurgeon *

Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1 August 1895 – 8 April 1981) was an Indian entomologist and naturalist who spent most of his career at Bose Institute, Kolkata. He had no formal college degree. In 1981, the University of Calcutta awarded him ...

(1895–1981), Indian entomologist and naturalist *

Gopal Bose Gopal Bose ( ; 20 May 1947 – 26 August 2018) was an Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Bengal and played one One Day International for India against England in 1974. Bose was born in Kolkata, Indian state of West Bengal. He wa ...

(1947–2018), Indian cricketer * Gopal Gurunath Bewoor (1916–1989), Indian military officer and diplomat * Gopal Bhar, Medieval Bengali jester *

Gopal Bhargava Gopal Bhargava (born 1 July 1952) is an Indian politician and a senior cabinet minister in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. He was sworn in as a cabinet minister on July 2, 2020, for his sixth term, which is the highest number of terms any minis ...

(born 1952), Indian politician * Gopal Bhatnagar, Canadian surgeon * Gopal Chakraborty (born 1936), Indian cricketer *

Gopal Singh Chauhan Gopal Singh Chauhan is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress party. Political career In 1983, he started his political journey by becoming the chairman of Chanderi Janpad Panchayat, holding it till 2003. He became ...

, Indian politician *

Gopal Chhotray Gopal Chhotray (1916–2003) was born in Puranagarh village of Jagatsinghpur district in Bihar and Orissa Province, India. He is considered to be one of the chief architects of modern Oriya theatre. He brought in significant changes in the ...

(1916–2003), Indian playwright *

Gopal Singha Dev Gopal Singha Dev ( bn, গোপাল সিংহ দেব) was the fifty-fifth Raja of Mallabhum. He ruled from 1712 to 1748 CE.Malabhum, Bishnupur-Chandra, Manoranjan; 2004; Kolkata. Deys Publishing He helped the Nawab of Bengal, Alivardi ...

( 1712–1748), king of the Mallabhum * Gopal Singha Dev II ( 1809–1876), king of the Mallabhum * Gopal Prasad Dubey (born 1957), Indian dancer * Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar (1916–1998), Indian Marathi writer *

Gopal Hari Deshmukh Gopal Hari Deshmukh (18 February 1823 – 9 October 1892) was an Indian activist, thinker, social reformer and writer from Maharashtra. His original surname was Shidhaye. Because of 'Vatan' (right of Tax collection) that the family had re ...

(1823–1892), Indian activist, thinker, and social reformer *

Gopal Datt ''Gopal Datt'' is an Indian actor and writer. Gopal Datt started as theater artist in 1999 until he got first starring role in Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai. He also went on to star in the blockbuster Tere Naam, Samrat & Co. and the National Award-win ...

, Indian actor *

Gopal Ghose Gopal Ghose (5 December 1913 – 30 July 1980) was an Indian painter from West Bengal. In 1943, he was one of the founders of the Calcutta Group, perhaps the first group of modernist painters in India. Life and career Ghose was born in Calcut ...

(1913–1980), Indian painter * Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866–1915), Indian politician *

Gopal Gupta (computer scientist) Gopal Gupta is an Erik Jonsson Professor and the head of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. Education Gupta has received a B.Tech. degree in computer science from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, I ...

, Indian computer scientist *

Gopal Gupta (philosopher) Gopal Gupta is an Indian philosopher and Joe Dunham Distinguished Professor of Ethics at Aurora University. Previously, he was a professor of philosophy and religion at the University of Evansville The University of Evansville (UE) is a p ...

, Indian philosopher *

Gopal Gurung Gopal Gurung ( ne, गोपाल गुरुङ) (7 December 1939 – 10 June 2016) was a politician, author, journalist, teacher and vocal advocate of the human rights for the indigenous people of Nepal. Gurung was the editor-in-chief of '' ...

(1939–2016), Nepalese journalist, author, politician, and futurist *

Gopal Goyal Kanda Gopal Kumar Goyal (born 29 December 1965), commonly known as Gopal Goyal Kanda, is a businessman and member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly in India. Kanda was elected to the legislative assembly of the state of Haryana in 2009 as an Indep ...

(born 1965), Indian businessman and politician *

Gopal Khanna Gopal Khanna was sworn in as the 5th director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on May 9, 2017. He resigned on January 11, 2021. Previously, he was appointed Minnesota's first Chief Information Officer (CIO) by Governor Tim Paw ...

, Indian-American civil servant *

Gopal Swami Khetanchi Gopal Swami Khetanchi (born 15 February 1958) is an Indian painter based in Jaipur. Hailing from an artistic family in north Rajasthan, Khetanchi studied fine art in Jaipur and worked for some time as an assistant art director in Bollywood and ...

(born 1958), Indian painter * Gopal Kirati, Nepalese politician * Gopal Krishna (born 1947), Indian radio astronomer *

Gopal Krishan Pandit Gopal Krishan Sharma (1926-2004) was an exponent of Vichitra Veena, an ancient Indian musical instrument. Early life and Musical Training Gopal Krishan was given initial music lessons by his father, Pandit Nand Kishore, who was himself ...

(1926–2004), Indian musician *

Gopal Kundu Gopal Chandra Kundu (born 1959) is an renowned Indian cell and cancer biologist and a Senior Scientist (Scientist-G) at National Centre for Cell Science. He is known for his contributions towards the understanding the mechanism of cancer progress ...

(born 1959), Indian biologist * Gopal Chandra Lamichhane (born 1974), Nepali film director *

Gopal Mayekar Gopal Mayekar (1934 – 22 July 2021) was a writer and a leader of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party. He was a member of 9th Lok Sabha from North Goa. He served as minister in Dayanand Bandodkar's ministry of Goa, Daman and Diu Goa, Daman and ...

(1934–2021), Indian politician and Marathi writer *

Gopal Meena Gopal Meena (born 16 June 1974) is a politician of Rajasthan. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party. Gopal Meena was Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Jamwa Ramgarh Jamwa Ramg ...

, Indian politician *

Gopal Menon Gopal Menon (born 29 April 1974) is an Indian documentary film director, producer and cinematographer known for his activism through social action documentaries. He has made films on violence, religious fundamentalism, nationality question, stat ...

(born 1974), Indian film director * Gopal Mishra (1933–2009), Indian journalist and columnist *

Gopal Shankar Misra Gopal Shankar Mishra (13 August 1999 - 1957 ) was an Indian musician and music teacher, who played the vichitra veena. Early career Mishra was invited to join the 1998 UK touring and Real World recording project made by State of Bengal and An ...

(1957–1999), Indian musician and music teacher *

Gopal Mittal Gopal Mittal (1906–1993) (Urdu: گوپال مِتّل) was an Urdu poet, writer, critic and journalist. Biography Gopal Mittal was born on 6 June 1906 in Malerkotla, Punjab Province, British India. His father, Walayati Ram Jain, was a renown ...

(1906–1993), Indian Urdu poet, writer, critic and journalist *

Gopal Krishna Muhuri Gopal Krishna Muhuri was the principal of Nazirhat College in Chittagong, Bangladesh, who was murdered in his home. '' The Daily Star'' described the case as "sensational". Background The Four Party Alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and ...

(died 2001), Bangladeshi academic administrator *

Gopal Chandra Mukhopadhyay Gopal may refer to: * Gopal (caste), a social community of Odisha in India * Gopal (Krishna), the infant/child form of Lord Krishna * Gopal Bansa, ancient Kingdom in Nepal * The Gopalas, an early Gaudiya Vaishnava institution * Gandhian Organisati ...

(1913–2005), Indian businessman *

Gopal Krishna Nahak Gopal may refer to: * Gopal (caste), a social community of Odisha in India * Gopal (Krishna), the infant/child form of Lord Krishna * Gopal Bansa, ancient Kingdom in Nepal * The Gopalas, an early Gaudiya Vaishnava institution * Gandhian Organisatio ...

(1960–2001), Indian social entrepreneur * Gopal Krishna Nayak (born 1960), Indian academic *

Gopal Singh Nepali __NOTOC__ Gopal Singh Nepali (11 August 1911 – 17 April 1963) was an Indian poet of Hindi literature and a lyricist of Bollywood. He was the son of Rel Bahadur Singh and Saraswoti. He was born on birthday of Lord Krishna (Krishna Janmashtami ...

(1911–1963), Indian Hindi poet *

Gopal Parajuli Gopal Parajuli is a Nepalese poet and writer. He won the Madan Puraskar The Madan Puraskar ( ne, मदन पुरस्कार) is a literary honor in Nepal which Madan Puraskar Guthi confers annually for an outstanding book in the Nepal ...

, Nepalese writer * Gopal Parmar, Indian politician *

Gopal Prasad Parajuli Gopal Parajuli (born 28 April 1953) was the former and 27th chief Justice of Nepal. He was born in Tanahun, Nepal. Inconsistencies in his birth date due to multiple records showing multiple dates led to his removal on 14 March 2018 by the Judici ...

(born 1953), Nepali judge *

Gopal Krishna Pillai Gopal Krishna Pillai or G. K. Pillai (born 30 Nov 1949) is an Indian Administrative Service (I.A.S) officer and the former Home Secretary in the Government of India. He studied at Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore and St. Joseph’s College, ...

(born 1949), Indian civil servant * Gopal Purushottam Phadke (died 2009), Indian sports coach *

Gopal Poddar Gopal Poddar (born 6 April 1951) is an Indian businessman & founder of Limtex group of companies. Poddar started Limtex in 1977 as a small tea business at the very beginning. He is serving as Chairman cum Managing Director of Limtex group till ...

(born 1951), Indian businessman * Gopal Prasad (born 1945), Indian-American mathematician * Gopal R, Indian military officer *

Gopal Rai Gopal Rai (born May 10, 1975) is the Minister for Environment, Forest & Wildlife, Development and General Administration in Government of Delhi under the leadership of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He is also social activist and a member ...

, Indian politician *

Gopal Rai (Nepalese politician) Gopal Rai ( Nepali: गोपाल राई ) was a political leader of the Nepali Congress. He was state minister for Forest and Soil Conservation of Nepal. He became active in politics while studying bachelor's degree in Tri Chandra College ...

(died 2006), Nepalese politician *

Gopal Rajwani Gopal Rajwani (died 25 January 2000) was a criminal-politician with the Shiv Sena party, from Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra (a suburb of Mumbai). Formerly associated with the ganglord Dawood Ibrahim, he joined the Shiv Sena in 1996. He was killed when ...

(died 2000) Indian politician and criminal * Gopal Raju (1928–2008), Indian-American publisher, editor, journalist, businessman, and philanthropist * Gopal Rath (1945–2016), Indian Odia poet *

Gopal Singh Rawat Gopal S ingh Rawat (died 22 September 2020) was an Officer on Special Duty to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat.

, Indian bureaucrat *

Gopal Prasad Rimal Gopal Prasad Rimal ( ne, गोपाल प्रसाद रिमाल; 1975–2030) was a Nepalese poet from Kathmandu, Nepal. According to scholar Michael J. Hutt, "he is remembered as the first "revolutionary" Nepali poet and the first to ...

(1918–1973), Nepalese poet * Gopal Saini (born 1954), Indian runner * Gopal Krishna Sarangi, Indian economist * Gopal Sharma (born 1960), Indian cricketer * Gopal Prasad Sharma (born 1964), Indian artist * Gopal Sharman (1935–2016), Indian playwright, composer, and writer *

Gopal Shetty Gopal Chinayya Shetty is an Indian politician. He is a member of parliament from Mumbai North. Previously, he was a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Borivali Vidhan Sabha constituency.He is currently the Member of Parliament for M ...

, Indian politician *

Gopal Singh (politician) Gopal Singh (29 November 1917 – 8 August 1990) was an Indian Governor and politician. He was also a former head of the country's Minorities' Commission and a writer. Singh was the Governor of Goa from May 1987, earlier the Lieutenant Governo ...

(1917–1990), Indian politician *

Gopal Narayan Singh Gopal Narayan Singh is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. In June 2016, he was the candidate for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections for the lone seat that was to be won by BJP The B ...

, Indian politician * Gopal Prasad Sinha, Indian neurologist and politician * Gopal K. Singh (born 1976), Indian Hindi actor * Gopal Das Shrestha (1930–1998), Nepali journalist * Gopal Subramanium (born 1958), Indian lawyer * Gopal Kalan Tandel (born 1953), Indian politician *

Gopal Jee Thakur Gopal Jee Thakur (born 15 October 1969) is an Indian Politician. He is a member of 17th Lok Sabha, representing Darbhanga (Loksabha constituency). He represented the Bihar legislative assembly from the Benipur constituency as a member of the Bha ...

(born 1969), Indian politician *

Gopal Vittal Gopal Vittal (born 1967) is an Indian business executive. He is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bharti Airtel (India) and South Asia, an Indian multinational telecommunications services company with operations in 20 countries. Education V ...

(born 1967), Indian business executive *

Gopal Prasad Vyas Gopal Prasad Vyas (13 February 1915 – 28 May 2005) was an Indian poet, known for his humorous poems. His poems have been compiled into several books such as ''To Mein Kya Karoon'', ''Ras Rasamrit'', ''Maff Kijiye'' and ''Baat Baat Mein Baat''. ...

(1915–2005), Indian poet *

Gopal Baba Walangkar Gopal Baba Walangkar, also known as Gopal Krishna, (ca. 1840-1900) is an early example of an activist working to release the untouchable people of India from their historic socio-economic oppression, and is generally considered to be the pioneer ...

( 1840–1900), Indian social reformer *

Gopal Yonzon Gopal Yonzan, also spelled Yonjan, (26 August 1943 – 20 May 1997) was a Nepali lyricist, singer, and composer. He was known for his patriotic Nepali songs. His voice range allowed him to sing songs of every genre of Nepalese music. He belongs ...

(1943–1997), Nepalese singer

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Anand Gopal Anand Gopal is a writer for The New Yorker magazine and author of ''No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban and the War Through Afghan Eyes'', which describes the travails of three Afghans caught in the war on terror. It was a finalist f ...

, American journalist *

Antonio Gopal Antonio Gopal (born 12 January 1947) is a Seychellois hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyski ...

(born 1947), Seychellois hurdler *

B. Gopal Bejawada Gopal is an Indian film director who works in Telugu cinema. He has directed over 30 Telugu films, including successful films such as ''Bobbili Raja'', ''Lorry Driver'', ''Assembly Rowdy'', ''State Rowdy'', ''Rowdy Inspector'', ''Samara ...

, Indian director * Balasubramanian Gopal (born 1970), Indian biologist *

Dheerendra Gopal Gopal Rao, known by his stage name Dheerendra Gopal, was an Indian film and stage actor known for his work in Kannada films. He acted in over 350 films and was predominantly recognized for his performances in villainous and comic roles. After m ...

(died 2000), Indian Kannada actor *

E. S. Raja Gopal Erode Subramanian Raja Gopal (12 May 1936 – 15 November 2018) was an Indian condensed matter physicist, a former professor at the Indian Institute of Science and a former director of the National Physical Laboratory of India. Known for his r ...

(1936–2018), Indian physicist *

Geetha Narayanan Gopal G.N. Gopal (born 29 March 1989) is an Indian Chess grandmaster from Cochin, Kerala. Gopal became Kerala's first grandmaster in 2007 at the age of 18 and India's sixteenth grandmaster. He won the bronze medal in the prestigious 2010 Asian G ...

(born 1989), Indian chess player * K. Gopal, Indian politician *

K. Gopal (AIADMK politician) K. Gopal (born 10 November 1959) is an Indian doctor and politician. He obtained a M.B.B.S degree from Thanjavur Medical College. Gopal was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nannilam 1991 to 1996. In 2014 he was elected to the Lok Sabha ...

(born 1960), Indian politician *

Nakkeeran Gopal Nakkheeran Gopal (born 10 April 1959) is a veteran journalist from Tamil Nadu, India. He is the editor and publisher of Tamil political investigative journal ''Nakkheeran''. He shot to national fame in the 1990s when he took interviews with Vee ...

(born 1959), Indian journalist *

Narayan Gopal Narayan Gopal Gurubacharya ( ne, नारायणगोपाल गुरबाचार्य) (4 October 1939 – 5 December 1990), known professionally as Narayan Gopal and N. Gopal was a prominent popular singer and composer of Nepali mus ...

(1930–1990), Nepalese singer and composer *

P. K. Gopal P. K. Gopal is an Indian social worker and a co-founder of International Association for Integration, Dignity and Economic Advancement (IDEA), an international advocacy group, known for his services towards eradication of leprosy, especially in ...

, Indian social worker * Priyamvada Gopal (born 1968), Indian-British English language academic *

Sarvepalli Gopal Sarvepalli Gopal (23 April 1923 – 20 April 2002) was a well-known Indian historian. He was the son of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the first Vice-President and the second President of India. He was the author of the ''Radhakrishnan: A Biography ...

(1923–2002), Indian historian *

Ram Gopal (author) Ram Gopal (born 1925) is an Indian writer and historian. Life His biography of Lokmanya Tilak was considered by the press as 'an admirable history and authoritative and standard work'. Reviewing it ''The Times'' said: "it is extremely well done". ...

(born 1925), Indian writer and historian *

Ram Gopal (dancer) Bissano Ram Gopal OBE (20 November 1912 – 12 October 2003) was an Indian dancer and choreographer who performed mostly as a soloist and toured extensively throughout his lengthy career. A modernist, he blended the classical Indian dance with ...

(1912–2003), Indian-British dancer * Tilakam Gopal (born 1941), Indian volleyball player *

Vin Gopal Vinod Gopal (born May 18, 1985) is an American Democratic politician who took office on January 9, 2018 to represent the 11th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate, which covers portions of Monmouth County. Prior to his election to t ...

(born 1985), American politician

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