Mohan is a given name and surname. Notable people with this name include:

Sole name

* Mohan, another name for

Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

, a major Hindu deity *

Mohan (actor) Mohan (born 23 August 1956) is an Indian actor, known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema, and a few Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is also known as "Kokila Mohan" after his debut film '' Kokila'' (1977), and "Mic Mohan" from n ...

(born 1956), Kollywood film actor *

Mohan (director) M. Mohan is an Indian director of Malayalam films. Mohan has done several notable acclaimed films including ''Pakshe'', '' Isabella'', '' Oru Katha Oru Nunnakkatha'', '' Idavela'', '' Vida Parayum Munpe'', '' Randu Penkuttikal'' and '' Shalini En ...

, Indian director of Malayalam films *

Mohanlal Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically app ...

(born 1960), South Indian film actor *

Crazy Mohan Mohan Rangachari (16 October 1952 – 10 June 2019) known professionally as Crazy Mohan, was an Indian actor, comedian, screenwriter and playwright. An engineer by profession, Mohan started writing plays and established his own drama troupe calle ...

(1949-2019), popular Tamil comedy actor, script writer and playwright

Given name

* Mohan Agashe (born 1947), Indian actor * Mohan Babu (born 1950), born Manchu Bakthavatsalam Naidu, actor, producer, politician from Andhra Pradesh *

Mohan Baidya Mohan Baidya ( ne, मोहन वैद्य) is a Nepalese political activist who is the chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal Revolutionary Maoist, a party formed in 2012 by a splinter group from the Nepal Communist Party - Maoist Uni ...

, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal Revolutionary Maoist * Mohan Bam (born 1991), Nepalese judoka *

Mohan Bhagwat Mohan Bhagwat (, Marathi pronunciation: oːɦən bʱaːɡʋət̪ born 11 September 1950) is an activist currently serving as the 6th and current Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in India. He was chosen as the successor to ...

(born 1950), veterinary doctor and the current Sarsanghachalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh *

Mohan Bhandari Mohan Bhandari (31 July 1937 – 24 September 2015) was an Indian actor who featured in several popular TV serials such as '' Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar''. He died of brain tumor. His son Dhruv Bhandari is also a TV actor. Acting career Moh ...

(1937-2015), Indian film and television actor *

Mohan Chand Sharma Mohan Chand Sharma Ashoka Chakra (military decoration), AC (23 September 1965 – 19 September 2008) was an Indian police officer who was killed during the Batla House encounter case, 2008 Batla House encounter in New Delhi. He was posthumously ...

(1965–2008), Indian Police Inspector who served in the Delhi Police, Special Cell *

Mohan Choti Mohan Choti (1935 – 1 February 1992) was an Indian actor who worked as a comedian in Hindi films. The name Mohan Choti came from a fictional character of the same name from the 1957 film '' Musafir'', in which he plays a tea shop delivery boy ...

(1939–1992), Indian film actor * Mohan Das, more commonly known as Lotan Baba (or "rolling saint"), an Indian holy man promoting peace by rolling his body along the ground when he travels *

Mohan Dharia Mohan Dharia (14 February 1925 - 14 October 2013) was a Union minister, a lawyer and social worker. During his last days he stayed in Pune. Dharia was an environmentalist and ran a non-government organisation Vanarai. He was elected to the Lok S ...

(1925–2013), Indian lawyer, Union minister, and social worker * Mohan Ellawala (1948–2009), governor of Sabaragamuwa Province in Sri Lanka from October 2, 2008 up until his death in 2009 *

Mohan al-Furayji Lt. General Mohan al-Furayji is a general in the Iraqi Army. From September 2007 to April 2008, he was the commander of the Basra Operations Command, an Iraqi Army formation in control of all Iraqi Army and Interior Ministry forces in southern Ira ...

, Iraqi Army general who planned the 2008 operation against militias in Basra *

Mohan Galot Mohan Galot (born April 1945) is a Kenyan businessman, the owner of London Distillers. In 2016, he and his wife Santosh Galot were arrested on forgery charges, but criminal charges against the businessman and his wife were dropped in December 2016, ...

(born 1945), Kenyan businessman *

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...

(1869–1948), better known as Mahatma Gandhi *

Mohan Gokhale Mohan Gokhale (7 November 1953 – 29 April 1999) was an Indian film, television and theater actor who has worked in art films such as '' Sparsh'', '' Bhavni Bhavai'' and '' Mirch Masala''. His father was a senior journalist and Editor of the w ...

(1954–1999), Indian film, television and theater actor who has worked in art films such as ''Sparsh'', ''Bhavni Bhavai'' and ''Mirch Masala'' *

Mohan Krishna Indraganti Mohana Krishna Indraganti is an Indian director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. His debut directorial venture ''Grahanam'' (2005) fetched him eleven awards including the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director ...

, award-winning Telugu film director from India *

Mohan Jena Mohan Jena (14 July 1957 – 12 December 2022) was an Indian politician who was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha. He represented the Jajpur Constituency of Odisha and was a member of the Biju Janata Dal political party. In March 2019, he joined ...

(born 1957), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India representing the Jajpur constituency of Orissa, and a member of the Biju Janata Dal political party * Mohan Joshi (born 1945), Indian actor *

Mohan Kanda Mohan Kanda (born 4 September 1945) is an Indian civil servant. He is an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1968 batch. He retired as Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh in 2005. He is working as a member of National Disaster Managemen ...

(born 1945), retired Indian Administrative Service officer and a member of the National Disaster Management Authority *

Mohan Kapoor Mohan Kapur (born 27 October 1965) is an Indian actor, voice artist and television host who works predominantly in Hindi films and television. Career Mohan is famous for being the first South Asian host of the first South Asian original progra ...

(born 1965), Indian actor * G. Mohan Kumar (born 1955), retired Indian Administrative Service and former Defence Secretary and Defence Production Secretary of India *

Mohan Kumar (director) Mohan Kumar (1 June 1934 – 10 November 2017) was an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter, who worked in the Bollywood (Hindi) film industry of India. He was born in Sialkot in British India; after Partition, he moved to India and s ...

(1934–2017), Indian film director *

Mohan Kumar (serial killer) Mohan Kumar Vivekanand (born 1963), also known as Cyanide Mohan, is a serial killer who preyed on women looking for marriage. A Mangalore fast track court tried and convicted him for the murder of 20 women in Karnataka from 2003 to 2009. He was ...

(born 1963), Indian killer called "Cyanide Mohan" *

Mohan Kumaramangalam Surendra Mohan Kumaramangalam ( ta, சுரேந்திர மோகன் குமாரமங்கலம்) (1 November 1916 — 30 May 1973) was an Indian politician and communist theorist who was a member of the Communist Party of I ...

(1916–1973), Indian politician and communist theorist who was a member of the Indian National Congress, and later, the Communist Party of India *

Mohan Lal Grero Mohan Lal Grero is a Sri Lankan educationist and politician. He is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Colombo District and he is the current State Minister of University Education. He was elected as an opposition United N ...

, Sri Lankan educationist and politician, currently a member of the Provincial Councillor of the Western Province *

Mohan Lal Jhikram Mohan Lal Jhikram (1 August 1919, in Dindori in Mandla district (Madhya Pradesh) – 6 June 2010) was a leader of Indian National Congress from Madhya Pradesh. He served as member of the Lok Sabha representing Mandla (Lok Sabha constituency). He ...

(1919–2010), leader of Indian National Congress from Madhya Pradesh, India *

Mohan Lal Kashmiri Mohan Lal Zutshi KLS (popularly known as Mohan Lal Kashmiri; 1812 – 1877) was an Indian traveler, diplomat, and author. He deserves to be credited as being an important player in the so-called Great Game—possibly the first notable Ind ...

(1812–1877), spy, diplomat, and author *

Mohan Lal Sukhadia Mohan Lal Sukhadia (31 July 1916 – 2 February 1982) was an Indian politician, who served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan state for 17 years (1954–1971). He became chief minister at the age of 38 and was responsible for bringing major ref ...

(1916–1982), political and social leader who served as Chief Minister of Rajasthan for seventeenyears (1954–1971) *

Mohan Maharishi Mohan Maharishi is an Indian theatre director, actor and a playwright. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 'Direction' in 1992. Early life Mohan Maharishi graduated from National School of Drama, New Delhi in 1965, and later serv ...

, Indian theatre director, actor and a playwright *

Mohan Munasinghe Mohan Munasinghe is a Sri Lankan physicist, engineer and economist with a focus on energy, water resources, sustainable development and climate change. He was the 2021 Blue Planet Prize Laureate, and Vice-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on ...

, Sri Lankan physicist * Mohan Patel (born 1952), former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal * Mohan Kumar Raja (born 1996), Indian sprinter *

Mohan Rakesh Mohan may refer to: People * Mohan Shumsher JBR, Former prime minister of Nepal * Mohan (actor) (born 1956), Indian film actor * Mohan (director), Indian director of Malayalam films * Mohan (name), a name generally found among Hindus * Mohan ...

(1925–1972), major figure of 20th-century Hindi literature * Mohan Rawale (born 1948), member of the 14thLok Sabha of India representing the Mumbai South Central constituency of Maharashtra and a member of the Shiv Sena (SS) political party *

Ram Mohan Roy Raja Ram Mohan Roy ( bn, রামমোহন রায়; 22 May 1772 – 27 September 1833) was an Indian reformer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a social-religious reform ...

(1774–1833), founder of Brahmo Samaj, a 19th-century spiritual and religious reformation *

Mohan Sharma Mohan Sharma is an Indian film and television actor, film producer, director and screenwriter, who works in South Indian films. He has produced more than 15 films in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. He became noted through his role in '' C ...

, Indian film actor in Malayalam films of ''Chattakari'' fame * Manmohan Singh (born 1932), Prime minister of India * Mohan Singh (general) (1909–1989), Indian military officer and member of the Indian Independence Movement * Mohan Singh (1945–2013), Indian politician, former general secretary of the Samajwadi Party *

Mohan Bikram Singh Mohan Bikram Singh (born 15 April 1935), often referred to as MBS, party name Gharti, is a Nepalese communist politician. His father was a wealthy landlord in Pyuthan District who was close to King Tribhuvan. MBS however joined the opposition ...

(born 1935), often referred to as MBS, party name Gharti, a Nepalese politician *

Mohan Singh Kohli Captain Mohan Singh Kohli (b. 11 December 1931 at Haripur) is an internationally renowned Indian mountaineer. An officer in the Indian Navy who joined the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, he led the 1965 Indian expedition which put nine men o ...

(born 1931), Indian mountaineer *

Mohan Sinha Mehta Mohan Singh Mehta (1895-1986) was founder of Vidya Bhavan group of institutions and Seva Mandir in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Life Mohan Singh Mehta was born in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, on 20 April 1895 to Jeewan Singh Mehta. His wife’s name w ...

(1895–1986), founder of Vidya Bhavan group of institutions and Sewa Mandir in Udaipur in Rajasthan *

Mohan Singh Oberoi Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi (15 August 1898 – 3 May 2002)Mohan Singh Oberoi< ...

(1898–2002), widely regarded as the father of 20thcentury India's hotel business *

Mohan Sithara Mohan Sithara is an Indian music composer. He received the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Music Director (2009) for the songs in Priyanandan's ''Soofi Paranja Kadha''. Since 1986 he has been an active musician in the Malayalam film indust ...

(born 1959), Malayalam film music composer in Kerala * Mohan Sivanand (born 1951), Indian journalist and artist *

Mohan Upreti Mohan Upreti (1928–1997) was an Indian theatre director, playwright and a music composer, considered one of the pioneers in Indian theatre music. A popular figure in Kumaon, Mohan Upreti is remembered for his immense contribution towards the ...

(1925–1997), Indian theatre director, playwright and a music composer, considered one of the pioneers in Indian theatre music

Surname

* A. G. Mohan (born 1945), Indian yoga teacher, yoga therapist and author * Ananthula Madan Mohan (1931–2004), Indian politician * Balaji Mohan (born 1987), Indian film director *

C. Mohan Chandrasekaran Mohan is an Indian-born American computer scientist. He was born on 3 August 1955 in Tamil Nadu, India. After growing up there and finishing his undergraduate studies in Chennai, he moved to the United States in 1977 for gradu ...

(born 1955), computer scientist and IBM Fellow * Chander Mohan, former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana State in India * Chander Mohan (journalist) (born 1946), Indian journalist * Chandra Mohan (disambiguation) * Chinta Mohan (born 1954), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India representing the Tirupathi constituency of Andhra Pradesh, and a member of the Indian National Congress *

Dominic Mohan Dominic Mohan (born 26 May 1969) is a British journalist, broadcaster, businessman/ entrepreneur, author and former editor of '' The Sun'' newspaper in London. He is now Founder/CEO of his own media consultancy Dominic Mohan Media, specialising ...

(born 1969), British journalist originally from Bristol, England *

Duvvasi Mohan Duvvasi Mohan is an Indian actor who is know for acting in comic roles, primarily in Telugu films.. He is from Jagityal. He entered Tollywood as a producer and financier, but later turned to acting with comedy roles in over 350 films. Partial ...

, Telugu comedian *

Earl Mohan Earl Mohan (November 12, 1889 – October 15, 1928) was an American film actor of the silent era who was born in Pueblo, Colorado, and died in Los Angeles, California. He appeared in about 60 films between 1915 and 1927, usually in short fi ...

(1889–1928), American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 50 films between 1915 and 1927 *

John Mohan John A. Mohan (born 1939) is an American bridge player from Santa Monica, California. Mohan graduated from the University of Chicago. Bridge accomplishments Awards * ACBL Player of the Year (1) 1999 * Herman Trophy (1) 1977 Wins * North Ame ...

(born 1939), American bridge player *

Keith Mohan Keith Mohan (born 11 June 1935) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1957 and 1958. Mohan was born in Glossop, Derbyshire. He played for Derbyshire School Boys in 1950 and then selected to play in North vs ...

(born 1935), English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in the County Championship in 1957 and 1958 *

Kim Mohan Kim Rudolph Mohan (May 4, 1949 – December 12, 2022) was an American author, editor and game designer best known for works related to the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. Early life and education Kim Mohan was born in Chicago, Illinoi ...

(born 1949), American author and editor *

Mac Mohan Mohan Makijany (24 April 1938 – 10 May 2010), popularly known as Mac Mohan, was an Indian actor, who worked in Hindi cinema. He was known for his villainous roles in films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He appeared in over 200 films, i ...

(1938–2010), Indian character actor in Hindi language films * Madan Mohan (disambiguation) *

Manjima Mohan Manjima Mohan is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She started her career as a child artist in Malayalam films. she made her debut as a lead actress with ''Oru Vadakkan Selfie'' (2015) in Malayalam and ''A ...

(born 1993), Indian film actress * Monica Mohan, American artist *

Murali Mohan Maganti Murali Mohan (born 24 June 1940) is an Indian actor, producer, politician, and business executive from Telugu cinema. In 1973, Murali Mohan debuted in ''Jagame Maya'', produced by Atluri Poornachandra Rao. He gained recognition with the ...

(born 1940), South Indian film actor, producer and politician * N. M. Mohan (1949-2012), an Indian comics writer *

Narendra Mohan Narendra Mohan (10 October 1934 – 20 September 2002) was an Indian industrialist, chairman and managing director of the Jagran Prakashan, the publisher of an Indian newspaper published in Hindi, '' Dainik Jagran'' (Hindi: सबसे ब� ...

(1934–2002), Indian industrialist, chairman and managing director of the Rs 874-crore Jagran Prakashan publisher for India's largest selling Hindi newspaper ''Dainik Jagran'' * Nicky Mohan (born 1970), English former professional footballer who played in defence *

Pantam Gandhi Mohan Pantham Gandhi Mohan was a politician and member of the Indian National Congress. Mohan was a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Peddapuram (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in East Godavari district East Godavari is a district ...

, Indian politician *

Radha Mohan Radha Mohan is an Indian film director of the South Indian film industry. He is known for his work in the films '' Mozhi'' (2007), '' Abhiyum Naanum'' (2008), '' Payanam'' (2011) and ''Kaatrin Mozhi'' (2018). Career Radha Mohan began work o ...

(born 1965), Tamil movie director *

Raja Mohan Chilamkuri Raja Mohan is an Indian academic, journalist and foreign policy analyst. He is the Director of the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. Previously, he was the founding Director of Carnegie India. He ...

, Indian academic, journalist and foreign policy analyst *

Rakesh Mohan Rakesh Mohan (born 1948) is an Indian economist and former Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India. He is the Vice Chairperson of Indian Institute for Human Settlements. He was appointed in November 2012 as an Executive Director of the IMF for ...

(born 1948), Indian economist and former Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India *

Ram Mohan Ram Mohan (26 August 1931 – 11 October 2019) was an Indian animator, title designer and design educator, who was also known as father of Indian Animation and was a veteran in the Indian animation industry, who started his career at the Cartoo ...

(born 1931), veteran in the Indian animation industry * Saira Mohan (born 1978), fashion model of Indian, Irish and French heritage * Saranya Mohan (born 1989), Indian film actress who has acted in Malayalam and Tamil films such as ''Yaaradi Nee Mohini'' and ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' *

Shweta Mohan Shweta Mohan (born 19 November 1985) is an Indian playback singer. She has received four Filmfare Awards South for Best Female Playback Singer, one Kerala State Film Award and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. She has recorded more than 700 s ...

(born 1985), Indian playback singer who has sung in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages, daughter of Sujatha Mohan * Sujatha Mohan (born 1964), Indian playback singer who has sung in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi movies * Swati Mohan, Indian-American

aerospace engineer Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft. It has two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Avionics engineering is si ...

Vinu Mohan Vinu Mohan (born 12 May 1986) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the 2007 film '' Nivedyam'', directed by A. K. Lohithadas. He is the grandson of the actor Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, son of actors K. ...

(born 1985), Indian actor in Malayalam cinema, son of actress Sobha Mohan {{Given name, type=both Sinhalese masculine given names