Ranjan is a name. 'Ran' means Battle and 'jan' means public, in olden days this name was given to generous kings who fight battles for the rights of people.
Ranjan may also refer to:
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Ranjan (actor)
Ranjan (born as Ramanarayana Venkataramana Sarma; 2 March 1918 – 12 September 1983) was an Indian actor, singer, journalist and writer. He debuted in the 1941 movie ''Ashok Kumar'', but gained fame in S. S. Vasan's 1948 magnum opus '' Chandral ...
(1918–1983) (real name Ramanarayana Venkataramana Sarma), Indian film actor, singer, journalist and writer
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Ranjan Ghosh
Ranjan K Ghosh ( bn, রঞ্জন ঘোষ '' ''Rônjôn Ghosh') is a Bengali filmmaker based out of Kolkata, India. He made his directorial debut in 2014 with the critically acclaimed '' Hrid Majharey'', a Bengali feature film starring ...
, Indian screenwriter
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Ranjan Ghosh (academic)
Ranjan Ghosh is an Indian academic and thinker who teaches at the Department of English, University of North Bengal, India. His wide-ranging scholarly work spans across the fields of comparative literature, comparative philosophy, philosophy of ed ...
, Indian academic and teacher
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Ranjan Madugalle
Deshabandu Ranjan Senerath Madugalle ( si, රන්ජන් මඩුගල්ල; born 22 April 1959) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who currently serves as the Chief of the panel of ICC match referees. He was educated at Trinity College, K ...
(born 1959), Sri Lankan cricket player
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Ranjan Mathai
Ranjan Mathai (born 1952) is an Indian civil servant of the IFS cadre who was a former Indian Foreign Secretary and Indian High Commissioner to the UK. Prior to this, he served as Foreign Secretary of India from 1 August 2011 to 31 July 2013 ...
(born 1952), Indian foreign minister
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Ranjan Pramod
Ranjan Pramod is an Indian screenwriter and director best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut as a writer with ''Randam Bhavam'' (2001). His popular films include ''Meesa Madhavan'' (2002), ''Manassinakkare'' (2003), ''Ach ...
, Indian filmmaker
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Ranjan Ramanayake
Sadda Vidda Rajapakse Palanga Pathira Ambakumarage Ranjan Leo Sylvester Alphonsu (born 11 March 1963) (රන්ජන් රාමනායක), popularly known as Ranjan Ramanayake, is a former Sri Lankan politician, actor, film director, si ...
(1963), Sri Lankan actor, film director, and politician
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Ranjan Wijeratne
General Ranjan Wijeratne (4 April 1931 – 2 March 1991) was a Sri Lankan planter and politician. He served in the Premadasa cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs and then Minister of Plantation Industries, while holding the office of State ...
(1931–1991) Sri Lankan politician
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''Ranjan'' (film), a 2017 Marathi feature film
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22543 Ranjan, an asteroid
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