Sanjay, also spelled Sanjai, Sanjey, Sanje, Sanjaey and Sunjay, is a male given name of
Sanskrit origin meaning "triumphant" (from Sañjaya) and may refer to:
People
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Sanjaya, an important character in the ancient Indian epic ''Mahabharata''
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Sanjay Gupta (born 1969), a neurosurgeon and CNN senior medical correspondent
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Sanjay Manjrekar
Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar (born 12 July 1965) is an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer. He played international cricket for India from 1987 until 1996 as a right-handed middle order batsman.
Domestic career
Manjrekar was born in Mang ...
(born 1965), a former Indian cricketer
Actor
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Sanjay Dutt (born 1959), an Indian actor
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Sanjay Shejwal
Sanjay Shejwal (born 19 September 1988) is an Indian actor best known for his work in Marathi cinema , Bollywood and Telugu cinema. Sanjay made his film debut with the film ''Saubhagya'' in 2012. Sanjay won the Ma.Ta.Sanman and Maharashtra Gove ...
, an Indian actor
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Sanjay Kapoor
Sanjay Surinder Kapoor (born 17 October 1965) is an Indian actor and film producer. He works in Hindi cinema, Indian television and web series. He is a member of the Surinder Kapoor family. Kapoor is the founder and director of Sanjay Kapoor ...
, an Indian actor and producer, and brother of Anil Kapoor
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Sanjay Khan (born 1941), an Indian actor, director and producer
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Sanjay Mitra (actor), an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema and television
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Sanjaya Malakar
Sanjaya Joseph Malakar (born September 10, 1989) is an American singer, who was a finalist on the sixth season of ''American Idol''. He gained national attention on the series, controversially advancing to 7th place with public votes, despite bei ...
(born 1989), American singer and finalist on the sixth season of ''American Idol''
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Sanjay Suri
Sanjay Suri (born 6 April 1971) is an Indian actor and film producer of Hindi cinema. He made his debut in the film ''Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999)''. He went on to star in many supporting roles, but finally got his big break with ''Jhankaar Be ...
(born 1971), an Indian actor and producer
Cinema
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali (born 1963), an Indian film director
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Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron Technology and co-founder of Sandisk.
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Sanjay Patel
Sanjay Patel is an American animator and illustrator who has worked in the animation department of various projects, most of them animated films released by Pixar.
Background
Born in London, United Kingdom to Gujarati Indian parents, Patel ...
, a British American animator
Musician
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Sanjay Subrahmanyan
Sanjay Subrahmanyan (born 21 January 1968 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu) is a Carnatic vocalist from India. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2015.
Biography
Sanjay Subrahmanyan was born on 21 January 1968 in Chennai ...
(born 1968), a Carnatic vocalist from India
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Sunjay (born 1993), British singer-songwriter
Politician
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Sanjay Awasthy Politician and MLA from Arki, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Sanjay Bansode (born 1973), an Indian politician and minister in government of Maharashtra
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Sanjay Gandhi (1946–1980), an Indian politician and son of former prime minister of India Indira Gandhi
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Sanjay Sinh
Sanjaya Sinh (also known as Sanjay Singh, born 25 September 1951) is an Indian politician and a former member of the Rajya Sabha. He was twice elected to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh during the 1980s and held state ministerial ...
(born 1951), an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh
Fictional characters
* Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon, the younger brother of Apu in the American animated sitcom ''
The Simpsons''
* Sanjay, an Indian American character on the American animated series ''
The Fairly OddParents''
* Prince Sanjay of Ishkebar, a character in the American sitcom ''
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''
* Sanjay Dravid, an Indian scientist in the ''
Power of Five'' novel series
* Sanjay Patel, a main character in the 2013 American animated series ''
Sanjay and Craig''
* Sanjay Patel, a character in the American sitcom ''
Modern Family''
* Sanjay Rash, a Separatist
puppet ruler in the fifth season of ''
Star Wars: The Clone Wars''
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Indian masculine given names