Sanyal is a Bengali Hindu surname, common among residents of the Indian state of West Bengal. Sanyals are considered as Brahmins.

Notable people

B. C. Sanyal Bhabesh Chandra Sanyal commonly known as B. C. Sanyal (22 April 1901 – 9 August 2003), the doyen of modernism in Indian art, was an Indian painter and sculptor and an art teacher to three generations of artists. During his lifetime he not ju ...

, artist *

Chandan Roy Sanyal Chandan Roy Sanyal (born 30 January 1980) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in the Hindi and Bengali language films of India. After graduating with a degree in mathematics, he made his acting debut in the 2006 film ''Rang de Basanti' ...

, actor *

Gautam Sanyal Gautam Sanyal is an Indian career civil servant who currently serves as Principal Secretary to Government of West Bengal, since June 2015. In June 2016, he was re-appointed as Principal Secretary and his tenure co-terminus with that of Chief M ...

, secretary to Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee *

Kanu Sanyal Kanu Sanyal (1932 – 23 March 2010) was an Indian communist politician. In 1967, he was one of the main leaders of the Naxalbari uprising and in 1969 he was one of the founding leaders of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) ( CPI ...

, politician *

Meera Sanyal Meera Sanyal (née Hiranandani; 15 October 1961 – 11 January 2019) was an Indian banker and politician. She served as CEO and chairperson of the Royal Bank of Scotland in India. The daughter of a highly decorated Naval officer, Vice Admiral Gu ...

, banker * Milan K. Sanyal, physicist * Nalinaksha Sanyal, politician, economist and freedom fighter * Narayan Sanyal, author * Pahari Sanyal, actor * Ram Brahma Sanyal, zoologist * Ritwik Sanyal, classical singer * Sachindra Nath Sanyal, revolutionary * Sanjeev Sanyal, economist and author * Satarupa Sanyal, director * Sugata Sanyal, computer scientist *

Sulekha Sanyal Sulekha Sanyal (15 June 1928 – c. 1962) was a Bengali writer and activist. She emerged as an early feminist in the region through her work ''Nabankur'' (''The Seedling'') in 1956. The work has been translated to English in 2001 by Goura ...

, author and activist *

Sumita Sanyal Sumita Sanyal (9 October 1945 – 9 July 2017) was an Indian actress who is known for her work in Bengali and Hindi cinema. She made her debut opposite Uttam Kumar in Bibhuti Laha's ''Khokababur Pratyabartan'' (1960). She subsequently appeared ...

, actress * Usha Sanyal, historian

References

{{Reflist Lists of people by surname Bengali Hindu surnames