Suresh is an Indian masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

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Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

word ' (compound of ' and '). Its meaning is "Ruler of Gods" and it has been used an epithet for the Hindu gods Indra,

Brahma Brahma ( sa, ब्रह्मा, Brahmā) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu, and Shiva.Jan Gonda (1969)The Hindu Trinity Anthropos, Bd 63/64, H 1/2, pp. 21 ...

Vishnu Vishnu ( ; , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism. Vishnu is known as "The Preserver" withi ...

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Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

. People named Suresh include: *

Suresh (actor) Mysore Seshaiah Suresh Babu Naidu is an Indian actor, producer, director, and dubbing artist. He has acted predominantly in Tamil and Telugu languages. Personal life Suresh was born in Sri Kalhasthi. His parents were also born in Sri Kalahas ...

, Indian actor in Telugu and Tamil films * Suresh (director), Tamil film director *

Suresh Balaje Suresh Balaji is an Indian film producer, primarily concentrating in Malayalam and Tamil language, Tamil films. He is the son of producer and actor K. Balaji. He has produced many successful ventures like ''Billa (1980 film), Billa'', ''Vazhvey ...

, Indian film producer * Suresh Bharadwaj, Indian politician *

Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his acti ...

(born 1960), Indian Malayalam film actor *

Suresh Heblikar Suresh Heblikar ( kn, ಸುರೇಶ ಹೆಬ್ಳೀಕರ) is a Kannada filmmaker, director and actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional med ...

, Indian Kannada film actor *

Suresh Joachim Suresh Joachim Arulanantham (born August 17, 1968) is a Canadian film actor, producer, and multiple-Guinness World Record holder who has broken more than 60 world records. World records Farthest distance run, whilst carrying a 4.5 kg bric ...

, Tamil Canadian film actor, producer and multiple Guinness World Record holder * Suresh Joshi, Indian poet, writer and literary critic * Suresh Krishna, Indian Malayali film actor * Suresh Krissna, Indian Tamil film director * Suresh Kumar (government official), American economist and businessman, Director-General of the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service *

Suresh Oberoi Suresh Oberoi (born 17 December 1946) is an Indian actor and politician who appeared in Hindi films. He is a recipient of the 1987 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He started his career in radio shows, modelling and later moving ...

, Indian Hindi movie actor * Suresh Pachouri, Indian politician *

Suresh Raina Suresh Raina (; born 27 November 1986) is an Indian former international cricketer. He occasionally served as stand-in captain for Indian men's national cricket team during the absence of the main captain. He played for Uttar Pradesh (UP) in ...

, Indian cricketer * Suresh Premachandran, Sri Lankan Tamil politician and leader of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front * Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Indian-American computer scientist * D. Suresh Babu, Indian Telugu film producer * J. Suresh, Tamil film director * Subra Suresh, engineer and scientist, president of Nanyang Technological University * Mohinder Suresh, fictional character in the television series "Heroes"

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