Vivek (or Bibek/Bivek in some regions) (विवेक in Devanagari script) is a

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that is popular in South Asia, particularly in India and Nepal. It is of Sanskrit origin and means "wisdom" and/or "conscience". Vivek may refer to: * Vivek (actor) (1961–2021), Indian Tamil film actor * Vivek Borkar (born 1954), Indian electrical engineer and mathematician * Vivek Chibber, American sociologist and Marxist theorist *

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(born 1984), Indian television actor * Vivek Gupta (businessman) (born 1960s), Indian-born American businessman * Vivek Harshan (born 1981), Indian Tamil film editor * Vivek Kar, Bollywood composer * Vivek Kundra (born 1974), US Federal CIO *

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(born 1969), Famous aerospace leader *

Vivek (lyricist) Vivek Velmurugan known by his stage name Vivek is an Indian lyricist working on Tamil language films. After making his debut in '' Enakkul Oruvan'' (2015), he received critical acclaim for his work in ''36 Vayadhinile'' (2015), '' Jil Jung Juk' ...

(born 1985), Indian Tamil film lyricist * Vivek Mahbubani (born 1982), Hong Kong stand-up comedian * Vivek–Mervin, are an Indian musical duo * Vivek Murthy (born 1977), 19th Surgeon General of the United States * Vivek Oberoi (born 1976), Bollywood actor * Vivek Ramaswamy (b. 1985), American entrepreneur, author, and pundit * Vivek Ranade (born 1963), Indian chemical engineer, entrepreneur and professor * Vivek Ranadivé (born 1957), American CEO * Vivek Shraya (born 1981), Canadian musician, writer, and visual artist * Vivek Singh (disambiguation), several * Vivek Tiwary (born 1973), American Broadway theater producer and writer/producer of ''The Fifth Beatle'' graphic novel * Vivek Wadhwa, Indian-American technology entrepreneur and an academic

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