Yogesh is an Indian masculine given name. The

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Notable people

Yogesh (actor) Yogesh (born 6 July 1990; sometimes billed as Yogi) is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly appears in Kannada films. Yogesh made his debut in the 2007 film '' Duniya'' where he portrayed the supporting character named "Loose Maada" an ...

(born 1990), Indian actor *

Yogesh (lyricist) Yogesh Gaur, or Gaud commonly credited as Yogesh, (March 19, 1943 – May 29, 2020), was an Indian writer and lyricist. He was known for his contributions to Bollywood, and possibly his best known works came from the film '' Anand'', songs inclu ...

(born 1943), Indian writer and lyricist *

Yogesh Atal Yogesh Atal (9 October 1937 – 13 April 2018) was an Indian sociologist. He held a Ph.D. degree in social anthropology and a D.Sc. (honoris causa). Career He joined UNESCO in 1974 and retired in 1997 as Principal Director in Social Sciences. ...

(1937–2018), Indian sociologist *

Yogesh Chander Deveshwar Yogesh Chander Deveshwar (4 February 1947 – 11 May 2019) was an Indian businessman. He was the chairman of ITC Limited. He was the longest-serving CEO of any Indian company. Early life Yogesh Chander Deveshwar was born on 4 February 1947 in ...

(born 1947), Indian businessman *

Yogesh Gholap Yogesh Gholap is an Indian politician, from Nashik district. He is Member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Deolali (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Deolali Vidhan Sabha constituency as member of Shiv Sena. He is son of Ex Ministe ...

, Indian politician of Maharashtra * Yogesh Golwalkar (born 1980), Indian cricket player *

Yogesh Jaluria Professor Yogesh Jaluria is Board of Governors Professor and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He is a specialist in thermal scienc ...

, scientist * Yogesh Joshi, several people *

Yogesh Kumar Joshi Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VrC, SM, ADC (born 5 January 1962) is a retired General Officer of the Indian Army. He was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command, assuming office from Lt Gen Ranb ...

(born 1962), Indian soldier *

Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal (14 January 1942 – 3 July 2015) was the 36th Chief Justice of India. Career Sabharwal worked as an advocate for Indian Railways from 1969 to 1981, as an advocate for Delhi administration from 1973 to 1976-1977, later ...

(1942–2015), Indian judge *

Yogesh Kumar Sanan Yogesh Sanan (born 6 September 1964) is an Indian bodybuilder. He was a participant in Sr. Mr. Asiahttp://www.musclememory.com Asian Amateur Championships - IFBB, WelterWeight, 9th held in Indonesia and China in 1991 and 1995 respectively. He i ...

(born 1964), Indian bodybuilder *

Yogesh Mahansaria Yogesh Mahansaria is the founder and CEO of multinational Alliance Tire Group headquartered in India. Early years Yogesh was born in Mumbai India. He completed his graduation in B.Com. from Sydenham College, Mumbai. Balkrishna Tyres Yogesh joine ...

, Indian entrepreneur *

Yogesh Mittal Yogesh Mittal (born 21 December 1976) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. He turned director with Hindi thriller '' Yeh Faasley'' (2011). Before becoming a director he has earlier worked as an assistant director with sever ...

(born 1976), Indian film director *

Yogesh Nagar Yogesh Nagar (born 6 January 1990 in Wazirabad, Delhi) is an Indian cricketer. He is an allrounder who is a right hand batsman and off spinner. He plays for the Delhi Ranji Trophy side and the Delhi under-16 side. He played for the Delhi Daredev ...

(born 1990), Indian cricket player *

Yogesh Patil Yogesh Patil (born 26 June 1972) is an Indian politician from the Maharashtra state and belongs to the Shiv Sena. He has served from 2004 to 2009 as the Member of legislative assembly (MLA) of Bhiwandi constituency of the state Maharashtra. ...

(born 1972), Indian politician from Maharashtra *

Yogesh Pratap Singh Yogesh Pratap Singh (born 1959) is a former officer in the police force of India who left to become a lawyer and activist in Mumbai. He directed the international award-winning film '' Kya Yahi Sach Hai'' (2010), a fictional account of corrupti ...

(born 1959), Indian lawyer and activist *

Yogesh Praveen Dr. Yogesh Praveen (28 October 1938 – 12 April 2021) was an Indian author and expert on the history and culture of Avadh, specifically Lucknow. He had a Masters in Hindi and Sanskrit in addition to a doctorate in Literature from Meerut Univer ...

(1938–2021), Indian author *

Yogesh Rawat Yogesh Rawat (born 28 December 1992) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Madhya Pradesh. He made his List A List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. ...

(born 1992), Indian cricket player *

Yogesh Sagar Yogesh Sagar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a three term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He is well known for his social work. He has also been awarded the ‘Best MLA Award’ for three ...

, Indian politician of Maharashtra *

Yogesh Samsi Pandit Yogesh Samsi (born 17 November 1968) is an Indian tabla player. Early life Yogesh Samsi was born in Delhi to renowned vocalist Pandit Dinkar Kaikini. Yogesh's father introduced him to music at the age of four. At the age of four he start ...

(born 1968), Indian tabla player *

Yogesh Takawale Yogesh Vijay Takawale (born 5 November 1984) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut in 2005-06 as a specialist batsman for Maharashtra. In 2013–14 he captained Tripura in the Ranji Trophy and scored Tripura's highest first-c ...

(born 1984), Indian cricket player *

Yogesh Tilekar Yogesh Kundalik Tilekar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Tilekar was Corporator in Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and was first term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2014 from the Hadapsar co ...

, Indian politician

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