Manoj is a name of Indian origin. Notable people called Manoj include:

Business

* Manoj Badale (born 1967), Indian businessman * Manoj Bhargava (born 1953), Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist

Education

* Manoj Chitnavis, British teacher and chemist * Manoj Datta, Indian professor and civil engineer * Manoj Pant, Indian professor and international trade expert

Film and television

Manchu Manoj Manchu Manoj Kumar (born 20 May 1983) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. He first appeared at the age of ten as a child artist in '' Major Chandrakanth''. He made his film debut in a leading role with ''Donga Dongadi'' in 2004. He re ...

(born 1983), Indian film actor * M. Night Shyamalan (born 1970), Indian-American filmmaker * Manoj (film editor), editor of films such as ''Ivide'' *

Manoj Bajpayee Manoj Bajpayee (born 23 April 1969), also transliterated as Manoj Bajpai, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema and has also done Telugu and Tamil language films. Regarded as one of the finest actors of Hindi cinema, he i ...

(born 1969), also credited as Manoj Bajpai, Indian film actor, predominantly in Bollywood and Telugu films * Manoj Bharathiraja (born 1976), Tamil film actor * Manoj Joshi (born 1945), Indian film and television actor * Manoj K. Jayan (born 1966), Indian actor in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films *

Manoj Kumar Harikrishan Goswami (born 24 July 1937), better known by his screen name Manoj Kumar, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic theme ...

(born 1937), Indian actor and director in Bollywood films * Manoj Kumar (film director) (born 1960), who has directed Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films *

Manoj Mitra Manoj Mitra (born 22 December 1938) is an Indian theatre, film and television actor, director and playwright. Early life Mitra was born on 22 December 1938 in Dhulihar village of Satkhira, Khulna, Bangladesh. Initially he used to study at home b ...

(born 1938), Bengali Indian theatre, film and television actor, director and playwright *

Manoj Pahwa Manoj Pahwa (born 8 December 1963), is an Indian film and television actor who is noted for his role as Bhatia in the comedy series ''Office Office'' (2001). He has acted in over 70 films as a character actor, including '' 7½ Phere'' (2005), ' ...

(born 1963), Indian film and television actor * Manoj Paramahamsa, Indian cinematographer, primarily working in Tamil cinema *

Manoj Punj Manoj Punj was an Indian punjabi language, Punjabi film director. He directed the hits in Cinema of Punjab, Punjabi Cinema. After graduating with a degree in arts, and experiencing theater in Chandigarh, he assisted Prof. P. S. Nirola who made c ...

(1970–2006), Punjabi film director *

Manoj Punjabi Manoj Punjabi (born 7 December 1972) is an Indonesian film and television producer. He is the CEO & Founder of MD Entertainment, the biggest production house in Indonesia and the only national film company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exhange ( ...

(born 1972), Indian-Indonesian film and television producer * Manoj Sharma (born 1973), Indian director, screenwriter, and editor in primarily Hindi and Bhojpuri films * Manoj Sood (born 1962), Canadian film and television actor * Manoj Tyagi (born 1974), Indian screenwriter and film director in Hindi cinema

Music

Maalavika Manoj Maalavika Manoj (born 16 September 1993) known professionally as Mali, is an Indian musician and songwriter based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was a member of the underground band Bass-in-Bridge, and became a solo artist after the band dissolve ...

(born 1993), independent musician and songwriter based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu * Manoj George, composer and violinist in the Malayalam and Kannada film industries * Manoj–Gyan, Indian music director duo for Hindi and Tamil language films * Manoj Tiwari (born 1971), singer, actor, television presenter and music director from Bihar, India

Politics

* K. S. Manoj (born 1965), Kerala politician representing Alapuzha Lok Sabha constituency * Manoj Chakraborty, West Bengal politician *

Manoj Juneja Manoj Juneja (born 1960) is the Deputy Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Prior to joining WFP, he served in 2011-12 as Deputy Director-General for Operations at the UN Food and Agricul ...

(born 1960), Indian United Nations official * Manoj Kumar (Delhi politician) * Manoj Kumar (politician) (born 1964), Lok Sabha member representing the Palamau

Constituency of Jharkhand

* P. H. Manoj Pandian (born 1971), politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly * Manoj Pradhan, Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party * Manoj Rajoria (born 1969), Indian politician * Manoj Kumar Singh, Bihar politician * Manoj Sinha (born 1959), politician representing Ghazipur Lok Sabha constituency

Sports and games

* Manoj Baishya (born 1980), Nepalese cricketer *

Manoj Bhagawati Manoj Bhagawati was an Indian cricketer who played for Assam. Bhagawati made a single first-class appearance, during the 1988-89 Ranji Trophy competition, against Orissa Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 20 ...

, Indian cricketer * Manoj Cheruparambil (born 1979), Indian-born Hong Kong cricketer * Manoj David (born 1975), Sri Lankan cricketer * Manoj Hemaratne (born 1969), Sri Lankan cricketer *

Manoj Joglekar Manoj Vijay Joglekar (born 1 November 1973), is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak Bowling (cricket), bowler. An opener, he faced competition in his early days from more famous Mumbai prodigies – Vinod Kam ...

(born 1973), Indian cricketer *

Manoj Katuwal Manoj Katuwal (born 14 March 1985) is a Nepalese cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played for the Nepal national cricket team between 2002 and 2006 including two first-class matches. Biography Born in Nepal in 1985, Man ...

(born 1985), Nepalese cricketer * Manoj Kumar (boxer) (born 1986), Indian welterweight boxer * Manoj Kumar (chess player) (born 1977), Fijian chess champion *

Manoj Parmar Manoj Mansinh Parmar (born 1 March 1967) is a former Indian cricketer. Parmar was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Botad, Gujarat. Parmar made his first-class debut for Saurashtra in the 1991–92 Ranji ...

(born 1967), Indian cricketer * Manoj Tiwary (born 1985), Indian cricketer *

Manoj Prabhakar Manoj Prabhakar (born 15 April 1963) is a former Indian cricketer and Coach, who recently coached Nepal National Cricket Team. He was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and a lower-order batsman, and has also opened the innings sometimes for the I ...

(born 1963), Indian cricketer * Manoj Rodrigo (born 1983), Sri Lankan cricketer * Manoj Thonipurakkal Manoharan (born 1991), Indian footballer

Writing

* Manoj Das (1934–2021), Indian writer in Oriya and English * Manoj Gupta (born 1967), Indian publisher and editor *

Manoj Joshi (journalist) Manoj Joshi is an Indian journalist and author specialising in security and international relations. As of 2013 he is a Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, a New Delhi-based think tank. Before that he was a professional jou ...

, Indian journalist and author * Manoj Khanderia (1943–2003), poet and ghazalkaar of Gujarati Literature * Manoj Kuroor (born 1971), Malayalam poet and lyricist

Other people

* Manoj Kumar Pandey (1975–1999), Indian Army officer, recipient of the Param Vir Chakra * Manoj Pande (civil servant), Indian civil servant (IRPS) and Member Staff of Railway Board *

Manoj Pande (general) General Manoj Pande, (born 6 May 1962) is an Indian Army General serving as the 29th and the current Chief of the Army Staff. He previously served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Comma ...

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