Rakesh (

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: राकेश) is a masculine given name of

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

origin. It is derived from the

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language.

Notable people with the given name

Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi Chaudhary Rakesh Singh Chaturvedi (born 21 January 1962) is an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress party from Madhya Pradesh. Hailing from the Chambal region, he has been a four-time Member of Legislative Assembly of the Madhya P ...

, Indian politician *

Mohan Rakesh Mohan may refer to: People * Mohan Shumsher JBR, Former prime minister of Nepal * Mohan (actor) (born 1956), Indian film actor * Mohan (director), Indian director of Malayalam films * Mohan (name), a name generally found among Hindus * Mohan ...

, literary movement activist * Rakesh Asthana, Indian Police Service officer of the 1984 batch of Gujarat cadre who served as the Special Director at the Central Bureau of Investigation, Police Commissioner of Delhi *

Rakesh Bapat Raqesh Bapat is an Indian actor and model. He is known for his work in films like '' Tum Bin'' (2001), ''Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai'' (2005), '' Vrundavan'' (2016) and '' Savita Damodar Paranjape'' (2018) and television shows like '' Saat Phere: Salo ...

, Indian actor *

Rakesh Bedi Rakesh Bedi is an Indian film, stage and television actor. He is known for his comic roles in films such as ''Mera Damaad'' and '' Chashme Buddoor'' (1981). He has also appeared in television shows like ''Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' (1984), ''Shrimaa ...

, Indian actor *

Rakesh Gangwal Rakesh Gangwal (born 1952 or 1953) is an Indian-American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and 37% owner of IndiGo airline. He is the former chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of US Airways Group. From June 2003 to August 200 ...

, former CEO and chairman of US Airways Group * Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Indian investor and trader * Rakesh Khurana, professor at Harvard Business School * Rakesh Kumar (kabaddi), Indian professional kabaddi player *

Rakesh Madhavan Rakesh Madhavan (born 23 February 1977) is a Malaysian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1997. Biography Born in Negeri Sembilan in 1977, Madhavan ma ...

, Malaysian cricketer *

Rakesh Maria Rakesh Maria (born 19 January 1957) is a former Indian Police Officer. He last served as the Director General of Home Guard. Before that he served as the Police Commissioner of Mumbai. Early life and education Maria was born in Punjabi family ...

, Indian Police Service officer *

Rakesh Masih Rakesh Masih (born 18 March 1987) is an Indian football player who currently plays for Tollygunge Agragami in the Calcutta Football League. Career Masih spent four years at the Tata Football Academy and was regarded as one of the best cadets o ...

, Indian international football player *

Rakesh Patel Rakesh Bhanuprasad Patel (born 3 October 1978 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India), is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Ahmedabad Rockets in the Indian Cricket League. Patel, primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, played 66 first-class matches ...

, Indian cricketer * Rakesh Pandey, Indian writer and author *

Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan (born 6 September 1949) is an Indian film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor who works in Hindi films. He is the son of Indian music director Roshan and Indian Bengali singer Ira Roshan. He had appeared in 84 films thr ...

, Indian producer, director and actor *

Rakesh Satyal Rakesh Satyal is an American novelist, best known for his Lambda Literary Award-winning debut novel ''Blue Boy''.Rakesh Sharma Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC (born 13 January 1949) is a former Indian Air Force pilot who flew aboard Soyuz T-11 on 3 April 1984 as part of the Soviet Interkosmos programme. He is the only Indian citizen to travel in space, although ...

, first Indian in space *

Rakesh Sharma (cricketer) Rakesh Sharma (born 24 January 1972 in Moradabad) is an Indian-born cricketer who played for the Oman national cricket team The Oman national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Oman and is governed by the Oman Cricket ...

, Omani cricketer *

Rakesh Sharma (filmmaker) Rakesh Sharma (born 1964 in Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian documentary filmmaker. His most notable work is the feature-length documentary ''Final Solution'' on the 2002 Gujarat riots. Rakesh Sharma spent his formative years in Agra, before movin ...

, Indian filmmaker *

Rakesh Singh (politician) Rakesh Singh (born 4 June 1962) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha. He is member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been representing the Jabalpur constituency of Madhya Pradesh since 2004 general elect ...

(born 1962), Indian politician * Rakesh Singh (soldier) (1970–1993), Indian Army soldier * Rakesh Yankaran, musician from Trinidad and Tobago * Rakesh Raxstar, British Punjabi rapper * Rakesh Bhuyan, Software Developer

References

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