Siddhartha or Siddharth is the birth name of the founder of Buddhism,

Gautama Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in Lu ...

. Siddhartha may also refer to:

Books

* ''Siddhartha'' (novel), about a fictional contemporary of the Buddha, by Hermann Hesse

Film and TV

* ''Siddhartha'' (1972 film), a 1972 American film * ''Sidhartha'' (1998 film), a 1998 Indian Malayalam film * ''Siddharth'' (2013 film), a 2013 Indian-Canadian film * ''Siddhartha'' (2015 film), a 2015 Indian Kannada film

Music

Siddharta (band) Siddharta is a five-piece Slovenian alternative rock band formed in 1995. They are named after the 1922 novel by the German writer Hermann Hesse, '' Siddhartha''. History Siddharta was formed in 1995 when four friends – Tomi Meglič ...

, a Slovenian rock band * Siddhartha (band), an American rock band * ''Siddhartha'' (opera), opera by Per Nørgård * ''Siddhartha'' (1976), orchestral suite by

Claude Vivier Claude Vivier ( ; baptised as Claude Roger; 14 April 19487 March 1983) was a Canadian contemporary composer, pianist, poet and ethnomusicologist of Québécois origin. After studying with Karlheinz Stockhausen in Cologne, Vivier became an in ...

(1948-1983) * ''Siddhartha'' (musical), a 2007 original production by Chu Un Temple and BLIA Cebu * "Siddhartha", a song by Jerry Cantrell on the album '' Degradation Trip Volumes 1 & 2'' * "Siddhartha", a song by Art Farmer from ''

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Organisations

* Siddhartha University, the first and the only Buddhist university in Nepal

People

Given name

* Sidharto Suryodipuro, Indonesian Ambassador to India since 2017 *

Siddhartha of Kundagrama Siddhartha () was the father of Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara. He was a Kshatriya King from the Ikshvaku dynasty and the ruler of the Nata, Ainwar(Light), Gyat or Jnatri clan in Kshatriya Kundagrama, a suburb of Vaishali ( Basarh in mod ...

, father of Mahavira (24th Jain ''Tirthankara'') *

Siddharth (actor) Siddharth Suryanarayan (born 17 April 1979), known mononymously as Siddharth, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi language films. Apart from acting, he has also been involved in films as a screenwriter, produ ...

(born 1979), Indian actor * Siddhartha (musician), Mexican musician *

Siddharth Anand Siddharth Anand (born 31 July 1978) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing action thriller films like ''Bang Bang!'' (2014), ''War'' (2019) and '' Pathaan'' (2023). Apart from action thriller fil ...

, Indian film director *

Siddhartha Basu Siddhartha Basu is an Indian television producer-director and quiz show host, widely regarded as the "Father of Indian television quizzing". He is best known for hosting shows such as '' Quiz Time'', '' Mastermind India'' and ''University Cha ...

, Indian quiz master *

Sidharth Bharathan Sidharth Bharathan (born 26 May 1983), is an Indian actor, screenwriter and film director who prominently works in Malayalam films. Career The son of director Bharathan and actress K. P. A. C. Lalitha, he began his film career through the Ma ...

(born 1983), Malayalam film actor *

Siddharth Chandekar Siddharth Chandekar (born 14 June 1991) is an Indian actor. He is known for his work in Marathi cinema. At the age of 19, he made his debut in Marathi cinema with Avadhoot Gupte's 2010 political drama movie '' Zenda''. Career Siddharth Chan ...

, Indian Marathi actor *

Siddhartha Deb Siddhartha Deb (born 1970) is an Indian author who was born in Meghalaya and grew up in Shillong in northeastern India. He was educated in India and at Columbia University, US. Deb began his career in journalism as a sports journalist in Calcut ...

(born 1970), Indian author *

Siddharth Gupta Siddharth Gupta (born 4 November 1993) is an Indian actor. He made his film debut with Ekta Kapoor's ''Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi'' directed by Aman Sachdeva in 2014. In 2017, he made his web debut with '' Ragini MMS: Returns'' as Rahul on A ...

, Indian actor *

Siddharth Haldipur Siddharth Haldipur is an Indian singer and music director. He is a part of the Sangeet-Siddharth music director duo. The duo has given music for prominent Hindi as well as Marathi movies. In their few years of music direction, the duo has comp ...

, music director and composer *

Siddhartha Jadhav Siddhartha Ramchandra Jadhav (born 23 October 1981) is an Indian actor, entertainer and comedian from Sewri, Maharashtra. He has acted in television, Marathi and Hindi films. He has acted in several Bollywood movies like '' Golmaal'' and ''Go ...

(born 1981), Marathi film actor *

Siddharth Kak Siddharth Kak is an Indian documentary maker, television producer, and presenter, best known as the producer and presenter of Surabhi (1990–2001). Subsequently, Kak established the 'Surabhi Foundation' with the assistance of Ford Foundation ...

, Indian documentary maker, television producer and presenter *

Siddharth Koirala Siddharth Koirala ( ne, सिद्धार्थ कोइराला) is a Nepalese film actor, and the younger brother of Bollywood actress of Nepali origin, Manisha Koirala, best known for playing the lead in Manish Jha's Indian film ...

, film actor *

Siddharth Lama Siddarth Lama ( ne, सिद्धार्थ लामा) (born 1985; Pokhara, Nepal) is a Nepali film actor. Outside Nepal he is best known for his memorable role as the Rimpoche in the Malayalam film '' Yoddha'' (1992). He has since play ...

(born 1985), Nepali film actor *

Sidharth Malhotra Sidharth Malhotra (; born 16 January 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He began his career as a fashion model, but left it to pursue an acting career. He made his acting debut with a minor role in the television serial ''Dhart ...

(born 1985), Indian film actor * Siddharth Mallya (born 1987), Indian-American aspiring actor *

Siddharth Mahadevan Siddharth Mahadevan is an Indian film composer who is known for his songs in the film '' Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'' in which he sang "Zinda" and the rock version of the title song "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag". Career Mahadevan got further acclaim for th ...

, Indian playback singer and composer *

Siddharth Menon (actor) Siddharth Menon (born 19 May 1989) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his roles in '' Loev'' (2015), '' Rajwade and Sons'' (2015) and ''Karwaan'' (2018). Early life Menon was born to Malayali parents. He was ...

(born 1989), Indian actor * Siddharth Menon (born 1989), Indian playback singer *

Siddharth Nigam Siddharth Nigam is an Indian actor who works in Indian television and films. He is known for his role as young Sahir and Samar in ''Dhoom 3'', young Mauryan prince Ashoka in Colors TV's ''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat'', Prince Bindusara in Sta ...

(born 2000), Indian teen actor *

Siddhartha Mukherjee Siddhartha Mukherjee (born 21 July 1970) is an Indian-American physician, biologist, and author. He is best known for his 2010 book, '' The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer'', that won notable literary prizes including the 2011 Pu ...

(born 1970), winner of 2011 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction *

Siddharth Ray Siddharth Ray (19 July 1963– 8 March 2004), born Sushant Ray, was a film actor in Hindi and Marathi films. He also appeared in a few south Indian films. He was the grandson of filmmaker V. Shantaram. Personal life Siddharth Ray was born i ...

(1963-2004), Indian film actor * Siddharth Sanghvi (born 1977), Indian author *

Siddhartha Shankar Ray Siddhartha Shankar Ray (20 October 1920 – 6 November 2010) was an Indian lawyer, diplomat and Indian National Congress politician from West Bengal. In his political career he held a number of offices, including Union Minister of Education (1 ...

(1920–2010), Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress * Siddharth Nath Singh, Indian politician *

Sidhartha Siva Sidhartha Siva (born 5 May 1985) is an Indian film director, producer, actor, screenwriter and lyricist, who works in Malayalam cinema. Early life His hometown is Kaviyoor in Kerala. He is the son of filmmaker Kaviyoor Sivaprasad. Film career ...

(born 1985), Malayalam film actor, director and scenarist *

Sidharth Shukla Sidharth Shukla (12 December 1980 – 2 September 2021) was an Indian actor, host and model who appeared in Hindi television and films. He was known for his roles in ''Balika Vadhu'', '' Broken But Beautiful 3'' and ''Dil Se Dil Tak''.. He em ...

(born 1980-2021), Indian film actor *

Siddharth Sinha Siddharth Sinha (born 1978) is an Indian film maker, whose Bhojpuri short film, '' Udedh Bun'' (2008), won Silver Bear at 58th Berlin International Film Festival 2008, the first ever such award in the history of Bhojpuri cinema and 2008 National ...

(born 1978), Indian film maker *

Siddharth Suchde Siddharth Suchde (born 20 January 1985, in Mumbai) is a professional squash player from India. He grew up in India, Scotland and Switzerland. He studied in Cathedral School in Bombay and completed his high school education from Merchiston Cast ...

(born 1985), professional squash player from India *

Siddharth Trivedi Siddharth Kishorkumar Trivedi (born 4 September 1982) is an Indian cricketer who represented Gujarat. Currently, he plays for Saurashtra cricket team on his return to domestic circuit. Domestic career Trivedi is right-handed batsman and a rig ...

(born 1982), Indian cricketer who represents Gujarat *

Siddharth Varadarajan Siddharth Varadarajan (born 1965) is a journalist and editor in India. He was a former editor of the English language national daily ''The Hindu'', and is one of the founding editors of the Indian digital news portal The Wire (India), ''The Wi ...

(born 1965), Strategic Affairs Editor of ''The Hindu'' and editor of ''Gujarat: The Making of a Tragedy'' * Siddharth Venugopal (born 1985), actor

Surname

* Manimaran Siddharth (born 1998), Indian cricketer *

Nikhil Siddharth Nikhil Siddhartha (born 1 June 1985) is an Indian actor of the Telugu film industry. He played minor roles in various films before being cast in ''Happy Days'' (2007) as one of the four male leads. The film was successful and became his breakth ...

(born 1985), actor in the Telugu film industry in India

Fictional characters

* Siddharth aka Appu, main protagonist in ''

Raajakumara ''Raajakumara'' () is a 2017 Indian Kannada language action drama film written and directed by Santhosh Ananddram and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the Hombale Films banner. It stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Priya Anand in lead roles. Apart fro ...

'', portrayed by Puneeth Rajkumar * Siddhartha “Sid” Pakam, a character in the Netflix series '' Grand Army''

Other

* SIDDHARTA, an experiment at

DAFNE ''Dafne'' is the earliest known work that, by modern standards, could be considered an opera. The libretto by Ottavio Rinuccini survives complete; the mostly lost music was completed by Jacopo Peri, but at least two of the six surviving fragment ...

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