Ajay, also transliterated as Ajai (

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: ; or ) is an Indian masculine given name originating in

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' "unconquered", "unsurpassed", "invincible". A related name is Ajit.

People with the name

Arts

* Ajai Sahni, Indian author * Ajai Sanders (born 1967), American actress and comedian *

Ajay (actor) Ajay Ravuri is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu and a few Tamil films. Career Ajay played negative roles in several films including '' Vikramarkudu'' (2006) and '' Arya 2'' (2009). He played the lead in two films in 2009: '' Aa ...

, Indian actor prominent in Telugu cinema * Ajay Chabra (born 1970), British actor, director, and producer *

Ajay Devgn Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director, and producer. One of the most prolific actors of Hindi cinema, Devgn has appeared in over Ajay Devgn filmography, 100 films and ha ...

(born 1969), Indian actor, director, and producer * Ajay Devaloka, Indian film editor and director *

Ajay Fry Ajay Fry (born Ajay Jack Fry, 17 June 1983) is a Canadian comedian, television personality and producer who grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, best known as host on the official Orphan Black after show ''After the Black'' on BBC America, and the Canad ...

(born 1983), Canadian TV host & personality * Ajay Gogavale (born 1976), member of Indian musical duo Ajay-Atul * Ajay Mehta, Indian-American actor * Ajay Monga (born 1968), Indian writer and film director *

Ajey Nagar Ajey Nagar (; born 12 June 1999), better known as CarryMinati, is an Indian YouTuber, streamer and rapper. He is known for his roasting videos, comedic skits and reactions to various online topics on his channel ''CarryMinati''. His other chann ...

(born 1999), Indian YouTuber and streamer * Ajay Nagrath (born 1986), Indian actor *

Ajay Naidu Ajay Kalahastri Naidu (born February 12, 1972) is an American actor and director best known for playing Samir in ''Office Space''. He also made guest appearances in such critically acclaimed television shows as ''The West Wing'' and ''The Sopran ...

(born 1972), American actor * Ajay Navaria (born 1972), Indian author * Ajay Nayyar (born 1982), British-Indian actor and filmmaker * Ajay Pohankar (born 1947), Indian vocalist * Ajay Rao (born 1980), Indian actor *

Ajay Rathnam Ajay Rathnam is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil films and serials apart from few Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. He is known for his supporting and negative roles and has acted in over 300 movies. Standing at ...

, Indian actor * Ajay Rochester (born 1969), Australian actress and author *

Ajay Sastry Ajay Sastry (26 July 1974 – 2 August 2024) was an Indian film director and writer who directed his maiden film called ''Nenu Meeku Telusa'' (2008). Life and career His journey started with a short film called "12" (Baarah) that was produce ...

(born 1974), Indian writer and film director

Business

* Ajai Chowdhry (born 1950), Indian entrepreneur * Ajay Goyal (born 1965), Indian entrepreneur * Ajay Kalsi, Indian billionaire * Mathew Martoma (born 1974 as Ajai Mathew Mariamdani Thomas), American hedge fund portfolio manager, convicted of insider trading * Ajay Piramal (born 1955), Indian businessman * Ajay S. Shriram, Indian businessman * Ajay Tamta (born 1972), Indian politician * Ajay Vidyasagar (born 1969), Indian TV executive

Politics and government

* Ajay Agarwal, Indian lawyer and politician * Ajay Bhatt (politician), Indian politician * Ajay Chakraborty (born 1943), Indian politician * Ajay Chandrakar (born 1963), Indian politician * Ajay Chhibber, Indian cabinet minister and UN official *

Ajay Daby Ajay Chattradhari Daby (अजय छट्रधारी द॓बी) is a barrister and the former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Mauritius from 1983 to 1990. He did his secondary schooling at the Royal College of Curepipe. Called t ...

(born 1955), Mauritian politician * Ajay Dutt (born 1976), Indian politician * Ajay Kapoor (politician) (born 1967), Indian politician * Ajay Kumar (civil servant) (born 1962), Indian Administrative Service officer and current Defence Production Secretary of India * Ajay Kumar Mishra (born 1960), Indian politician *

Ajay Maken Ajay Maken (born 12 January 1964) is a politician from the Indian National Congress party. He is the treasurer of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC). A three time member of the Parliament ...

(born 1964), Indian politician * Ajai Malhotra (born 1953), Indian diplomat * Ajay Maroo (born 1958), Indian politician * Ajay Nishad (born 1966), Indian politician * Ajay Rai, Indian politician * Ajay Sancheti (born 1965), Indian politician *

Ajai Singh Lieutenant General Ajai Singh PVSM, AVSM (20 November 1934 – 18 April 2023) was a general officer of the Indian Army Armoured Corps and an administrator, serving as the Governor of Assam from 2003 to 2008, and as the chairman of the North E ...

(born 1935), Indian governor * Ajay Singh Chautala (born 1961), Indian politician * Ajay Singh Yadav (born 1958), Indian politician

Science and medicine

* Ajay Bhatt (born 1957), Indian-American computer architect * Ajay K. Sood (born 1951), Indian physicist *

Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar Ajay Kumar Kakkar, Baron Kakkar (born 28 April 1964) is an emeritus professor of surgery at University College London and life peer. Early life and education Ajay Kakkar was born in 1964 in Dartford to professor of vascular surgery Vijay Kakkar ...

(born 1964), British surgeon

Sports

* Ajay Baines (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player *

Ajay Chavan This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, list A or Twenty20 cricket for Maharashtra cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Players in bol ...

(born 1977), Indian cricketer * Ajay Dubé (born 1960), Canadian Olympic field hockey player *

Ajay Jadeja Ajaysinhji Jadeja ( born 1 February 1971), known as Ajay Jadeja, is an Indian former professional cricketer. He was a regular member of the Indian cricket team in the One Day International (ODI) format between 1992 and 2000. He played fifteen ...

(born 1971), Indian cricketer * Ajay Jayaram (born 1987), Indian badminton player * Ajay Khabra (born 1995), Canadian soccer player * Ajay Lalcheta (born 1983), Omani cricketer * Ajay Ratra (born 1981), Indian cricketer *

Ajay Sharma Ajay Kumar Sharma () (born 3 April 1964) is a former Indian cricketer. Sharma was a prolific run-maker in first-class cricket, mainly for Delhi, scoring over 10,000 runs, at an average of 67.46. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the ...

(born 1964), Indian cricketer * Ajay Thakur (born 1986), Indian kabaddi player * Ajay Varma (Bengal cricketer) (born 26 December 1963) * Ajay Varma (Kerala cricketer) (born 18 February 1963)

Others

* Ajai Shukla, Indian Army officer and journalist * Ajay Ahuja (1963–1999), Indian Air Force officer * Ajay Gudavarthy, Indian political theorist, analyst, and columnist * Ajay Kumar (disambiguation), several people * Ajai Lall, Indian missionary * Ajay Singh (disambiguation), several people * Ajay Skaria, American academic * Ajay Prasad, American Vegetarian and Second Year Medical Student

Fictional characters

* Ajay Ghale, protagonist of the video game ''Far Cry 4'' * Ajay Kapoor (''Neighbours''), from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Ajay Sidhu, from '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' * Ajay Bains, from ''

Postman Pat ''Postman Pat'' is a British stop motion animated television series, animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a Mail carrier, postman who works for the Royal ...

'' *Ajay Kumar, from ''

Jehanabad - Of Love & War ''Jehanabad - Of Love & War'' is a SonyLIV Original, crime thriller streaming on Sony LIV, helmed by show-runner Sudhir Mishra and produced by Studio NEXT. The show has been directed by Rajeev Barnwal and Satyanshu Singh. Rajeev has also wr ...

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