Babu''Babu'' is a common

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

in India, also found in other cultures.

Notable people with this name

Jagapati Babu Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. ...

, Indian film actor *

Fazlur Rahman Babu Fazlur Rahman Babu (born 22 August 1960) is a Bangladeshi actor and singer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor 4 times for his roles in the films ''Shonkhonaad'' (2004), '' Meyeti Ekhon Kothay Jabe'' (2017), '' Fagu ...

, Bangladeshi actor *

DJ Babu Chris Oroc a.k.a. Melvin Babu (born September 17, 1974), better known as DJ Babu or DJ Babu the Dilated Junkie, is a Filipino-American DJ and producer. He is a member of the hip hop trio Dilated Peoples, with Rakaa Iriscience and Evidence an ...

, Filipino-American DJ and member of Dilated Peoples * N. Chandrababu Naidu (often referred to as 'Babu'), Indian politician *

Ram Kishore Shukla Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla (Pronounced ; Rām Kiśōr Śukla) (4 September 1923 – 11 December 2003) was an Indian politician and an activist for Indian independence. He represented Socialist Party and the Indian National Congress as an M.L ...

, Indian National Congress Leader *

Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor, producer, media personality, and philanthropist who works mainly in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 25 films, and won several accolades including, eight Nandi Awar ...

, Indian actor * Babu, first bishop of Nisibis, succeeded by Jacob of Nisibis *

Prasad Babu Prasad Babu is an Indian actor who acts in predominantly Telugu films and also TV serials. Filmography * '' Punadhirallu'' * '' Anthuleni Katha'' * ''Mana Voori Pandavulu'' (1978) * ''I Love You'' (1979) * ''Aarani Mantalu'' (1980) * '' Bobb ...

, South Indian film actor, who acted in Telugu and Tamil films * D. Babu Paul (born 1941), former member of the Indian Administrative Service * B. Santosh Babu, Indian Army officer *

D. Suresh Babu Daggubati Suresh Babu (born 24 December 1958) is an Indian film producer, studio owner and distributor who serves as the managing director of Suresh Productions. In 2012, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Nagireddy–Chakrapani National Awar ...

, Indian film producer *

Nagendra Babu Konidela Nagendra "Naga" Babu (born 29 October 1961) is an Indian actor and producer who works in Telugu cinema. As a producer, he won one National Film Award and two Nandi Awards. Acting career Nagendra Babu acts mainly in supporting role ...

, Indian film actor and producer * Babu Ram Mandial, Indian politician *

Babu Mohan Pally Babu Mohan known as Babu Mohanis an Indian actor and politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He prominently works in Telugu films as a comedian and is a former Minister for Labour in Andhra Pradesh. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Co ...

, Indian film comedian *

Babu Namboothiri Babu Namboothiri (born 12 August 1947) is a retired Chemistry Professor and Head Of Department of Deva Mata College Kuravilangad and an Indian film and TV actor who has starred in more than 100 Malayalam films and various serials. He is famous ...

, Indian film actor in Malayalam movies *

Babu Antony Babu Antony (born 22 February 1966) is an Indian-American actor and martial artist, who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in several Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Sinhalese, Hindi and English films. He started his career doing a ...

, Indian film actor in Malayalam movies *

Babu Janardhanan Babu Janardhanan is an Indian screenwriter and director, known for Malayalam films. Biography Personal life He was born at Changanassery, Kerala, as the son of Mr. Janardanan and Mrs. Pankajakshi. Babu Janardhanan did his schooling at Madapp ...

, Indian film director in Malayalam movies *

Babu Narayanan Babu Narayanan (1959 29 June 2019) was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam film industry. He directed more than 25 Malayalam movies. He was a popular Malayalam movie director during the 1990s. Together with P. Anil, he directed p ...

, Indian film director in Malayalam movies *

Idavela Babu Ammanath Babu Chandran (born 11 August 1963), better known by his stage name Edavela Babu, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his acting debut in 1982 with ''Idavela'', from which he got his stage name. Since then, he ...

, Indian film actor in Malayalam movies ;As a nickname *

Anderson Rodney de Oliveira Anderson or Andersson may refer to: Companies * Anderson (Carriage), a company that manufactured automobiles from 1907 to 1910 * Anderson Electric, an early 20th-century electric car * Anderson Greenwood, an industrial manufacturer * Anderson ...

, known as 'Babù', Brazilian footballer * Pablo Marquez, Ecuadorian wrestler with the ring name 'Babu' *

K. D. Singh Kunwar Digvijay Singh (2 February 1922 – 27 March 1978), popularly known as "Babu", was an Indian field hockey player. He was born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. He is widely known for his mesmerising passing ability and is considered by ...

, Indian hockey player nicknamed 'Babu' *

Babu Bajrangi Babubhai Patel, known by his alias Babu Bajrangi, is a leader of the Gujarat-wing of the Bajrang Dal, a Hindu right wing organization in India. He was a central figure during the 2002 Gujarat violence. He was sentenced to life term imprisonmen ...

, a criminal from India, responsible for the deaths of many people in 2002.

Fictional characters

Babu Bhatt This is a list of characters who appeared on '' Seinfeld''. This list features only characters who appeared in multiple episodes; those that appeared in only one are not included here. Primary characters Jerry Seinfeld George Costanza Elain ...

, Pakistani character on the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' * Babu, character in ''Jeannie'' (TV series) * Baby Babu, fake baby monkey adopted by "The Creatures, LLC" * Babu Rao Ganpat Rao Apte, a character in Comedy Film series,

Hera Pheri (film series) ''Hera Pheri'' () is a series of Indian comedy films. The first film is directed by Priyadarshan and produced by A.G. Nadiadwala, the second film was directed by Neeraj Vora while third will be directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Firo ...

played by

Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works notably in Hindi films, and Telugu, and a few Gujarati and a few Tamil films. He has appeared in over 240 films and is the recipien ...

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