Narayana (Also rendered Narayane, Narayanan, Narain, Narayankar or Narine) (from Sanskrit नारायण, ''nārāyaṇá'', literally "eternal man") is an Indian name. It is identical in form to the name of the deity

Narayana Narayana (Sanskrit: नारायण, IAST: ''Nārāyaṇa'') is one of the forms and names of Vishnu, who is in yogic slumber under the celestial waters, referring to the masculine principle. He is also known as Purushottama, and is consi ...

, another name for Vishnu. The name Narayana is predominantly used in South India especially among Kannada,

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

, Malayalam and

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

speakers.

Notable persons

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Suryanarayana (disambiguation) Suryanarayan, Suryanarayana or Surya Narayana is the name of Hindu Sun God Surya. It is also a common Indian name. * Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy, Parliamentarian and leader of the Dalit movement * Kommareddi Suryanarayana, Indian Parliamentarian. * ...

Narayana Rao (disambiguation) Narayana Rao or Narayanarao may refer to: *Dasari Narayana Rao (1942–2017), Telugu film director and Parliamentarian *G. V. Narayana Rao (born 1953), Telugu film/TV actor, producer *C. H. Narayana Rao Indian film actor (1937–1984), producer *Ch ...

Narayana Murthy (disambiguation) Narayana Murthy may refer to: * N. R. Narayana Murty, Indian industrialist, software engineer and founder and Chairman Emeritus of Infosys Technologies Limited * R. Narayana Murthy R. Narayana Murthy (born 31 December 1954), also known as Peo ...

* Narayana Reddy (disambiguation) * Narayana Pandit, mathematician *

Narayana Pillai (disambiguation) Narayana Pillai may refer to: *M. P. Narayana Pillai, Indian writer * Naraina Pillai, Singaporean businessman *Paravur T. K. Narayana Pillai Paravoor Thazhathuveettil Krishnan Kartha Narayana Pillai (25 March 1890 – 23 June 1971) was an ...

Narayan

* Narayan (actor), Indian film actor * Narayan (writer), Indian writer * Aditya Narayan, Indian television show host *

Alison R.H. Narayan Alison Rae Hardin Narayan (born 1984) is an American chemist and the William R. Roush assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Additionally, she is a research a ...

, American chemistry professor *

Anand Narayan Anand Narayan (born 4 October 1985) is a yoga trainer, television personality and playback singer from Kerala, India. He hosted ''Josco Indian Voice'', a music reality show on Mazhavil Manorama. Early years and personal life Narayan is from ...

, Indian television personality *

Badri Narayan Badri Narayan (22 July 1929 – 23 September 2013) was an Indian artist, illustrator, author and story-teller. Narayan began painting with no formal training, and his first public showing was in 1949, followed by a solo show in 1954. He had o ...

, Indian artist * Brij Narayan, Indian sarod player *

Irene Jai Narayan Irene Jai Narayan (23 February 1932 – 29 July 2011) was an Indian-born teacher and politician, who had a significant influence on politics in Fiji. She came to Fiji in 1959 after marrying Jai Narayan, a well known school Principal in Suva, a ...

, Fiji Indian politician *

Jagaddipendra Narayan Sir Jagaddipendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur, (15 December 1915 – 11 April 1970) was Maharaja of Cooch-Behar, in India. He served in British forces during World War II and ceded full ruling powers to the Government of India in 1949. Early li ...

, Maharaja of Cooch Behar * Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian independence activist and politician * Jayaprakash Narayan (Lok Satta), Indian politician * Justin Narayan, Australian youth pastor and chef *

Kalanidhi Narayanan Kalanidhi Narayanan (7 December 1928 – 21 February 2016) was an Indian dancer and teacher of Indian classical dance form of Bharatnatyam, who was the early non-devadasi girl to learn the dance form and perform it on stage in the 1930s and 194 ...

(1928 – 2016), Indian dancer and dance teacher *

Kirin Narayan Kirin Narayan (born November 1959) is an Indian-born American anthropologist, folklorist and writer. Early life, education, and career Narayan is the daughter of Narayan Ramji Contractor, a civil engineer from Nashik, and Didi Contractor, Didi K ...

, Indian-born American author and folklorist *

Kunwar Narayan Kunwar Narayan (19 September 1927 – 15 November 2017) was a poet in Indian literature in Hindi.

, Indian poet * Manu Narayan, American actor * Nara Narayan, ruler of Koch kingdom *

Opendra Narayan Opendra "Bill" Narayan (November 28, 1936 – December 24, 2007) was an HIV/AIDS researcher at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the University of Kansas Medical Center. A veterinarian, Narayan researched animal models of HIV. His focus on fi ...

, Indian-American AIDS researcher *

Paresh Narayan Professor Paresh Kumar Narayan (born 1977), is an academic of Fiji Indian origin, who was Australia's youngest Professor of Finance, and is now at Monash University. Early life and education The eldest of three brothers, the others being Nilesh ...

, Fiji Indian academic * Prema Narayan, Indian actress and dancer *

R. K. Narayan Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001) was an Indian writer known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mul ...

, Indian novelist. * Rajee Narayan, Indian dancer and musician *

Ram Narayan Ram Narayan (; born 25 December 1927), often referred to with the title Pandit, is an Indian musician who popularised the bowed instrument ''sarangi'' as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music and became the first international ...

, Indian sarangi player * Ramesh Narayan, Indian classical singer * Rudy Narayan, British barrister *

Shoba Narayan Shoba Narayan is an Indian author, journalist and columnist. She wrote the award-winning ''Monsoon Diary: A Memoir with Recipes'' (2003). She is the author of four books. Biography She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Wome ...

, Indian journalist *

Shovana Narayan Shovana Narayan is a recognised Indian Kathak dancer and a career officer with Indian Audit and Accounts Service. She performs in India and internationally, and has been awarded the Padma Shri. She trained under Birju Maharaj. Early life and ...

, Indian Kathak dancer *

Siddharth Narayan 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 ...

, Indian actor and singer * Udit Narayan, Indian Playback singer *

Uma Narayan Uma Narayan (born 16 April 1958) is an Indian feminist scholar and a current professor of philosophy at Vassar College on the Andrew W. Mellon Chair of Humanities. Narayan's work focuses on the epistemology of the inequities involving postcolo ...

, Indian feminist scholar

Narain

Narain (actor) Sunil Kumar, known by his stage name Narain, is an Indian actor, who has starred in Malayalam and Tamil films. He made his debut in Adoor Gopalakrishnan's ''Nizhalkuthu'' (2002), followed by performances in Malayalam films '' 4 the People'' (20 ...

, Indian actor *

A.K. Narain Awadh Kishore Narain (A. K. Narain, 28 May 1925 – 10 July 2013) was an Indian historian, numismatist and archaeologist, who published and lectured extensively on the subjects related to South and Central Asia. He was well known for his boo ...

, Indian historian * Arunesh Narain Sharma, Civil servant officer * Govind Narain (1916-2012), a leading civil servant * Narain Karthikeyan, Indian former Formula One and A1GP driver *

Nicole Narain Nicole Narain (born July 28, 1974) is an American model, actress and Playboy Playmate of Afro-Caribbean descent. Career She was chosen as ''Playboy'''s Playboy Playmate, Playmate of the Month in January 2002 and has appeared in numerous List ...

, American model and actress * Raj Narain (1917-1986), Indian politician * Anish Narain, Nicki Minaj enthusiast * Ruchi Narain, Indian film director and screenwriter *

Sase Narain Sase Narain (27 January 1925 – 25 August 2020) was a Guyanese politician and lawyer. He served as List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Guyana, Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana from 1971 to 1992, becoming the longest serving ...

(1925–2020), Guyanese politician and lawyer *

Sathi Narain Sir Sathi Narain KBE (1919 - 19 October 1989) was a Fiji Indian businessman who built a construction and shipping business. Family background His parents had arrived in Fiji as indentured labourers abroad the S.S. Ganges on 21 February 1913 a ...

(1919-1989), Fiji Indian businessman *

Sunita Narain Sunita Narain (born 1961) is an Indian environmentalist and political activist as well as a major proponent of the Green concept of sustainable development. Narain is director general of the India-based research institute for the Centre for Sci ...

, Indian environmentalist and political activist *

Vineet Narain Vineet Narain (born 1956) is an Indian journalist, anti-corruption activist and conservator of heritage. His exposure of the 1990s Jain Hawala scandal led him to use a public interest petition to apply pressure on the Central Bureau of Investiga ...

, Indian journalist and activist * Late Maharaj Kumar

Basant Narain Singh Maharaj Kumar Dr. Basant Narain Singh (b. at Padma Lakshmi Nivas Palace, Hazaribagh District, April 9, 1918) was an Indian politician and a member of the 7th Lok Sabha representing Hazaribagh (Lok Sabha constituency) of Bihar State. Education a ...

, Member of the 7th loksabha of India and of the ruling family of Ramgarh Raj *

Yogendra Narain Yogendra Narain (born 26 June 1942) is a 1965 batch retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. He is a former Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha. He also served as the Defence Secretary of India, Chief Secre ...

, IAS officer

Narayanan

K. R. Narayanan Kocheril Raman Narayanan (27 October 1921 – 9 November 2005) was an Indian statesman, diplomat, academic, and politician who served as the 9th vice president of India, Vice President of India from 1992 to 1997 and 10th President of India fr ...

, the tenth President of the Republic of India * Narayanankutty, Indian film actor in Malayalam movies * Mayankote Kelath Narayanan, National Security Advisor (NSA) to the Prime Minister of India

Notable persons

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