Saxena is an Indian surname primarily found in northern and Central India. Kayastha in origin, it derives from the Sanskrit word ''sakhisena'' meaning “friend of the army”.

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Abha Saxena Abha Saxena is a bioethicist and global health specialist. She was trained as an anesthesiologist, and practiced medicine for several years before moving to the World Health Organization in 2001. There she was heavily involved in bioethics work, ...

, the Coordinator of the Global Health Ethics Unit of the WHO in Geneva *

Abhishek Saxena Abhishek Saxena (Film Director) is an Indian Bollywood and Punjabi film director who directed the movie Phullu. The Phullu movie was released in theaters on 16 June 2017, in which film Sharib Hashmi is the lead role. Apart from these, he has als ...

, Indian Bollywood and Punjabi film director * Anuraag Saxena, Indian activist, commentator and founder of the India Pride Project *

Anuj Saxena Anuj Saxena is an Indian actor, model, producer, and businessman. Saxena made his acting debut in the Sony TV soap opera '' Kkusum'' in 2001 and has appeared in eleven TV serials including ''Karm'', ''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan ''Kumk ...

(born 1967), Indian producer *

Arvind Saxena Arvind Saxena (born 8 August 1955) is an Indian civil servant and is the former chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). A 1978-batch officer, he served in the Indian Postal Service for 10 years, before joining the Research and A ...

(born 1955), Indian chairman of the Union Public Service Commission *

Ashutosh Saxena Ashutosh Saxena is an Indian-American computer scientist, researcher, and entrepreneur known for his contributions to the field of artificial intelligence and robotics. His research interests include deep learning, robotics, and 3-dimensional co ...

, Indian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur *

Avadh Saxena Avadh B. Saxena is an American physicist and currently the Group Leader of Physics of Condensed Matter and Complex Systems Group (T-4) at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, United States. His contributions cover a range of topics inc ...

, the American Group Leader of Physics of Condensed Matter and Complex Systems Group (T-4) at Los Alamos National Laboratory *

Banarsi Prasad Saxena Banarsi Prasad Saxena (aka Banarsi Prasad Saksena) was a historian associated with Allahabad University. Saksena was awarded a PhD by University of London, School of Oriental Studies in 1931. He later became head of the departments of history in ...

, Indian historian * Girish Chandra Saxena, former governor of Jammu and Kashmir *

Gopaldas Neeraj Gopaldas Neeraj (popularly known as Neeraj; 4 January 1925 – 19 July 2018) was an Indian poet and author of Hindi literature. He was also a poet of Hindi Kavi sammelan (Poets Meet). He was born in the village of Puravali, near Mahewa in Eta ...

, Indian poet and author *

Gunjan Saxena Gunjan Saxena (born 1975) is an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and former helicopter pilot. She joined the IAF in 1996 and is a 1999 Kargil War veteran. She is one of the first women to fly in a combat zone. One of her main roles during the Ka ...

, Indian Airforce Officer *

Harshit Saxena Harshit Saxena (born 21 August 1985) is an Indian playback singer and composer. His debut was as music director for the ''Murder 2'' film. Saxena won the Upcoming Music Composer Award in 2012 at Music Mirchi Awards for his song "Haal-E-Dil" fr ...

(born 1985), Indian singer and composer *

Harshita Saxena Harshita Saxena is the winner of Pantaloons Femina Miss India International 2009 title, after being crowned third runner-up at Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 in Mumbai on 5 April 2009. She represented India at Miss International 2009 on 28 Nov ...

, the winner of Pantaloons Femina Miss India International 2009 title * Iresh Saxena (born 1984), Bengal cricketer * Jalaj Sahai Saxena (born 1986), Indian cricketer * Jatin Sahay Saxena (born 1982), Indian first-class cricketer * K. P. Saxena (1932-2013), Hindi satirist and writer * Krishna Gopal Saxena (1912–2003), Indian homoeopathic physician *

Manisha Saxena Manisha Saxena is an Indian model and television actress. She is known for MTV India's reality show '' MTV Love School''. She appeared in the movie ''Wajah Tum Ho'' (2016). In 2017 she portrayed the role of Isha Singh on '' Pehredaar Piya Ki''. ...

(born 1993), Indian model and television actress * N. C. Saxena, Indian member of the Planning Commission and of the National Advisory Council * Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 1969), Indian poet and author * Neha Saxena, an Indian television actress * Neha Saxena, a film actress who acts mainly Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu, Hindi language films *

Nitin Saxena Nitin Saxena (born 3 May 1981Saxena's CV at University of Bonn
) is ...

, Indian computer scientist *

Parag Saxena Parag Saxena (Hindi: पराग सक्सेना; born 27 April 1955) is an Indian investment manager that is Co-Founder and General Partner of Vedanta Capital. Early life and education Saxena earned a B.Tech from the Indian Institute o ...

(born 1955), Hindi Founding General Partner and CEO of New Silk Route * PN Saxena (1925-1999), Indian academic and founder Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College * Poonam Kishore Saxena (born 1953), Indian Director General of the Income Tax Investigation agency *

Rajan Saxena Rajan Saxena is an Indian management expert, academic & writer. He is a former Vice-Chancellor of the SVKM's NMIMS, a deemed university in Mumbai, a former Director of Indian Institute of Management, Indore, S. P. Jain Institute of Management ...

, Indian management academic and the Vice-Chancellor of the SVKM's NMIM deemed university in Mumbai * Rajan Saxena (physician), Indian Dean of the Surgical Gastroenterology Department at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Lucknow *

Rakesh Saxena Rakesh Saxena (born 13 July 1952, at Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India) is an Indian convicted criminal, financier and trader in the Derivative (finance), derivatives market. He is accused of embezzlement in the 1990s from his work as treasury advi ...

(born 1952), Indian convicted criminal, financier and trader *

Ramesh Saxena Ramesh Chand Saxena (20 September 1944 – 16 August 2011) was an Indian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1967. He was a great batsman in the Bihar Ranji Team and was a mentor to many upcoming cricketers from Bihar and Jharkhand. Life ...

(1944-2011), Indian cricketer *

Sapan Saxena Sapan Saxena (born April 5, 1985) is an Indian author, best known for his novels ''Finders, Keepers'', UNNS-The Captivation and ''The Tenth Riddle'' Early life and education Sapan was born on April 5, 1985 at Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. His fathe ...

, Indian author, best known for his novel

Finders, Keepers (Saxena novel) ''Finders, Keepers'' is a novel by Sapan Saxena. The story takes place across the Indian subcontinent starting from the holy town of Allahabad. It visits several holy sites in India. The story takes place at various places of spiritual importanc ...

UNNS-The Captivation ''UNNS — The Captivation'' is a 2017 novel by Sapan Saxena. Background Saxena had initially decided to write a sequel to his first book ''Finders, Keepers'', but was persuaded by his family to write a romance novel. The story depicts two lover ...

Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (15 September 1927 – 23 September 1983) was a Hindi writer, poet, columnist and playwright. He was one of the seven poets who first published in one of the " Tar Saptaks", which ushered in the ‘Prayogvaad’ (Experiment ...

(1927-2003), Indian Hindi Poet * Saumitra Saxena (born 1976), United States based poet of Indian origin *

Sharat Saxena Sharat Saxena (born 17 August 1950) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films along with Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in more than 250 Bollywood films. Saxena started his career in the early 1970s and has mainly played su ...

, Indian actor * Shekhar Saxena, recipient of the 2017 Leon Eisenberg Award *

Shibban Lal Saxena Shibban Lal Saxena (हिन्दी:- शिब्बन लाल सक्सेना, 1906-1984) was a former Indian politician and freedom fighter. He was son of late Shri Chhotey Lal Saksena and his uncles were late Shri Shyam Sunder L ...

, Indian politician and Freedom Fighter *

Sushil Kumar Saxena Sushil Kumar Saxena is an Indian musicologist, academic, scholar and the author of several books on music, philosophy and aesthetics. He is a former member of the faculty of the University of Delhi and has served the University Court as a membe ...

, Indian musicologist, academic and scholar * Vijay Saxena (1968-1994), Indian actor * Vineet Ashokkumar Saxena (born 1980), Indian cricketer *

Virendra Saxena Virendra Saxena (born 23 November 1951) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi theatre, film, and television. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Saxena is known for his character roles as well as his unique voice. He has acted in ...

, Indian actor * W. Hansraj Saxena, former Deputy Managing Director of Sun Pictures *

Vinai Kumar Saxena Vinai Kumar Saxena (born 23 March 1958) is the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi since 26 May 2022, appointed by BJP led Union Government. On 25 October 2015 he was appointed as the Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission, an Organizat ...

, Lieutenant governor of NCT Delhi * Aakash Saxena, MLA from Rampur * Prem Behari Narain Raizada, Indian calligrapher * Arun Kumar Saxena, Minister of Zoological Garden & Climate Change

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