Anil ( sa, अनिल) is an Indian masculine given name originating in the name of the Vedic deity Anila. It means wind in the Sanskrit language. Notable persons with this name include: *

Anil Ambani Anil Dhirubhai Ambani (born 4 June 1959) is an Indian businessman. He was the chairman of Reliance Group (also known as Reliance ADA Group), which was created in July 2006 following a demerger from Reliance Industries Limited. He leads a numb ...

(born 1959), Indian business baron * Anil Baijal, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi *

Anil Baluni Anil Baluni (born 2 December 1970) is an Indian politician and National Chief Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party. On 10 March 2018 he was nominated as candidate for the Rajya Sabha from Uttarakhand. He was born in Pauri Garhwal of Uttar ...

, Indian politician and national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party * Anil Basu (born 1946), Indian politician and a former member of the Communist Party of India * Anil Bhardwaj (born 1967), Director of the Physical Research Laboratory *

Anil Bhoyrul Anil Bhoyrul (born Mauritius, May 1966) is a British business journalist who was convicted of breaching the Financial Services Act 1986 in the 'City Slickers' share tipping scandal of 1999-2000. After writing for the Sunday Express, he joined ' ...

, British journalist *

Anil Bordia Anil Bordia was an Indian educationist, social activist and former civil servant, widely respected for his contributions to the Indian education sector. The Government of India honoured him, in 2010, with Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilia ...

(1934–2012), Indian educationist * Anil Chatterjee (1929–1998), Indian film actor * Anil Chaudhary (born 1965), Indian cricket umpire *

Anil Chitrakar Anil Chitrakar ( ne, अनिल चित्रकार), is a social entrepreneur. He was recognized as one of the 100 "Global Leaders for Tomorrow" at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 1993. He is the founder of the Environmental Camps fo ...

(born 1961), Nepalese social entrepreneur * Anil Dalpat (born 1963), Pakistani cricketer * Anil Dash (born 1975), American blogger, entrepreneur, and technologist * Anil Devgan (born 1949), Indian film director * Anil Dhawan, Indian film actor *

Anil Goonaratne Justice Anil Goonaratne is a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer. He is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, having served as a judge of the Court of Appeal and Additional Solicitor General. Born to A. W. Gooneratne, a former High Cou ...

, a Sri Lankan judge and lawyer * Anil Gupta (writer) (born 1974), British comedy writer * Anil K. Rajvanshi (born 1950), Indian academic * Anil Kakodkar (born 1943), Indian nuclear scientist * Anil Kapoor (born 1959), Indian actor * Anil Kohli, Indian dental surgeon *

Anil Kumar (disambiguation) Anil Kumar (born 1958) is an American management consultant. Anil Kumar may also refer to: In arts and media *Anil Kumar (film director) (born 1963) * Anil V. Kumar (born 1975), television and film director and producer * G. Anil Kumar (born 1972 ...

, several people * Anil Kumar Mandal, Indian ophthalmologist * Anil Kumble (born 1970), Indian cricket player * Anil Mohile (died 1991), Indian music director * Anil Sharma (director), Indian film director * Anil Srinivasan (born 1977), Indian pianist *

Anil Tissera ''Anil's Ghost'' is the critically acclaimed fourth novel by Michael Ondaatje. It was first published in 2000 by McClelland and Stewart. ''Anil's Ghost'' follows the life of Anil Tissera, a native Sri Lankan who left to study in Britain and then ...

, main character in the novel Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje *

P. Anil P. Anil, also known as Douthyam Anil, is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam films. He is known for his action films. He is best known for directing the action adventure film ''Douthyam'' (1989). Career He made his debut as a direc ...

, Indian film director

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