Arun is an Indian male given name meaning

dawn Dawn is the time that marks the beginning of twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the diffuse sky radiation, appearance of indirect sunlight being Rayleigh scattering, scattered in Earth's atmosphere, when the centre of the Sun's disc ha ...

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

. The name derives from Aruna, the aspect of dawn and charioteer of

Surya Surya ( ; , ) is the Sun#Dalal, Dalal, p. 399 as well as the solar deity in Hinduism. He is traditionally one of the major five deities in the Smarta tradition, Smarta tradition, all of whom are considered as equivalent deities in the Panchaya ...

. The following is a list of notable people with "Arun" as their first, middle or last name.

Academia, art & literature

* Arun Agrawal (born 1962), a

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

in the School of Natural Resources & Environment at the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

. *

Arun G. Phadke Arun Phadke is a University Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a ...

, Distinguished Professor emeritus in the Department of Electrical Engineering at

Virginia Tech The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States ...

. *

Arun Joshi Arun Joshi (1939–1993) was an Indian writer. He is known for his novels ''The Strange Case of Billy Biswas'' and ''The Apprentice''. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel '' The Last Labyrinth'' in 1982. His novels have characters w ...

(1939–1993), an

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

n writer. * Arun K. Pati, an Indian

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate cau ...

notable for his research in

quantum information Quantum information is the information of the state of a quantum system. It is the basic entity of study in quantum information theory, and can be manipulated using quantum information processing techniques. Quantum information refers to both t ...

and

computation A computation is any type of arithmetic or non-arithmetic calculation that is well-defined. Common examples of computation are mathematical equation solving and the execution of computer algorithms. Mechanical or electronic devices (or, hist ...

. *

Arun Kolatkar Arun Balkrishna Kolatkar (1 November 1932 – 25 September 2004) was an Indian poet who wrote in both Marathi and English. His poems are known for expressing the humour in everyday life. Kolatkar is the only Indian poet other than Kabir to be fe ...

(1932–2004), Indian

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

. * Arun Krushnaji Kamble (1953–2009), a

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...

writer and

Dalit Dalit ( from meaning "broken/scattered") is a term used for untouchables and outcasts, who represented the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. They are also called Harijans. Dalits were excluded from the fourfold var ...

activist. * Arun Kumar Basak, a Bangladeshi physicist and

Professor Emeritus ''Emeritus/Emerita'' () is an honorary title granted to someone who retirement, retires from a position of distinction, most commonly an academic faculty position, but is allowed to continue using the previous title, as in "professor emeritus". ...

in the Department of Physics,

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi (), also known as Rajshahi University (RU), is a public research university located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is the second oldest and third largest university in Bangladesh. The university's 59 departments are or ...

. *

Arun Majumdar Arunava Majumdar is a materials scientist, engineer, and the inaugural dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. He was nominated for the position of Under Secretary of Energy in the United States between November 30, 2011, and May ...

, a

materials scientist Materials science is an interdisciplinary field of researching and discovering materials. Materials engineering is an engineering field of finding uses for materials in other fields and industries. The intellectual origins of materials scien ...

, engineer and

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...

graduate who was

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Obama's nominee for Under Secretary of Energy. * Arun Midha (born 1964), a British academic. * Arun Mitra (1909–2000), a Bengali poet. * Arun Nigavekar, an

educationist Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education also fol ...

and ex Chairperson & Vice-Chairperson of UGC. * Arun Prasad, a historian specialized in the History of

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

. *

Arun Rai Arun Rai (born 1963) is an Indian-born American scientist. Arun Rai is a permanent Regent's Professor at the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University and holds the Howard S. Starks Distinguished Chair at the Robinson College of Bu ...

, an Indian born American scientist. * Arun Sarma (1931–2017), a contemporary writer of

Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

. *

Arun Sundararajan Arun Sundararajan (Tamil: அருண் சுந்தர்ராஜன்) (born in the United Kingdom) is the Harold Price Professor of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Technology, Operations, and Statistics at the Stern School of Busi ...

, is the NEC Faculty Fellow, Professor of Information, Operations & Management Sciences and Doctoral Coordinator at the

Stern School of Business The Leonard N. Stern School of Business (also NYU Stern, Stern School of Business, or simply Stern) is the business schools, business school of New York University, a private university, private research university based in New York City. Founded ...

NYU New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a non-denominational all-male institutio ...

. * Arun Schaechter Viswanath, translator into

Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...

of novels about

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven Fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

and

Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking () is the fictional main character in a series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Karin, who asked her mother for a get-well story when she was off school. Pippi is ...

.https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/here-comes-pipi-langshtrimp/ * Madhuvanti Arun, an Indian educational promoter. * Vinod Bala Arun, a Hindi, Sanskrit and Indian Philosophy scholar. Indian Ambassador Arun Kumar Singh

Bureaucracy and administration

Arun Jaitley Arun Jaitley (28 December 1952 – 24 August 2019) was an Indian politician and attorney. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Jaitley served as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of the Government of India from 2014 to 2019. Jait ...

, Union Finance Minister of India. * Arun Bhatnagar (born 1944), former

Indian Administrative Service The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the Public administration, administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. The IAS is one of the three All India Services along with the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian ...

officer. * Arun Kumar Gupta, an Indian police officer. *

Arun Kumar Mishra Arun Kumar Mishra (born 3 September 1955) is the Ombudsman and Ethics Officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and former chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Ind ...

(born 1955), a judge of the

Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judiciary of India, judicial authority and the supreme court, highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final Appellate court, court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also ...

. * Arun Kumar Purwar, Chairman of State Bank of India. *

Arun Kumar Singh Arun Kumar Singh or commonly Arun Singh is a retired Indian diplomat of Indian Foreign Service. He was the Indian Ambassador to the United States from 2015 to 2016. He is now a senior fellow with the Asia program at the German Marshall Fund of ...

, an

n diplomat and Indian Ambassador to the United States. Arun Shourie

Business

* Arun Firodia, an Indian businessman and chairman of

Kinetic Group Kinetic Group (stylised as K''I''NET''I''C; formerly known as AATS Group) is an Australian-based multinational bus company that wholly owns a number of bus operations in Australia and New Zealand, including the SkyBus business, which operates ...

. * Arun Katiyar, a media expert from India. * Arun Nayar, an Indian businessman and ex-husband of

Elizabeth Hurley Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress and model. Her best-known film roles are Vanessa Kensington in '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997) and as the Devil in '' Bedazzled'' (2000).Arun Pudur, an Indian businessman, entrepreneur and investor. * Arun Purie, an Indian businessman who is the founder-publisher and editor-in-chief of

India Today ''India Today'' is a weekly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media, Living Media India Limited. It is the most widely circulated magazine in India, with a readership of close to 8 million. In 2014, ''India Today'' laun ...

. * Arun Raha (born 1959), Executive Director and Chief Economist for the

State of Washington Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from the national capital, both named after George Washington ...

. *

Arun Sarin Arun Sarin (born 21 October 1954) is an Indian-American telecommunications executive. Sarin was the former CEO of the telecom giant Vodafone, serving from 2003 until 2008. He drove the integration of Vodafone, Airtouch and Mannesman. He was al ...

(born 1954), an

n-born American telecommunications executive. *

Arun Shourie Arun Shourie (; born 2 November 1941) is an Indian economist, journalist, author and politician. He has worked as an economist with the World Bank, a consultant to the Planning Commission of India, editor of the ''Indian Express'' and ''The Time ...

(born 1941), an Indian journalist, author and politician. Ishita Arun 2010 - still 113962 crop

Film, Television & Media

Adith Arun Thrigun (formerly known as Adith Arun) is an Indian actor who has appeared in supporting roles in Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil language films. Early life Thrigun

, an Indian film actor who has appeared in

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

and Telugu language films. *

Arun Alat Arun Alat (born 6 October 1988) is an Indian playback singer, music composer and Lyricist who made a space in Malayalam film industry as a singer with his debut song "Swapnamoru Chaakku" from the 2010 film'' Best Actor''. Musical career In 20 ...

, an Indian playback singer and musician. *

Arun Bakshi Arun Bakshi is an Indian film and television actor and also a singer. He has acted as a character actor in over 100 Hindi films, and as a playback singer has also sung 298 songs. He has also worked in Punjabi and Bhojpuri cinema. He also playe ...

, an Indian film and television actor and singer. * Arun Bali (1942–2022), an Indian actor. *

Arun Bannerjee Arun Bannerjee (, ) is an Indian Bengali film actor. Filmography Actor * ''Herogiri'' (2015) * ''Bhroon'' (2013) * ''Canvas'' (2013) * ''Jodi Hridoye Lekho Naam'' (2013) * ''Kartiker Biye'' (2013) * ''Surjo - The King'' (2013) * '' Deewana'' ...

, an Indian Bengali film actor. * Arun Bhatt, an Indian former film director (of Hindi and Gujarati cinema). *

Arun Chaudhary Arun Chaudhary (born November 6, 1975) is an American political operative and filmmaker. After serving on President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, he was asked to become the first official videographer of the White House, a position h ...

, first official videographer of the

White House The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Washington, D.C.), NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president ...

. *

Arun Cherukavil Arun Cherukavil, mononymously known as Arun, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He made his film debut in 2000's with the role of Sooraj, one of the students, in Mohanlal starrer ''Life is Beautiful''. Af ...

, an Indian

Malayalam film Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry ...

Actor. * Arun Date (1934–2018), a

singer of Bhavageete. *

Arun Govil Arun Govil ( ; ; born 12 January 1952) is an Indian actor and politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is best known for portraying Lord Rama in the '' Ramayan'' TV series and reprising his role as Lord Rama (voice acting) in the 1993 an ...

(born 1958), an Indian actor, producer and director. * Arun Kashalkar, an Indian classical vocalist of the Agra-Gwalior Gharana. * Arun Kaul (1933–2007), a noted Kashmiri film maker and screenwriter. *

Arun Kumar Ahuja Arun Kumar Ahuja (born Gulshan Singh Ahuja; 17 January 1917 – 3 July 1998), popularly known as Aroon, was an Indian actor and producer who was active in Hindi cinema in the 1940s and early 1950s, appearing in over 30 films in both leading and ...

(1917–1998), an Indian actor and producer. *

Arun Kumar Aravind Arun Kumar Aravind is an Indian film director, Film editing, editor and Film producer, producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Biography Arun Kumar Aravind, was better known as the editor of director Priyadarshan, owns to his c ...

(born 1977), Indian film director, editor and producer. * Arun Maini (born 1995), British

YouTuber A YouTuber is a content creator and social media influencer who uploads or creates videos on the online video-sharing website YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006 ...

known as Mrwhosetheboss. * Arun Mukherjee ( bn), Bengali

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

and actor. * Arun Muraleedharan, an Indian music composer. * Arun Nalawade, an Indian film and theater personality. * Arun Pandyan, an Indian actor,

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

, producer and politician. *

Arun Paudwal Arun Paudwal (born 9 May 1944died 1 November 1991) was an Indian music composer in Bollywood in India. He worked with music director S. D. Burman for some time. Biography Arun Paudwal's wife is the well known Bollywood singer Anuradha Paudwal ...

(died 1991), music composer in

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

in India. * Arun Rath, a prominent radio producer and broadcast journalist. * Arun Sagar (born 1980), Indian film actor, art director and comedian. * Arun Saha (actor) (born 1983), a

Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( ) are the citizens and nationals of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centred on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the Bay of Bengal, eponymous bay. Bangladeshi nationality law, Bangladeshi citizenship was fo ...

actor and musician. * Arun Sarnaik (1935–1984), an actor and singer from Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. *

Arun Shenoy Arun Shenoy (born 30 April 1978) is an Indian-Singaporean musician and songwriter. He is best known for his Grammy Award nomination at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards for his debut full-length studio album ''Rumbadoodle'' released in 2012. "Bliss", ...

(born 1978), a

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

and

music producer A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...

of Indian origin, based in

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

. * Arun Thapa (1952–1999), Nepali singer and songwriter. *

Arun Vaidyanathan Arun Vaidyanathan is an Indian-American film director who works predominantly in Tamil-language films. He directed his first full-length feature film in Tamil, ''Achchamundu! Achchamundu!'', which released in July 2009. He produced a Tamil ro ...

, an

Indian-American Indian Americans are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly from India. The terms Asian Indian and East Indian are used to avoid confusion with Native Americans in the United States, who are also referred to as "Indians" or "Am ...

film director, producer and screenwriter. *

Arun Vijay Arun Vijay (born 19 November 1977), formerly known as Arun Kumar, is an Indian actor who works primarily in Tamil cinema. He also starred in a few films in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. Born as Arun Kumar and being the only son of veteran actor ...

(born 1974), an Indian actor, playback singer &

stunt coordinator A stunt coordinator, usually an experienced stunt performer, is hired by a TV, film or theatre director or production company for casting stunt performers. Their job is to arrange the casting (stunt players and stunt doubles) and performance of s ...

. *

Ila Arun Ila Arun is an Indian actress, TV personality and Rajasthani folk-pop singer known for her works in Hindi cinema, and Indian pop. She has appeared in many prominent Bollywood films such as '' Lamhe'', ''Jodhaa Akbar'', '' Shaadi Ke Side Effe ...

, Indian actress, TV personality and singer. * M. D. Pallavi Arun, a singer from

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

, India. * P. A. Arun Prasad (born 1967), an

Indian film The cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various film industries, each focused on pr ...

director, screenwriter and producer. *

Priya Arun Priya Arun Berde (Maiden and married names, née Arun; born 30 July 1970) is an Indian actress who has worked in several Marathi language films. She is the wife of the actor Laxmikant Berde and is the daughter of actress Lata Arun. She joined B ...

, an actress in the

language film industry. Arun Prakash

Indian Armed Forces

Arun Khetarpal Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal Param Vir Chakra, PVC (14 October 1950 – 16 December 1971) was an Indian army officer and a Tank commander, who is recognized as the Indian tank List of aces of aces, ace of aces, credited with 10 confirmed ta ...

(1950–1971), an officer of the

Indian Army The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head ...

and a posthumous recipient of the

Param Vir Chakra The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces, military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. Param Vir Chakra translates roughly as the "Wheel of Supre ...

. *

Arun Prakash Admiral Arun Prakash, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM (born October 1944) is a former Flag Officer of the Indian Navy. He served as the Chief of the Naval Staff from 31 July 2004 to 31 October 2006 and as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee f ...

(born 1944), a retired Four-Star

Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of ...

who served as the Chief of the Naval Staff of the

Indian Navy The Indian Navy (IN) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Navy, maritime and Amphibious warfare, amphibious branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of the Naval Staff (India), Chief ...

. * Arun Shridhar Vaidya (1926–1986), 13th Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) of the

Politics

* Arun Chandra Guha (1892–?), an Indian politician. *

(1952–2019), a

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

politician. Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information, and Broadcasting, in the

Government of India The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union t ...

. * Arun Kumar Sarmah (born 1956), an Indian politician and member of the

14th Lok Sabha The 14th Lok Sabha (2 June 2004 – 18 May 2009) was convened after the 2004 Indian general election held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of first Manmohan Singh ministry (2004–2009). Indian National ...

. *

Arun Kumar (Uttar Pradesh politician) Arun Kumar is an Indian physician, politician and a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He represents the Bareilly constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party. Early life and education A ...

(born 1948), an Indian politician from

Bareilly district The Bareilly district () belongs to the state Uttar Pradesh in States and territories of India, northern India. Its capital is Bareilly city and it is divided in six administrative division or tehsils: Aonla, Uttar Pradesh, Aonla, Baheri, Bareil ...

. * Arun Kumar (Bihar politician) (born 1959), an Indian politician from

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

. * Arun Nehru (1944–2013), an Indian politician. * Arun Netravali (born 1946), an Indian politician. * Arun Pathak (Bihar politician), an Indian politician. * Arun Pathak (Uttar Pradesh politician), an Indian politician. * Arun Pathak (born 1975), an Indian politician. *

Arun Sao Arun Sao (; born 25 November 1968) is an Indian politician, who is current Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh along with Vijay Sharma in the Ministry of Vishnudeo Sai in 6th Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. He represent Lormi Vidhan Sabha ...

(born 1968), Indian politician from

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...

. * Arun Singh (born 1944), Indian politician and former union minister of state for defence in the

. * Arun Singh (born 1965), Indian politician from

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

. * Arun Subhashchandra Yadav (born 1974), member of 14th and 15th

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of Parliament of India which is Bicameralism, bicameral, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by a ...

s of India. * Arun Verma (born 1986), an Indian politician. * M. Arun Subramanian, Indian politician. Member of the

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has a strength of 234 members, all of whom are democratically elected using the first-past-the-post system. The presiding office ...

from the Tiruttani constituency. * Sangram Arun Jagtap, Indian politician and member of the 13th

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (ISO: ''Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituenci ...

. * Undavalli Aruna Kumar (born 1954), an Indian politician.

Convicted politician

* Arun Gawli (born 1955), a gangster-turned-politician in

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

, India.

Sports

* Arun Bhardwaj, an

ultramarathon An ultramarathon is a footrace longer than the traditional marathon distance of . The sport of running ultramarathons is called ultra running or ultra distance running. Various distances, surfaces, and formats are raced competitively, from the ...

runner from

New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...

, India. * Arun Harinath (born 1987), an English

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

er. * Arun Karthik (born 1986), an Indian cricketer. * Arun Khurana, an Indian former cricketer. * Arun Lal (cricketer, born 1985), a Pakistani

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adju ...

er who plays for Quetta cricket team. * Arun Lal (born 1955), an Indian

er, and a cricket commentator. * Arun Murugesan, an

Weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

. * Arun Muthukrishnan, an Indian

motorcycle racer The motorcycle sport of racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) includes motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either on circuits or open courses, and track racing. Other categories include hill climbs, drag racing and ...

. * Arun Panchia, a New Zealand

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player. * Arun Poulose, an Indian cricketer. * Arun Sharma, an Indian

er. *

Arun Singh (cricketer) Arun Singh (born 16 November 1975) is an Indian former cricketer. He played thirteen first-class matches for Delhi between 1998 and 2003. He is a First-Class Cricketer of the Country with thirty years of experience and sound knowledge of cri ...

, an Indian former cricketer. * Arun Singla, an Indian cricketer. * Arun Vishnu (born 1988), an

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player. * Bharat Arun, an Indian

Test cricket Test cricket is a Forms of cricket, format of the sport of cricket, considered the game’s most prestigious and traditional form. Often referred to as the "ultimate test" of a cricketer's skill, endurance, and temperament, it is a format of i ...

er. * Subramanian Arun Prasad (born 1988), an Indian Chess Grandmaster.

Others

* Arun Arora (born 1971), British Anglican priest and former Director of Communications of the Church of England * Arun Barun O Kiranmala, a Bengali

Fantasy film Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually Magic (paranormal), magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The Film genre, genre is considered a form of speculative fic ...

. * Arun Garg (born 1946), an Indo-Canadian physician in

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

who is recognized for contributing linkages between

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

and

. * Arun Krishnamurthy (born 1986), an Indian

environmental activist The environmental movement (sometimes referred to as the ecology movement) is a social movement that aims to protect the natural world from harmful environmental practices in order to create sustainable living. In its recognition of humanity a ...

who initiated campaign cleaning various

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

s across India. * Arun Kumar Chanda (1899–1947), an Indian independence activist from

Cachar Cachar district is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. After independence, the pre-existing undivided Cachar district was split into four districts: Dima Hasao (formerly North Cachar Hills), Hailakandi, Karimganj, and the ...

district of

. * Arun Luthra, a

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

musician (saxophonist,

konnakol Konnakol (also spelled Konokol, Konakkol, Konnakkol) ( koṉṉakkōl) () is the art of performing percussion syllables vocally in South Indian Carnatic music. Konnakol is the spoken component of solkattu, which refers to a combination of konnako ...

artist, composer and arranger) based in

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

. *

Arun Maira Arun Maira (born 15 August 1943) is a management consultant and former member of Planning Commission of India. He is also a former chairman of Boston Consulting Group, India. Early life Arun Maira was born in Lahore. He received his M.Sc. and ...

(born 1943), a management consultant and former member of

Planning Commission of India The Planning Commission was an institution in the Government of India which formulated India's Five-Year Plans, among other functions. In his first Independence Day speech in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his intention to diss ...

. * Arun Manilal Gandhi, an Indian-American socio-political activist, and the fifth grandson of

Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British ...

. * Arun Netravali (born 1946), an

computer engineer credited with major contributions in digital technology including

HDTV High-definition television (HDTV) describes a television or video system which provides a substantially higher image resolution than the previous generation of technologies. The term has been used since at least 1933; in more recent times, it ref ...

. * Arun Sadhu (1941–2017), a writer and a freelance journalist from Maharashtra, India. * Tushar Arun Gandhi, son of journalist Arun Manilal Gandhi, grandson of

Manilal Gandhi Manilal Mohandas Gandhi (28 October 1892 – 5 April 1956) was the second son of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi. Biography Manilal was born in Rajkot, British India, the second of four sons of Mohandas Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi. He had an ...

and great-grandson of

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...

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