Babu is a common

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in India, also found in other cultures.

Notable people with this name

Given name

Babu Himmat Sah Babu Himmat Sah was the founder and the first ruler of Kohra (estate) of Oudh, British India (now in Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India) and belongs from Bandhalgoti clan of Rajput. He was the younger son of Raja Bikram Sah, who was the ...

, Ruler of

Kohra (estate) Kohra was an estate (taluqdari) of Oudh, British India. The taluqdari was controlled by the Bandhalgoti clan of Rajputs. Now it is part of Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh, India. History Narwar Nagar of Madhya Pradesh was the native pl ...

Babu Bhoop Singh Babu Bhoop Singh (born c. 1820) was one of the most prominent leaders in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 from the Oudh region, which is now part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. He hailed from the Bandhalgoti clan of Rajputs and was the ruler ...

, Ruler of

and Leader of

Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against Company rule in India, the rule of the East India Company, British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the The Crown, British ...

Babu Kunwar Singh Veer Kunwar Singh, also known as Babu Kunwar Singh was a chief organiser of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 from the Bhojpur region of Bihar. He was originally the ruler of Jagdishpur estate. He led a selected band of armed soldiers against the ...

, Ruler of Jagdishpur estate, rebel leader in the

Indian rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against Company rule in India, the rule of the East India Company, British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the The Crown, British ...

against British rule * Babu Amar Singh, brother of Kunwar Singh, the ruler of Jagdishpur estate, rebel leader in the

against British rule * Babu Ram Mandial, Indian politician *

Babu Mohan Pally Babu Mohan commonly known as Babu Mohan is an Indian actor and politician formerly from the 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 ...

, 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 famou ...

, Indian film actor in Malayalam movies *

Babu Antony Babu Antony (born 22 February) 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 anta ...

, 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 Madappa ...

, 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 *

Baburam Bhattarai Baburam Bhattarai (, ; born 18 June 1954), also known by his nom de guerre Laaldhwoj, is a Nepalese politician, architect and former Prime Minister of Nepal, Prime Minister who presently serves as leader of the Nepal Socialist Party. Bhattarai ...

, former

Prime Minister of Nepal The prime minister of Nepal (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the head of government of Nepal. The prime minister leads the Council of Ministers of Nepal, Council of Ministers and holds the chief executive authority in the country. They must maintain ...

Surname

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

, Indian film actor *

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

, Bangladeshi actor *

DJ Babu Christopher E. Oroc, stage name Melvin Babu (born September 17, 1974), better known as DJ Babu or DJ Babu the Dilated Junkie, is a Filipino-American DJ and record producer. He is a member of DJ crew the Beat Junkies, Los Angeles-based hip hop t ...

, Filipino-American DJ and member of Dilated Peoples *

Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema and has featured in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list since 2012. He has appeared in more tha ...

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

Jacob of Nisibis Saint Jacob of Nisibis (, '; Greek: Ἅγιος Ἰάκωβος Ἐπίσκοπος Μυγδονίας; Armenian: ), also known as Saint Jacob of Mygdonia, Saint Jacob the Great, and Saint James of Nisibis, was a hermit, a grazer and the Bishop ...

Prasad Babu Prasad Babu is an Indian actor who acts predominantly in Telugu language, Telugu films and also TV serials. Filmography Telugu * ''Anthuleni Katha'' (1976) as Thilak * ''Mana Voori Pandavulu'' (1978) * ''Dongala Veta'' (1978) as Anand * ...

, South Indian film actor, who acted in Telugu and Tamil films *

D. Babu Paul Dr Daniel Babu Paul (11 April 1941 – 12 April 2019) was an Indian civil servant, writer, member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) All-India rank 7 from the Batch of 1964 and member Ombudsman for local self-government institutions of ...

(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 film distributor who serves as the managing director of Suresh Productions. He is the elder brother of popular telugu actor Venkatesh and father of an ...

, Indian film producer *

Nagendra Babu Konidela Nagendra Rao (born 29 October 1961), popularly known as Nagendra Babu and Naga Babu, is an Indian actor, producer, and politician who works in Telugu cinema. He has received one National Film Award and two Nandi Awards for his work as ...

, Indian film actor and producer *

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

, Indian film actor in Malayalam movies

As a nickname

* Anderson Rodney de Oliveira, known as 'Babù', Brazilian footballer *

N. Chandrababu Naidu Nara Chandrababu Naidu (; born 20 April 1950), commonly known as CBN, is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He holds the record of longest-serving Chief Minister in the political histor ...

(often referred to as 'Babu'), Indian politician * 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 passing ability and is considered by many to be ...

, Indian hockey player nicknamed 'Babu' *

Babu Bajrangi Babubhai Patel, known by his alias Babu Bajrangi, was the leader of the Gujarat-wing of Bajrang Dal, a Hindutva organisation in India. He was a central figure during the 2002 Gujarat violence. He was sentenced to life term imprisonment by a s ...

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

Babullah of Ternate Sultan Babullah (Jawi script, Jawi: ; 10 February 1528 (?) – July 1583), also known as Sultan Baabullah (or Babu

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in European sources) was the 7th Sultan and 24th ruler of the Sultanate of Ternate in Maluku islands, Maluku who ruled betwee ...

, called name “Sultan Babullah” (1528–1583), also known as “Babu”, an Indonesian heroes, and 7th Sultan and 24th ruler of the Sultanate of

Ternate Ternate (), also known as the City of Ternate (; ), is the List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city with the largest population in the province of North Maluku and an island in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. It was the ''de facto'' provi ...

Maluku Maluku may refer to: Places * Maluku Islands, an archipelago that is part of Indonesia ** List of the Maluku Islands * Maluku (province), a province of Indonesia comprising the central and southern parts of the archipelago * North Maluku, a provin ...

Fictional characters

Babu Bhatt This is a list of characters who appeared on ''Seinfeld''. This list features only characters who appeared in main roles or multiple episodes; those that appeared in only one are not included here. Overview ;Overview : = Main cast (credited) : = ...

, Pakistani character on the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' * Babu, character in ''Jeannie'' (TV series) * Baby Babu, fake baby monkey adopted by "The Creatures, LLC" * Babu, a fake Austrian people who is the last year champion of the tournament in the 1994 arcade game ''Stack Columns'' * Babu Rao Ganpat Rao Apte, a character in ''Hera Pheri'' (film series) played by

Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He has Paresh Rawal filmography, appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient of various L ...

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