Chander is a given name and surname. People with the name include:

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Bhanu Chander Bhanu Chander (born 31 May 1953) is an Indian actor, director and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He is the son of veteran music composer Master Venu. His paternal family hails from Machilipatnam and ma ...

, South Indian actor who acted in many Telugu/Tamil movies *

Krishan Chander Krishan Chander (23 November 1914 – 8 March 1977) was an Indian Urdu and Hindi writer of short stories and novels. Some of his works have also been translated into English. He was a prolific writer, penning over 20 novels, 30 collections ...

(1914–1977), Urdu and Hindi Afsaana Nigaar, or short story writer

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Chander Kumar Chaudhary Chander Kumar (born 8 May 1944 in Dhan, Kangra) serves as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Jawali. Previously he was elected as MLA from Guler constituency for 5 terms between 1983 and 2004. He also served as Minister in ...

(born 1944), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India *

Chander Mohan Chander Mohan Bishnoi is an Indian politician and former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana. He is the elder son of former Chief Minister of Haryana Bhajanlal Bishnoi. He is currently a member of the Indian National Congress, while previously he ...

, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana State in India *

Chander Prakash Chander Prakash Wadhwa SM, VSM, (born 1953) is a senior Indian Army Lt. General who was Force Commander of MONUSCO, the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He served from August 2010 until 31 March 2013. He joined t ...

, (born 1953), Indian general *

Nirmal Chander Vij General Nirmal Chander Vij PVSM, UYSM, AVSM (born 3 January 1943, in Jammu) was the 20th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He held the office from 1 January 2003 to 31 January 2005. Early life and education General Vij was born on 3 ...

(born 1943), the 21st Indian Chief of Army Staff during 31 Dec 2002 – 31 Jan 2005 *

Yogesh Chander Deveshwar Yogesh Chander Deveshwar (4 February 1947 – 11 May 2019) was an Indian businessman. He was the chairman of ITC Limited. He was the longest-serving CEO of any Indian company. Early life Yogesh Chander Deveshwar was born on 4 February 1947 i ...

, the chairman and CEO of ITC Limited, one of India's largest multi-business conglomerates

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