Dayal is a name and given name. Notable people with the name include: * *

Benny Dayal Benny Dayal (born 13 May 1984) is a UAE-born Indian playback singer. He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati and Marathi and more languages films. He is a member of the band S5, launched by ...

(born 1984), a UAE born Indian playback singer * Bhagwat Dayal Sharma or B. D. Sharma (1918–1993), first Chief Minister of Haryana of Independent India *

Bhawani Dayal Arya College Bhawani Dayal Arya College (''Bhawani Dayal High School'' until 1997) is a secondary school in Nakasi, Fiji. It is oriented to Hindu religious teachings as interpreted by the Arya Samaj movement. History Bhawani Dayal High School was establish ...

, formerly known as Bhawani Dayal High School, a school established in Fiji in 1972 *

Dadu Dayal Dadu Dayal (Devanagari: दादू दयाल, , 1544–1603) was a poet-saint religious reformer who spoke against formalism and priestcraft, and was active throughout Rajasthan. Etymology "Dadu" means brother, and "Dayal" means "the ...

(1544–1603), ''

saint In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the ...

'' from Gujarat, India * Data Dayal Maharishi or Maharishi Shiv Brat Lal, born in Bhadohi District of Uttar Pradesh state in India in 1860 * Dau Dayal Joshi, former member of Lok Sabha from Kota *

Dayal Ji Shri Paramhans Swami Advaitanand Ji Maharaj, also known as Shri Paramhans Dayal Maharaj Ji (born Shri Ram Yaad), was born in Chhapra City, India. Shri is known as the "First Spiritual Master" of the Shri Paramhans Advait Mat, while also initiat ...

or Advaitanand Ji (1846–1919), son of Tulsi Das Ji, born in Pukh, Nakshatra in the province of Bihar, India *

Dayal Padmanabhan Dayal Padmanabhan is an Indian film writer, director and producer, mainly working in Kannada cinema who is a two times Karnataka State award winner and one time Indian Panorama , IFFI( Golden Jublee edition)entrant. His films include ''Baa Bar ...

(born 1970), Indian film director and producer *Dayal Thakur (born 1952), Indian classical singer in the North Indian Hindustani music tradition *

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Deendayal Upadhyaya (25 September 1916 – 11 February 1968), known by the epithet Panditji, was an Indian politician, a proponent of integral humanism ideology and leader of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS), the forerunner of Bh ...

or Deendayal Upadhyaya (1916–1968), leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, now the Bharatiya Janata Party *

Har Dayal Lala Rudra Dayal Mathur ( Punjabi: ਲਾਲਾ ਹਰਦਿਆਲ; 14 October 1884 – 4 March 1939) was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and freedom fighter. He was a polymath who turned down a career in the Indian Civil Service. His si ...

(1884–1939), Indian nationalist revolutionary who founded the Ghadar Party in America * Ishwar Dayal Mishra, Nepalese politician, belonging to the Tarai Madhes Loktantrik Party * Ishwar Dayal Swami or I.D. Swami, former union minister of state of India *

John Dayal John Dayal (born 2 October 1948) is an Indian human rights and Christian political activist. He is a member of the National Integration Council (NIC) of India, Secretary-General of the All India Christian Council and a past president of the All ...

, (born 1948), Indian Christian activist and self-proclaimed "Dalit rights" activist *

Lala Deen Dayal Raja Lala Deen Dayal (; c. 1844 – 1905; also written as 'Din Dyal' and 'Diyal' in his early years), famously known as Raja Deen Dayal) was an British India, Indian photographer. His career began in the mid-1870s as a commissioned photographer ...

(1844–1905), Indian photographer * Manav Dayal I.C.Sharma, spiritual leader of Manavta Mandir Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India *

Manish Dayal Manish Dayal (born Manish Sudhir Patel; June 17, 1983) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the CW teen drama series '' 90210'' (2011–2012) as well as in the films '' The Hundred Foot Journey'' (2014) and '' Viceroy's House'' ...

, American film and television actor *

Manjula Dayal Manjula Dayal is a businesswoman from Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago ...

, Fijian businesswoman * Param Dayal or Baba Faqir Chand, (1886–1981), Indian master of Surat Shabd Yoga *

Ram Dayal Munda Ram Dayal Munda (23 August 1939 – 30 September 2011), known as R. D. Munda, was an Indian scholar and regional music exponent. He was awarded the Padma Shri of the year 2010 for his contribution to the field of art. He was a vice-chancellor ...

(1939–2011), Indian scholar and regional music exponent * Ranjit Singh Dayal or Ranjit Singh Dyal (1928–2012), Indian Army general and an administrator *

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’ (Experimen ...

(सर्वेश्वरदयाल सक्सेना) (1927–1983), Hindi writer, poet, columnist and playwright *

Shankar Dayal Shankar Dayal (died 19 December 2024) was an Indian screenwriter and film director who worked in Tamil films. He made his directorial debut with ''Saguni'' (2012). He was known for his approach in showcasing societal themes and the plight of the ...

(1969 or 1970–2024), Indian film director *

Shankar Dayal Sharma Shankar Dayal Sharma (; 19 August 1918 – 26 December 1999) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the President of India from 1992 to 1997. Born in Bhopal, Sharma studied at Agra, Allahabad and Lucknow and received a doctorate i ...

(1918–1999), the ninth President of India serving from 1992 to 1997 *

Shankar Dayal Singh Litterateur and parliamentarian Shankar Dayal Singh (Hindi: डा० शंकर दयाल सिंह) was twice elected to the Parliament of India. He was one of the youngest members of the Fifth Lok Sabha, in which he represented the ...

(1937–1995), contributor to the society and literature, and politician *

Shiv Dayal Batish Shiv Dayal Batish (better known as S.D. Batish; 14 December 1914 – 29 July 2006.) was an Indian singer and music director born in Patiala, India. He had a very successful career in the Indian music industry starting from the early days in La ...

(1914–2006), Indian musician born in Patiala, India to a Brahmin family *

Shiv Dayal Singh Shiv Dayal Singh (25 August 1818 – 15 June 1878), known by the honorific "Param Purush Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj" by his disciples and devotees, was an Indian spiritual guru and founder of Radha Soami, a 19th-century spiritual sect ...

(1818–1878),

Sant Mat Sant Mat was a spiritual movement on the Indian subcontinent during the 13th–17th centuries CE. The name literally means "teachings of sants", i.e. mystic Hindu saints. Through association and seeking truth by following '' sants'' and their tea ...

guru *

Vishwambhar Dayal Tripathi Pandit Vishwambhar Dayalu Tripathi (5 October 1899 – 18 November 1959) was a prominent Indian lawyer, freedom fighter, and politician. He died in 1959 after receiving a penicillin injection manufactured by Hindustan Antibiotics at Pimpri. H ...

(1899–1959), Indian lawyer and politician Diyal name also found in pashtoon saraiki caste.

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