Devendra is a common Indian masculine given name. It comes from

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

' 'chief of the gods', which has been used as an epithet of the

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god

Indra Indra (; Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is the king of the devas (god-like deities) and Svarga (heaven) in Hindu mythology. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. volumes/ref> I ...

A list of persons with the name

* Devendra Banhart, Venezuelan/American musician *

Devendra Bishoo Bryson leitao (born 6 November 1985)
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, West Indies cricketer *

Devendra Fadnavis Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis (Marathi pronunciation: ��ेवेंद्र फडणवीस born 22 July 1970) is an Indian politician serving as the 9th and current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 30 June 2022. He served as ...

, Indian politician * Devendra Goel, Indian filmmaker *

Devendra Jhajharia Devendra Jhajharia (born 10 June 1981) is an Indian Paralympic javelin thrower competing in F46 events. He is the first Indian Paralympics player to win two gold medals at the Paralympics. He won his first gold in the javelin throw at the 200 ...

, Indian javelin thrower *

Devendra Kumar Joshi Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM, NM (born 4 July 1954) is the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Vice Chairman of Islands Development Agency (IDA). He was an Admiral in the Indian Navy and served a ...

, the Indian Chief of Naval Staff * Devendra Pandey, an Indian politician who is best known for hijacking an airplane in 1978 *

Devendra Prabhudesai Devendra Prabhudesai is an Indian biographer and manager of media relations and corporate affairs for BCCI in Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) ...

, Indian biographer * Devendra Prasad Gupta, Indian academic *

Debendra Prasad Ghosh Debendra Ghosh (19th century C.E.) was a prominent 19th century Bengali writer. He was a major figure in the Vangiya Sahitya Parishad Bangiya Sahitya Parishat is a literary society in Maniktala of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Established duri ...

, Indian writer *

Devendra Prasad Yadav Devendra Prasad Yadav (born 26 November 1953) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Jhanjharpur constituency of Bihar and was a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United) and Janata Dal. He was the Secr ...

, Indian politician * Dev Alahan, a fictional character in ITV soap Coronation Street *

Devendra Singh Devendra Singh (January 12, 1938 – May 18, 2010) was a professor of Psychology at the University of Texas, known largely for his research regarding the evolutionary significance of human attraction. Biography Singh was born in 1938 in Urai, Ind ...

, Indian Banker and a versatile personality

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