Gopal may refer to: *

Gopal (caste) Gopal or Gauda is an Indian caste, which is a synonym of Ahir from Odisha State in East India. Their traditional occupation include dairy farming, cattle herding, cultivation and carrying palanquins of deities. They also worked as Paikas (sold ...

, a social community of Odisha in India *

Gopal (Krishna) Gopala Krishna ( sa, गोपालकृष्ण, translit=Gopālakṛṣṇa, lit=cow-protector Krishna) refers to a form of the Hindu deity Krishna, as featured in the Harivamsha and the Puranas. The narratives of Gopala Krishna are set in th ...

, the infant/child form of Lord Krishna *

Gopal Bansa Gopala Dynasty (Gopal Bansha) was a first dynasty of Nepal founded by Gopa (Yadava) in the Kathmandu Valley. The Lunar dynasty is the origin of the Gopala. The Kings of Gopala Bansha ruled over Nepal for 505 years. It was replaced by rulers of Ma ...

, ancient Kingdom in Nepal * The Gopalas, an early Gaudiya Vaishnava institution * Gandhian Organisation for Peace and Liberty (GOPAL), an organization founded by

Jayatirtha Dasa Jayatirtha Das (), formerly Jayatirtha Swami (; November 13, 1948, in Saipan – November 13, 1987, in London) was one of the leading disciples of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and a guru within the International Society for Kr ...

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Gopal Ganesh Agarkar ''Gopal Ganesh Agarkar'' (14 July 1856 – 17 June 1895) was an Indian social reformer, educationist, and thinker from Maharashtra, India. At one time a close associate of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, he was co-founder of multiple educational i ...

(1856–1895), Indian social reformer *

Gopal Balakrishnan Gopal Balakrishnan was a professor in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, until he was fired due to allegations of sexual assault. Balakrishnan studied European intellectual history and historical ...

(born 1966), American philosopher * Gopal Baratham (1935–2002), Singaporean author and neurosurgeon * Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1895–1981), Indian entomologist and naturalist *

Gopal Bose Gopal Bose ( ; 20 May 1947 – 26 August 2018) was an Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Bengal and played one One Day International for India against England in 1974. Bose was born in Kolkata, Indian state of West Bengal. ...

(1947–2018), Indian cricketer *

Gopal Gurunath Bewoor General Gopal Gurunath Bewoor PVSM PB (11 August 1916 – 24 October 1989), was a senior officer of the Indian Army who served as the 8th Chief of Army Staff, and later an Indian diplomat to Denmark. In a long service spanning four decades, Ge ...

(1916–1989), Indian military officer and diplomat *

Gopal Bhar Gopal Bhar or Gopal Bhand ( bn, গোপাল ভাঁড় ) was a court jester in medieval Bengal. He was in the court of Raja Krishnachandra (1710–1783), the then-king of Nadia in the 18th century. Gopal used to give joy to others by l ...

, Medieval Bengali jester *

Gopal Bhargava Gopal Bhargava (born 1 July 1952) is an Indian politician and a senior cabinet minister in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. He was sworn in as a cabinet minister on July 2, 2020, for his sixth term, which is the highest number of terms any minis ...

(born 1952), Indian politician * Gopal Bhatnagar, Canadian surgeon *

Gopal Chakraborty Gopal Chakraborty (born 1 September 1936) is an Indian former cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising tw ...

(born 1936), Indian cricketer * Gopal Singh Chauhan, Indian politician * Gopal Chhotray (1916–2003), Indian playwright *

Gopal Singha Dev Gopal Singha Dev ( bn, গোপাল সিংহ দেব) was the fifty-fifth Raja of Mallabhum. He ruled from 1712 to 1748 CE.Malabhum, Bishnupur-Chandra, Manoranjan; 2004; Kolkata. Deys Publishing He helped the Nawab of Bengal, Alivard ...

( 1712–1748), king of the Mallabhum *

Gopal Singha Dev II Gopal Singha Dev II was the fifty-eighth king of the Mallabhum. He ruled from 1809 to 1876 CE.Malabhum, Bishnupur-Chandra, Manoranjan; 2004; Kolkata. Deys Publishing History Gopal Singha Dev II lived on the stipend given by the East India Compan ...

( 1809–1876), king of the Mallabhum *

Gopal Prasad Dubey Gopal Prasad Dubey is an Indian classical dancer, known for his expertise in the Indian classical dance form of Chhau. He is considered by many as the leading exponent of the Seraikella variant of the art form. Dubey was honored by the Governm ...

(born 1957), Indian dancer *

Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar aka Appa Dandekar (8 July 1916 – 1 June 1998) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. Dandekar was born in Paratwada in Amravati district. He grew up in Vidarbha but ran away from his home in Nagpur at age th ...

(1916–1998), Indian Marathi writer *

Gopal Hari Deshmukh Gopal Hari Deshmukh (18 February 1823 – 9 October 1892) was an Indian activist, thinker, social reformer and writer from Maharashtra. His original surname was Shidhaye. Because of 'Vatan' (right of Tax collection) that the family had r ...

(1823–1892), Indian activist, thinker, and social reformer *

Gopal Datt ''Gopal Datt'' is an Indian actor and writer. Gopal Datt started as theater artist in 1999 until he got first starring role in Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai. He also went on to star in the blockbuster Tere Naam, Samrat & Co. and the National Award-w ...

, Indian actor *

Gopal Ghose Gopal Ghose (5 December 1913 – 30 July 1980) was an Indian painter from West Bengal. In 1943, he was one of the founders of the Calcutta Group, perhaps the first group of modernist painters in India. Life and career Ghose was born in Calcut ...

(1913–1980), Indian painter *

Gopal Krishna Gokhale Gopal Krishna Gokhale ( �ɡoːpaːl ˈkrɪʂɳə ˈɡoːkʰleː9 May 1866 – 19 February 1915) was an Indian 'moderate' political leader and a social reformer during the Indian independence movement. Gokhale was a senior leader of the India ...

(1866–1915), Indian politician *

Gopal Gupta (computer scientist) Gopal Gupta is an Erik Jonsson Professor and the head of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. Education Gupta has received a B.Tech. degree in computer science from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur ...

, Indian computer scientist *

Gopal Gupta (philosopher) Gopal Gupta is an Indian philosopher and Joe Dunham Distinguished Professor of Ethics at Aurora University. Previously, he was a professor of philosophy and religion at the University of Evansville The University of Evansville (UE) is a p ...

, Indian philosopher *

Gopal Gurung Gopal Gurung ( ne, गोपाल गुरुङ) (7 December 1939 – 10 June 2016) was a politician, author, journalist, teacher and vocal advocate of the human rights for the indigenous people of Nepal. Gurung was the editor-in-chief of ' ...

(1939–2016), Nepalese journalist, author, politician, and futurist *

Gopal Goyal Kanda Gopal Kumar Goyal (born 29 December 1965), commonly known as Gopal Goyal Kanda, is a businessman and member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly in India. Kanda was elected to the legislative assembly of the state of Haryana in 2009 as an Indep ...

(born 1965), Indian businessman and politician *

Gopal Khanna Gopal Khanna was sworn in as the 5th director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on May 9, 2017. He resigned on January 11, 2021. Previously, he was appointed Minnesota's first Chief Information Officer (CIO) by Governor Tim Paw ...

, Indian-American civil servant *

Gopal Swami Khetanchi Gopal Swami Khetanchi (born 15 February 1958) is an Indian painter based in Jaipur. Hailing from an artistic family in north Rajasthan, Khetanchi studied fine art in Jaipur and worked for some time as an assistant art director in Bollywood and ...

(born 1958), Indian painter *

Gopal Kirati Gopal Kirati ( ne, गोपाल किराँती) is a Nepalese politician of Nepal. He is a member of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre). References External linksEkantipur.com Ekantipur.com Living people Communist Party ...

, Nepalese politician * Gopal Krishna (born 1947), Indian radio astronomer *

Gopal Krishan Pandit Gopal Krishan Sharma (1926-2004) was an exponent of Vichitra Veena, an ancient Indian musical instrument. Early life and Musical Training Gopal Krishan was given initial music lessons by his father, Pandit Nand Kishore, who was himself ...

(1926–2004), Indian musician * Gopal Kundu (born 1959), Indian biologist *

Gopal Chandra Lamichhane Gopal Chandra Lamichhane ( ne, गोपाल चन्द्र लामिछाने) (born: 14 January 1974) is the general secretary of Nepal Film Directors Guild. He started his career in film in 1989. He directed the Nepali feature ...

(born 1974), Nepali film director * Gopal Mayekar (1934–2021), Indian politician and Marathi writer * Gopal Meena, Indian politician * Gopal Menon (born 1974), Indian film director *

Gopal Mishra Gopal Mishra (1933 – November 1, 2009) was an Indian journalist and columnist. Career Born in Bidyadharpur, Cuttack, Orissa in 1933, Mishra's career spanned five decades, starting with the Oriya daily ''Prajatantra'', followed by editorship of ...

(1933–2009), Indian journalist and columnist *

Gopal Shankar Misra Gopal Shankar Mishra (13 August 1999 - 1957 ) was an Indian musician and music teacher, who played the vichitra veena. Early career Mishra was invited to join the 1998 UK touring and Real World recording project made by State of Bengal and An ...

(1957–1999), Indian musician and music teacher *

Gopal Mittal Gopal Mittal (1906–1993) (Urdu: گوپال مِتّل) was an Urdu poet, writer, critic and journalist. Biography Gopal Mittal was born on 6 June 1906 in Malerkotla, Punjab Province, British India. His father, Walayati Ram Jain, was a renown ...

(1906–1993), Indian Urdu poet, writer, critic and journalist *

Gopal Krishna Muhuri Gopal Krishna Muhuri was the principal of Nazirhat College in Chittagong, Bangladesh, who was murdered in his home. '' The Daily Star'' described the case as "sensational". Background The Four Party Alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and ...

(died 2001), Bangladeshi academic administrator * Gopal Chandra Mukhopadhyay (1913–2005), Indian businessman *

Gopal Krishna Nahak Gopal may refer to: * Gopal (caste), a social community of Odisha in India * Gopal (Krishna), the infant/child form of Lord Krishna * Gopal Bansa, ancient Kingdom in Nepal * The Gopalas, an early Gaudiya Vaishnava institution * Gandhian Organisatio ...

(1960–2001), Indian social entrepreneur *

Gopal Krishna Nayak Dr. Gopal Krishna Nayak was professor of information systems at XIMB. He was the director of IIIT Bhubaneswar. Research interests * ERP and enterprise systems * Group decision support systems * Knowledge management * e-governance Softwar ...

(born 1960), Indian academic *

Gopal Singh Nepali __NOTOC__ Gopal Singh Nepali (11 August 1911 – 17 April 1963) was an Indian poet of Hindi literature and a lyricist of Bollywood. He was the son of Rel Bahadur Singh and Saraswoti. He was born on birthday of Lord Krishna (Krishna Janmashtam ...

(1911–1963), Indian Hindi poet * Gopal Parajuli, Nepalese writer *

Gopal Parmar Gopal Parmar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Parmar was a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Agar constituency in Agar Malwa district for two terms. He fought and won the 1993 File:1993 E ...

, Indian politician * Gopal Prasad Parajuli (born 1953), Nepali judge * Gopal Krishna Pillai (born 1949), Indian civil servant * Gopal Purushottam Phadke (died 2009), Indian sports coach *

Gopal Poddar Gopal Poddar (born 6 April 1951) is an Indian businessman & founder of Limtex group of companies. Poddar started Limtex in 1977 as a small tea business at the very beginning. He is serving as Chairman cum Managing Director of Limtex group till ...

(born 1951), Indian businessman *

Gopal Prasad Gopal Prasad (born 31 July 1945 in Ghazipur, India) is an Indian-American mathematician. His research interests span the fields of Lie groups, their discrete subgroups, algebraic groups, arithmetic groups, geometry of locally symmetric spaces ...

(born 1945), Indian-American mathematician * Gopal R, Indian military officer * Gopal Rai, Indian politician * Gopal Rai (Nepalese politician) (died 2006), Nepalese politician *

Gopal Rajwani Gopal Rajwani (died 25 January 2000) was a criminal-politician with the Shiv Sena party, from Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra (a suburb of Mumbai). Formerly associated with the ganglord Dawood Ibrahim, he joined the Shiv Sena in 1996. He was killed whe ...

(died 2000) Indian politician and criminal *

Gopal Raju Gopal Raju (3 January 1928 – 10 April 2008) was an Indian-born American publisher, editor, journalist, businessman and philanthropist. He was considered to be a pioneer of Indian American ethnic media in the United States. Career Raju launche ...

(1928–2008), Indian-American publisher, editor, journalist, businessman, and philanthropist *

Gopal Rath Gopal Krushna Rath (1945 – 2016) was an Indian Odia poet. He won Sahitya Akademi award for Odia literature in 2014 for his poetry collection ''Bipula Diganta''. Life Rath was born in Sambalpur, on 3 August 1945. He grew up in Sambalpu ...

(1945–2016), Indian Odia poet * Gopal Singh Rawat, Indian bureaucrat *

Gopal Prasad Rimal Gopal Prasad Rimal ( ne, गोपाल प्रसाद रिमाल; 1975–2030) was a Nepalese poet from Kathmandu, Nepal. According to scholar Michael J. Hutt, "he is remembered as the first "revolutionary" Nepali poet and the first to ...

(1918–1973), Nepalese poet * Gopal Saini (born 1954), Indian runner *

Gopal Krishna Sarangi Gopal Krishna Sarangi is an Indian economist specializing in energy economics, climate change, energy regulations, energy access, etc. He is at present an Assistant Professor at Department of Policy Studies, Teri University. Education His docto ...

, Indian economist *

Gopal Sharma Gopal Sharma (born 3 August 1960) is a former Indian cricketer who played in five Test matches and 11 One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international ...

(born 1960), Indian cricketer * Gopal Prasad Sharma (born 1964), Indian artist * Gopal Sharman (1935–2016), Indian playwright, composer, and writer * Gopal Shetty, Indian politician * Gopal Singh (politician) (1917–1990), Indian politician *

Gopal Narayan Singh Gopal Narayan Singh is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. In June 2016, he was the candidate for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections for the lone seat that was to be won by BJP The B ...

, Indian politician *

Gopal Prasad Sinha Gopal Prasad Sinha is an Indian neurologist, politician and a member of the Institutional Ethical Committee of the Indian Council of Medical Research. He was born and brought up in Patna, in the Indian state of Bihar and is an alumnus of Patna ...

, Indian neurologist and politician *

Gopal K. Singh Gopal Singh (born 14 November 1976) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. Singh is majorly known for his power packed performances and unconventional roles in Hindi films. His major work includes ''Company, Calcutta Mail, Ek Haseena ...

(born 1976), Indian Hindi actor *

Gopal Das Shrestha Gopal Das Shrestha (1930–1998) ( ne, गॊपाल दास श्रेष्ठ), a prominent journalist, created the history of English journalism in Nepal. He published and edited the first English daily newspaper, ''The Commoner'' on ...

(1930–1998), Nepali journalist *

Gopal Subramanium Gopal Subramanium (born ) is an Indian lawyer, international arbitrator, academic and Senior Advocate who practices primarily in the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court. He served as the Solicitor General of India 2009–2011 a ...

(born 1958), Indian lawyer *

Gopal Kalan Tandel Gopal Kalan Tandel (born 5 August 1953) is an Indian politician.Lok Sabha. ' He was a Member of Parliament in the 8th (elected in 1987) and 1996-1998 in 11th Lok Sabha. He was the first parliamentarian to represent Daman and Diu (Lok Sabha co ...

(born 1953), Indian politician *

Gopal Jee Thakur Gopal Jee Thakur (born 15 October 1969) is an Indian Politician. He is a member of 17th Lok Sabha, representing Darbhanga (Loksabha constituency). He represented the Bihar legislative assembly from the Benipur constituency as a member of the B ...

(born 1969), Indian politician *

Gopal Vittal Gopal Vittal (born 1967) is an Indian business executive. He is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bharti Airtel (India) and South Asia, an Indian multinational telecommunications services company with operations in 20 countries. Education V ...

(born 1967), Indian business executive * Gopal Prasad Vyas (1915–2005), Indian poet *

Gopal Baba Walangkar Gopal Baba Walangkar, also known as Gopal Krishna, (ca. 1840-1900) is an early example of an activist working to release the untouchable people of India from their historic socio-economic oppression, and is generally considered to be the pioneer ...

( 1840–1900), Indian social reformer *

Gopal Yonzon Gopal Yonzan, also spelled Yonjan, (26 August 1943 – 20 May 1997) was a Nepali lyricist, singer, and composer. He was known for his patriotic Nepali songs. His voice range allowed him to sing songs of every genre of Nepalese music. He belongs ...

(1943–1997), Nepalese singer

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Anand Gopal Anand Gopal is a writer for The New Yorker magazine and author of ''No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban and the War Through Afghan Eyes'', which describes the travails of three Afghans caught in the war on terror. It was a finalist f ...

, American journalist *

Antonio Gopal Antonio Gopal (born 12 January 1947) is a Seychellois hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyski ...

(born 1947), Seychellois hurdler * B. Gopal, Indian director *

Balasubramanian Gopal Balasubramanian Gopal (born 1970) is an Indian structural biologist, molecular biophysicist and a professor at the Molecular Biophysics Unit of the Indian Institute of Science. He is known for his studies on cell wall synthesis in Staphylococcus ...

(born 1970), Indian biologist *

Dheerendra Gopal Gopal Rao, known by his stage name Dheerendra Gopal, was an Indian film and stage actor known for his work in Kannada films. He acted in over 350 films and was predominantly recognized for his performances in villainous and comic roles. After ...

(died 2000), Indian Kannada actor *

E. S. Raja Gopal Erode Subramanian Raja Gopal (12 May 1936 – 15 November 2018) was an Indian condensed matter physicist, a former professor at the Indian Institute of Science and a former director of the National Physical Laboratory of India. Known for his r ...

(1936–2018), Indian physicist * Geetha Narayanan Gopal (born 1989), Indian chess player *

K. Gopal K. Gopal may refer to: * K. Gopal (INC politician), Indian politician * K. Gopal (ADMK politician) (born 1959), Indian doctor and politician {{hndis, Gopal, K. ...

, Indian politician *

K. Gopal (AIADMK politician) K. Gopal (born 10 November 1959) is an Indian doctor and politician. He obtained a M.B.B.S degree from Thanjavur Medical College. Gopal was a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Nannilam 1991 to 1996. In 2014 he was elected to the Lok Sabha ...

(born 1960), Indian politician * Nakkeeran Gopal (born 1959), Indian journalist *

Narayan Gopal Narayan Gopal Gurubacharya ( ne, नारायणगोपाल गुरबाचार्य) (4 October 1939 – 5 December 1990), known professionally as Narayan Gopal and N. Gopal was a prominent popular singer and composer of Nepali mus ...

(1930–1990), Nepalese singer and composer *

P. K. Gopal P. K. Gopal is an Indian social worker and a co-founder of International Association for Integration, Dignity and Economic Advancement (IDEA), an international advocacy group, known for his services towards eradication of leprosy, especially in ...

, Indian social worker * Priyamvada Gopal (born 1968), Indian-British English language academic *

Sarvepalli Gopal Sarvepalli Gopal (23 April 1923 – 20 April 2002) was a well-known Indian historian. He was the son of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the first Vice-President and the second President of India. He was the author of the ''Radhakrishnan: A Biography ...

(1923–2002), Indian historian * Ram Gopal (author) (born 1925), Indian writer and historian * Ram Gopal (dancer) (1912–2003), Indian-British dancer *

Tilakam Gopal T. Gopal (Gopal Tilkam) (born 20 August 1941) is a former volleyball player from India. He captained the India men's national volleyball team, India national team at the 1966 Asian Games. Overview In the Inter-Civil Services All India Tourn ...

(born 1941), Indian volleyball player *

Vin Gopal Vinod Gopal (born May 18, 1985) is an American Democratic politician who took office on January 9, 2018 to represent the 11th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate, which covers portions of Monmouth County. Prior to his election to the ...

(born 1985), American politician

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