Kiran (

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. It originates in the

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word ', meaning "ray" or "ray of light" or "beam of light". Other names that sound like Kiran are Kira, Kirwan, Ciaran, Keiran and Kieran. Notable people with the name include: * Kiran Abbavaram (born 1992), Indian actor *

Kiran Ahluwalia Kiran Ahluwalia is a Canadian singer, songwriter who infuses African desert blues and Western musical styles. Kiran Ahluwalia won the 'Newcomer' category in the inaugural Songlines Music Awards (2009) – announced 1 May 2009 – the new 'world m ...

(born 1965), Indian-Canadian singer * Kiran Bechan (born 1982), Dutch footballer *

Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi (born 9 June 1949) is an Indian social activist, former-tennis player who became the first woman in India to join the officer ranks of the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972 and was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry from ...

(born 1949), Indian social activist * Kiran Chemjong (born 1990), Nepali footballer *

Kiran Chetry Kiran Carrie Chetry ( ne, किरण क्षेत्री, born August 26, 1974) is a former American television broadcast journalist who, until 2011, was a cable news anchor for CNN's ''American Morning''. From 2001 to 2007 she reported� ...

(born 1974), American television journalist *

Kiran Desai Kiran Desai (born 3 September 1971) is an Indian author. Her novel '' The Inheritance of Loss'' won the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award. In January 2015, The Economic Times listed her as one of 20 "mo ...

(born 1971), Indian author * Kiran George (born 2000), Indian badminton player *

Kiran Gurung Kiran Gurung ( ne, किरण गुरुङ) is a Nepalese politician. He is a Central Committee Central committee is the common designation of a standing administrative body of Communist party, communist parties, analogous to a board of d ...

, Nepalese politician *

Kiran Juneja Kiran Juneja is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema. Personal life She is second wife of filmmaker Ramesh Sippy. She hails from Punjabi Bagh area of New Delhi, India and her father was a doctor. Career In 1984, she started her actin ...

(born 1964), Indian actress *

Kiran Kedlaya Kiran Sridhara Kedlaya (; born July 1974) is an Indian American mathematician. He currently is a Professor of Mathematics and the Stefan E. Warschawski Chair in Mathematics at the University of California, San Diego. Biography Kiran Kedlaya was ...

(born 1974), Indian-American mathematician * Kiran Khan (swimmer) (born 1990), Pakistani swimmer * Kiran Kher (born 1955), Indian actress *

Kiran Kumar Kiran Kumar (born as Deepak Dhar; 20 October 1953) is an Indian screen and theatre actor. He has worked in numerous Hindi, Bhojpuri and Gujarati television and film productions. His latest work in drama is ''Charlie 2''. Personal life Kumar c ...

(born 1953), Indian actor *

Kiran Kumar Reddy Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy (born 13 September 1959) is an Indian politician who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh between 25 November 2010 and 1 March 2014. He was the last Chief Minister of the United Andhra Pradesh before the ...

(born 1960), Indian politician, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh * Kiran Martin (born 1959), Indian social worker * Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (born 1953), Indian entrepreneur *

Kiran More Kiran Shankar More (born 4 September 1962) is an Indian former cricketer and wicket-keeper for the Indian cricket team from 1984 to 1993. He also took up the position Chairman of the Selection Committee of the BCCI till Dilip Vengsarkar took ...

(born 1962), Indian cricketer *

Kiran Nagarkar Kiran Nagarkar (2 April 1942 – 5 September 2019) was an Indian novelist, playwright and screenwriter. A noted drama and film critic, he was one of the most significant writers of post-colonial India. Sanga, p. 177 Amongst his notable works a ...

(1942–2019), Indian writer and critic * Kiran Powar (born 1976), Indian cricketer *

Kiran Rao Kiran Rao (born 7 November 1973) is an Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director who works in Hindi cinema. In 2016, Rao co-founded Paani Foundation, a non-profit organisation working towards the mission of fighting drought in Maharashtr ...

(born 1973), Indian film producer *

Kiran Rathod Kiran Rathod (born 11 January 1981) is an Indian actress. She has acted in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. Early life Rathod was born on 11 January 1981 in Jaipur. She is a cousin of actress Raveena Tandon. Rathod graduated ...

(born 1981), Indian actress *

Kiran Sethi Kiran Sethi is a police officer in Delhi, India, known for organizing women's self-defense and police services training camps throughout India, for which she was honored by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in 2015. Biography Kiran Sethi's fa ...

(born 1967), Indian police officer * Kiran Shah (born 1956), Kenyan actor * Usha Kiran Khan (born 1945), Indian historian

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* Kiran, the default player name in the video game ''

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'' * Kiran, the title character in the Pakistani television serial '' Kiran'', portrayed by Marjan Fatima

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