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: किरण) is a

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n given name. 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 Kira may refer to: People * Kira clan, a Japanese clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) * Kira (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Kira Chikazane (1563–1588), Japanese retainer * Kira (German singer) (Janine ...

, Kirwan, Ciaran, Keiran and Kieran. Notable people with the name include: *

Kiran Abbavaram Kiran Kumar Reddy Abbavaram (born 15 July 1992) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut in 2019 with romantic comedy film ''Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru''. Abbavaram later appeared in ''SR Kalyanamandapam'' (2021), whe ...

(born 1992), Indian actor *

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

(born 1965), Indian-Canadian singer * Kiran Amegadjie, American football player *

Kiran Bechan Winand Kiran Madhankumar Bechan (born 12 September 1982), simply known as Kiran Bechan, is a Dutch former professional footballer of Surinamese descent who played as a midfielder. Club career Bechan was a product of the Ajax football academy, ...

(born 1982), Dutch footballer *

Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi (born 9 June 1949) is a 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 28 May 2016 to 16 Februa ...

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

(born 1971), Indian author *

Kiran George Kiran George (born 11 February 2000) is an Indian badminton player. He won the Polish International title. He also competed in the 2020 Thomas Cup and 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships. Career 2021–22 In 2021, Kiran George's first to ...

(born 2000), Indian badminton player * Kiran Gurung, 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 acti ...

(born 1964), Indian actress * Kiran Kedlaya (born 1974), Indian-American mathematician *

Kiran Khan (swimmer) Kiran Khan (born December 21, 1989) is a Pakistani Olympic swimmer. She first came to national attention at the 28th Pakistan National Games in 2001, where she won 7 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 3 bronze medals. See also *Rubab Raza – P ...

(born 1990), Pakistani swimmer * Kiran Kher (born 1955), Indian actress *

Kiran Kumar Kiran Kumar (born 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 come ...

(born 1953), Indian actor *

Kiran Kumar Reddy Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy (born 13 September 1960) 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 Andhra Pradesh before the format ...

(born 1960), Indian politician, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh * Kiran Martin (born 1959), Indian social worker *

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (born 23 March 1953) is an Indian billionaire entrepreneur. She is the executive chairperson and founder of Biocon Limited and Biocon Biologics Limited, a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India and the former chair ...

(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 o ...

(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 Independence of India, post-colonial India.#Sa, Sanga, p. 177 A ...

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

Kiran Rao Kiran Rao (born 7 November 1973) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi cinema. She has directed the films '' Dhobi Ghat'' (2011) and '' Laapataa Ladies'' (2024). In 2016, Rao co-founded Paani Foundation, a non-profit organisation. Early li ...

(born 1973), Indian film producer *

Kiran Rathod Kiran Rathod (born 11 January 1981) is an Indian content creator and actress. She is well known for her appearance in Tamil films. Rathod has established herself in Kollywood. She also appears in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. She is ...

(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 fami ...

(born 1967), Indian police officer *

Kiran Shah Kiran Jethalal Shah (born 28 September 1956) is a Kenyan actor and stunt double. Shah was born in Nairobi, Kenya to an Indian family. He lived in Kenya until he was twelve years old, when he moved to India with his family. While living in Ind ...

(born 1956), Kenyan actor * Usha Kiran Khan (1945-2024), Indian historian

Fictional characters

* 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 * Kiranmala, heroine of a

homonymous In linguistics, homonyms are words which are either; ''homographs''—words that mean different things, but have the same spelling (regardless of pronunciation), or ''homophones''—words that mean different things, but have the same pronunciatio ...

Bengali folktale

References

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