Krishan is a given name and surname. Notable persons with that name include:

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Krishan Bheel Krishan Bheel (Urdu: کرشن بھیل) (born in 1968) is a Pakistani politician. He is one of the few Hindu politicians in Pakistan and belongs to the Pakistan Muslim League (N). Early life He was born in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan on March 1, ...

(born 1968), Pakistani politician *

Krishan Chander Krishan Chander (23 November 1914 – 8 March 1977) was an Indian Urdu and Hindi writer of short stories and novels. Some of his works have also been translated into English. He was a prolific writer, penning over 20 novels, 30 collections ...

(1914–1977), Urdu and Hindi Afsaana Nigaar, or short story writer * Krishan Dev Sethi, the current general secretary of Democratic Conference Jammu and Kashmir * Krishan Dinidu (born 1990), Sri Lankan cricketer * Krishan Imdika (born 1976), Sri Lankan cricketer *

Krishan Kant Krishan Kant (28 February 1927 – 27 July 2002) was an Indian politician who served as the vice president of India from 1997 until his death in 2002. Prior to his vice presidency, Kant was the governor of Andhra Pradesh from 1990 to 1997. He ...

, the tenth vice president of India from 1997 until his death * Krishan Kant Saini (born 1931), Indian Airforce helicopter pilot who achieved the world's highest altitude helicopter landing *

Krishan Kumar (sociologist) Krishan Kumar (born 1942 in Trinidad and Tobago) is a British sociologist who is currently William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. Early life and education Kumar was educated at William Ellis School in ...

(born 1942), British sociologist *

Krishan Kumar (actor) Krishan Kumar Dua is an Indian actor and producer. He is best known for '' Bewafa Sanam'' (1995) and owning the largest music producing company in India, T-Series. Personal life He was born Krishan Kumar Dua in a Punjabi Hindu family, the son ...

, Indian film actor and producer *

Krishan Kumar Modi Krishan Kumar Modi (27 August 1940 – 2 November 2019), also known as K. K. Modi, was an Indian businessman and the president of the Modi Enterprises. Background Modi was born in August 1940 in Patiala, the eldest son of Rai Bahadur Gujarm ...

, (born 1940), Indian businessman and head of Modi Enterprises * Krishan Kumar Sharma "Rasik" (born 1983), Hindi, Punjabi, English and Urdu poet and writer *

Krishan Lal Balmiki Krishan Lal Balmiki () (10 July 1942 – 21 April 2010) was an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was a member of the Parliament of India representing Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament T ...

(1942–2010), Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party, member of the Parliament of India representing Rajasthan * Krishan Sabnani (born 1954), senior vice president of the Networking Research Laboratory at Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs in New Jersey *

Maharaj Krishan Kaushik Maharaj Krishan Kaushik (2 May 1955 – 8 May 2021) was a member of the India men's national field hockey team and coach of the India women's national field hockey team. Biography He was a member of the team when it won the gold medal at ...

(1955–2021), former member of the

India men's national field hockey team The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey competitions. The team is governed by the association Hockey India. In Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1928, the team won its first Olympic Ga ...

and former coach * Predhiman Krishan Kaw, Indian plasma physicist, currently the director of the Institute for Plasma Research *

Raj Krishan Gaur Raj Krishan Gaur (20 October 1931 - 2011) (ex- Agricultural minister from Himachal at the cabinet rank), son of B. R. Pandit, was born on 20 October 1931 at Ranghri, Kullu. He has done B.Sc. He was educated at Punjab Technical University, Jalan ...

(born 1931), Agricultural minister from Himachal *

Vikas Krishan Yadav Vikas Krishan Yadav (born 10 February 1992) is an Indian boxer from Bhiwani district in Haryana, the hub of some of India's best boxers. He won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games in the Lightweight category and a gold medal in 75 kg wei ...

(born 1992), Indian male boxer from Bhiwani district in Haryana, won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games
Krishan Kumar Vijay
(Born 1995), digital marketing professional and educator, offering free courses, internships in digital marketing.

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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 himse ...

, Indian musician and player of the

vichitra veena The ''vichitra veena'' () is a stick zither, a plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music. Similar to the Carnatic '' gottuvadhyam'' (chitra vina) it has no frets and is played with a slide. The structure The Vichitra Veena is the mode ...

Guru Har Krishan Guru Har Krishan ( Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ, pronunciation: ; 7 July 1656–30 March 1664) also known as Bal Guru (Child Guru),HS Singha (2009), The Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Hemkunt Press, , pp. 96–97 or Hari Krish ...

(1656–1664), the eighth of the Eleven Gurus of Sikhism *

Kewal Krishan Kewal Krishan (10 October 1923 – 30 June 2008) was a medical practitioner and politician in Punjab, India. He was the Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) from 2002 to 2007. He was first elected as an Indian National Con ...

(1923–2008), Indian medical practitioner and politician *

Rajendra Krishan Rajinder Krishan Duggal (6 June 1919 – 23 September 1987) also credited as Rajendra Krishan, was an Indian poet, lyricist and screenwriter. His poems and lyrics were in the Urdu language. Biography Rajinder Krishan was born in a Duggal famil ...

(1919–1988), Indian poet, lyricist and screenwriter

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