Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hin ...

, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god

. It is commonly used as a male given name in India. People with the name Mukesh include: *

Mukesh (singer) Mukesh Chand Mathur (22 July 1923 – 27 August 1976), better known mononymously as Mukesh, was an Indian playback singer. Mukesh is considered to be one of the most popular and acclaimed playback singers of the Hindi film industry. Amongst t ...

(1923–1976), Indian playback singer from 1940s-1970s Hindi cinema *

Mukesh (actor) Mukesh Madhavan (born 5 March 1957), known mononymously as Mukesh, is an Indian actor, film producer, television presenter, and politician who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil-language ...

(born 1956), Indian film actor and producer *

Mukesh Agnihotri Mukesh Agnihotri (born 9 October 1962) is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress. Since 2022, he has served as Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh since 2022. He is also a Member of Legislative Assembly in the Himachal Pradesh ...

(born 1962), Indian politician *

Mukesh Ambani Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born 19 April 1957) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), a Fortune Global 500 company and India's most valuable company by market value. Acc ...

(born 1957), chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited * Mukesh Batra (born 1951), homeopathy practitioner *

Mukesh Bhatt Mukesh Bhatt (born 5 June 1952) is an Indian film producer and actor who has produced several Bollywood films. He is the younger brother of Mahesh Bhatt, and also the co-owner of the production company Vishesh Films, set up in 1986. He is the ...

(born 1952), Indian film producer *

Mukesh Chhabra Mukesh Chhabra (born 27 May 1980) is an Indian film Film director, director, casting director, acting workshop director, and actor who has cast several actors for movies including director Vikas Bahl's Chillar Party, Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of W ...

(born 1980), casting director in Bollywood *

Mukesh Choudhary Mukesh Choudhary (born 6 July 1996) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Maharashtra in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 9 November 2017. He made his List A debut on 7 October 2019, for Maharashtra in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazar ...

(born 1996), Indian cricketer *

Mukesh Goud Mula Mukesh Goud ( te, ముఖేష్ గౌడ్; 1 July 1959 – 29 July 2019) was an Indian politician and a legislator belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was the Marketing Minister in Government of Andhra Pradesh from 2010 t ...

(born 1959), Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress * Mukesh Haikerwal (born 1960), general practitioner and former federal president of the

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who is now a Companion of the

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. * Mukesh Jagtiani (born 1952), Dubai-based Indian businessman, Chairman Landmark International Group *

Mukesh Kapila Mukesh Kapila M.D. CBE (born 1955) is an author, medical doctor, professor and senior humanitarian. He is a specialist in crisis and conflict management, humanitarian affairs, post-conflict and development, and HIV/AIDS. He has worked for th ...

(born 1955), British civil servant and United Nations official *

Mukesh Khanna Mukesh Khanna (born 23 June 1958) is an Indian actor, talk show host and producer who works in Hindi language films and television shows. He is best known for his portrayal of Shaktimaan, the superhero character in ''Shaktimaan'' (1997–2005) ...

(born 1958), Indian television and film actor * Mukesh Kumar (field hockey) (born 1970), Indian field hockey player * Mukesh Kumar (golfer) (born 1965), Indian golfer * Mukesh Kumar (cricketer) (1993), Indian cricket player * Mukesh Kumar Chawla (born 1974), Pakistani Politician * Mukesh Narula (born 1962), Indian cricket player and coach *

Mukesh Rishi Mukesh Rishi (born 19 April 1956) is an Indian actor and film producer who works primarily in Hindi and Telugu films. He has also appeared in Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Marathi and Tamil films. He got his first break in Hindi in 1988 and has ...

(born 1956), Indian film actor *

Mukesh Tiwari Mukesh Tiwari (born 24 August 1969) is an Indian actor, who has worked predominantly in Bollywood. and few Tamil films. He is known for playing negative and comic side roles. He entered the film industry in the year 1998 with the movie '' China ...

(born 1969), Indian actor

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