Naresh ( ''Nareśa'': ''nara'' "man" and '' īśa'' "lord") is a masculine

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Hindus Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

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Naresh (actor) Vijaya Krishna Naresh (born 20 January 1960/1961), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Naresh, is an Indian actor, politician, and activist, known mainly for his work in Telugu cinema and television. He began his acting career as a child a ...

(born 1960), Indian movie actor in Telugu cinema *

Allari Naresh Edara Naresh (born 30 June 1982), better known as Allari Naresh, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Telugu films. Starring in over 55 films and known for his various comic roles, Naresh earned two Filmfare Awards ...

(born 1982), Indian movie actor in Telugu cinema * Naresh Bhandari, Nepalese politician *

Naresh Bhardwaj Naresh Bhardwaj (born 1959) is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the 2008 provincial election to represent the electoral district of Edmonton-Ellerslie in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was a member of the Progressive Conserv ...

(born 1959), Canadian politician *

Naresh Dadhich Naresh Dadhich (born September 1, 1944) is a theoretical physicist, formerly at Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA). He was also the director of IUCAA until August 31, 2009. He held the M.A. Ansari Chair in Theoretical ...

, (born 1944), Indian theoretical physicist *

Naresh Dalal Naresh Dalal is a physical chemist who specializes in materials science. He is the Dirac Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State University, where he is affiliated with the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. Research Dalal' ...

, American physical chemist *

Naresh Goyal Naresh Goyal (born 29 July 1949) is an Indian businessman who is the founder and Chairman of Jet Airways. He started operating Jet Airways in 1993 with initial seed money from Tail Winds incorporated, Isle of Man. Following the 2005 Initial pub ...

(born 1949), Indian businessman *

Naresh Gujral Naresh Gujral (born 19 May 1948) is a Chartered Accountant, Shiromani Akali Dal party politician and former a member of the Parliament of India representing Punjab (India), Punjab in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. ...

(born 1948), Indian politician *

Naresh Iyer Naresh Iyer (born 3 January 1981) is an Indian playback singer. Born in Mumbai, Iyer is fluent in Tamil, Hindi and Marathi. Naresh Iyer has rendered 2000 film songs in several Indian languages and has several chart hits to his credit. His r ...

(born 1981), Indian singer *

Naresh Kamboj Naresh Kamboj ( () (born 27 May 1964) is an Indian politician, a leader of the Indian National Congress and the currently member of Debt Conciliation Board, Govt. of Haryana. He became the member of Haryana Environment Protection Council for t ...

(born 1964), Indian politician *

Naresh Kumar (disambiguation) Naresh Kumar may refer to: * Naresh Kumar HN Naresh Kumar HN is an Indian film director who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for '' 1st Rank Raju'' (2015) and '' Raju Kannada Medium'' (2018). Early life Naresh Kumar HN was born ...

, several people *

Naresh Mehta Naresh Mehta (15 February 1922 – 22 November 2000) was a Hindi writer. There are over 50 published works in his name, ranging from poetry to plays. He received several literary awards, most notably the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi in 1988 ...

(1922–2000), Hindi writer *

Naresh Sohal Naresh Sohal (18 September 1939 – 30 April 2018) was a British composer of Indian origin. He wrote in the tradition of western classical music. He was the first composer in this tradition ever to make settings of texts in Punjabi and Bengali ...

(1939–2018), Indian composer *

Naresh Trehan Naresh Trehan (born 12 August 1945) is an Indian cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeon. After graduating from King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India, he went on to practice at New York University Medical Center, Manhattan, USA f ...

(born 1946), Indian surgeon

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