Nitish is an Indian male given name from Sanskrit meaning "ruler of guidance". Notable people with the name include: *

Nitish Bharadwaj Nitish Bharadwaj (born 2 June 1963) is an Indian television and film actor, director, screenwriter, film and TV programme producer, veterinary science graduate from Mumbai Veterinary college and former Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha. He is ...

, Indian actor *

Nitish Chavan Nitish Chavan (born 7 July 1990) is an Indian Marathi film and television actor known for '' Lagira Zala Ji''. Career Nitish Chavan is from Satara, Maharashtra, began his acting career with serial '' Lagira Zala Ji'', marks his first colla ...

(born 1990), Indian Marathi film and television actor * Nitish Jain, Indian educationist * Nitish Katara, Indian business executive murdered in 2002 *

Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has been serving as the 22nd chief minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previously held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. He is Bihar's longest ...

, Bihar Chief Minister * Nitish Kumar (cricketer), Canadian cricketer * Nitish Chandra Laharry (1892–1964), Indian lawyer, social worker and film producer *

Nitish Mishra Nitish Mishra (born 9 July 1973) is an Indian politician hailing from eastern Indian state of Bihar, India. He represented Jhanjharpur assembly constituency in Madhubani district in 13th, 14th and 15th Bihar Legislative Assembly. Presently, h ...

, Indian politician * Nitish Naik, Indian cardiologist *

Nitish Rana Nitish Rana (born 27 December 1993) is an Indian cricketer who represented the national team in One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket in 2021. He is a left-handed batsman and an off spin bowler. Rana currently captains the Ut ...

, Indian cricketer *

Nitish Kumar Reddy Kaki Nitish Kumar Reddy (; born 26 May 2003) is an Indian International cricketer who is an all-rounder. He bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium fast. He plays for Andhra in domestic cricket & plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the India ...

, Indian cricketer *

Nitish Roy Nitish Roy is an Indian film art director, production designer, and costume designer in Hindi cinema and a Bengali Film Director, who is also known for his work with art cinema directors, Shyam Benegal, Mrinal Sen and Govind Nihlani, Hindi ...

, Indian film art director * Nitish Sengupta, Indian Armed Services officer * Nitish V. Thakor (born 1952), American biomedical engineer *

Nitish Veera Nitish Veera (1975/6 – 17 May 2021) was an Indian actor who worked in Tamil-language films. Career Veera portrayed small roles in several of them including '' Pudhupettai'' (2006) and '' Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009). He contacted Pa. Ranj ...

(1975/6 – 2021), Indian actor who worked in Tamil-language films

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