Rajesh is a given name of Indian and Nepali origin.

Given name

Rajesh (Tamil actor) Rajesh (20 December 1949 – 29 May 2025) was an Indian actor who performed in predominately Tamil films and serials. He completed more than 50 years in films and appeared as lead roles and supporting roles in over 150 films. Biography Rajes ...

, Tamil actor *

Rajesh (Kannada actor) Vidyasagar (15 April 1932 – 19 February 2022), known by his stage name Rajesh, was an Indian actor who appeared in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada films. Known as 'Kala Thapaswi', Rajesh was an ardent fan of literature. He appeared in many films ...

, Kannada actor * Rajesh (Telugu actor), Telugu actor * Rajesh Bishnoi, Indian cricketer *

Rajesh Chauhan Rajesh Chauhan (; born 19 December 1966) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 21 Tests and 35 One Day Internationals from 1993 to 1998. He was part of the Indian spin trio of Kumble-Raju-Chauhan, in the 1990s. Although his own contributi ...

, Indian cricketer * Rajesh Gangwar, Indian social worker *

Rajesh Hamal Rajesh Hamal ( ; born 9 June 1964) is a Nepalese film actor and television presenter. He is considered one of the prominent figures in Nepali cinema and is often referred to by fans and media as "Maha Nayak" (Nepali for "The Great Actor"). Hamal ...

, Nepali actor *

Rajesh Khanna Rajesh Khanna (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. Considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, h ...

, North Indian actor and politician *

Rajesh Khattar Rajesh Khattar (born 24 September 1966) is an Indian actor, voice artist and screenwriter who works in Hindi films. He was married to Neelima Azeem and is the father of actor Ishaan Khattar and step father of Shahid Kapoor. Personal life Kha ...

, Indian television and film actor *

Rajesh Krishnan Rajesh Krishnan is an Indian playback singer and actor. Although he is known for his works in Kannada films, he has sung in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard l ...

, Indian actor and playback singer *

Rajesh Kumar (actor) Rajesh Kumar is an Indian actor and producer, best known for his roles in Indian television shows such as ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'' and '' Sarabhai vs Sarabhai''. Rajesh is an alumnus of Hindu College, University of Delhi. He quit acting and at t ...

, Indian television actor * Rajesh Kumar Manjhi, Indian Rashtriya Janata Dal politician *

Rajesh Mirchandani Rajesh Mirchandani is a communications executive and former British television journalist. He spent more than two decades reporting from around the world as a BBC correspondent and news anchor, covering international events from Typhoon Haiyan ...

, British news presenter and communications executive * Rajesh Pilot, Indian politician of the Congress party *

Rajesh Pillai Rajesh Raman Pillai (7 October 1974 – 27 February 2016) was an Indian film director best known for his work in the Malayalam cinema. He is credited with setting a new trend in Malayalam cinema with his thriller, ''Traffic (2011 film), Tra ...

, Indian film director *

Rajesh Roshan Rajesh Roshanlal Nagrath (born 24 May 1953) is an Indian music director and composer. He is the son of music director Roshan and brother of actor, producer, director Rakesh Roshan. Career Rajesh Roshan had a frequent successful collaboratio ...

, Bollywood music composer * Rajesh Sharma (disambiguation), several people * Rajesh Singh, Fijian politician of Indian descent *Rajesh Soosainayagam, Indian footballer known as

Rajesh S Rajesh S is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Early life Rajesh S was born in Pozhiyoor, a fishing hamlet at the southernmost tip of Kerala. His father and three brothers are fishermen. As a child, he was spotted by a ...

Rajesh Touchriver Rajesh Touchriver (born M. S. Rajesh) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his works in English, Malayalam, Telugu, and Hindi language films. He received various National and International honors for his works. In 20 ...

, Indian film director *

Rajesh Vedprakash Rajesh Vedprakash (Hindi: राजेश वेदप्रकाश, born as Rajesh Vedprakash Maingi राजेश वेदप्रकाश मैंगी; October 7, 1968) as an Indian voice artist who can speak English, Hindi and Urdu. ...

, Indian voice artist *

Rajesh Vaidhya Rajhesh Vaidhya () (or, Vaidya), is an Indian veena player born on 14 June 1973 hailing from Tamil Nadu. Besides performing on stage, he has worked with various film music composers. He also acted in the movie ''Viswa Thulasi'' and in ''Premi'' ...

, Indian veena player *

Rajesh Vivek Rajesh Vivek Upadhyay (31 January 1949 – 14 January 2016) was an Indian actor, mainly a Comedian. He is best known to Hindi film audiences for his role as the astrologer Guran in ''Lagaan'' (2001) and as the postmaster Nivaran in ''Swades ...

, Indian actor

Surname

Aishwarya Rajesh Aishwarya Rajesh (born 10 January 1990) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. Aishwarya is a recipient of several awards including two Filmfare Award South, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and fo ...

(born 1990), Indian film actress *

Aryan Rajesh Edara Aryan Rajesh is an Indian actor and film producer who appears predominately in Telugu films. He is the son of veteran director and producer E. V. V. Satyanarayana. He produces films along with his younger brother Allari Naresh under t ...

, Indian film actor * M. Rajesh (born 1975), Indian film director and screenwriter * M. B. Rajesh (born 1971), Indian politician *

Monisha Rajesh Monisha Rajesh (born 1982) is a British journalist and travel writer. Early life Rajesh was born in Norfolk, England, the child of two Indian doctors. The family moved from Sheffield to Madras, India, in 1991. After two years they returned to En ...

, British travel writer and journalist *

Satyam Rajesh Rajesh Babu, better known as Satyam Rajesh, is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu films. He has worked in more than 350 films. Rajesh got the moniker 'Satyam' following his appearance in the 2003 film of the same name. Early lif ...

(born 1979), Indian actor * Saundarya Rajesh (born 1968), Indian entrepreneur * U. Rajesh (born 1977), Indian mandolin player, music producer and composer

Fictional characters

Raj Koothrappali Rajesh Ramayan "Raj" Koothrappali, Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. is a fictional character and one of the protagonists on the 2007–2019 CBS television series ''The Big Bang Theory'', portrayed by British-Indian actor Kunal Nayyar. He is one of ...

, one of the main characters of ''The Big Bang Theory'' {{given name, type=both