Ramesh is a male

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among Indians. It is a contraction of a

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epithet of

Vishnu Vishnu (; , , ), also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the supreme being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism, and the god of preservation ( ...

, Ramesha (''Rameśa''), which is a conjugation of ''Ramā'', another name of

Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, , ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of wealth, fortune, prosperity, beauty, fertility, sovereignty, and abundance. She along with Parvat ...

, and ''Īśa'', which means power or lord. It translates to, "lord of Lakshmi". It is used among Hindus, Jains and Buddhists and some Christians. Notable people with the name include: *

Jairam Ramesh Jairam Ramesh (born 9 April 1954) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He is a Member of Parliament representing Karnataka state in the Rajya Sabha. In July 2011, Jairam was elevated to the Union Council of Minis ...

(born 1954), Indian politician *

Jithan Ramesh Ramesh Choudary, also known by his stage name Jithan Ramesh, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Tamil cinema, Tamil cinema. He is the son of film producer R. B. Choudary and elder brother of actor Jiiva. He made his breakthrough ...

(born 1981), Tamil cinema actor *

Ramachandran Ramesh Ramachandran Ramesh (born 20 April 1976), also known as R. B. Ramesh, is an Indian chess grandmaster (GM) from Chennai who won the 2002 British Championship and the 2007 Commonwealth Championship. He is married to WGM Aarthie Ramaswamy. T ...

(born 1976), Indian chess grandmaster *

Sadagoppan Ramesh Sadagoppan Ramesh (born 13 October 1975) is a former Indian international cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batter and an occasional right-arm off break bowler. He had represented the Indian cricket team while also representing Tamil Na ...

(born 1975), Indian cricketer and film actor *

Ramesh Aravind Ramesh Aravind (born 10 September 1964), known mononymously as Ramesh, is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and television presenter. Ramesh has predominantly worked in Kannada and Tamil films along with a few Telugu and Hindi films. He ...

(born 1964), Kannada movie actor *

Ramesh Bhat Ramesh Bhat is a multiple-award–winning Indian actor. He has worked predominantly in Kannada films and television serials. Early life Ramesh Bhat was born in Kundapur, Karnataka. He completed his primary education at Manki and portrayed nat ...

, Kannada movie actor *

Ramesh Chennithala Ramesh Ramakrishnan Chennithala, , (born 25 May 1956), is an Indian politician, and a permanent invitee to Working Committee of the Indian National Congress. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He also ...

, (born 1956), Kerala politician *

Ramesh Datla Ramesh Datla is an Indian industrialist and the Chairman of Elico Limited, India's first analytical instruments company, established in 1960.Ramesh Karad Ramesh Kashiram Karad (; ), commonly known as Ramesh Appa Karad, is an Indian politician from Maharashtra state and a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council from Bharatiya Janata Party and district president of Bharatiya Janata Party Latur ...

(born 1968), Indian politician from Maharashtra *

Ramesh Krishnan Ramesh Krishnan (born 5 June 1961) is an Indian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. As a junior player in the late 1970s, he won the singles titles at both, Wimbledon and the French Open. He went on to reach three Grand Slam q ...

(born 1961), Indian tennis player *

Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu (1933–1987) was an Indian music composer, multi instrumentalist, and singer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He garnered the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the film '' Meghasandesam ...

(1933–1987), Telugu film music director *

Ramesh Ponnuru Ramesh Ponnuru (; born August 16, 1974) is an American conservative thinker, political pundit, and journalist. He is the editor of ''National Review'' magazine, a contributing columnist for ''The Washington Post'', and a contributing editor t ...

(born 1974), American political commentator *

Asogan Ramesh Ramachandren Mathavakannan Kalimuthu (Tamil language: மாதவக்கண்ணன் காளிமுத்து; born 10 May 1978) is a Singaporean who, together with his two friends, assaulted and murdered a gangster named Saravanan Michael Ramali ...

(c. 1973–1998), Singaporean convicted murderer *

Ramesh Rushantha Ramesh Rushantha Silva ( Sinhala:රමේශ් රුශාන්ත සිල්වා: born 30 March 1983), commonly as Ramesh Rushantha, is a Sri Lankan travel vlogger, water sports instructor and senior deckhand He is also the CEO of Isipat ...

( born 1983), Sri Lankan travel vlogger, water sports instructor and deckhand *

Ramesh Sippy Ramesh Sippy (born 23 January 1947) is an Indian film director, actor and producer in Hindi cinema. He is particularly known for being the director of ''Sholay'' (1975), which is regarded as one of the List of films considered the best#Nationa ...

(born 1947), Indian film producer *

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; ; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, and is the holder of several world reco ...

, Indian cricketer

Fictional characters

*Professor Ramesh, fictional astronomer in ''Kim Possible'' *Ramesh Majhu fictional shopkeeper in ''Fags, Mags and Bags''

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