Sanjay, also spelled Sanjai, Sanjey, Sanje, Sanjaye and Sunjay, is a male given name of

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

origin meaning "triumphant," from the Sanskrit Sañjaya ( सञ्जय), and may refer to:

People

Sanjaya Sanjaya (Sanskrit: सञ्जय, meaning "victory") or Sanjaya Gavalgana is a figure from the ancient Indian Hindu epic ''Mahābhārata''. Sanjaya is the advisor of the blind king Dhritarashtra, the ruler of the Kuru kingdom and the fathe ...

, an important character in the ancient Indian epic ''Mahabharata'' *

Sanjay Gupta Sanjay Gupta (born October 23, 1969) is an American neurosurgeon, medical reporter, and writer. He serves as associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, associate professor of neurosurgery at ...

(born 1969), a neurosurgeon and CNN senior medical correspondent *

Sanjay Manjrekar Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar (born 12 July 1965) is an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer. He played international cricket for India from 1987 until 1996 as a right-handed middle order batsman. He was a part of the Indian squads which w ...

(born 1965), a former Indian cricketer *

Sanjay Malhotra Sanjay Malhotra (born 14 February 1968) is an Indian bureaucrat and Indian Administrative Service, IAS officer who is serving as the current and 26th List of governors of the Reserve Bank of India, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India since 11 De ...

, an Indian civil servant

Actor

Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who works in Hindi cinema in addition to a few Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi films. Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 160 films. ...

(born 1959), an Indian actor *

Sanjay Shejwal Sanjay Shejwal (born 19 September 1988) is an Indian actor best known for his work in Marathi cinema, Bollywood and Telugu cinema. Sanjay made his film debut with the film ''Saubhagya'' in 2012. Sanjay won the Ma.Ta.Sanman and Maharashtra Gover ...

, an Indian actor *

Sanjay Kapoor Sanjay Surinder Kapoor (17 October 1965) is an Indian actor and film producer. He works in Hindi cinema, Television in India, Indian television and web series. He is a member of the List of Hindi film families#Kapoor family (of Surinder Kapoo ...

, an Indian actor and producer, and brother of Anil Kapoor *

Sanjay Khan Sanjay Khan (born as Shah Abbas Ali Khan, 3 January 1940) is an Indian actor, producer and director known for his works in Hindi films and television. Sanjay Khan made his debut in Rajshri Productions, Rajshri film ''Dosti (1964 film), Dosti'' ...

(born 1941), an Indian actor, director and producer *

Sanjay Mitra (actor) Sanjay Mitra (born 1 March 1966) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, and Telugu films. Personal life He married Suparna Anand, his co-star in '' Vaishali'' in 1997 and they have two sons, Manav Mitra (1999) and Bhavya ...

, an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema and television *

Sanjaya Malakar Sanjaya Joseph Malakar (born September 10, 1989) is an American singer who was a finalist on the sixth season of ''American Idol''. He gained national attention on the series, controversially advancing to 7th place with public votes despite being ...

(born 1989), American singer and finalist on the sixth season of ''American Idol'' *

Sanjay Suri Sanjay Suri (born 6 April 1971) is an Indian actor and film producer. He comes from an affluent business family of Punjabis. He had a supporting role in '' Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999)'', acted in '' Jhankaar Beats'', and co-produced and acted ...

(born 1971), an Indian actor and producer

Cinema

Sanjay Leela Bhansali Sanjay Leela Bhansali (born 24 February 1963) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and music composer, who works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including seven National Film Awards and twelve Filmf ...

(born 1963), an Indian film director *

Sanjay Mehrotra Sanjay Mehrotra is an Indian-American business executive and the CEO of Micron Technology. He was a co-founder of SanDisk, and its president and CEO from 2011 until its acquisition by Western Digital in 2016. Early life and education Mehro ...

, CEO of Micron Technology and co-founder of Sandisk. *

Sanjay Patel Sanjay Patel is an American animator, illustrator and author who has worked in the animation department of various projects, most of them animated films released by Pixar. Background Born in London, United Kingdom to Gujarati Indian paren ...

, a British American animator

Musician

Sanjay Subrahmanyan Sanjay Subrahmanyan (born 21 January 1968 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu) is a Carnatic musician and vocalist from Chennai, India. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2015. Biography Sanjay Subrahmanyan was born on 21 Ja ...

(born 1968), a Carnatic vocalist from India *

Sunjay Sunjay Edward Brain (born 23 September 1993) is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist from Stourbridge in the West Midlands of England. Early life Sunjay Edward Brain was born on 23 September 1993 in Derby, the son of an English father, R ...

(born 1993), British singer-songwriter

Politician

Sanjay Awasthy Sanjay Awasthy is an Indian politician and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Arki in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. Early life and education Sanjay Awasthy, born on 7 October 1965 in V.P.O. Kandher, Tehsi ...

Politician and MLA from Arki, Himachal Pradesh, India *

Sanjay Bansode Sanjay Baburao Bansode (born 31 December 1973) is an Indian politician from Nationalist Congress Party, who is the cabinet minister of Maharashtra from 14 July 2023 for sports, youth welfare and ports. He also served as the minister of state fr ...

(born 1973), an Indian politician and minister in government of Maharashtra *

Sanjay Gandhi Sanjay Gandhi (14 December 1946 – 23 June 1980) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Lok Sabha and was the younger son of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi. During his lifetime, he was widely expected to succeed his mother as head ...

(1946–1980), an Indian politician and son of former prime minister of India Indira Gandhi * Sanjay Sinh (born 1951), an Indian politician from the state of Uttar Pradesh

Fictional characters

* Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon, the younger brother of Apu in the American animated sitcom ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...

'' * Sanjay, an Indian American character on the American animated series ''

The Fairly OddParents ''The Fairly OddParents'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with two Fairy godmother, fairy godparents named List of The Fai ...

'' * Prince Sanjay of Ishkebar, a character in the American sitcom ''

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' is an American teen sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series aired on Disney Channel from March 18, 2005, to September 1, 2008. The series was nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award for ...

'' * Sanjay Dravid, an Indian scientist in the '' Power of Five'' novel series * Sanjay Patel, a main character in the 2013 American animated series ''

Sanjay and Craig ''Sanjay and Craig'' is an American animated sitcom created by Jim Dirschberger, Jay Howell, and Andreas Trolf for Nickelodeon. Produced by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi, the series revolves around Sanjay, voiced by Maulik Pancholy, and his ...

'' * Sanjay Patel, a character in the American sitcom ''

Modern Family ''Modern Family'' is an American television sitcom, created by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, that aired on ABC for 11 seasons from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. The series follows the lives of three diverse but interrelated fa ...

'' * Sanjay Rash, a Separatist

puppet ruler A puppet ruler is someone who holds a title of political authority, but is loyal to or controlled by outside persons or groups. When a foreign government wields such outside control, the puppet ruler's territory is referred to as a puppet state. ...