Sudhir is an Indian masculine given name. The

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word ' means "very wise", "resolute". Notable people with the name include: *

Sudhir (Pakistani actor) Shah Zaman Khan Afridi ,better known as Sudhir (Urdu: ) or Lala Sudhir (25 January 1921 – 19 January 1997) ,was a Pakistani actor, director, and producer. Sudhir was a highly respected film personality. With his film roles symbolizing ...

(1922–1997), Pakistani actor *

Sudhir (Hindi actor) Bhagwandas Moolchand Luthria (1944 – 12 May 2014), better known as Sudhir, was an Indian actor in Hindi cinema. He was best known for his role in the film '' Satte Pe Satta'' with Amitabh Bachchan. He acted in over 200 films in a career span ...

(1944–2014), Bollywood actor * Sudhir, Indian Para Powerlifter *

Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist) Sudhir Chaudhary is an Indian journalist working as Editor-in-chief of DD News, the Indian state-owned Hindi news channel & hosts the show ''Decode'' since May 2025. He was formerly consulting editor at the and hosted the show ''Black & Whit ...

, Indian journalist *

Sudhir Dalvi Sudhir Dalvi is an Indian actor. He first came to prominence for portraying Guru Vashishta in Ramanand Sagar's TV series ''Ramayan (1987 TV series), Ramayan'' and is well known for his role as Sai Baba of Shirdi, Sai Baba. He also acted as Sai ...

(born 1939), Indian actor * Sudhir Joshi (1948–2005), Indian Marathi actor and comedian *

Sudhir Kakar Sudhir Kakar (25 July 1938 – 22 April 2024) was an Indian psychoanalyst, novelist and author in the fields of cultural psychology and the psychology of religion. Biography Kakar was born on 25 July 1938 in Nainital, a town in present-day U ...

(born 1938), Freudian psychoanalyst and writer * Sudhir Kumar Baliyan, Indian politician *

Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary, also known as Sudhir Kumar Gautam, is an Indian teacher and cricket entertainer who is a known to be a fan of the Indian cricket team and Sachin Tendulkar. He is widely recognised for attending every home match the Indi ...

(born 1983), fan of the Indian cricket team *

Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga Padma Raju (born 13 April 1979) is an Indian weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in the Men's 69 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Game ...

, Indian weightlifter *

Sudhir Kumar Giri Sudhir Kumar Giri was an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was elected to the Lok Sabha the lower house of Indian Parliament from Contai constituency, West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language ...

, Indian politician *

Sudhir Kumar Saxena Professor Sudhirkumar Saxena (1923 – 2007 in India) was a tabla artist Guru and professor. He learnt the tabla performing art for years from Ustad Habeebuddin Khan, the doyen of the Ajrada gharana. Pandit Saxena was the first drummer in In ...

, Tabla artist and professor *

Sudhir Mishra Sudhir Mishra (born 22 January 1959) is an Indian filmmaker. His most notable films include '' Dharavi'' (1992), '' Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' (2003), '' Chameli'' (2004), and '' Serious Men'' (2020). His work has been recognised with three nat ...

, Indian film director and screenwriter *

Sudhir Naik Sudhir Sakharam Naik (21 February 1945 – 5 April 2023) was an Indian cricketer who played in three Test matches and two One Day Internationals in 1974 in the Indian cricket team. A courageous right-hand opening batsman, Sudhir Naik went as o ...

(born 1945), Indian cricketer *

Sudhir Pandey Sudhir Pandey is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi-language films, television, and theatre. With a career spanning several decades, he has played a variety of supporting and character roles, often portraying fathers, uncles, or author ...

, Indian film and serial television actor *

Sudhir Phadke Sudhir Phadke (; born Ram Phadke; 25 July 1919 – 29 July 2002) was an Indian singer-composer. He is regarded as an icon of the Marathi film industry and Marathi Sugam Sangeet with a legacy spanning five decades. Apart from Marathi, Phadke sa ...

(1919–2002), Marathi singer-composer from India *

Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar (18 May 1939 – 4 January 2009) was the Chief Minister of Tripura in India from 5 February 1988 to 19 February 1992. He was a school teacher before entering politics. He was also a member of the Upper House of Indian parl ...

(1934–2009), Chief Minister of Tripura, India, 1988–1992 *

Sudhir Ruparelia Sudhir Ruparelia (born 17 January 1956) is a Ugandan business magnate and investor. He is the chairman and majority shareholder in the Ruparelia Group companies. His investments are mainly in the banking, insurance, education, broadcasting, re ...

(born 1956), businessman and entrepreneur in Uganda *

Sudhir Tailang Sudhir Tailang (26 February 1960 – 6 February 2016) was an Indian cartoonist. Career Tailang was born in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on 26 February 1960. Tailang, who made his first cartoon in 1970, started his career with the ''Illustrated Weekly ...

(1960–2016), Indian cartoonist *

Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh (born 1966) is an American sociologist and urban ethnographer. He is William B. Ransford Professor of Sociology & African-American Studies at Columbia University, a position he has held since 1999. In his work, Venkate ...

(born 1966), Indian sociologist and urban ethnographer

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