Sunil (सुनील) is a first name for males, often found in the South Asian community. The

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word ' means "dark", "very blue", and is also an epithet of

Krishna Krishna (; Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God (Hinduism), Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, c ...

Notable people

Sunil (actor) Indukuri Sunil Varma (born 28 February 1974), known mononymously as Sunil, is an Indian actor primarily known for his work in Telugu films, with occasional appearances in Tamil films. He has appeared in over 180 films, predominantly in comedic ...

, Indian Telugu film actor *

Sunil (Kannada actor) Sunil also known as Sunil Kumar (1 April 1964 – 24 July 1994) was an Indian actor in Kannada cinema. Some of the notable films of Sunil as an actor include '' Shruthi'' (1990), '' Mana Mecchida Sose'' (1992), '' Belli Kalungura'' (1992) and ' ...

(1964-1994) *

Sunil (director) Sunil is an Indian film director in Malayalam movies. He has directed more than 15 Malayalam movies. His most popular movies are ''Maanathe Kottaram'', ''Priyappetta Kukku'', ''Vridhanmaare Sookshikkuka'', and ''Alancherry Thambrakkal''. Filmog ...

, Indian Malayalam film director *

Sunil Kumar Ahuja Sunil Kumar Ahuja (born March 13, 1961) is a professor of Medicine, Microbiology, Immunology & Biochemistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and an expert on the role of immunogenetics on HIV pathogenesis. Ahuja is ...

(born 1961), American scientist *

Sunil Ambwani Sunil Ambwani is an Indian judge. He served as Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court and former Justice of the Allahabad High Court Allahabad High Court, officially known as High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, is the high court bas ...

(born 1952), Indian judge *

Sunil Ariyaratne Vidyodaya Vibhushana Sahithya Kala Shiromani Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne Kuruwita Bandara ( සුනිල් ආරියරත්න; born 28 July 1949), popularly as Sunil Ariyaratne, is a Sri Lankan scholar, film director, author, poet and a lyr ...

(born 1949), Sri Lankan director, lyricist, poet and writer *

Sunil Barve Sunil Barve () is an Indian film, television and theatre actor, singer and producer. Predominantly working in Marathi, he has also worked in Hindi and Gujarati entertainment industry. He is also a radio jockey. He started doing small roles for ...

(born 1966), Indian actor and producer *

Sunil Batta Sunil Batta (born 12 June 1961) is an Indian film director, producer, scriptwriter and cameraman. He was the director-producer of ''Amma (2003 film), Amma'', a Hindi-Awadhi feature film based on a real-life story. It was recalled in the Nation ...

(born 1961), Indian cameraman, director, producer and scriptwriter *

Sunil Bohra Sunil Bohra is an Indian film producer. He has produced film like Gangs of Wasseypur, Shahid (film), Tanu Weds Manu, Tanu Weds Manu: Returns, Mastram. He was nominated for a Filmfare Award in the Best Film category for film Gangs of Wasseypu ...

, Indian film producer *

Sunil Chhetri Sunil Chhetri (, born 3 August 1984) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and captains the India national team. He is the all-time top scorer in Indian Super League history. He is ...

(born 1984), Indian footballer *

Sunil Kumar Choudhary Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary (1980–2008) was an officer in the Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army and belonged to the 7/ 11 Gorkha Rifles. Choudhary served for three years and was awarded with Kirti Chakra (posthumous) and Sena Medals. Earl ...

(1980–2008), Indian military officer *

Sunil Deshmukh Dr. Sunil Panjabrao Deshmukh (born 28 May 1958) is the Member of Legislative Assembly from the constituency of Amravati, Maharashtra, India. He is a member of Indian National Congress (INC). He is a former Minister of State for Finance and Pla ...

(born 1958), Indian doctor and member of Legislative Assembly *

Sunil Dhaniram Sunil Dhaniram (born 17 October 1968) is a former Canadian cricketer and a former captain of the national team, who played ODIs and T20Is. He formerly played for Guyana from 1993 to 1995. He made his Canadian debut on 2 October 2003 playing agai ...

(born 1968), Canadian cricketer *

Sunil Dutt Sunil Dutt (born Balraj Raghunath Dutt; 6 June 1929 – 25 May 2005) was an Indian actor, film producer, director, and politician known for his work in Hindi Cinema. He acted in more than 80 films over a career spanning five decades and was t ...

(1929–2005), Indian actor, director, politician and producer *

Sunil Edirisinghe Patikirige Sunil Jayapreethi Edirisinghe ( Sinhala:සුනිල් එදිරිසිංහ; born 19 December 1949) is a Sri Lankan classical musician. Edirisinghe won the presidential award for playback singing in 1983 for "Maya Miringuva P ...

(born 1949), Sri Lankan musician *

Sunil Gaikwad Sunil Baliram Gaikwad (born 19 June 1970) is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He represented Latur, Maharashtra in the 16th Lok Sabha. Early life and education Sunil Gaikwad was born to Shri Baliram Gaikwad and his wife ...

(born 1970), Indian politician *

Sunil Gangopadhyay Sunil Gangopadhyay or Sunil Ganguly (September 7, 1934 – October 23, 2012) was an Indian poet, novelist, short story writer, and critic. He played a key role in modernizing Bengali poetry and co-founded the 1953 Avant-garde, avant-gra ...

(1934–2012), Indian novelist and poet *

Sunil Ganguly (musician) Sunil Ganguly (; 1 January 1938 – 12 June 1999) was an Indian instrumentalist from Kolkata. He popularized the Hawaiian electric guitar in India. He made several albums with His Master's Voice (now Saregama), Concorde Records, and Sagari ...

(1936–1999), Indian steel guitarist *

Sunil Krishna Garg Sunil Krishna Garg (born February 19, 1952) is an Indian-American visual artist and sculptor, who specializes in kinetic light sculpture. Born in Delhi, India, he lives and works in New Jersey, where he has a studio at Mana Contemporary. Early ...

(born 1952) Indian-American Artist *

Sunil Gavaskar Sunil Manohar "Sunny" Gavaskar (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, uniːl ɡaːʋəskəɾ born 10 July 1949), is a former captain of the Indian national cricket team who represented India national cricket team, India and Mumbai crick ...

(born 1949), Indian cricketer *

Sunil Grover Sunil Grover (born 3 August 1977) is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Hindi and Punjabi language films and television. He came into limelight for his portrayal as Gutthi on television show '' Comedy Nights with Kapil'' but gained popu ...

(born 1977), Indian comedian and actor *

Sunil Gulati Sunil Gulati ( ; born July 30, 1959) is an American sports administrator who presided over the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) from 2006 to 2018. On April 19, 2013, he was elected to a four-year term on the FIFA Council. In March 2014, h ...

(born 1959), American-Indian president of the United States Soccer Federation * Sunil Handunnetti (born 1970), Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka *

Sunil Hettiarachchi Sunil Edmund Hettiarachchi (8 April 1937 – 3 December 2015) was a well-known Sri Lankan comedian and character actor known for his bald appearance with a full beard and skinny frame. Career Hettiarachchi began his film career in 1982 playing ...

(born 1937), Sri Lankan actor * Sunil Jadhav (born 1992), Indian cricketer * Sunil Janah (1918–2012), Indian photojournalist and photographer * Sunil Jayasinghe (1955–1995), Sri Lankan cricketer *

Sunil Jogi Sunil Jogi is an Indian author. He is a poet of comic verses and the ex-president of the Hindustani Academy, a post holding the rank of a Minister of State in the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He is also a Hindi adviser to the Ministry of Rai ...

(born 1971), Indian poet and writer * Sunil Joshi (born 1970), Indian cricketer * Sunil Kanoria (born 1965), Indian entrepreneur * Sunil Khan (born 1947), Indian politician * Sunil Mahato (1966–2007), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India * Sunil Maitra (1927–1996), Indian politician and member of the 7th Lok Sabha of India *

Sunil Mittal Sunil Bharti Mittal (born 23 October 1957) is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, which has diversified interests in telecom, insurance, real estate, education, malls, hospitality, ...

(born 1957), Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder and chairman of Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises *

Sunil Mukhi Sunil Mukhi is an Indian theoretical physicist working in the areas of string theory, quantum field theory and particle physics. Currently he is adjunct professor at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences of the Tata Institute of Fu ...

(born 1956), Indian physicist and theorist *

Sunil Narine Sunil Philip Narine (born 26 May 1988) is a Trinidadian cricket player who played internationally for the West Indies. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2011 and Test match debut in June 2012. Primarily an off-spin bow ...

(born 1988), Trinidadian cricketer * Sunil Oasis (born 1973), Indian cricketer * Sunil Padwal (born 1968), Indian painter * Sunil Pandey (born 1966), Indian politician *

Sunil Babu Pant Sunil Babu Pant (; born 28 June 1971) is a Nepali human rights activist, monk, and former politician who served as a member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly between 2008 and 2013. Pant's campaigning for LGBT rights led to the Supreme Court ...

(born 1972), Nepalese politician *

Sunil Paul Sunil Paul (born November 12, 1964) is an Internet entrepreneur who launched Spring Free EV in 2021. He has previously founded companies such as Brightmail and Freeloader, Inc. He was the co-founder and CEO of Sidecar, a San Francisco, based an o ...

(born 1964), Indian entrepreneur *

Sunil Perera Uswatta Liyanage Ivor Sylvester Sunil Perera (Sinhala language, Sinhala: සුනිල් පෙරේරා; 14 September 1952 – 6 September 2021) was a Sri Lankan vocalist, guitarist, songwriter and composer. Described as one of the most i ...

(1952-2021), Sri Lankan composer, guitarist, songwriter and vocalist * Sunil Pradhan (born 1957), Indian doctor, neurologist, researcher and writer * Sunil Prajapati (born 1994), Nepali politician * Sunil Raoh (born 1980), Indian actor, lyricist and singer *

Sunil Santha Sunil Santha was a Sri Lankan composer, singer and lyricist. Known as the "Father of the Modern Sinhala Music" He was pivotal in the development of Sinhala music and folk songs in the mid to late 1940s and early 1950s. He composed the beloved so ...

(1915–1981), Sri Lankan composer, lyricist and singer * Sunil Sawney (born 1962), English cricketer * Sunil Shanbag (born 1956), Indian actor and screenwriter *

Sunil Shetty Suniel Shetty (born Sunil V. Shetty; 11 August 1961) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, and entrepreneur, primarily known for his work in Hindi cinema, with appearances in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. Nicknamed as Anna, Shetty ha ...

(born 1961), Indian film actor, businessman, entrepreneur and producer * Sunil Tagare (born 1962), Indian entrepreneur * Sunil Thakur (born 1984), Indian footballer * Sunil Thapa (born 1957), Nepalese actor * Sunil Vaidyanathan (born 1976), Indian photojournalist and photographer * Sunil Valson (born 1958), Indian cricketer * Sunil Kumar Verma (born 1974), Indian biologist, scientist and zoologist * Sunil Wettimuny (born 1949), Sri Lankan cricketer

Fictional characters

* Sunil Bakshi (portrayed by

Simon Kassianides Simon Mario Kassianides is an English actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Early life Kassianides was born in London, of Greek Cypriot origin, the son of Helen and Mario Kassianides, both business owners. Kassianides has an older ...

), a high-ranking member of Hydra in

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of ''

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'' * DI Sunil 'Sunny' Khan, portrayed by

Sanjeev Bhaskar Sanjeev Bhaskar (born 31 October 1963) is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He is best known for his work in the BBC Radio 4 and BBC Two sketch comedy series ''Goodness Gracious Me (TV series), Goodness Gracious Me'' and as t ...

in the

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drama ''

Unforgotten ''Unforgotten'' is a British crime drama television series, which initially aired on ITV on 8 October 2015. It was created and written by Chris Lang and directed by Andy Wilson. The programme follows a team of London detectives led by DCI Ca ...

'' * Sunil Markesh (known as "Mobley"), from the television series ''

Mr. Robot ''Mr. Robot'' is an American drama thriller television series created by Sam Esmail for USA Network. It stars Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer and hacker with social anxiety disorder, clinical depression, and dissoci ...

'', played by Azhar Khan * Sunil Nevla, from the cartoon ''

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