Mahesh (name)
The name Mahesh is a short version of a name of Sanskrit origin, Maheswara or Umamaheswara, meaning "great ruler". It is a popular name for Hindu boys as it is one of the names of the Hindu deity Shiva.
People with the name include:
Those known by the single name
Sport
- Mahesh Bhupathi, Indian tennis player
- Mahesh Bogahalanda, Sri Lankan cricketer
- Mahesh Chhetri, Nepali cricketer
- Mahesh Gawli, Indian footballer
- Mahesh Hemantha, Sri Lankan cricketer
- Mahesh Mangaonkar, Indian squash player
- Mahesh Rawat, Indian cricketer
- Mahesh Rodrigo, Sri Lankan cricketer and rugby player
- Yo Mahesh, Indian cricketer
Entertainment
- Mahesh Babu, Indian film actor
- Mahesh Aney, Indian cinematographer
- Mahesh Bhatt, Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
- Mahesh Shetty Indian Television and Film Actor
- Mahesh Dattani, Indian director, actor and writer
- Mahesh Elkunchwar, Indian playwright
- Mahesh Kothare, Indian actor, director and producer
- Mahesh Mahadevan, Indian film music composer
- Mahesh Manjrekar, Indian director, actor, writer and producer
- Mahesh Thakur, Indian actor
- Erode Mahesh, Indian actor and television personality
Other
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian spiritual leader
- Mahesh Das or Maheshdas Bhat, real name of Birbal, Grand Vizier in the court of Mughal emperor Akbar
- Mahesh Kumar Kanodia, Indian politician, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
- Mahesh Madhavan, Indian businessman, CEO of Bacardi
- Mahesh Rangarajan, Indian author and historian
- Inspector Mahesh Jadhav, a fictional character in Zapatlela film series