Mahesh (name)
# Mahesh (name)

The name Mahesh (/mahe-sh/) is short version of a name of Sanskrit origin, Maheswara or Umamaheswara, meaning "great ruler" (Mahaa + Ishwar). It is a popular name for Hindu boys as it is one of the names of Shiva.

People with the name include:

## Those known by the single name

* Mahesh (actor), Indian Malayalam film actor
* Mahesh (Tamil actor), Indian Tamil film actor

## Sport

* Mahesh Bhupathi (born 1974), Indian tennis player
* Mahesh Bogahalanda (born 1979), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Mahesh Chhetri (born 1988), Nepali cricketer
* Mahesh Gawli (born 1980), Indian footballer
* Mahesh Hemantha, Sri Lankan cricketer
* Mahesh Mangaonkar (born 1994), Indian squash player
* Mahesh Rawat (born 1985), Indian cricketer
* Mahesh Rodrigo (1928 - 2011), Sri Lankan cricketer and rugby player
* Yo Mahesh (born 1987), Indian cricketer

## Entertainment

* Mahesh Babu (born 1975), Indian film actor
* Mahesh Aney, Indian cinematographer
* Mahesh Bhatt (born 1946), Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
* Mahesh Shetty Indian Television and Film Actor
* Mahesh Dattani (born 1958), Indian director, actor and writer
* Mahesh Elkunchwar (born 1939), Indian playwright
* Mahesh Kothare, Indian actor, director and producer
* Mahesh Mahadevan (1955–2002), Indian film music composer
* Mahesh Manjrekar (born 1953), Indian director, actor, writer and producer
* Mahesh Thakur, Indian actor
* Erode Mahesh, Indian actor and television personality

## Other

* Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1917–2008), Indian spiritual leader
* Mahesh Das or Maheshdas Bhat (1528–1586), real name of Birbal, Grand Vizier in the court of Mughal emperor Akbar
* Mahesh Kumar Kanodia (1937 - 2020), Indian politician, member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
* Mahesh Madhavan (born 1963/64), Indian businessman, CEO of Bacardi
* Mahesh Rangarajan (born 1964), Indian author and historian
