Dinesh
# Dinesh

Dinesh (Devanagari: दिनेश dineśa) is a common Hindu male given name. The Sanskrit word dineśa is a compound of dina 'day' and īśa 'lord', meaning 'day-lord', an epithet of the Sun. Notable people with the name include:

* Dinesh, Indian film actor
* Dinesh Baboo, Indian film director, cinematographer, producer, actor and screenwriter
* Dinesh Chand, Fijian golfer
* Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lankan cricketer
* Dinesh Chandra Sen, Indian researcher on Bengali folklore
* Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American political commentator
* Dinesh Gunawardena, Sri Lankan politician
* Dinesh Gupta, Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary
* Dinesh Hingoo, Indian actor
* Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricketer
* Dinesh Kumar, Indian choreographer
* Dinesh Lamba, Indian actor
* Dinesh Mongia, Indian cricketer
* Dinesh Nandan Sahay, Indian governor
* Dinesh Nayak, Indian Hockey player
* Dinesh Patel, Indian professional baseball player
* Dinesh Prasad Singh, Indian politician
* Dinesh Sharma, Indian politician
* Dinesh Singh, Indian politician
* Dinesh Singh, Punjab politician
* Dinesh Subasinghe, Sri Lankan composer, violinist and music producer
