Mahesh (name) explained

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 (Malayalam 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