Vijay (name) explained

Vijay is a Hindu male given name meaning 'Victory', and also a surname.

Surname

Notable people with the name include:

• A. L. Vijay (born 1979), Indian film director
• Duniya Vijay (born 1974), Kannada actor
• Murali Vijay (born 1984), Indian cricketer
• Sanchari Vijay, national award winner Kannada actor

Given name

Academics

• Vijay Bhargava (born 1948), Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia
• Vijay Prashad, Indian historian, journalist and political commentator
• Vijay S. Pande (born 1970), Associate Professor of Chemistry and Structural biology, Stanford University
• Vijaypal Singh (born 1945), scientist associated with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Armed Forces

• Vijay Lall, Lt General, Indian Army (born 1942)

Film

• Vijay (actor) (born 1974), Indian film actor and playback singer
• Vijay (director), Kannada film director
• Vijay Anand (filmmaker) (1925–2004), Hindi film producer, director, writer and actor
• Vijay Deverakonda (born 1985), Indian Telugu film actor and producer
• Vijay Kumar (filmmaker), debuted with Uriyadi
• Vijay Sethupathi (born 1978), Indian film actor and producer
• Vijay Varma (born 1986), Indian film actor
• Vijay Raaz (born 1963), Indian film actor

Music

• Vijay Antony (born 1975), Indian music director
• Krish (singer), Vijay "Krish" Balakrishnan (born 1977), Indian singer
• Vijay Iyer (born 1971), American jazz pianist
• Vijay Kichlu (1930-2023), Hindustani singer
• Vijay Madhavan, Indian classical dancer
• Vijay Patil, known as Raamlaxman, Indian pianist and accordionist
• Vijay Prakash (born 1976), Indian singer
• Vijay Yesudas (born 1979), Indian singer

Politics

• Vijay Anand (politician) (born 1969), Tamil Nadu State politician
• Vijay Jolly (born 1960), BJP politician
• Vijay Mallya (born 1955), Indian businessman and Member of Parliament

Sports

• Vijay Amritraj (born 1953), former Indian tennis player
• Vijay Bharadwaj (born 1975), Indian cricketer
• Vijay Dahiya (born 1973), Indian cricketer
• Vijay Hazare (1915–2004), captain of the Indian cricket team
• Vijay Kumar (sport shooter) (born 1985), Indian professional shooter
• Vijay Manjrekar (1931–1983), Indian cricketer
• Vijay Mehra (Emirati cricketer) (born 1963), UAE cricketer
• Vijay Mehra (Indian cricketer) (1938–2006), Indian cricketer
• Vijay Merchant (1911–1987), Indian cricketer
• Vijay Pal Singh (born 1967), Indian pole vaulter
• Vijay Rajindernath (1928–1989), Indian cricketer
• Vijay Singh (born 1963), Fijian-Indian golfer

Other

• Vijay Barse (born 1945), social worker from Nagpur

See also

• Vijay (disambiguation)
• Vijaya (disambiguation), alternative transliteration or female equivalent of Vijay
• Vijayan (stunt coordinator), Indian action choreographer
• Wijay (born 1982), Indonesian international footballer of Indian descent