Vijay (name)

Vijay (Sanskrit: विजय, Bengali: বিজয়) is a Hindu male given name meaning 'Victory', and also a surname.

## Surname

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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

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### Academics

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* 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

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

### Film

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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

## See also

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* 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

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