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Ganesan
கணேசன்

Romanisation	Kaṇēcaṉ
Gender	Male
Language	Tamil
Origin
Region of origin	Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka
Other names
Alternative spelling	Ganeshan Kaneshan
Derived	Ganesh
See also	Ganesh (given name)

Ganesan or Ganeshan (Tamil: கணேசன், romanized: Kaṇēcaṉ) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames, it may also be a surname for males and females. The name is derived from the Hindu god Ganesh.

Notable people

Given name

• Anayampatti S. Ganesan, Indian musician
• C. Ganesan, Indian politician
• D. Ganesan, Indian politician
• Dhanpal Ganeshan (born 1994), Indian footballer
• I. Ganesan, Indian politician
• K. C. Ganesan, Indian politician
• La Ganesan, Indian politician
• N. Ganesan (1932–2015), Singaporean football administrator
• P. Ganesan, Indian politician
• S. Ganesan, Indian politician
• S. A. Ganesan, Indian politician
• Saw Ganesan (1908–1982), Indian politician
• Susi Ganeshan, Indian film director
• Ganeshan Venkataraman (born 1932), Indian physicist

Surname

• Gemini Ganesan (1920–2005), Indian actor
• Kavita Ganesan, Malaysian-born data scientist
• L. Ganesan (1934–2026), Indian politician
• Mano Ganesan (born 1959), Sri Lankan trade unionist and politician
• Praba Ganesan (born 1964), Sri Lankan politician
• Ramkumar Ganesan, Indian film producer
• Rekha Ganesan (born 1954), Indian actress
• Savitri Ganesan (1936–1981), Indian actress
• Sivaji Ganesan (1928–2001), Indian actor
• Suriaprakash Ganesan (born 1982), Malaysian cricketer
• V. P. Ganesan, Sri Lankan trade unionist and film producer

See also

• All pages with titles containing Ganesan
• All pages with titles containing Ganeshan
• All pages with titles containing Kaneshan
• Ganeshamoorthy