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Rajesh is a given name of Indian and Nepali origin with the translation "king".

Given name

• Rajesh Sonkar, Indian politician
• Rajesh (Tamil actor), Tamil actor
• Rajesh (Kannada actor), Kannada actor
• Rajesh (Telugu actor), Telugu actor
• Rajesh Sonkar, Indian politician
• Rajesh Bishnoi, Indian cricketer
• Rajesh Chauhan, Indian cricketer
• Rajesh Gangwar, Indian social worker
• Rajesh Hamal, Nepali actor
• Rajesh Khanna, North Indian actor and politician
• Rajesh Khattar, Indian television and film actor
• Rajesh Krishnan, Indian actor and playback singer
• Rajesh Kumar (actor), Indian television actor
• Rajesh Kumar Manjhi, Indian Rashtriya Janata Dal politician
• Rajesh Mirchandani, British news presenter and communications executive
• Rajesh Pilot, Indian politician of the Congress party
• Rajesh Pillai, Indian film director
• Rajesh Roshan, Bollywood music composer
• Rajesh Sharma (disambiguation), several people
• Rajesh Singh, Fijian politician of Indian descent
• Rajesh Soosainayagam, Indian footballer known as Rajesh S
• Rajesh Touchriver, Indian film director
• Rajesh Vedprakash, Indian voice artist
• Rajesh Vaidhya, Indian veena player
• Rajesh Vivek, Indian actor

Surname

• Aishwarya Rajesh (born 1990), Indian film actress
• Aryan Rajesh, Indian film actor
• Beela Rajesh (1969-2025), Indian civil servant
• M. Rajesh (born 1975), Indian film director and screenwriter
• M. B. Rajesh (born 1971), Indian politician
• Monisha Rajesh (born 1982), British travel writer and journalist
• Satyam Rajesh (born 1979), Indian actor
• Saundarya Rajesh (born 1968), Indian entrepreneur
• U. Rajesh (born 1977), Indian mandolin player, music producer and composer

Fictional characters

• Raj Koothrappali, one of the main characters of The Big Bang Theory
• Rajesh Singh, a character from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.