Gender:
Origin:
Indian
121 famous people named Narayan found on Wikipedia.
244 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
9345-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
4630-th in year 2014
Used in: Indian, Nepali
Narayan, Narain or Narayanan is a common Indian given name, and it is some times used in west as a family name of people of Indian origin. It is identical in form to the name of the deity Narayana an important Sanskrit name for Vishnu and in many contemporary vernaculars. The form Narayanan is predominantly used in South India especially among Malayalam and Tamil speakers.
Lord Vishnu, path of man, god of creation.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. K. Narayan | 1906 | Indian writer |
| 2 | Aditya Narayan | 1987 | Indian actor and a Son of Nepalese Playback Singer Udit Narayan Jha |
| 3 | Jayaprakash Narayan | 1902 | An Indian independence activist and political leader, Bharat Ratna |
| 4 | Narayanrao Peshwa | 1755 | Peshwa of Maratha |
| 5 | Narayan Apte | 1911 | Hindu activist and entrepreneur |
| 6 | Narayan Rane | 1952 | Indian politician |
| 7 | S. Narayan | 1962 | Film director and actor |
| 8 | Ram Narayan | 1927 | Classical sarangi player from India |
| 9 | Prema Narayan | 1955 | Indian actress |
| 10 | Shreya Narayan | 1985 | Actress |
| 11 | Nikitha Narayan | 1990 | Indian actress |
| 12 | Ramesh Narayan | 1959 | Indian singer |
| 13 | Narayan Gopal | 1939 | Nepalese singer |
| 14 | Narayan Lucky | Indian actor | |
| 15 | Manu Narayan | 1973 | American actor |
| 16 | Narayan Sai | 1972 | Indian spiritual leader |
| 17 | Meghana Narayan | 1984 | Indian swimmer |
| 18 | Narayan Meghaji Lokhande | 1848 | Indian activist |
| 19 | Kunwar Narayan | 1927 | Indian writer |
| 20 | Shovana Narayan | Indian dancer | |
| 21 | Narayan Sanyal | 1924 | Bengali, Indian writer |
| 22 | Narayan Gangopadhyay | 1918 | Indian writer |
| 23 | Jitendra Narayan | 1886 | Maharaja of Cooch Behar |
| 24 | Narayan Debnath | Comic creator of Bengal | |
| 25 | List of awards and nominations received by Udit Narayan | ||
| 26 | Narayan Gangaram Surve | 1926 | A Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India |
| 27 | Jagaddipendra Narayan | 1915 | Maharaja of Cooch-Behar |
| 28 | Narayan Desai | 1924 | Indian writer and activist |
| 29 | Narayan Shridhar Bendre | 1910 | Indian artist |
| 30 | Narayan Maharaj (1885-1945) | 1885 | Indian spiritual master |
| 31 | Nripendra Narayan | 1862 | |
| 32 | Narayan | 1940 | Indian writer |
| 33 | C.N. Ashwath Narayan | 1969 | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| 34 | Narayan Malhar Joshi | 1879 | Indian trade unionist |
| 35 | Vishnu Narayan | Indian cinematographer | |
| 36 | Nara Narayan | Ruler of the undivided Koch kingdom of Kamata | |
| 37 | Narayan Dharap | 1925 | Indian writer |
| 38 | Uma Narayan | 1958 | American feminist |
| 39 | Sanjoy Narayan | Indian journalist | |
| 40 | Narayan Waman Tilak | 1861 | A Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India, and a famous convert to Christianity |
| 41 | Pushpa Narayan | 1978 | Malaysian actress |
| 42 | Narayan Sitaram Phadke | 1894 | Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India |
| 43 | Narayan Pandit | Writer | |
| 44 | Narayan Hari Apte | 1889 | A Marathi popular novelist & writer of advice books and editor from Maharashtra, India |
| 45 | Badri Narayan | 1929 | Indian artist |
| 46 | Narayan Ganesh Gore | 1907 | Indian politician |
| 47 | Shoba Narayan | Indian author | |
| 48 | Shriman Narayan | 1912 | Indian politician |
| 49 | Narayan Kaji Shrestha | Nepalese politician | |
| 50 | Narayan Wagle | Nepali Journalist and Writer | |
| 51 | Maharani Gina Narayan | 1930 | Maharani of Cooch Behar |
| 52 | Narayan Rao Pawar | 1925 | Indian rebel |
| 53 | Narayan Sadashiv Hosmane | 1948 | Indian academic |
| 54 | Anand Narayan | 1985 | Singer, Stage Performer & Josco Indian Voice Anchor. |
| 55 | Brij Narayan | 1952 | Indian sarod player |
| 56 | Rajendra Narayan | 1882 | Maharaja of Cooch Behar |
| 57 | Narayan Man Bijukchhe | 1940 | Nepalese politician |
| 58 | Narayan Singh Manaklao | 1942 | Indian politician |
| 59 | Paresh Narayan | 1977 | Australian economist |
| 60 | Shrikant Narayan | 1968 | Indian singer |
| 61 | Udit Narayan | 1960 | Fijian politician |
| 62 | Narayan Singh Bhati | 1930 | Writer |
| 63 | Narayan Pokharel | 1958 | Nepalese martyr |
| 64 | Narayan Lal Panchariya | Indian politician | |
| 65 | Irene Jai Narayan | 1932 | Fijian politician |
| 66 | Narayan Ghosh Mita | ||
| 67 | Narayan Hemchandra | 1855 | Indian writer |
| 68 | Narayan Shrestha | Nepalese broadcaster | |
| 69 | Narayan Iyengar | 1903 | Indian musician |
| 70 | Narayan Sadoba Kajrolkar | ||
| 71 | Rudy Narayan | 1938 | Guyanese lawyer |
| 72 | Narayan Dutt Sharma | 1972 | Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) |
| 73 | Narayan Bhaskar Khare | 1884 | Indian politician |
| 74 | Rajee Narayan | Indian dancer and musician | |
| 75 | Narayan Singh Burdak | Indian politician | |
| 76 | Narottam Narayan | 1896 | Indian artist |
| 77 | Narayan Pawar | 1963 | Indian politician |
| 78 | Narayan Jagadeesan | 1995 | |
| 79 | Narendra Narayan | 1841 | Maharaja of Koch Bihar |
| 80 | Shri Narayan Singh Amlabe | Indian politician | |
| 81 | Narayan Patil | ||
| 82 | Narayan Murlidhar Gupte | 1872 | |
| 83 | Narayan Chandra | 1979 | Cricketer |
| 84 | Narayan Fugro | 1932 | Indian politician |
| 85 | Narayan Khadka | 1949 | Nepalese politician |
| 86 | Narayan Das | Indian politician | |
| 87 | A. L. Narayan | 1887 | Indian scientist |
| 88 | Opendra Narayan | 1936 | Veterinarian |
| 89 | Narayan Govind Kalelkar | 1909 | Indian linguist |
| 90 | S. S. Narayan | 1934 | Indian footballer |
| 91 | Narayan Prasad Adhikari | Politician | |
| 92 | Narayan Athawale | 1932 | Indian politician |
| 93 | Narayan Chandra Borkataky | 1943 | Indian politician |
| 94 | Abhay Narayan | 1957 | Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) |
| 95 | Narayan Govind Chapekar | 1869 | Indian writer |
| 96 | Madhushree Narayan | ||
| 97 | Kirin Narayan | ||
| 98 | Narayan Dutta Ojha | 1926 | Indian judge |
| 99 | Harsh Narayan | 1985 | |
| 100 | Narayan Tilakchand Kuche | Indian politician | |
| 101 | Narayan Singh Kesari | 1936 | Indian politician |
| 102 | Narayan Singh Pun | Nepalese politician | |
| 103 | Narayan Prakash Saud | Nepalese politician | |
| 104 | Kumar Narayan | 1890 | Indian cricketer |
| 105 | Narayan Menon | 1944 | Indian air marshal |
| 106 | Narayan Sharma Paudel | Nepalese politician | |
| 107 | Narayan Sane | 1909 | Umpire |
| 108 | Narayan Patel | Indian politician | |
| 109 | Narayan Rayamajhi | 1963 | |
| 110 | Jaya Prakhash Narayan | Indian politician | |
| 111 | Narayan Chandra Rana | ||
| 112 | Narayan Singh Dewal | 1964 | |
| 113 | Shilpa Narayan | ||
| 114 | Narayan Chandra Chan | ||
| 115 | Narayan Singh Kushwah | ||
| 116 | Narayan Singh Rana | ||
| 117 | Narayan Deka | ||
| 118 | Narayan Ram Das | ||
| 119 | Narayan Prasad | ||
| 120 | Narayan Sen | 1912 | |
| 121 | Narayan Mohanram |