Nagaraj, Nagraj or Nagaraja or Nagarajan is a male Indian given name and Indian surname. It originates in the ' 'king of the nāgas'. It is especially prevalent in southern India and northeastern parts of India.

People

  • D. R. Nagaraj (1954–1998), Indian cultural critic and political commentator
  • Dingri Nagaraj, Indian actor in the Kannada film industry
  • Erode Nagaraj (born 1970), Mridangam player, lecturer in The Music Academy, Chennai
  • Indu Nagaraj, Indian playback singer
  • Manoranjitham Nagaraj, Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
  • Milana Nagaraj (born 1989), Indian film actress
  • Nagaraj Gobbargumpi (born 1982), Indian high-jump athlete
  • R Umadevi Nagaraj (born 1965), Indian professional player of English billiards and snooker, World Women's Billiards Champion 2012
  • Ramakrishnan Nagaraj (born 1953), Indian biochemist and molecular biologist
  • Shringar Nagaraj (1939–2013), Kannada actor, cameraman, and producer of India's first silent movie
  • V. Nagaraj (born 1962), Malaysian director, producer, distributor and consultant
  • Nagaraj chandrasekaran, Entrepreneur born in Chennai 1982

Nagaraja

  • Nagaraja Rao (1914–2004), Indian cricketer and umpire
  • Nagaraja Rao Havaldar (born 1959), Indian classical vocalist
  • V. Nagaraja (born 1954), Indian microbiologist
  • Mamta Patel Nagaraja, American engineer

Nagraj

  • Munishree Nagraj, Indian writer and poet
  • Nagraj Manjule (born 1977), Indian filmmaker and screenwriter
  • Roopa Nagraj (born 1983), Emirati cricketer

Fictional characters

  • Nagraj, fictional superhero appearing in Raj Comics
  • Nagaraj, protagonist of R.K. NArayan's 1991 novel The World of Nagaraj
  • Nagaray (and variations), snake-prince and lover to lady Himal, from Kashmiri tale Himal and Nagaray
  • Nagaraja Cholan, protagonist of the 2013 Indian Tamil film Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA

See also

  • Nagarajan (disambiguation)
  • Nagaraj (disambiguation)
  • Nagaraja