Rajendra is popular Hindu given name. It is derived from the Sanskrit ' 'lord of kings', 'supreme sovereign', which is a compound of the words ' 'king' and ' 'supreme'.

Notable people with the name include:

  • Rajendra Chola I, Rajendra Chola II and Rajendra Chola III, Chola emperors in the 11th and 13th centuries
  • Rajendra Kharel (active from 1999), Nepalese politician
  • Rajendra Krishan, Bollywood lyricist and writer
  • Rajendra Kumar (1927–1999), Bollywood actor
  • Rajendra Kumar KC (active from 2013), Nepalese politician
  • Rajendra Mahato (born 1958), Nepali politician
  • Rajendra Patel, Gujarati language poet, short story writer and critic
  • Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India
  • Rajendra Prasad (actor), Telugu language actor
  • Rajendra Rajya Lakshmi Devi, wife of King Pratap Singh Shah
  • Rajendra Bikram Shah, king of Nepal
  • Rajendra Singh (born 1959), Indian water conservationist and environmentalist

See also

  • King of Kings

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