# Manoj

Manoj is a male given name of Indian origin. Notable people called Manoj include:

## Business

* Manoj Badale (born 1967), Indian businessman
* Manoj Bhargava (born 1953), Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist

## Education

* Manoj Chitnavis, British teacher and chemist
* Manoj Datta, Indian professor and civil engineer
* Manoj Pant, Indian professor and international trade expert

## Film and television

* Manchu Manoj (born 1983), Indian film actor
* M. Night Shyamalan (Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan, born 1970), Indian-American filmmaker
* Manoj (film editor), editor of films such as Ivide
* Manoj Bajpayee (born 1969), also credited as Manoj Bajpai, Indian film actor, predominantly in Bollywood and Telugu films
* Manoj Bharathiraja (born 1976), Tamil film actor
* Manoj Joshi (actor) (born 1945), Indian film and television actor
* Manoj K. Jayan (born 1966), Indian actor in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films
* Manoj Kumar (born 1937), Indian actor and director in Bollywood films
* Manoj Kumar (Tamil director) (born 1960), who has directed Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films
* Manoj Mitra (1938-2024), Bengali Indian theatre, film and television actor, director and playwright
* Manoj Pahwa (born 1963), Indian film and television actor
* Manoj Paramahamsa, Indian cinematographer, primarily working in Tamil cinema
* Manoj Punj (1970–2006), Punjabi film director
* Manoj Punjabi (born 1972), Indian-Indonesian film and television producer
* Manoj Sharma (born 1973), Indian director, screenwriter, and editor in primarily Hindi and Bhojpuri films
* Manoj Sood (born 1962), Canadian film and television actor
* Manoj Tyagi (born 1974), Indian screenwriter and film director in Hindi cinema

## Music

* Maalavika Manoj (born 1993), independent musician and songwriter based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
* Manoj George, composer and violinist in the Malayalam and Kannada film industries
* Manoj–Gyan, Indian music director duo for Hindi and Tamil language films
* Manoj Tiwari (Delhi politician) (born 1971), singer, actor, television presenter and music director from Bihar, India

## Politics

* K. S. Manoj (born 1965), Kerala politician representing Alapuzha Lok Sabha constituency
* Manoj Chakraborty, West Bengal politician
* Manoj Juneja (born 1960), Indian United Nations official
* Manoj Kumar (Delhi politician)
* Manoj Kumar (Jharkhand politician) (born 1964), Lok Sabha member representing the Palamau Constituency of Jharkhand
* P. H. Manoj Pandian (born 1971), politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly
* Manoj Pradhan, Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party
* Manoj Rajoria (born 1969), Indian politician
* Manoj Kumar Singh, Bihar politician
* Manoj Sinha (born 1959), politician representing Ghazipur Lok Sabha constituency

## Sports and games

* Manoj Baishya (born 1980), Nepalese cricketer
* Manoj Bhagawati, Indian cricketer
* Manoj Cheruparambil (born 1979), Indian-born Hong Kong cricketer
* Manoj David (born 1975), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Manoj Hemaratne (born 1969), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Manoj Joglekar (born 1973), Indian cricketer
* Manoj Katuwal (born 1985), Nepalese cricketer
* Manoj Kumar (boxer) (born 1986), Indian welterweight boxer
* Manoj Kumar (chess player) (born 1977), Fijian chess champion
* Manoj Parmar (born 1967), Indian cricketer
* Manoj Tiwary (cricketer) (born 1985), Indian cricketer
* Manoj Prabhakar (born 1963), Indian cricketer
* Manoj Rodrigo (born 1983), Sri Lankan cricketer

## Writing

* Manoj Das (1934–2021), Indian writer in Oriya and English
* Manoj Gupta (born 1967), Indian publisher and editor
* Manoj Joshi (journalist), Indian journalist and author
* Manoj Khanderia (1943–2003), poet and ghazalkaar of Gujarati Literature
* Manoj Kuroor (born 1971), Malayalam poet and lyricist

## Other people

* Manoj Kumar Pandey (1975–1999), Indian Army officer, recipient of the Param Vir Chakra
* Manoj Pande (civil servant), Indian civil servant (IRPS) and Member Staff of Railway Board
* Manoj Pande (general), Indian Army general