# Pradhan (surname)

Pradhan is a Kshatriya Hindu surname in the Indian subcontinent.

## Background

The surname Pradhan originates from the ministerial title Pradhan, the head of a community. The title derives from the Sanskrit pradhāna meaning "most important, prime, chief or major".

## People
### A

* Adrian Pradhan, Nepali musician
* Aishwarya Rutuparna Pradhan, Indian civil servant
* Ajay Pradhan, Indian cricketer
* Ajayanti Pradhan, Indian politician
* Alisha Pradhan, Bangladeshi actress and businesswoman
* Amar Roy Pradhan, Indian politician
* Amerika Pradhan, Indian politician
* Amitash Pradhan, Indian actor
* Amrit Prasad Pradhan, Nepali professor and founder of Amrit Campus
* Anoop Pradhan, Indian politician
* Arghya Roy Pradhan, Indian politician
* Atul Pradhan, Indian politician
* Ashish Pradhan, Indian footballer

### B

* Bhushan Pradhan, Indian actor
* Bikash Pradhan, Indian cricketer
* Binod Pradhan, Indian cinematographer and director
* Biswajeet Pradhan, Indian spatial scientist and writer
* Buddhi Pradhan, Nepali cricket umpire

### C

* C.K. Pradhan, Indian politician

### D

* Dharmendra Pradhan, Indian politician
* Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan, Nepali politician
* Debabrata Pradhan, Indian cricketer
* Debendra Pradhan, Indian politician

### G

* Gananath Pradhan, Indian politician
* Ganga Prasad Pradhan, Nepali pastor and writer
* Gangadhar Pradhan, Indian dancer
* Gauri Pradhan Tejwani, Indian actress and model

### H

* Hari Prasad Pradhan, Nepali Chief Justice
* Hridaya Chandra Singh Pradhan, Nepali writer and social worker

### J

* Jacob Pradhan, Indian politician
* Jagadish Pradhan, Nepali weightlifter
* Jagdish Pradhan, Indian politician
* Jaslal Pradhan, Indian boxer

### K

* Kashiraj Pradhan, Sikkimese politician and journalist
* Keshab Chandra Pradhan, Indian politician
* Kishore Pradhan, Indian actor
* K. N. Pradhan, Indian politician

### L

* Latika Pradhan, Indian politician

### M

* Manasi Pradhan, Indian women's rights activist and author
* Mandil Pradhan, Nepali mountain biker
* Manoj Pradhan, Indian politician
* Mazharul Haque Prodhan, Bangladeshi politician
* Menuka Pradhan, Nepali actress

### N

* Nagarjuna Pradhan, Indian politician
* Nahakul Pradhan, Sikkimese politician and journalist
* Narendra Pradhan, Indian politician
* Nibedita Pradhan, Indian politician
* Nikki Pradhan, Indian field hockey player
* Nitesh R Pradhan, Indian journalist and singer
* Nitin Pradhan, Indian-American Chief Information Officer
* Nityananda Pradhan, Indian politician

### P

* Pallavi Pradhan, Indian actress
* Parashu Pradhan, Nepali writer
* Pranoti Pradhan, Indian actress
* Prasanta Pradhan, Indian politician
* Prem Dhoj Pradhan, Nepali musician
* Pushpa Pradhan, Indian field hockey player

### R

* Raj Pradhan, Nepali cricketer
* Rajendra Pradhan, Nepali weightlifter
* Rakesh Pradhan, Indian footballer
* Ram Chandra Singh Pradhan, Indian politician
* Ramita Pradhan, Nepali politician
* R. D. Pradhan, Indian Administrative Service officer
* Renubala Pradhan, Indian politician
* Rifat Pradhan, Bangladeshi cricketer
* Rishiram Pradhan, Nepali judoka
* Rohan Pradhan, Indian music director
* Runa Pradhan, Nepali swimmer

### S

* Sahana Pradhan, Nepali politician
* Sakshi Pradhan, Indian actress and model
* Saluga Pradhan, Indian politician
* Sanju Pradhan, Indian footballer
* Sapana Pradhan Malla, Nepali Supreme Court Judge
* Saraswati Pradhan, Indian politician
* Satish Pradhan, Indian mayor
* Shahnawaz Pradhan, Indian actor
* Shivam Pradhan, Indian actor
* S.N. Pradhan, Indian Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau
* Snehal Pradhan, Indian cricketer and journalist
* Sonalika Pradhan, Indian-Australian fashion designer
* Srichchha Pradhan, Nepali model
* Subhadra Pradhan, Indian field hockey player
* Sukumar Pradhan, Indian politician
* Sunil Pradhan, Indian medical researcher and writer
* Suryakant Pradhan, Indian cricketer

### T

* Tapan Kumar Pradhan, Indian poet and writer
* Tejashri Pradhan, Indian actress
* Trilochan Pradhan, Indian scientist

### V

* Vimla Pradhan, Indian politician
* Vishwajeet Pradhan, Indian actor