Manoj

This article is about the name. For other uses, see Manoj (disambiguation).

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 (1976–2025), Tamil film actor
• Manoj K. Jayan (born 1966), Indian actor in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films
• Manoj Joshi (actor) (born 1965), Indian stage, film and television actor
• Manoj Kumar (1937–2025), 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
• Manoj Pant (civil servant), Chief Secretary of West Bengal