Nayak

List of people with the name

A

Aarti Nayak, Indian classical music vocalist

Abhinav Sunder Nayak, Indian film director

Achutha Ramachandra Nayak (r. 1520–1540), ruler of the Nayaks of Gingee

Achuthappa Nayak (r. 1580–1614), ruler of the Nayaks of Tanjore

Akash Das Nayak (born 1981), Indian actor

Alagiri Nayak, king of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty

Amar Kumar Nayak (born 1973), Indian politician

Ambika Nayak, known professionally as Kayan, Indian musician

Amrit Keshav Nayak (1877–1907), Indian theatre actor and director

Ananta Nayak (born 1969), Indian politician

Anoop Nayak, British academic

Archana Nayak (born 1966), Indian politician

Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Indian politician

B

B. V. Nayak (born 1966), Indian politician

Baksi Nayak (1922–1993), Indian politician

Bapulal Nayak (1879–1947), Indian stage actor and director

Barsha Patnaik (née Nayak), Indian actress

Bibhuti Bhushan Nayak (born 1965), Indian journalist and martial artist

Bijay Kumar Nayak, Indian Protestant bishop

Bijaya Kumar Nayak (1951–2020), Indian lawyer and politician

Bangaru Thirumalai Nayak, member of the Madurai Nayak royal family

Bhima Nayak (died 1876), Indian revolutionary

C

Chetan Nayak (born 1971), American physicist and computer scientist

Chokkanatha Nayak (1662–1682), king of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty

D

Daya Nayak, Indian police inspector

Dinesh Nayak (born 1972), Indian field hockey player

Durga Prasan Nayak, Indian politician

E

Era Krishnappa Nayak (r. 1524–1566), king of Belur

G

G. Hampayya Nayak (born 1939), Indian politician

Ghanashyam Nayak (1944–2021), Indian film and television actor

Gopal Krishna Nayak (born 1960), Indian professor of information systems

Gopalkrishna P. Nayak (1927–2017), Indian Kannada drama writer

Govindray H. Nayak (1933–2023), Indian writer and academic

H

H. M. Nayak (1931–2000), Indian academic, writer and folklorist

J

Jatindra Kumar Nayak (born 1956), Indian translator, literary critic and columnist

Jawahar Nayak (born 1954), Indian politician

Jhabbu Nayak, founder of the Jhabua dynasty

Jyoti Ranjan Nayak (born 1994), Indian actor

K

K. Praveen Nayak (born 1962), Indian film director

Karemma Nayak, Indian politician

Khem Nayak, also known as Varunakulattan, 17th-century feudal lord of the Jaffna Kingdom

Krushna Chandra Nayak, Indian politician

Krutibas Nayak (born 1955), Indian author

Kumara Krishnappa Nayak, ruler of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty

L

Laichan Nayak, Indian politician

Laxman Nayak (1899–1943), tribal civil rights activist of South Odisha in eastern India

Laxminarayan Nayak (1918–2019), Indian politician

Lok Nayak (1902–1979), also known as Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian politician, theorist and independence activist

M

Mahavir Nayak (born 1942), Indian Nagpuri singer and songwriter

Mayankbhai Nayak, Indian politician

Mohan Nayak (1921–1983), Indian politician

Mrutyunjaya Nayak (born 1952), Indian educationalist and social worker from Odisha

Mukesh Nayak (born 1957), Indian politician

Mukund Nayak (born 1949), Indian artist and folk singer

Muljibhai Nayak (1892–1971), Indian theatre director

N

Nakul Nayak (born 1963), Indian politician

Nalini Nayak, Indian activist

Nandlal Nayak (born 1973), Indian folk artist and film director

Narasimha Nayak (born 1978), Indian politician

Narendra Nayak (born 1951), Indian rationalist

Nauri Nayak, Indian politician

Nina Nayak (born 1953), Indian social worker

P

Padma Charana Nayak (born 1926), Indian Gandhism activist

Pedda Koneti Nayak (r. 1635–1652), founder of the Penukonda Nayak kingdom

Pradyumna Kumar Nayak, Indian politician

Pranati Nayak (born 1995), Indian artistic gymnast

Pransukh Nayak (1910–1989), Indian Gujarati theatre actor and director

Pratap Chandra Nayak, Indian politician

Preet Kaur Nayak (born 1983), Indian television actress

Premananda Nayak, Indian politician

Puttur Narasimha Nayak (born 1958), Indian singer

R

Radhakant Nayak (born 1939), Indian politician

Radhika and Dudhika Nayak (1888–1902/1903), Indian conjoined twin sisters

Raghubhai Morarji Nayak (1907–2003), Indian educationist and social worker

Raghunatha Nayak (r. 1600–1634), king of the Nayaks of Tanjore

Rajarshi Raghabananda Nayak (1938–2016), Indian writer

Ramdas Nayak (died 1994), Indian politician

Ramesh Karthik Nayak (born 1997), Indian Telugu writer

Ranjit Nayak (born 1968), Indian businessperson

S

S. R. Nayak (1944–2025), Indian judge

Sachin Nayak (born 1977), Indian actor

Sandeep Nayak (born 1976), Indian physician

Sanjay Nayak (born 1975), Indian filmmaker

Sarada Prasad Nayak (born 1959), Indian politician

Sarat Nayak, Indian music composer and singer

Sarat Chandra Nayak (born 1957), Indian Catholic bishop

Satyarth Nayak (born 1981), Indian author and screenwriter

Sevappa Nayak (r. 1532–1560), first ruler of the Nayaks of Tanjore

Shailesh Nayak (born 1953), Indian scientist

Simarani Nayak (born 1964), Indian politician

Sohan Lal Nayak, Indian politician

Subham Nayak (born 1998), Indian cricketer

Sudhir Nayak (born 1972), Indian classical harmonium player

Sujit Nayak (born 1989), Indian cricketer

Sumitra Nayak (born 2000), Indian rugby player

Suru Nayak (born 1954), Indian cricketer

Swarup Nayak (1947–2023), Indian musician and actor

T

Tapasya Nayak Srivastava (born 1986), Indian television actress

Thirumalai Nayak (r. 1623–1659), king of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty

Tubaki Krishnappa Nayak (r. 1509–1521), was an army commander in service of the Vijayanagar emperor

V

Vasanti N. Bhat-Nayak (1938–2009), Indian mathematician

Vijaya Raghava Nayak (1590s-1673), king of the Nayaks of Tanjore

Vishal Nayak, Indian television actor

Viswanatha Nayak (r. 1529–1564), founder of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty