Arjun (name)

Arjun () is an Indian male given name, which means lustrous, shiny white (as that of silver), color of the lightning; of the milk; of silver; made of silver. It is also the name of the Arjun tree due to its silvery bark; Name of lndra, and of the third of the Pandava prince (who was a son of Indra and Kunti).

Notable persons with the name

Legendary

• Arjuna, a character of the Mahabharata
• Kartavirya Arjuna, a character of the Mahabharata and Ramayana

Rulers

• Arjuna Varman I, Paramara king of central India
• Arjuna Varman II, Paramara king of central India
• Arjuna, a Paratarajas ruler of Baluchistan area (c. 150–160 CE)

Actors

• Arjun (Firoz Khan), Indian actor, born as Firoz Khan, who played the role of Arjuna in B. R. Chopra's TV series Mahabharat
• Arjun Bijlani, Indian television actor and model
• Arjun Kapoor, Indian movie actor
• Arjun Punj, Indian television actor
• Arjun Rampal, Indian fashion model and movie actor
• Arjun Sarja, Indian movie actor
• Allu Arjun, Indian actor of Telugu films
• Raj Arjun, Indian movie/television actor
• Sara Arjun, Indian child actress

Sports

• Arjun Atwal, Indian professional golfer
• Arjun Erigaisi, Indian chess grandmaster
• Arjun Menon, Singaporean cricket player and coach
• Arjun Naidu, former Indian First Class cricketer
• Arjun Nair, Australian cricketer
• Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricketer, now a politician
• Arjun Yadav, former Indian First Class cricketer

Others

• Guru Arjan, the 5th Sikh Guru.
• Arjun Appadurai, Indian-American social theorist
• Arjun Janya, Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer
• Arjun Munda, chief minister of the Indian state of Jharkhand
• Arjun Kanungo, Indian singer

See also

• Arjun (disambiguation)
• Arjun Gupta (disambiguation)

References