Nayak (surname)

Nayak is an Indian surname.

List of people with the name

A

• Aarti Nayak, Indian classical music vocalist
• Abhinav Sunder Nayak, Indian film director
• Achutha Ramachandra Nayak (), ruler of the Nayaks of Gingee
• Achuthappa Nayak (), 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
• 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 (), 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 (), 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 (), 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
• Saandesh B. Nayak (born 1975), Bollywood film director
• 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 (), 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 (), king of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty
• Tubaki Krishnappa Nayak (), 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 (), founder of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty

See also

• Nayak (disambiguation)
• Naik (disambiguation)