Saxena is an Indian surname primarily found in northern and Central India. Kayastha in origin, it derives from the Sanskrit word sakhisena meaning “friend of the army”. [1]
Notables
- Abha Saxena, the Coordinator of the Global Health Ethics Unit of the WHO in Geneva
- Abhishek Saxena, Indian Bollywood and Punjabi film director
- Anuraag Saxena, Indian activist, commentator and founder of the India Pride Project
- Anuj Saxena (born 1967), Indian producer
- Arvind Saxena (born 1955), Indian chairman of the Union Public Service Commission
- Ashutosh Saxena, Indian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur
- Avadh Saxena, the American Group Leader of Physics of Condensed Matter and Complex Systems Group (T-4) at Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Banarsi Prasad Saxena, Indian historian
- Girish Chandra Saxena, former governor of Jammu and Kashmir
- Gopaldas Neeraj, Indian poet and author
- Gunjan Saxena, Indian Airforce Officer
- Harshit Saxena (born 1985), Indian singer and composer
- Harshita Saxena, the winner of Pantaloons Femina Miss India International 2009 title
- Iresh Saxena (born 1984), Bengal cricketer
- Jalaj Sahai Saxena (born 1986), Indian cricketer
- Jatin Sahay Saxena (born 1982), Indian first-class cricketer
- K. P. Saxena (1932-2013), Hindi satirist and writer
- Krishna Gopal Saxena (1912–2003), Indian homoeopathic physician
- Manisha Saxena (born 1993), Indian model and television actress
- N. C. Saxena, Indian member of the Planning Commission and of the National Advisory Council
- Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 1969), Indian poet and author
- Neha Saxena, an Indian television actress
- Neha Saxena, a film actress who acts mainly Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu, Hindi language films
- Nitin Saxena, Indian computer scientist
- Parag Saxena (born 1955), Hindi Founding General Partner and CEO of New Silk Route
- PN Saxena (1925-1999), Indian academic and founder Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
- Poonam Kishore Saxena (born 1953), Indian Director General of the Income Tax Investigation agency
- Rajan Saxena, Indian management academic and the Vice-Chancellor of the SVKM's NMIM deemed university in Mumbai
- Rajan Saxena (physician), Indian Dean of the Surgical Gastroenterology Department at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Lucknow
- Rakesh Saxena (born 1952), Indian convicted criminal, financier and trader
- Ramesh Saxena (1944-2011), Indian cricketer
- Sapan Saxena, Indian author, best known for his novel Finders, Keepers (Saxena novel) & UNNS-The Captivation
- Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (1927-2003), Indian Hindi Poet
- Saumitra Saxena (born 1976), United States based poet of Indian origin
- Sharat Saxena, Indian actor
- Shekhar Saxena, recipient of the 2017 Leon Eisenberg Award
- Shibban Lal Saxena, Indian politician and Freedom Fighter
- Sushil Kumar Saxena, Indian musicologist, academic and scholar
- Vijay Saxena (1968-1994), Indian actor
- Vineet Ashokkumar Saxena (born 1980), Indian cricketer
- Virendra Saxena, Indian actor
- W. Hansraj Saxena, former Deputy Managing Director of Sun Pictures
- Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lieutenant governor of NCT Delhi
- Aakash Saxena, MLA from Rampur
- Prem Behari Narain Raizada, Indian calligrapher
- Arun Kumar Saxena, Minister of Zoological Garden & Climate Change
References
- ^ "Saxena Name Meaning & Saxena Family History". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
This page lists people with the
surname Saxena.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
Saxena is an Indian surname primarily found in northern and Central India. Kayastha in origin, it derives from the Sanskrit word sakhisena meaning “friend of the army”. [1]
Notables
- Abha Saxena, the Coordinator of the Global Health Ethics Unit of the WHO in Geneva
- Abhishek Saxena, Indian Bollywood and Punjabi film director
- Anuraag Saxena, Indian activist, commentator and founder of the India Pride Project
- Anuj Saxena (born 1967), Indian producer
- Arvind Saxena (born 1955), Indian chairman of the Union Public Service Commission
- Ashutosh Saxena, Indian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur
- Avadh Saxena, the American Group Leader of Physics of Condensed Matter and Complex Systems Group (T-4) at Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Banarsi Prasad Saxena, Indian historian
- Girish Chandra Saxena, former governor of Jammu and Kashmir
- Gopaldas Neeraj, Indian poet and author
- Gunjan Saxena, Indian Airforce Officer
- Harshit Saxena (born 1985), Indian singer and composer
- Harshita Saxena, the winner of Pantaloons Femina Miss India International 2009 title
- Iresh Saxena (born 1984), Bengal cricketer
- Jalaj Sahai Saxena (born 1986), Indian cricketer
- Jatin Sahay Saxena (born 1982), Indian first-class cricketer
- K. P. Saxena (1932-2013), Hindi satirist and writer
- Krishna Gopal Saxena (1912–2003), Indian homoeopathic physician
- Manisha Saxena (born 1993), Indian model and television actress
- N. C. Saxena, Indian member of the Planning Commission and of the National Advisory Council
- Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 1969), Indian poet and author
- Neha Saxena, an Indian television actress
- Neha Saxena, a film actress who acts mainly Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu, Hindi language films
- Nitin Saxena, Indian computer scientist
- Parag Saxena (born 1955), Hindi Founding General Partner and CEO of New Silk Route
- PN Saxena (1925-1999), Indian academic and founder Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
- Poonam Kishore Saxena (born 1953), Indian Director General of the Income Tax Investigation agency
- Rajan Saxena, Indian management academic and the Vice-Chancellor of the SVKM's NMIM deemed university in Mumbai
- Rajan Saxena (physician), Indian Dean of the Surgical Gastroenterology Department at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Lucknow
- Rakesh Saxena (born 1952), Indian convicted criminal, financier and trader
- Ramesh Saxena (1944-2011), Indian cricketer
- Sapan Saxena, Indian author, best known for his novel Finders, Keepers (Saxena novel) & UNNS-The Captivation
- Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (1927-2003), Indian Hindi Poet
- Saumitra Saxena (born 1976), United States based poet of Indian origin
- Sharat Saxena, Indian actor
- Shekhar Saxena, recipient of the 2017 Leon Eisenberg Award
- Shibban Lal Saxena, Indian politician and Freedom Fighter
- Sushil Kumar Saxena, Indian musicologist, academic and scholar
- Vijay Saxena (1968-1994), Indian actor
- Vineet Ashokkumar Saxena (born 1980), Indian cricketer
- Virendra Saxena, Indian actor
- W. Hansraj Saxena, former Deputy Managing Director of Sun Pictures
- Vinai Kumar Saxena, Lieutenant governor of NCT Delhi
- Aakash Saxena, MLA from Rampur
- Prem Behari Narain Raizada, Indian calligrapher
- Arun Kumar Saxena, Minister of Zoological Garden & Climate Change
References
- ^ "Saxena Name Meaning & Saxena Family History". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
This page lists people with the
surname Saxena.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.