Dinesh (Devanagari: Template:Lang Template:IAST) is a common Hindu male given name. The Sanskrit word Template:IAST is a compound of Template:IAST 'day' and Template:IAST 'lord', meaning 'day-lord', an epithet of the Sun.[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Dinesh Kumar, Indian professor
- Dinesh, Indian film actor
- Dinesh Baboo, Indian film director, cinematographer, producer, actor and screenwriter
- Dinesh Chand, Fijian golfer
- Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lankan cricketer
- Dinesh Chandra Sen, Indian researcher on Bengali folklore
- Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American political commentator
- Dinesh Gunawardena, Sri Lankan politician
- Dinesh Gupta, Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary
- Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricketer
- Dinesh Kumar, Indian choreographer
- Dinesh Lamba, Indian actor
- Dinesh Mongia, Indian cricketer
- Dinesh Nandan Sahay, Indian governor
- Dinesh Nayak, Indian Hockey player
- Dinesh Patel, Indian professional baseball player
- Dinesh Prasad Singh, Indian politician
- Dinesh Singh, Indian politician
- Dinesh Singh, Punjab politician
- Dinesh Subasinghe, Sri Lankan composer, violinist and music producer
- Dinesh Kumar, lndian, Coimbatore Paint Mixer and Coming
Director, Tamil Film Industry and Hollywood Director
- Dinesh Anand, a film actor who used to work in Br Chopra's Mahabharata as Vikarna.