Anand ([aːnənd̪]) is a name of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit abstract noun आनन्द (ānand), which means happiness.
Engineers and scientists
Nitya Anand (born 1925), Indian scientist
B. K. Anand (1917 - 2007), Indian physiologist and pharmacologist
Amrik Anand (born 1947), Indian cricketer
Chetan Anand (badminton) (born 1980), Indian badminton player
J. Anand, Indian racing car driver
Subramanian Anand (born 1986), Sri Lankan cricketer
A. V. Anand (born 1936), Indian musician
Akshay Anand, Indian actor
Ambika Anand (born 1980), Indian TV anchor and editor
Anand Raj Anand, Indian music director, composer, lyricist and playback singer
Anita Anand (born 1972), British radio and television presenter and journalist
Anubhav Anand (born 1981), Indian actor
Chetan Anand (1921–1997), Indian producer, screenwriter, director and part of the Anand family
Dev Anand (1923–2011), Indian actor, writer, director, producer and part of the Anand family
Inder Raj Anand (died 1987), Indian film writer
K. V. Anand (born 1966), Indian cinematographer, film director and photo journalist
Mayank Anand (born 1983), Indian actor, artist, author and director
Mukul S. Anand (1951-1997), Indian film director and producer
Nikita Anand (born 1983), Indian model, actress and beauty queen
Priya Anand (born 1986), Indian film actress and model
Shakti Anand, Indian television actor
Shilpa Anand (born 1982), Indian model, television and movie actress
Shoma Anand (born 1958), Indian television and film actress
Siddharth Anand, Indian film director
Suneil Anand (born 1956), Indian film actor
Suparna Anand (born 1969), Indian film actress
Tinnu Anand, Indian actor and director
Vibha Anand (born 1991), Indian television actress
Vijay Anand (1925–2004), Indian filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, editor, actor and part of the Anand family
Anjum Anand (born 1971), British Indian food writer and TV chef
Adarsh Sein Anand (born 1936), Indian Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Anurag Anand (born 1978), Indian author
Gaggan Anand, Indian chef
Geeta Anand, Indian journalist
Harjit Singh Anand (born 1948), Indian government administrator
Harvinder "Harry" Anand, Indian-American politician
Javed Anand (born c. 1950), Indian journalist and civil rights activist
Margot Anand (born 1944), French author, teacher, seminar leader and public speaker
Mulk Raj Anand (1905–2004), Indian writer
Raj Anand, English web entrepreneur
Ruchi Anand, Indian international professor
Satyapal Anand (born 1931), Indian poet, critic and writer
Valerie Anand, pen name of Fiona Buckley (born 1937), British author
Vijay Anand (politician) (born 1969), Indian politician
People with the given name Anand
Anand (actor), Indian film actor
Anand (Maoist) or Katakam Sudarshan, Indian cadre
Anand (writer) or P. Satchidanandan (born 1936), Indian writer
Anand Amritraj (born 1952), Indian tennis player and businessman
Anand Raj Anand, Indian music director, composer, lyricist and playback singer
Anand Babla (1954–2008), Fijian politician of Indian descent
Anand Babu, Indian film actor
Anand Bakshi (1920–2002), Indian poet and lyricist
Anand Bhate (born 1971), Indian classical vocalist
Anand Dev Bhatt, Nepalese writer and politician
Anand Chitragupth, Indian music director
Anand Gandhi (born 1980), Indian filmmaker and screenwriter
Anand Giridharadas, American writer and newspaper columnist
Anand Gopal, American journalist
Anand Grover, Indian lawyer
Anand Jain, Indian businessman
Anand Jon (born 1973), Indian-American fashion designer
Anand Kabra, Indian fashion designer
Anand Krishna, Indian art historian and museologist
Anand Kumar (born 1973), Indian mathematician
Anand Kurian (born 1958), Indian marketing communications theorist, writer and activist
Anand Rishiji Maharaj (1900–1992), Indian pattadhar acharya of Jains
Anand Mahindra (born 1955), Indian businessman - chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra
Anand Menon, United Kingdom professor
Anand Mohan (born 1957), Indian academic
Anand Narain Mulla (1901–1997), Indian poet and politician
Anand Naidoo, South African-American news anchor and correspondent
Anand Narayan (born 1984), Indian television personality and playback singer
Anand Panyarachun (born 1932), Thai Prime Minister
Anand Paranjpe (born 1970), Indian industrialist and politician
Anand Patwardhan (born 1950), Indian documentary filmmaker
Anand Rajan (born 1987), Indian cricketer
Anand Rajaram (born 1972), Canadian actor, writer and director
Anand Rajaraman, Indian-American web and technology entrepreneur
Anand Ramlogan (born 1973), Trinidadian Attorney General
Anand Ranga (born 1975), Indian film director
Anand Sai, Indian film art director
Anand Satyanand (born 1944), New Zealand Governor-General
Anand Sharma (born 1953), Indian politician
Anand Lal Shimpi (born 1982), American businessman - CEO of AnandTech
Anand Singh (born 1948), Fijian lawyer and politician of Indian descent
Anand Mohan Singh, Indian politician
Anand Sivakumaran, Indian writer and director
Anand Swarup (died 1937), guru
Anand Tucker (born 1963), English film director and producer
Anand Tummala (born 1978) Indian American cricketer
Anand Viswanathan (born 1969), Indian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion
Anand Yadav (born 1935), Indian writer
Anand Sen Yadav, Indian politician
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