Hemant, (Sanskrit: हेमन्त; Hemanta) is an Indian male given name. It is the namesake of Hemanta or Hemant, one of six Indian ecological seasons—Ritu—in north and west India and Nepal, which runs in early winter approximately from November to December. Those named Hemant include:
Hemant Birje (born 1965), Indian actor in the Bollywood
Hemant Brijwasi (born 1998), Indian singer and the winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2009, a singing competition on Zee TV
Hemant Chaturvedi, Indian cinematographer in the Bollywood
Hemant Chauhan, Gujarati writer and singer specialized in Bhajan, Garba, religious songs and other folk genres in India
Hemant Batra, (born 1967), Indian origin internationally acclaimed lawyer entrepreneur and recipient of Gandhi Seva Medal from Gandhi Global Foundation
Hemant Divate, reputed Marathi poet, translator and publisher based in Mumbai
Hemant Goswami (born 1971), Indian social activist working on public health and civil right issues
Hemant Joshi, Indian Professor of Mass Communication and Journalism
Hemant Kanitkar (born 1942), Indian former cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1974
Hemant Karkare (1954–2008), former chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad
Hemant Lakhani (born 1935), British Indian alleged illegal arms dealer accused of supplying an Igla missile to terrorists
Hemant Lamba, Indian social activist and environmentalist received the ‘Green Oskar’ award for work on distributing reliable cheap solar devices in 12 Indian states
Hemant Madhukar, Indian film director and producer, son of veteran film producer and director K. Baburao (Rama Vijetha Films)
Hemant Mehta, Indian-American author of I Sold My Soul on eBay
Hemant Mohapatra, Indian poet writing in English
Hemant Pandey, Indian actor and comedian
Hemant Shesh (born 1952), Hindi writer, poet and former civil servant in India
Rana Hemant Singh (born 1951), the present titular Maharaja Rana of Dholpur
Hemant Soren, Former Chief Minister of Indian state, Jharkhand
