Sinha (surname)

Sinha is a surname commonly used in Sri Lanka and India. It may refer to:

• Amara Sinha (c. AD 375) Sanskrit grammarian and poet
• Anindya Sinha - Indian primatologist
• Anubhav Sinha (b. 1965) Indian film director
• Anugrah Narayan Sinha (1887–1957) Indian politician
• Anupam Sinha - Raj Comics artist
• Basawon Singh (Sinha) (1909–1989) Indian nationalist and freedom fighter
• DeLon Jayasingha - Sinhalese Musician / Sri Lankan American-based Rapper / Hip-hop Artist
• Indra Sinha (b. 1950) Indian/British author
• Jagmohanlal Sinha (b. 1920) Indian lawyer, former judge
• J. K. Sinha - Indian Police Service officer
• Mala Sinha (b. 1936) Indian actress
• Man Mohan Sinha (b. 1933) Air Marshal I.A.F
• Manjul Sinha - Indian television director
• Manoj Sinha (b. 1959) Indian politician, Ghazipur
• Paul Sinha (b. 1970) British Bengali stand-up comedian and general practitioner
• Ranasinghe Premadasa - President of Sri Lanka from January 2, 1989 to May 1, 1993
• Rameshwar Prasad Sinha (d. 1965) Indian politician
• Rashmi Sinha (b. 1960) Homemaker
• Ravindra Kumar Sinha (b. 1954) Biologist and environmentalist
• Sachidanand Sinha (b. 1937) Indian poet
• Sandali Sinha (b. 1971) Indian actress
• Sarat Chandra Sinha (1914–2005) Indian writer and politician
• Satyendra Narayan Sinha (1917–2006) Indian politician
• Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha (1863–1928) Indian lawyer and statesman
• Shantha Sinha - Indian professor and activist
• Sonakshi Sinha - Indian actress and model
• Shatrughan Sinha (b. 1946) Indian actor and politician
• Sri Vikrama Rajasinha - Mahanuwara/Kandy, King of Sri Lanka
• Siddharth Sinha, Indian filmmaker
• Sri Krishna Sinha (1887–1962) Indian nationalist known as Bihar Kesari, first Chief Minister of Bihar
• Srinivas Kumar Sinha (b. 1926) Indian politician
• Tapan Sinha (b. 1924) Indian film director
• Tuhin Sinha (b. 1977) Author
• U K Sinha (b. 1952) Indian businessman and politician
• Vikrama Rajasinha - Mahanuwara/Kandy, King of Sri Lanka
• Vidya Sinha (b. 1947) Indian film and television actress
• Yashwant Sinha (b. 1937) Indian politician

Also see Sinha

Fictional characters

• Baldev Sinha, Shanti Sinha, and Virender Sinha in Soldier (1998 Indian film)
• Akash Sinha and Siddharth Sinha in Armaan (2003 film)
• Shekher Sinha, Sandhaya Sinha, and Jai Sinha in Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... (2005 film)
• Vikram Sinha in Krrish (2006 film)
• Professor Sinha's five daughters in Kahiin To Hoga (soap opera)

See also

• Antônio Naelson
• Sinha
• Singh
• Sinhagad
• Sinhalese language
• Sinhalese people
• Baron Sinha - British peerage created in 1919
• Mohan Sinha Mehta
• Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment
• Sri Vikrama Rajasinha