Shekhar is an Indian male given name (also used as a surname). It may refer to:
People First name Shekhar Chatterjee (born 1924), Indian actor and director Shekhar Chaudhuri, Indian management professor Shekhar Dutt (1945–2025), Indian politician Shekhar Gawli (1975–2020), Indian cricketer Shekhar Gupta (born 1957), Indian journalist Shekhar Gurera (born 1965), Indian cartoonist Shekhar Joshi (1932–2022), Indian author Shekhar Kapur (born 1945), Indian film director, producer and actor Shekhar C. Mande (born 1962), Indian scientist Shekhar Mehta (1945–2006), Kenyan rally driver Shekhar Pathak (born 1940s), Indian historian Shekhar Ravjiani, Indian musician Shekhar Sen (born 1961), Indian musician and actor Shekhar Suman (born 1962), Indian actor and television host
Surname Arjun Shekhar (born 1965), Indian entrepreneur and writer B. C. Shekhar (1929–2007), Malaysian businessman Chandra Shekhar Azad (1906–1931), Indian revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Singh (1927–2007), Indian politician and Prime Minister Mayank Shekhar (born 1980), Indian journalist Neeraj Shekhar (born 1968), Indian politician R. K. Shekhar (1933–1976), Indian composer Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary (born 1946), Indian politician S. Ve. Shekher (born 1950), Indian playwright and actor Surya Shekhar Ganguly (born 1983), Indian chess grandmaster
Other uses Shekar (film), 2022 Indian film Shekhar: Ek Jivani, Hindi-language novel by Indian writer Agyeya Simply Shekhar, Indian late-night talk show hosted by Shekhar Suman
See also Sekar, alternate transliteration of the name Chandra Shekhar Singh ministry, the cabinet of the prime minister