Gajanan is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Gajanan Maharaj, saint from Shegaon, Maharashtra, India Gajanan Jagirdar (1907–1988), veteran Indian film director, screenwriter and actor Gajanan Kirtikar, Leader of Shiv Sena Party in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Gajanan Dharmshi Babar, member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar (1919–1977), Marāthi poet, lyricist, writer and actor from India Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar (1900–1976), Marathi novelist and a literary critic from Maharashtra, India Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh (1917–1964), Hindi poet, essayist, literary and political critic and fiction writer
See also Gajanan Maharaj Temples Gajanan Maharaj Temple, Indore Gajanan Maharaj Temple, Kanhor Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Shegaon, Maharashtra, India Shegavicha Rana Gajanan, Marathi film released in 2004 Gajanan Vijay, a spiritual book written in Marathi language by Saint Shree Dasganu Gajan (disambiguation) Gajana