Nayak is an Indian surname.
List of people with the name
A Aarti Nayak, Indian classical music vocalist Abhinav Sunder Nayak, Indian film director Achutha Ramachandra Nayak (), ruler of the Nayaks of Gingee Achuthappa Nayak (), ruler of the Nayaks of Tanjore Akash Das Nayak (born 1981), Indian actor Alagiri Nayak, king of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty Amar Kumar Nayak (born 1973), Indian politician Ambika Nayak, known professionally as Kayan, Indian musician Amrit Keshav Nayak (1877–1907), Indian theatre actor and director Ananta Nayak (born 1969), Indian politician Anoop Nayak, British academic Archana Nayak (born 1966), Indian politician Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Indian politician
B B. V. Nayak (born 1966), Indian politician Baksi Nayak (1922–1993), Indian politician Bapulal Nayak (1879–1947), Indian stage actor and director Barsha Patnaik (née Nayak), Indian actress Bibhuti Bhushan Nayak (born 1965), Indian journalist and martial artist Bijay Kumar Nayak, Indian Protestant bishop Bijaya Kumar Nayak (1951–2020), Indian lawyer and politician Bangaru Thirumalai Nayak, member of the Madurai Nayak royal family Bhima Nayak (died 1876), Indian revolutionary
C Chetan Nayak (born 1971), American physicist and computer scientist Chokkanatha Nayak (1662–1682), king of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty
D Daya Nayak, Indian police inspector Dinesh Nayak (born 1972), Indian field hockey player Durga Prasan Nayak, Indian politician
E Era Krishnappa Nayak (), king of Belur
G G. Hampayya Nayak (born 1939), Indian politician Ghanashyam Nayak (1944–2021), Indian film and television actor Gopal Krishna Nayak (born 1960), Indian professor of information systems Gopalkrishna P. Nayak (1927–2017), Indian Kannada drama writer Govindray H. Nayak (1933–2023), Indian writer and academic
H H. M. Nayak (1931–2000), Indian academic, writer and folklorist
J Jatindra Kumar Nayak (born 1956), Indian translator, literary critic and columnist Jawahar Nayak (born 1954), Indian politician Jhabbu Nayak, founder of the Jhabua dynasty Jyoti Ranjan Nayak (born 1994), Indian actor
K K. Praveen Nayak (born 1962), Indian film director Karemma Nayak, Indian politician Khem Nayak, also known as Varunakulattan, 17th-century feudal lord of the Jaffna Kingdom Krushna Chandra Nayak, Indian politician Krutibas Nayak (born 1955), Indian author Kumara Krishnappa Nayak, ruler of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty
L Laichan Nayak, Indian politician Laxman Nayak (1899–1943), tribal civil rights activist of South Odisha in eastern India Laxminarayan Nayak (1918–2019), Indian politician Lok Nayak (1902–1979), also known as Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian politician, theorist and independence activist
M Mahavir Nayak (born 1942), Indian Nagpuri singer and songwriter Mayankbhai Nayak, Indian politician Mohan Nayak (1921–1983), Indian politician Mrutyunjaya Nayak (born 1952), Indian educationalist and social worker from Odisha Mukesh Nayak (born 1957), Indian politician Mukund Nayak (born 1949), Indian artist and folk singer Muljibhai Nayak (1892–1971), Indian theatre director
N Nakul Nayak (born 1963), Indian politician Nalini Nayak, Indian activist Nandlal Nayak (born 1973), Indian folk artist and film director Narasimha Nayak (born 1978), Indian politician Narendra Nayak (born 1951), Indian rationalist Nauri Nayak, Indian politician Nina Nayak (born 1953), Indian social worker
P Padma Charana Nayak (born 1926), Indian Gandhism activist Pedda Koneti Nayak (), founder of the Penukonda Nayak kingdom Pradyumna Kumar Nayak, Indian politician Pranati Nayak (born 1995), Indian artistic gymnast Pransukh Nayak (1910–1989), Indian Gujarati theatre actor and director Pratap Chandra Nayak, Indian politician Preet Kaur Nayak (born 1983), Indian television actress Premananda Nayak, Indian politician Puttur Narasimha Nayak (born 1958), Indian singer
R Radhakant Nayak (born 1939), Indian politician Radhika and Dudhika Nayak (1888–1902/1903), Indian conjoined twin sisters Raghubhai Morarji Nayak (1907–2003), Indian educationist and social worker Raghunatha Nayak (), king of the Nayaks of Tanjore Rajarshi Raghabananda Nayak (1938–2016), Indian writer Ramdas Nayak (died 1994), Indian politician Ramesh Karthik Nayak (born 1997), Indian Telugu writer Ranjit Nayak (born 1968), Indian businessperson
S S. R. Nayak (1944–2025), Indian judge Sachin Nayak (born 1977), Indian actor Sandeep Nayak (born 1976), Indian physician Sanjay Nayak (born 1975), Indian filmmaker Sarada Prasad Nayak (born 1959), Indian politician Sarat Nayak, Indian music composer and singer Sarat Chandra Nayak (born 1957), Indian Catholic bishop Satyarth Nayak (born 1981), Indian author and screenwriter Sevappa Nayak (), first ruler of the Nayaks of Tanjore Shailesh Nayak (born 1953), Indian scientist Simarani Nayak (born 1964), Indian politician Sohan Lal Nayak, Indian politician Subham Nayak (born 1998), Indian cricketer Sudhir Nayak (born 1972), Indian classical harmonium player Sujit Nayak (born 1989), Indian cricketer Sumitra Nayak (born 2000), Indian rugby player Suru Nayak (born 1954), Indian cricketer Swarup Nayak (1947–2023), Indian musician and actor
T Tapasya Nayak Srivastava (born 1986), Indian television actress Thirumalai Nayak (), king of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty Tubaki Krishnappa Nayak (), was an army commander in service of the Vijayanagar emperor
V Vasanti N. Bhat-Nayak (1938–2009), Indian mathematician Vijaya Raghava Nayak (1590s-1673), king of the Nayaks of Tanjore Vishal Nayak, Indian television actor Viswanatha Nayak (), founder of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty
See also Nayak (disambiguation) Naik (disambiguation)