Awadhesh is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Awadhesh Kumar Bharti, Indian Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha, Indian politician Awadhesh Pratap Mall, Indian ruler of Majhauli Raj, Deoria district, British India Awadhesh Mishra (born 1969), Indian actor Awadhesh Prasad (born 1945), Indian politician Awadhesh Kumar Rai (born 1952), Indian politician Awadhesh Kumar Singh, Indian politician Awadhesh Narain Singh, Indian politician, leader of Bharatiya Janata Party Awadhesh Pratap Singh (1888–1967), Indian politician and Indian independence activist Awadhesh Singh, Indian politician Raja Awadhesh Singh (died 1933), Raja of Kalakankar estate of Oudh of British India Ram Awadhesh Singh (1937–2020), Indian politician, Social Justice Leader of India
See also Awadhesh Kumar Singh College, state university in Medininagar, Jharkhand, India Awadhesh Pratap Singh University Stadium, multi purpose stadium in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh