Chandra
Chandra ( Sanskrit : "the moon")
- Chandra (god) , the Hindu moon god
- the short form of the name of the American astronomer Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910–1995)
- Chandra X-ray Observatory , NASA's X-ray telescope named after him in Earth orbit
- (1958) Chandra , the asteroid named after him in the main outer belt
- Chandra Dynasty , a dynasty in Bengal, India
- Chandra (river) , a headwaters of the Chenab in the north of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh
Chandra is also a common male or female first name:
- Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1863–1929), former Prime Minister of Nepal
- Chandra Sturrup (* 1971), Bahamian athlete
- Chandra Cheeseborough (* 1959), American sprinter
- Chandra Crawford (* 1983), Canadian cross-country skier
- Chandra Kowi (* 1986), American badminton player of Indonesian origin
- Chandra Kurt (* 1968), Swiss wine author and wine critic
- Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007), former Prime Minister of India
- Chandra Wilson (born 1969), American actress
- Chandra Prakash Mainali (* 1953), communist Nepalese politician
- Chandra Davis (* 1978), American model and singer
Chandra is a family name for the following people:
- Ade Chandra (* 1950), Indonesian badminton player
- Akshat Chandra (* 1999), American chess player
- Avinash Chandra (1931–1991), Indian painter
- Indra Bagus Ade Chandra (* 1987), Indonesian badminton player
- Lokesh Chandra (* 1927), Indian Indologist and author
- Kailash Chandra , Indian entomologist
- Manan Chandra (* 1981), Indian billiards player
- Naresh Chandra (1934–2017), Indian diplomat and politician
- Romesh Chandra (1919–2016), Indian journalist and politician
- Sheila Chandra (born 1965), British singer
- Vikram Chandra (* 1961), Indian author
as well as the name of:
- Ananda Chandra , Arakan king (today's Burma)
Moreover, Chandra also the place name of
- Chandra (Anjouan) , settlement in Anjouan in the Comoros
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