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'''Sunil''' (सुनील) is a first name for males, often found in the South Asian community. The [[Sanskrit]] word ''{{IAST|sunīla}}'' means "dark", "very blue",<ref>{{Cite MWSD|sunīla}}</ref> and is also an epithet of [[Krishna]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}}<br />
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== Notable people ==<br />
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* [[Sunil (actor)]], Indian Telugu film actor<br />
* [[Sunil (Kannada actor)]] (1964-1994)<br />
* [[Sunil (director)]], Indian Malayalam film director<br />
* [[Sunil Kumar Ahuja]] (born 1961), American scientist<br />
* [[Sunil Ambwani]] (born 1952), Indian judge<br />
* [[Sunil Ariyaratne]] (born 1949), Sri Lankan director, lyricist, poet and writer<br />
* [[Sunil Barve]] (born 1966), Indian actor and producer<br />
* [[Sunil Batta]] (born 1961), Indian cameraman, director, producer and scriptwriter<br />
* [[Sunil Bohra]], Indian film producer<br />
* [[Sunil Chhetri]] (born 1984), Indian footballer<br />
* [[Sunil Kumar Choudhary]] (1980–2008), Indian military officer<br />
* [[Sunil Deshmukh]] (born 1958), Indian doctor and member of Legislative Assembly<br />
* [[Sunil Dhaniram]] (born 1968), Canadian cricketer<br />
* [[Sunil Dutt]] (1929–2005), Indian actor, director, politician and producer<br />
* [[Sunil Edirisinghe]] (born 1949), Sri Lankan musician<br />
* [[Sunil Gaikwad]] (born 1970), Indian politician<br />
* [[Sunil Gangopadhyay]] (1934–2012), Indian novelist and poet<br />
* [[Sunil Ganguly (musician)]] (1936–1999), Indian steel guitarist<br />
* [[Sunil Gavaskar]] (born 1949), Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Sunil Grover]] (born 1977), Indian comedian and actor<br />
* [[Sunil Gulati]] (born 1959), American-Indian president of the United States Soccer Federation<br />
* [[Sunil Handunnetti]] (born 1970), Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka<br />
* [[Sunil Hettiarachchi]] (born 1937), Sri Lankan actor<br />
* [[Sunil Jadhav]] (born 1992), Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Sunil Janah]] (1918–2012), Indian photojournalist and photographer<br />
* [[Sunil Jayasinghe]] (1955–1995), Sri Lankan cricketer<br />
* [[Sunil Jogi]] (born 1971), Indian poet and writer<br />
* [[Sunil Joshi]] (born 1970), Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Sunil Kanoria]] (born 1965), Indian entrepreneur<br />
* [[Sunil Khan]] (born 1947), Indian politician<br />
* [[Sunil Mahato]] (1966–2007), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India<br />
* [[Sunil Maitra]] (1927–1996), Indian politician and member of the 7th Lok Sabha of India<br />
* [[Sunil Mittal]] (born 1957), Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder and chairman of Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises<br />
* [[Sunil Mukhi]] (born 1956), Indian physicist and theorist<br />
* [[Sunil Narine]] (born 1988), Trinidadian cricketer<br />
* [[Sunil Oasis]] (born 1973), Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Sunil Padwal]] (born 1968), Indian painter<br />
* [[Sunil Pandey]] (born 1966), Indian politician<br />
* [[Sunil Babu Pant]] (born 1972), Nepalese politician<br />
* [[Sunil Paul]] (born 1964), Indian entrepreneur<br />
* [[Sunil Perera]] (1952-2021), Sri Lankan composer, guitarist, songwriter and vocalist<br />
* [[Sunil Pradhan]] (born 1957), Indian doctor, neurologist, researcher and writer<br />
* [[Sunil Prajapati]] (born 1994), Nepali politician<br />
* [[Sunil Raoh]] (born 1980), Indian actor, lyricist and singer<br />
* [[Sunil Santha]] (1915–1981), Sri Lankan composer, lyricist and singer<br />
* [[Sunil Sawney]] (born 1962), English cricketer<br />
* [[Sunil Shanbag]] (born 1956), Indian actor and screenwriter<br />
* [[Sunil Shetty]] (born 1961), Indian film actor, businessman, entrepreneur and producer<br />
* [[Sunil Tagare]] (born 1962), Indian entrepreneur<br />
* Sunil Thakur (born 1984), Indian footballer<br />
* [[Sunil Thapa]] (born 1957), Nepalese actor<br />
* [[Sunil Vaidyanathan]] (born 1976), Indian photojournalist and photographer<br />
* [[Sunil Valson]] (born 1958), Indian cricketer<br />
* [[Sunil Kumar Verma]] (born 1974), Indian biologist, scientist and zoologist<br />
* [[Sunil Wettimuny]] (born 1949), Sri Lankan cricketer<br />
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== Fictional characters ==<br />
* Sunil Bakshi (portrayed by [[Simon Kassianides]]), a high-ranking member of [[Hydra (comics)|Hydra]] in [[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2|Season 2]] of ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''<br />
* DI Sunil 'Sunny' Khan, portrayed by [[Sanjeev Bhaskar]] in the [[ITV1]] drama ''[[Unforgotten]]''<br />
* Sunil Markesh (known as "Mobley"), from the television series ''[[Mr. Robot]]'', played by [[Azhar Khan (actor)|Azhar Khan]]<br />
* Sunil Nevla, from the cartoon ''[[Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series)|Littlest Pet Shop]]''<br />
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