Jha (surname)
Jha is a surname of Maithil Brahmins native to India and Nepal. Notable people with the name include:A–B
- Acharya Rameshwar Jha, Sanskrit scholar
- Aditya Jha, Nepalese-Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Aditya Narayan Jha, Indian actor and singer
- Aditya Nath Jha, Indian Civil Service, recipient of the Padma Vibhushan
- Ajay Jha, Indian cricketer
- Amardeep Jha, Indian film and television actress
- Amarnath Jha Indian academic, university Vice Chancellor
- Amishi Jha, American neuroscientist and professor of psychology
- Anshuman Jha, Indian actor
- Anuranjan Jha, Indian journalist
- Anurita Jha, Indian actress
- Apoorvanand Jha, Indian professor of Hindi
- Bedanand Jha, Nepalese politician
- Bidhu Jha, Canadian politician
- Binodanand Jha, Indian politician, Chief Minister of Bihar
C–N
- Chandeshwor Jha, Nepalese politician
- D. N. Jha, Indian historian and professor
- Durgananda Jha, Nepalese failed assassin
- Ganganath Jha, Sanskrit and philosophy scholar from Bihar
- Gonu Jha, Indian wit character
- Hetukar Jha, Indian author and professor of sociology
- Kamal Nath Jha, Indian freedom fighter, social activist, and politician
- Kanchinath Jha "Kiran", Indian Maithili-language writer
- Kaveri Jha, Indian film actress
- Komal Jha, Indian film actress
- Kranti Prakash Jha, Indian film actor
- Lakshmi Kant Jha, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
- Manish Jha, Indian film director and screenwriter
- Nagendra Nath Jha, Indian diplomat and lieutenant governor
- Narendra Jha, Indian television actor
- Nidhi Jha, Indian television actress
P–R
- Pankaj Jha, Indian actor
- Parmanand Jha, Nepalese politician, Vice President of Nepal
- Piyush Jha, Indian director and screenwriter
- Prabhat Jha , Indian-Canadian epidemiologist and health economist
- Prabhat Jha , Indian MP and National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party
- Prakash Jha, Indian film producer, director and screenwriter
- Prayag Jha, Indian artist specializing in etching
- Prem Shankar Jha, Indian journalist, author and columnist
- Radhanandan Jha, Indian politician from the Congress Party
- Radhika Jha, Indian novelist
- Raghunath Jha, Indian politician
- Raj Kamal Jha, Indian novelist and journalist
- Rajeev Jha, Nepalese politician and General Secretary of Nepal Sadbhavana Party
- Ramashreya Jha, Indian composer and teacher of Hindustani classical music
- Ramesh Chandra Jha, Indian poet, novelist and freedom fighter
S–V
- Sanjay Jha, Indian businessman and CEO
- Sanjeev Jha, Indian politician
- Saurav Jha, Indian commentator on energy and security
- Shriya Jha, Indian film and television actress
- Sriram Jha, Indian chess grandmaster
- Sriti Jha, Indian television actress
- Subhash K. Jha, Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst
- Sudhanshu Shekhar Jha, Indian condensed matter physicist
- Surendra Jha 'Suman', Indian Maithili-language poet
- Suvarna Jha, Indian television actress
- Tarakant Jha, Indian chairperson of the Bihar Legislative Council
- Udit Narayan Jha, Bollywood playback singer
- Vikas Kumar Jha, Indian journalist and author
- Vinay Kumar Jha, Nepalese cricket umpire
