List of Famous people with last name Acharya

Vijay Krishna Acharya is an Indian film director from Kanpur, U.P. He is also a screenwriter, dialogue writer, and lyricist known for his works in Bollywood and television.

Ganesh Acharya is an Indian choreographer, film director and occasional film actor active in India Bollywood. He has choreographed for Bodyguard and Singham amongst others. He has also appeared in numerous music videos for films. He opened out as a film actor with the 2013 dance film ABCD: Any Body Can Dance. He won the National Film Award For Best Choreography at 61st National Film Awards for his work for song "Hawan Kund" from 2013 movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. He was also nominated for the Best Choreographer Award for his song "Malhaari" from the 2015 film Bajirao Mastani at 61st Filmfare Awards.

Viral V. Acharya is an Indian economist who was appointed as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He also served as a member of the advisory council of the RBI Academy and was a member of the Academic Council of the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) since 2014. As of 23 January 2017, he was appointed to serve a three-year term as a Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.He resigned from the post in July 2019 with 6 months left for his completion of term.

Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya is an Indian politician. He was Governor of Nagaland.