Saxena is a surname found amongst Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha community. Mostly found in Northern and Central part of India. Notable people bearing it include: Abha Saxena, the Coordinator of the Global Health Ethics Unit of the WHO in Geneva Abhishek Saxena, Indian Bollywood and Punjabi film director Anuraag Saxena, Indian activist, commentator and founder of the India Pride Project Anuj Saxena (born 1967), Indian producer Arvind Saxena (born 1955), Indian chairman of the Union Public Service Commission Ashutosh Saxena, Indian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur Avadh Saxena, the American Group Leader of Physics of Condensed Matter and Complex Systems Group (T-4) at Los Alamos National Laboratory Banarsi Prasad Saxena, Indian historian Girish Chandra Saxena, former governor of Jammu and Kashmir Gopaldas Neeraj, Indian poet and author Gunjan Saxena, Indian Airforce Officer Harshit Saxena (born 1985), Indian singer and composer Harshita Saxena, the winner of Pantaloons Femina Miss India International 2009 title Iresh Saxena (born 1984), Bengal cricketer Jalaj Sahai Saxena (born 1986), Indian cricketer Jatin Sahay Saxena (born 1982), Indian first-class cricketer Kalpana Saxena, senior officer with the Indian Police Service K. P. Saxena (1932-2013), Hindi satirist and writer Krishna Gopal Saxena (1912–2003), Indian homoeopathic physician Manisha Saxena (born 1993), Indian model and television actress N. C. Saxena, Indian member of the Planning Commission and of the National Advisory Council Neelam Saxena Chandra (born 1969), Indian poet and author Neha Saxena, an Indian television actress Neha Saxena, a film actress who acts mainly Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu, Hindi language films Nitin Saxena, Indian computer scientist Parag Saxena (born 1955), Hindi Founding General Partner and CEO of New Silk Route PN Saxena (1925-1999), Indian academic and founder Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Poonam Kishore Saxena (born 1953), Indian Director General of the Income Tax Investigation agency Rajan Saxena, Indian management academic and the Vice-Chancellor of the SVKM's NMIM deemed university in Mumbai Rajan Saxena (physician), Indian Dean of the Surgical Gastroenterology Department at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Lucknow Rakesh Saxena (born 1952), Indian convicted criminal, financier and trader Ramesh Saxena (1944-2011), Indian cricketer Sapan Saxena, Indian author, best known for his novel Finders, Keepers (Saxena novel) & UNNS-The Captivation Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (1927-2003), Indian Hindi Poet Saumitra Saxena (born 1976), United States based poet of Indian origin Sharat Saxena, Indian actor Shekhar Saxena, recipient of the 2017 Leon Eisenberg Award Shibban Lal Saxena, Indian politician and