Dinesh is a common Hindu male given name. The name may refer to:
- Dinesh Chand, Fijian golfer
- Dinesh Chandra Sen, Indian researcher on Bangla folklore
- Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American Christian apologist
- Dinesh Gunawardena, Srilankan politician
- Dinesh Gupta, Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary
- Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricketer
- Dinesh Kumar, Indian boxer
- Dinesh Kumar (choreographer) Indian choreographer
- Dinesh Lamba, Indian actor
- Dinesh Mongia, Indian cricketer
- Dinesh Nandan Sahay, Indian governor
- Dinesh Nayak, Indian Hockey player
- Dinesh Patel, Indian-American professional baseball player
- Dinesh Singh, Indian politician