title: Rishi (surname)
text: # Rishi (surname)
  
  Rishi (Hindi: ऋषि, Telugu: ఋషి) is a surname.
  
  Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Adil Rishi (1989), Indian first-class cricketer
  * Manu Rishi (1971), Indian actor, lyricist, script and dialogue writer who works in Hindi films
  * Mukesh Rishi (1956), Indian actor and film producer
  * Nirmal Rishi (born 1943), Indian Punjabi film and television actress
  * Nund Rishi (c. 1377 – c. 1438), Kashmiri Sufi saint, mystic, poet and Islamic preacher
  * Rajesh Rishi (1964), Indian politician
  * Ravi Rishi (1955–2016), non-resident Indian businessman
  * Richard Rishi (born 1977), Indian actor who has appeared in South Indian films
  * Vineeta Rishi (1981), English actress
  * Weer Rajendra Rishi (1917–2002), Indian linguist, diplomatic translator, and Romani studies scholar
  