Jagdish is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
- Jagdish Bhagwati (born 1934), Indian-born American economist
- Jagdish Bhola, Indian wrestler
- Jagdish Bishnoi (born 1972), Indian javelin thrower
- Jagdish Capoor, Indian banker
- Jagdish Chandra Mahindra (c. 1892–1951), Indian industrialist
- Jagdish Chandra Jain (1909–1993), Indian scholar
- Jagdish Chaturvedi (born 1984), Indian stand-up comedian
- Jagdish Gupt (1924–2001), Indian poet
- Jagdish Joshi (1937-2016), Indian children's book illustrator
- Jagdish Khattar, Indian businessman
- Jagdish Khebudkar (1932–2011), Indian musician
- Jagdish Koonjul, Mauritian diplomat
- Jagdish Lal (1920–1997), Indian cricketer
- Jagdish Mali (1954–2013), Indian fashion and film photographer
- Jagdish Mukhi (born 1942), Indian politician
- Jagdish Nehra, Indian politician
- Jagdish Patel, Indian politician
- Jagdish Piyush,(1950–2021) Author, writer, leader
- Jagdish Pradhan, Indian politician
- Jagdish Raj (1928–2013), Indian actor
- Jagdish Sethi, Indian actor and director
- Jagdish Singh (disambiguation), several individuals
- Jagdish Sonkar, Indian politician
- Jagdish Thakor, Indian politician
- Jagdish Tytler (born 1944), Indian politician
- Jagdish Zope (born 1995), Indian cricketer .