Swaminathan (name)

Swaminathan (born 1959), is an Indian actor and comedian

Swaminathan is also a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Politicians and lawyers

• Ammu Swaminathan (1894–1978), Indian politician
• D. M. Swaminathan (born 1945), Sri Lankan lawyer
• G. R. Swaminathan (born 1968), Indian judge
• Govind Swaminadhan (1909–2003), Indian lawyer
• R. V. Swaminathan, Indian politician
• T. Swaminathan, Indian politician
• V. V. Swaminathan, Indian politician and statesman

Military personnel

• Krishna Swaminathan, Indian Navy officer
• Lakshmi Sahgal (born Lakshmi Swaminathan; 1914–2012), Indian revolutionary
• Rajaram Swaminathan, Indian Navy officer

Academics

• Anand Swaminathan, Indian-American researcher and academic
• K. Swaminathan (1896–1994), Indian literary scholar
• M. S. Swaminathan (1925–2003), Indian agronomist, agricultural scientist, geneticist, administrator and humanitarian
• Madhavan Swaminathan, Indian-American electrical engineer
• Mina Swaminathan (1933–2022), Indian educationalist
• Padmini Swaminathan, Indian feminist economist
• Soumya Swaminathan (born 1959), Indian Indian paediatrician and clinical scientist
• Thenkachi Ko. Swaminathan (1946–2009), Indian orator
• Venkat Swaminathan, Indian writer and literary critic
• Swaminathan Sivaram (born 1946), Indian chemist

Artists

• Jagdish Swaminathan (1928–1994), Indian painter
• Kalpakam Swaminathan (1922–2011), Indian musician
• Nithilan Saminathan (born Nithilan Swaminathan), Indian film director and screenwriter

Other

• Swaminathan Gurumurthy (born 1949), Indian activist
• Swaminathan Janakiraman, Indian banker
• Kalpana Swaminathan (born 1956), Indian writer
• Komal Swaminathan (1935–1995), Indian activist
• S. Sadanand (born Swaminathan Sadanand; 1900–1953), Indian journalist
• Soumya Swaminathan (chess player) (born 1989), Indian chess player