'''Venkatesh''' is a given name and family name from the Indian subcontinent derived from Venkateswara, a Hindu deity. Notable persons with the name include:
* A. Venkatesh Naik (1936 - 2015), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India * A. Venkatesh (director), Tamil film director * Akshay Venkatesh (born 1981), Australian mathematician of Indian descent * G. K. Venkatesh (1927–1993), composer of film music in Kannada cinema during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s * Marthand K. Venkatesh, Indian film editor in Tollywood * Mukta Venkatesh (1902–2003), Indian painting artist * Masti Venkatesh Iyengar, Kannada writer * Poojashree Venkatesh, Indian tennis player * Venkatesh Geriti, Indian political activist * Pramod Venkatesh Mahajan, Indian politician * Venkatesh Iyer, Indian cricketer * S. P. Venkatesh, Indian music composer * Shanmugam Venkatesh (born 1977), Indian football player * Shridhar Venkatesh B. Ketkar (1857–1930), Marathi scholar and astronomer * Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh, modern sociologist and urban ethnographer, American of Indian descent * T. G. Venkatesh, Indian businessman and politician * Venkatesh (actor) (born 1960), aka Victory Venkatesh, Indian film actor of Telugu films * Venkatesh Kabde, Indian politician * Venkatesh Kulkarni (1945–1998), American novelist and academic * Vyankatesh Madgulkar (1927–2001), Marathi writer * Venkatesh Prasad (born 1969), Indian cricketer
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