Padmanabhan

Notable people with the name Padmanabhan include:


 * C. M. Padmanabhan Nair (?–1977), an Indian politician
 * Dayal Padmanabhan, an Indian film director and producer
 * Govindarajan Padmanabhan, a renowned biochemist and a pioneer in Indian biotechnology
 * Manjula Padmanabhan, a playwright, journalist, comic strip artist, and children's book author
 * Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai (1878–1970), an Indian social reformer and a freedom fighter
 * Mohan Padmanabhan, an Indian economist and journalist
 * Neela Padmanabhan, a Tamil writer
 * Padmanabhan Balaram, an Indian biochemist
 * Padmanabhan Nair (1928–2007), an eminent Kathakali exponent
 * Padmanabhan Palpu (1963–1950), a bacteriologist and social revolutionary
 * Padmanabhan Sivadas, an Indian cricketer
 * Sundararajan Padmanabhan, the former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
 * Thanu Padmanabhan (1957–2021), an Indian theoretical physicist
 * Thinakkal Padmanabhan, a short story writer
 * Uma Padmanabhan, a Tamil socialite, actress and news presenter
 * Vijay Padmanabhan, a law professor
 * Dr. R. S. Padmanabhan, dental surgeon of Karnataka -1946, Qualified at Vienna