Venkataraman, Venkatraman and Venkitaraman are names of Indian origin, used both as family names and as masculine given names. People with those names include:Family nameAneesh Venkataraman, American, Journalist, political speech writer Ashok Venkitaraman, British cancer researcher C. S. Venkataraman (1918–94), Indian mathematician G. S. Venkataraman (1930–98), Indian botanist and academic administrator Ganesh Venkatraman, Indian film actor Ganeshan Venkataraman, Indian physicist, writer and academic administrator Janaki Venkataraman (1921–2010), First Lady of India 1987–92, wife of R. Venkataraman Krishnasami Venkataraman (1901–81), Indian chemist Padma Venkataraman, Indian social activist, daughter of R. Venkataraman and Janaki Venkataraman Padma Venkatraman, Indian author of children's books R. Venkataraman, Indian lawyer, independence activist and politician, President of India 1987–92 R. Venkataraman, Indian cricketer (c.1934–2020) S. Venkataraman (1903–80), Indian politician S. V. Venkatraman (1911–98), Indian film actor, singer, and music director T. R. Venkataraman, Indian politician Trivandrum R. Venkataraman (1938–2010), classical Indian musician and veena player, in the Carnatic traditionGiven nameAlluri Venkatarama Raju, father of Indian independence activist Alluri Sitarama Raju V. Balakrishnan (physicist), Indian theoretical physicist Venkataraman Iyer, Indian sage and jivanmukta V. Krishnamurthy, Indian civil servant V. Raghavan, Sanskrit scholar and musicologist Venkatraman Radhakrishnan (1929–2011), Indian space scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Indian-born American and British structural biologist, awarded a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry S. Ve. Shekher, Tamil playwright and film actor Venkataraman Subramanya, Indian international cricketer