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), Indian politician A. Venkatesh (director), Indian Tamil film director Akshay Venkatesh (born 1981), Australian mathematician G. K. Venkatesh (1927–1993), Indian Kannada film music composer Marthand K. Venkatesh, Indian film editor Mukta Venkatesh (1902–2003), Indian artist Masti Venkatesh Iyengar, Indian 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 composer Shanmugam Venkatesh (born 1977), Indian football player Shridhar Venkatesh B. Ketkar (1857–1930), Indian Marathi scholar and astronomer Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh, American sociologist and urban ethnographer T. G. Venkatesh, Indian businessman and politician Venkatesh (actor) (born 1960), aka Victory Venkatesh, Indian Telugu film actor Venkatesh Kabde, Indian politician Venkatesh Kulkarni (1945–1998), American novelist and academic Vyankatesh Madgulkar (1927–2001), Indian Marathi writer Venkatesh Prasad (born 1969), Indian cricketer