Shyam is a name of Krishna and an Indian masculine given name and surname. Notable people with this name include:
Shyam Shyam (actor) (1920–1951), Indian Hindi film actor Shyam (composer) (born 1937), an Indian music composer from Kerala Shyam Benegal (1934–2024), Indian film director Shyam Satardekar (born 1966), Indian politician
Karam Shyam (born 1962), Indian politician
Syam Syam Pushkaran (born 1984), Indian scriptwriter Syam Sudhakar (born 1983), Malayalam-language poet
See also Shyam (film), 2016 Indian Malayalam-language film Sam (given name)