Shankar

Shankar is a common first name in India.

Shankar may refer to:

Shiva, Hindu god who is referred to by many names
Adi Shankara, Hindu philosopher of around the ninth century
Auto Shankar, a serial killer
A family of Indian musicians of whom the most well known are Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar
Kiruba Shankar, an Indian blogger
K. Shankar Pillai (1902–1989), Indian cartoonist. Founder of Shankar's Weekly and the International Dolls Museum, New Delhi.
L. Shankar, Indian violinist (brother of L. Subramaniam, no relation to Ravi Shankar)
Mani Shankar Mukherjee, Bengali writer popularly known as Shankar
Ravi Shankar, poet and faculty member of Central Connecticut State University
S. Shankar, director of Tamil films
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, guru and founder of the Art of Living movement
Kunnesseri Shankar, director