Gautama, Gautam or Gotama may refer to:

Ancient sages and philosophers

* Akṣapāda Gautama, a Hindu sage and founder of the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy: see

Nyāya Sūtras The ''Nyāya Sūtras'' is an ancient Indian Sanskrit text composed by , and the foundational text of the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy. The date when the text was composed, and the biography of its author is unknown, but variously est ...

Indrabhuti Gautama Gautam Swami was the ''Ganadhara'' (chief disciple) of Mahavira, the 24th and last Jain Tirthankara of present half cycle of time. He is also referred to as Indrabhuti Gautam, Guru Gautam, Gautam Swami Ganadhara and Gautam Swami. Life Gautama ...

, chief disciple of Mahavira *

Gautama Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in ...

, the founder of Buddhism *

Gautama Maharishi Gautama Maharishi ( sa, महर्षिः गौतम, ), was a sage in Hinduism, who is also mentioned in Jainism and Buddhism. Gautama is mentioned in the Yajurveda, Ramayana, and Gaṇeśa Pūrana and is known for cursing his wife Aha ...

, one of the Saptarshis in Hinduism who authored hymns in Mandala 1 of the Rigveda

Clans

* Gautam Brahmins, a sub-group of Hindu Brahmins in India * Gautam Rajputs, a sub-clan of Rajputs found in North India

Etymology

* Gautam (Etymology)

Nepali name

* Gautam (Nepali name)

Gautam as first name

Gautam Adani Gautam Shantilal Adani (born 24 June 1962) is an Indian billionaire industrialist who is the chairman and founder of Adani Group, a multinational conglomerate involved in port development and operations in India. He is also the president of Ad ...

, Indian industrialist * Gautam Bhatia (architect) *

Gautam Bhatia (lawyer) Gautam Bhatia is a constitutional law scholar and science fiction author from India. Early life and education Bhatia was born to a mathematician father and a documentary-film-maker mother; he was raised in New Delhi. He attained his LL.B. ...

* Gautam Choudhury, Indian musician *

Gautam Gambhir Gautam Gambhir (; born 14 October 1981) is an Indian politician and former cricketer, who has played all formats of the game. He is a current member of the Lok Sabha since 2019. He received the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2019, th ...

, Indian cricketer * Gautam Gulati, Indian actor * Gautham Krishn, South Indian actor * Gautam Navlakha, a veteran activist from the People's Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi {{disambig