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 esti ...

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 Lu ...

, 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 These are Hindu Brahmins who affiliate either with the Gautam gotra and/or Gautam Dharmasutra and have their last name as Gautam. Etymology The name Gautam (Sanskrit: गौतम, a vrddhi patronymic of Gotama and also transliterated as Gautama ...

, a sub-group of Hindu Brahmins in India *

Gautam Rajput The Gautam Rajputs is a Rajput clan found in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. Jodha Singh Attaiya a great chieftain during Indian rebellion of 1857 also belongs to this ancient clan. History Some people fought for ...

s, a sub-clan of Rajputs found in North India

Etymology

* Gautam (Etymology)

Nepali name

Gautam (Nepali name) Gautam is a surname of Nepalese origin modified from the anterior surname Gotāmé and the original homeland of the surname identified as Gotamkot in western Nepal. Origin Due to religious prosecutions initiated by the Muslim conquest in the In ...

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 is an Indian architect. He grew up in New Delhi and completed his master's degree in architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. Gautam Bhatia is also a writer and an artist. He has published many books on architecture and sat ...

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 Gautam Choudhury (born 24 April 1940) is an Indian musician and amateur archivist most known for his efforts to collect and record the work of Salil Chowdhury (Salilda). He has recorded several instrumental albums on which he plays harmonica, ...

, 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 Gautam Gulati (born 27 November 1987) is an Indian film and TV actor known for his comic roles in ''Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani'' and ''Diya Aur Baati Hum''. In 2014, he participated in the reality show ''Bigg Boss 8'' and emerged as the winner. H ...

, Indian actor *

Gautham Krishn Gautham P. Krishna is an Indian actor who has appeared in lead roles of Cinema of Kerala, Malayalam as well as Cinema of Tamil Nadu, Tamil language films. He was introduced by director Vinayan with his 2010 surprise hit ''Yakshiyum Njanum''. F ...

, South Indian actor *

Gautam Navlakha Gautam Navlakha () is an Indian self-proclaimed human rights activist and journalist. He has written on left-wing extremism and is a critic of army and state atrocities in Kashmir. He is a member of People's Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi ...

, a veteran activist from the People's Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi {{disambig