Notable people with the name Padmanabhan deshpande include: *

C. M. Padmanabhan Nair C. M. Padhmanabhan Nair was an Indian politician from Kerala. Early life C. M. Padhmanabhan Nair was born in the Trikarpur village of Kerala. He was born rich but spent all his wealth to serve society. He was born in a famous Chandera Madiyan ...

(?–1977), an Indian politician * Dayal Padmanabhan, an Indian film director and producer *

Govindarajan Padmanabhan Govindarajan Padmanaban (born 20 March 1938, in Madras) is an Indian biochemist and biotechnologist. He was the former director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and presently serves as honorary professor in the department of biochemi ...

, a renowned biochemist and a pioneer in Indian biotechnology * Manjula Padmanabhan, a playwright, journalist, comic strip artist, and children's book author * Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai (1878–1970), an Indian social reformer and a freedom fighter *

Mohan Padmanabhan Mohan Padmanabhan is an Indian economist and journalist. He writes for a number of major financial newspapers including '' The Hindu Business Line''. In the 1990s he was Deputy Chief of the News Bureau of the newspaper '' The Hindu Business Line ...

, an Indian economist and journalist * Neela Padmanabhan, a Tamil writer * Padmanabhan Balaram, an Indian biochemist * Padmanabhan Nair (1928–2007), an eminent Kathakali exponent * Padmanabhan Palpu (1963–1950), a bacteriologist and social revolutionary *

Padmanabhan Sivadas Padmanabhan V Sivadas (born 25 November 1930) is an Indian retired cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Travancore-Cochin. He was born in Haripad Haripad is a Municipality in '' Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha Dist ...

, an Indian cricketer * Sundararajan Padmanabhan, the former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army * Thanu Padmanabhan (1957–2021), an Indian theoretical physicist * Thinakkal Padmanabhan, a short story writer * Uma Padmanabhan, a Tamil socialite, actress and news presenter * Vijay Padmanabhan, a law professor * Dr. R.S Padmanabhan Leading Dental surgeon of Karnataka -1946, Qualified at Vienna

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