Prabhakar is an

Indian given name Indian names are based on a variety of systems and naming conventions, which vary from region to region. Names are also influenced by religion and caste and may come from epics. India's population speaks a wide variety of languages and nearly ...

and surname. Prabhakars are Indian Brahmins mostly limited to North Indian states like Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. They belong to sage Vatsa. People with the name include: * Prabhakar, an Indian Telugu actor known for his role as Inkoshi, the king of the Kalakeyas in the film '' Baahubali: The Beginning''. * Manoj Prabhakar, a former Indian cricketer *

Ponnam Prabhakar Ponnam Prabhakar (born 8 May 1967) is an Indian politician and was a member of 15th Lok Sabha.He is the Working President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee. He belongs to Indian National Congress and represented the Karimnagar cons ...

, an Indian politician and a member of 15th Lok Sabha * Sundarwati Nawal Prabhakar (1922–2010), an Indian National Congress politician *

Prabhakar Reddy Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy (1935–1997) was an Indian film character actor and doctor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He acted in over 472 films over three decades. He wrote stories for several acclaimed films, including ''Karthika Deepam ...

, an Indian Telugu film actor of Andhra Pradesh *

Prabhakar Panshikar Prabhakar Panshikar (Marathi: प्रभाकर पणशीकर) (14 March 1931 – 13 January 2011) also known as Pant was an actor on Marathi Stage. His character as Lakhoba Lokhande in the drama To Mi Navhech, written by Prahlad Kesha ...

, a stage actor in Maharashtra *

Tiger Prabhakar Tiger Prabhakar (30 March 1948 – 25 March 2001), also known as Kannada Prabhakar, was an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Kannada and Telugu cinema, with a few Malayalam, Tamil and Bollywood films. Career Prabhakar started h ...

, an Indian Kannada actor *

Vishnu Prabhakar Vishnu Prabhakar (21 June 1912 – 11 April 2009) was a Hindi writer. He had several short stories, novels, plays and travelogues to his credit. Prabhakar's works have elements of patriotism, nationalism and messages of social upliftment. He wa ...

, an Indian Hindi writer * Prabhakar Raghavan, Senior Vice President at Google, *

Arati Prabhakar Arati Prabhakar (born February 2, 1959) is an American engineer serving as the 12th director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Science Advisor to the President since October 3, 2022. She was the former head of ...

, the former head of DARPA It can also refer to: * Prabhākara (c. 7th century), Indian philosopher grammarian in the Mimamsa tradition * Janardhan Sharma, known as ''Prabhakar'' in Nepal

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