Raman is a name of

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

n origin, used both as a family name and as both a feminine and a masculine given name. Raman is also a

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

ian variant of the given name Roman. There may be other origins also.

Surname

* Avadhanam Sita Raman (19192001), Indian writer, journalist and editor * Aneesh Raman (active from 2005), American journalist and entrepreneur * Aroon Raman (active from 1991), Indian entrepreneur and author *

B. Raman Bahukutumbi Raman (14 August 1936 – 16 June 2013), also referred to as B. Raman, was an Additional Secretary of the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of India and head of the counter-terrorism division of the Research and Analysis Win ...

(19362013), Indian intelligence officer *

Bangalore Venkata Raman Bangalore Venkata Raman (8 August 1912 – 20 December 1998) was an Indian astrologer in modern India and an author of numerous books and articles. He was instrumental in making Vedic Astrpology (Saint Parashar System) or Hindu astrology known ...

(191298), Indian astrologer and writer * Benito Raman (born 1994), Belgian footballer * C. Raman (active 1960), Indian civil servant and administrator * C. V. Raman (Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman; 18881970), Indian physicist who won the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physics ** Raman scattering (AKA Raman effect), inelastic photon scattering, for the discovery of which C. V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize **

Raman spectroscopy Raman spectroscopy () (named after Indian physicist C. V. Raman) is a spectroscopic technique typically used to determine vibrational modes of molecules, although rotational and other low-frequency modes of systems may also be observed. Raman s ...

, a technique which relies on Raman scattering ** Raman amplification, used in optical fibres ** For other articles connected with C. V. Raman and with Raman scattering and spectroscopy, see the article on C. V. Raman * Dinesh Raghu Raman (died 2007), Indian Army officer posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra for bravery * E. S. S. Raman (born 1954), Indian politician * K. Raman (active 2019), Indian politician * Krishnan Raman (), Commander-in-chief of the Chola forces under Rajendra Chola * Mohan Raman (born 1956), Indian film and television actor and management trainer *

Mythili Raman Mythili Raman is a Tamil American lawyer and the former acting Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice's Criminal Division. Early life and family Mythili is the daughter of Athishdam Tharmaratnam and grand daugh ...

(active from 2013), American lawyer *

P. S. Raman Pattabhi Sundar Raman (born 7 November 1960) is an Indian Senior Advocate and former Advocate-General of Tamil Nadu. He is the younger son of former Advocate-General and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politician V. P. Raman. Early life and educati ...

(born 1960), Indian lawyer *

Pallathu Raman Mahakavi Pallath Raman (1892–1950), was a poet, writer, social reformer and community leader from Kerala, India. He was born in the city of Kochi, India Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port c ...

(18921950), Indian poet, writer, social reformer and community leader * Prawaal Raman (active from 2000), Indian film director and screenwriter * Priya Raman (active 199399), Indian actress and film producer in Malayalam * Radha Raman (disambiguation) *

Sarangapani Raman Sarangapani Raman (1920 – 11 January 1991) was an Indian footballer who played for the Mysore State Police football team. He also represented India at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Playing career Raman played predominantly as a striker, and was ...

(1920after 1948), Indian footballer * Sumanth C. Raman (active from 1995), Indian television anchor and sports commentator in Tamil *

Sundar Raman Sundar Raman is an Indian sports business professional. He is currently working with Reliance Industries Limited as its CEO - Sports. He was working for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and was the Chief Operating Officer of the ...

(born 1971 or 1972), Indian sports business professional * T. V. Raman (born 1965), Indian computer scientist *

Theruvath Raman Theruvath Raman ( ml, തെരുവത്ത് രാമന്‍) (30 March 1917 – 17 October 2009) was an Indian journalist and writer. He was the founder-editor of the first evening newspaper in Malayalam ''Pradeepam'', published from Kozh ...

(19172009), Indian journalist, writer, publisher and social activist * U. C. Raman (born 1965), Indian politician *

V. P. Raman Venkata Pattabhi Raman (3 October 1932 – 2 December 1991) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the Advocate-General of Tamil Nadu from 1977 to 1979. His son Mohan Raman is an actor. Early life and education Raman was born on ...

(193291), Indian lawyer and politician * Varadaraja V. Raman (born 1932), Indian-born American academic in the field of humanities *

Vidyullekha Raman Vidyullekha Raman (born 4 November 1991), also known as Vidyu Raman, is an Indian actress and comedienne who appears in Tamil and Telugu films. The daughter of actor Mohan Raman, Vidyullekha made her debut in Gautham Vasudev Menon's 2012 '' ...

(born 1991), Indian film actress and theatre performer *

Vimala Raman Vimala Raman is an Australian actress and former model who has worked in Indian cinema. She appears in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil language films. Born and brought up in Australia, she made her debut in 2006 with the Tamil film ''Poi''. An es ...

(active from 2006), Indian film actress, model and Bharatanatyam dancer *

Woorkeri Raman Woorkeri Venkat Raman (born 23 May 1965) is a former Indian cricketer and former coach of the India women's national cricket team, having been appointed to the role in December 2018. W.V. Raman was replaced by Ramesh Powar in May 2021 as the co ...

(born 1965), Indian international cricketer

Given name: Indian origin

Laxmi Raman Acharya Laxmi Raman Acharya (1914-1997) was the Finance Minister of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state ...

(191497), Indian politician * Raman Bedi (active from 1996), English academic and organiser in the field of dental care * Raman Bhardwaj (active from 1997), Scottish broadcast journalist, television presenter and producer * Yussif Raman Chibsah (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer *

Raman Ghosh Romen Ghosh is an Indian sportsman who represented India in several badminton tournaments in the 1960s and 1970s. Ghosh was a member of the Indian badminton team, which won the 1975 Thomas Cup qualification by defeating Pakistan at Lahore. He re ...

(active 1960s1970s), Indian badminton player *

Raman Kalyan Raman Kalyan, also known as V. K. Raman and as Flute Raman, is an Indian Carnatic music, Carnatic Venu, flute player. Early life and background Raman started learning the flute from Vidwan A. V. Prakash at the age of 9 and performed his fir ...

(active 2015), Indian Carnatic flute player * Rewati Raman Khanal (active 2014), Nepali litterateur * Raman Lamba (196098), Indian international cricketer *

Raman Mahadevan Raman Mahadevan is an Indian playback singer, known for his Bollywood songs. He released an indipop album, ''Ramanasia'', in 2007. Career Raman Mahadevan was born in Mumbai. After completing his studies at New Bombay High School and ICL colle ...

(active from 2003), Indian playback singer * Raman Malhotra (born 1968), British ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon * Raman Maroo (active 2010), Indian film producer * Raman Mundair (active from 1998), Indian-born British poet, writer, artist and playwright * Vaisravanath Raman Namboothiri (active 196090), Indian Sanskrit scholar and activist *

Erkkara Raman Nambudiri Erkkara Raman Nambudiri (18981983) was a Śrauta High Priest and scholar who helped to revive the ancient Vedas, Vedam-Yajnam traditions in Kerala, India, that had begun to decline due to the onslaught of Western culture and influence after Indian ...

(18981983), Indian priest and scholar who helped revive the ancient Vedam-Yajnam traditions in Kerala * Raman Osman (190292), Governor General of Mauritius 197277 *

Raman Parimala Raman Parimala (born 21 November 1948) is an Indian mathematician known for her contributions to algebra. She is the Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor of mathematics at Emory University. For many years, she was a professor at Tata Instit ...

(born 1948), Indian mathematician *

C. V. Raman Pillai Cannankara Velayudhan Raman Pillai (19 May 1858 – 21 March 1922), also known as C. V., was one of the major Indian novelists and playwrights and a pioneering playwright and novelist of Malayalam literature. He was known for his historical nove ...

(18581922), Indian novelist, playwright and journalist in Malayalam *

Chenganoor Raman Pillai Guru Chenganoor Raman Pillai, also spelt Chengannur Raman Pillai (1886–1980), was a celebrated Kathakali artist from Kerala in south India. He was known for his brilliant portrayal of the anti-heroic Kathi roles on stage, and was the head of ...

(18861980), Indian Kathakali artist * Kappazhom Raman Pillai (18681924), Indian civil servant in Travancore who achieved the office of Dewan Peishcar * Raman Raghav (AKA Psycho Raman; 192995), Indian serial killer *

Dilli Raman Regmi Dilli Raman Regmi ( ne, डिल्लीरमण रेग्मी) (17 December 1913 – 30 August 2001) was a scholar, iconic political figure and historian of Nepal. He dedicated his life to research, study, writing and politics. He was on ...

(19132001), Nepali scholar, political figure and historian * Raman Subba Row (born 1932), English international cricketer *

Raman Sharma Raman Sharma (5 September 1945 – 6 January 1999) was an Indian cricket umpire. He stood in one Test match in 1994 and eleven ODI games between 1993 and 1997. Sharma died when the jeep he was driving collided with a bus in 1999. See also * ...

(194599), Indian cricket umpire *

Radha Raman Shastri Radha Raman Shastri is a former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Shimla, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 68 Members of Legislative Assembly, which include 68 memb ...

(born 1943), Indian politician, former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh * Raman Sukumar (born 1965), Indian ecologist *

Raman Pratap Singh Raman Pratap Singh (6 June 1950 – 18 May 2020) was a Fijian lawyer and politician of Indian descent. Early life Singh was born on 6 June 1950 in Buabua. He graduated with a law degree in 1977 and began working as a lawyer in 1978. He was a direc ...

(born before 1994), Fijian lawyer and politician * Raman Singh (born 1952), Indian politician *

Rewati Raman Singh Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh (born 5 October 1943) is an Indian politician from the Allahabad Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He played a major role in the establishment of the Samajwadi Party with SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Beni P ...

(born 1943), Indian politician * Raman Patrick Sisupalan (born 1980), English footballer * Raman Sundrum (born before 1990), American theoretical physicist after whom the RandallSundrum model is named *

Raman Srivastava Raman Srivastava was a 1973 batch Indian Police Service officer who served as the Director general of police in Kerala Police from February 2005 till November 2008. He is also a former Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF), the bord ...

(born before 1973), former Director General of the Indian Border Security Force * Raman Vijayan (born 1977), Indian association football manager and former player

Given name: Belarusian origin

* Raman Astapenka (born 1980), Belarusian professional footballer *

Raman Hrabarenka Raman Andreevich Hrabarenka ( be, Раман Андрэевіч Грабарэнка; born 24 August 1992), also known as Roman Andreyevich Graborenko (russian: Роман Андреевич Гpaбoрэнкo, is a Belarusian professional ice hock ...

(AKA Roman Graborenko; born 1992), Belarusian professional ice hockey player * Raman Jaraš (born 1978), Belarusian musician *

Raman Kirenkin Raman Kirenkin ( be, Раман Кірэнкін; russian: Роман Киренкин; born 20 February 1981) is a former Russian-born Belarusian football coach and former player and former Belarus international The Belarus International in badmi ...

(born 1981), Belarusian international footballer *

Raman Makarau Raman Makarau is a Belarusian paralympic swimmer. He won the silver medal in the Men's 50 metre freestyle - S12 event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) ...

(active 2004), Belarusian paralympic swimmer who competed in the 2004 Paralympic Games *

Raman Piatrushenka Raman Ivanavich Piatrushenka or Roman Petrushenko ( be, Раман Іванавіч Пятрушэнка; born 25 December 1980) is a Belarusian sprint canoeist who has competed since 2000. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won four medals ...

(AKA Roman Petrushenko; born 1980), Belarusian sprint canoer who has competed in three Summer Olympics * Raman Pratasevich (or Roman Protasevich; born 1995), Belarusian journalist *

Raman Ramanau Raman Ramanau (born 3 July 1994) is a Belarusian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Major results Road ;2012 : 4th Overall La Coupe du Préside ...

(born 1994), Belarusian professional racing cyclist * Raman Skirmunt (18681939), Belarusian statesman, aristocrat and landlord * Raman Stsyapanaw (born 1991), Belarusian footballer * Raman Tsishkou (born 1994), Belarusian professional racing cyclist. *

Raman Vasilyuk Raman Vasilyuk ( be, Раман Васілюк; russian: Роман Василюк, born 23 November 1978) is a former Belarusian footballer. Career He has played for Dinamo Brest, Slavia Mozyr, Spartak Moscow, Dinamo Minsk, Hapoel Tel Aviv, G ...

(born 1978), Belarusian footballer

Given name: Other or uncertain origin

* Raman Hui (born 1963), Hong Kong animator and film director {{given name, type=both Surnames of Indian origin Indian unisex given names Belarusian masculine given names