Vaidyanathan

Vaidyanathan or Vaithianathan (Tamil: வைத்தியநாதன்) is a Tamil male given name. Due to the Tamil tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females.

Vaidyanathan
வைத்தியநாதன்

Pronunciation	Vaittiyanātaṉ
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Tamil
Origin
Region of origin	Southern India North-eastern Sri Lanka
Other names
Alternative spelling	Vaithianathan

Notable people

Given name

• Kanthiah Vaithianathan (1896–1965), Ceylonese civil servant
• Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan (1935–2008), Indian classical music violinist
• L. Vaidyanathan (1942–2007), Indian musicologist
• L. V. Vaidyanathan (1928–2000), Indian soil scientist
• M. Vaithianathan, Indian politician
• P. P. Vaidyanathan (born 1954), Indian academic
• S. R. D. Vaidyanathan (1929–2013), Indian musician
• Sunil Vaidyanathan (born 1976), Indian author
• Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan (born 1963), Indian mridangam artist
• V. Vaidyanathan (born 1968), Indian businessman

Surname

• Ameya Vaidyanathan (born 1996), Indian racing driver
• Ananth Vaidyanathan (born 1957), Indian singing trainer
• Anu Vaidyanathan (born 1983/4), Indian triathlete
• Arun Vaidyanathan, Indian-American film director
• Ganesh Vaidyanathan (born 1956), American academic
• Nirupama Vaidyanathan (born 1976), Indian tennis player
• Rama Vaidyanathan, Indian bharatnatyam artist
• Rhema Vaithianathan, New Zealand academic
• Saroja Vaidyanathan (1937–2023), Indian choreographer
• Suresh Vaidyanathan (born 1966), Indian performing artist
• Vaithianathan Navaratnam (1909–2006), Ceylonese politician
• Vaidyanathan Thirunavukkarasu (1926–2008), Singaporean journalist
• Vaithianathan Venkatasubramanian, American academic
• Vasantha Vaidyanathan (1937–2018), Sri Lankan broadcaster
• Vinodhini Vaidyanathan (born 1981), Indian actress

See also

• Vaidyanathapura
• All pages with titles containing Vaidyanathan
• All pages with titles containing Vaithianathan