Patnaik
Patnaik/ Pattnaik/ pattanayak/ pattanaik is an Odia surname native to Indian State of Odisha.Notable people
Notable people with the surname include:
- Ananga Kumar Patnaik, Indian jurist, currently serving on the Supreme Court of India
- Biju Patnaik, Indian politician
- D. B. M. Patnaik, Indian lawyer, politician and communist leader
- Arup Patnaik, Former Police Commissioner of Mumbai, first and only Odia IPS officer to hold the post.
- Devraj Patnaik, Canadian-born composer, musician and choreographer
- Donkada Patnaik, Indian solicitor and politician
- Devdutt Pattanaik, Indian mythologist, writer and columnist
- Ellora Patnaik, Canadian-born actress and Odissi dancer
- Hara Patnaik, Oriya actor, film director and screenwriter
- Ila Patnaik, Indian economist and a financial journalist
- Jagabandhu Patnaik, dewan of Raja Arjun Singh of Porahat
- Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, was leader of the Indian National Congress and former chief minister of Orissa
- Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Orissa, India
- Prabhat Patnaik, Indian economist and political commentator
- R. P. Patnaik, Indian film music director
- Raghunath Patnaik, veteran leader of the Indian National Congress
- Sudarshan Patnaik, inventor of sand art in India
- Niranjan Patnaik- Indian politician. OPCC chief.
- Soumya Ranjan Patnaik- Diversified business, print media, electronic media, FM radio and operas. Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha.