Ramakrishnan is a Tamil forename or surname.
People named Ramakrishnan:
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Indian-American structural biologist, awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
S. Ramakrishnan (activist), disability rehabilitation activist from southern Tamil Nadu, founder of Amar Seva Sangam
S. Ramakrishnan, Tamil author and Tamil film dialogue writer
Raghu Ramakrishnan, Indian-American computer scientist, vice-president of Yahoo!
Ramakrishnan Swamiji or Dravidacharya, Indian religious figure
T. K. Ramakrishnan, Indian politician from Kerala
Therambil Ramakrishnan, Indian politician from Kerala
Shankar Ramakrishnan, Indian film director from Kerala
C. K. Ra or C. K. Ramakrishnan Nair, Indian painter from Kerala
Chirayinkeezhu Ramakrishnan Nair, Malayalam lyricist from Kerala
Malayattoor Ramakrishnan, Indian novelist from Kerala
Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan, Indian poet from Kerala
Alladi Ramakrishnan, Indian physicist and founder of Matscience