Sambasiva Rao or Sambashiva Rao (సాంబశివరావు) is an Indian given name:
Rayapati Sambasiva Rao, Indian Politician and industrialistist.
Kavuri Samba Siva Rao, is an Indian politician, engineer and industrialist.
A. S. Rao or Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao, was an eminent Indian scientist.
Avula Sambasiva Rao, was an Indian judge.
S. Rao Kosaraju or Sambasiva Rao Kosaraju is a professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins University,