Krishna Rao or Krishnarao is an Indian full name based on the given name Krishna and the surname Rao. A. N. Krishna Rao (1908–1971), one of the well-known writers in Kannada language Bhavaraju Venkata Krishna Rao (born 1930), Indian cricketer Dronamraju Krishna Rao (born 1937), Indian geneticist K. V. Krishna Rao (1923-2016), former Chief of Indian army and a former Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao (1926–1997), Indian politician U. Krishna Rao (died 1961), former Indian politician of the Indian National Congress and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Madras state Krishna Rao (director), film/television director and cinematographer Dr. Krishna Rao Voomaji Rao Ghorpade, better known as Dr. K. V. Ghorpade an eminent Indian Pathologist. Krishna Rao (administrator) (died 1857), acting Diwan of Travancore Krishna Rao (archeologist) (born 1930), Indian archeologist and writer Krishnarao Jaisim, Indian architect Krishna Rao (journalist), Indian journalist and political analyst Shamsher Bahadur I (Krishna Rao), Maratha noble