Patnaik

Notable people with the surname include:

• Ananga Kumar Patnaik (born 1949), Indian jurist, currently serving on the Supreme Court of India
• Biju Patnaik (1916–1997), Indian politician
• D. B. M. Patnaik (1925–2009), Indian lawyer, politician and communist leader
• Arup Patnaik (born 1955), Former Police Commissioner of Mumbai, first and only Odia IPS officer to hold the post.
• Devraj Patnaik (born 1975), Canadian-born composer, musician and choreographer
• Donkada Patnaik (1925–2009), Indian solicitor and politician
• Devdutt Pattanaik (born 1970), Indian mythologist, writer and columnist
• Ellora Patnaik (born 1968), Canadian-born actress and Odissi dancer
• Hara Patnaik (1958–2015), 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 (1927-2015), was leader of the Indian National Congress and former chief minister of Orissa
• Naveen Patnaik (born 1946), the Chief Minister of Orissa, India
• Prabhat Patnaik (born 1945), Indian economist and political commentator
• R. P. Patnaik, Indian film music director
• Raghunath Patnaik, veteran leader of the Indian National Congress
• Sudarshan Patnaik (born 1977), 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.

• Biju Patnaik Airport, also known as Bhubaneswar Airport in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
• Biju Patnaik University of Technology, created by an act of the Orissa state legislature in 2002