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'''Vishwanath''' (also spelt '''Viswanath''', '''Vishvanath''', '''Viswanatha''', '''Visvanatha''', '''Viswanathan''', '''Vishwanathan''') is an Indian [[deity]] name, [[surname]] and [[given name]]. It is of [[Hindu]] origin and derives from Sanskrit ''Viśvanātha'' (विश्वनाथ), an [[epithet]] of the god [[Shiva]] meaning "lord of the universe" (from ''viśva'', "universe" + ''nātha'', "lord"). In South India, the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n is added. It may refer to:<br />
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==Deity==<br />
*''[[Shiva|Śiva Viśvanātha]]''<br />
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==Temples==<br />
{{See also|Kashi Vishwanath Temple (disambiguation)|Kasi Viswanathar Temple (disambiguation)|Vishvanath Temple (disambiguation)}}<br />
* [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple]], Uttar Pradesh, India<br />
* [[Kasi Viswanathar temple, Tenkasi]], Tamil Nadu, India<br />
* [[Kasi Viswanathar temple, Sivakasi]], Tamil Nadu, India<br />
* [[Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam]], Tamil Nadu, India<br />
* [[Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Umayalpuram]], Tamil Nadu, India<br />
* [[Kasi Viswanatha Temple, Ayanavaram]], Tamil Nadu, India<br />
* [[Kasi Viswanatha Temple, West Mambalam]], Tamil Nadu, India<br />
* [[Kunnuvarankottai Kasi Visalakshi-Viswanathar Temple]], Tamil Nadu, India<br />
* [[Shri Vishwanath Mandir]], Uttar Pradesh, India<br />
* [[Sri Kasi Vishwanatha Temple Flint]], Hindu temple in Michigan, USA<br />
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==People==<br />
===Given name===<br />
*[[Vishwanath Bhatt]] (1898 – 1968), Gujarati literary critic and lexicographer<br />
*[[Vishwanath Bhoir]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Vishwanath Bondre]] (1936 – 2014), Indian cricketer<br />
*[[Vishwanath Das Shastri]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Vishwanath Datta]], Bengali barrister, philanthropist and novelist<br />
*[[Vishwanath Dev Gajapati]] (1500 - 1571), a Kalinga king<br />
*[[Vishwanath Jadhav]] (1885−1964), Indian classical khyal singer<br />
*[[Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade]] (1863 – 1926), Indian historian, scholar, writer, commentator<br />
*[[Vishwanath Mahadeshwar]] (born 1960), Indian politician<br />
*[[Vishwanath Meghwal]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Vishvanath Narayan Mandlik]] (1833 – 1899), Indian legal expert on Hindu law<br />
*[[Viswanatha Nayak]], Vijayanagara viceroy to Madurai, during the 16th century<br />
*[[Vishwanath Patil]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari]] (born 1940), Indian poet, editor, critic<br />
*[[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]] (1931–2008), seventh Prime Minister of India<br />
*[[Vishwanath Rao Ringe]] (1922–2005), Hindustani Classical Music vocalist and composer<br />
*[[Vishwanath Reddy Mudnal]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Vishwanath Shahdeo]] (1817 – 1858), king of Barkagarh estate and a rebel in the Indian rebellion of 1857<br />
*[[Vishwanath Sharma]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Vishwanath Shastri]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Vishwanath Tamasker]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Vishwanath Tripathi]] (born 1931), Indian writer<br />
*[[Vishwanath Vaishampayan]] (1910 – 1967), Indian revolutionary<br />
*[[Viswanatha Kaviraja]], 14th century Indian poet<br />
*[[Viswanatha Sastri]], Carnatic music composer<br />
*[[Viswanatha Satyanarayana]], (1895 – 1976), an Indian Telugu writer<br />
*[[Viswanathan Anand]], (born 1969) Indian chess grandmaster and former world chess champion<br />
*[[Viswanathan Kumaran]], Indian chemical engineer and rheologist<br />
*[[Viswanathan Manikan]] (born 1951), Indian activist<br />
*[[Viswanathan Raghunathan]] (born 1954), Indian academic, author, columnist<br />
*[[Viswanathan Ratnam]], Indian Judge<br />
*[[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]], Indian music-director duo<br />
*[[V. Ravichandran (film producer)]], full name Viswanath Ravichandran<br />
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===Surname===<br />
*[[Adagur H. Vishwanath]] (born 1949), Indian politician<br />
*[[Acharya Vishwanath Baitha]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Ashoke Viswanathan]], Indian Bengali filmmaker<br />
*[[Ashvin Vishwanath]], (born 1973), Indian-American theoretical physicist<br />
*[[A. K. Viswanathan]], Indian Police Service officer<br />
*[[Cheri Viswanath]] (1933 – 2014), South Indian screenwriter, playwright, lyricist and journalist<br />
*[[Chitra Vishwanath]], an Indian architect<br />
*[[Balaji Vishwanath]] (1680–1719), Peshwas (Prime Minister) of the Maratha empire<br />
*[[Balasubramanian Viswanathan]], Indian material scientist<br />
*[[Bhaskar Vishwananth Ghokale]] (1903 – 1962), Indian Ayurveda practitioner<br />
*[[Biju Viswanath]], Malayalam film and photography director<br />
<!-- * [[Divakar Viswanath]] (born 1971), Indian-American mathematician; see [[Random Fibonacci sequence]] --><br />
*[[Dhirajlal Mahashankar Vishwanath Thaker]] (1897–1947), British colonial official and Paymaster General of the Port of Karachi<br />
*[[G. Viswanathan]], founder and chancellor of Vellore Institute of Technology, India<br />
*[[Geraldine Viswanathan]], (born 1995), Australian actress<br />
*[[Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath]], Yiddish-language poet and author<br />
*[[Gundappa Viswanath]] (born 1949), Indian cricketer<br />
*[[Hari Viswanath]], Indian film director, producer and screenwriter<br />
*[[Harish Viswanathan]], Indian scientist<br />
*[[Indira Viswanathan Peterson]], Indian literary critic<br />
*[[Janaki Vishwanathan]], Indian film maker<br />
*[[K. A. P. Viswanatham]] (1899 – 1994), Indian scholar, orator and social activist<br />
<!-- *[[Kaavya Viswanathan]] (born 1987), Indian author --><br />
*[[Kethu Viswanatha Reddy]], Indian short story writer<br />
*[[K. Viswanath]] (1930–2023), Telugu film director<br />
*[[Kaithapram Vishwanathan Namboothiri]], Indian musician and music director<br />
*[[Kalpana Viswanath]], Indian social entrepreneur<br />
*[[Kanithi Viswanatham]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Kasisomayajula Viswanath]], American scientist<br />
*[[K. K. Viswanathan]] (1914 – 1992), Indian ex-governor of Gujarat<br />
*[[Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer]], Indian Carnatic vocalist<br />
*[[Maharajapuram Viswanatha Santhanam]] (1928 - 1992), Carnatic music vocalist<br />
*[[Mahashankar Vishwanath Thaker]] (1867 – 1902), Chief Treasurer of the Princely State of Limbdi under Jhala Rajput rule<br />
*[[M. S. Viswanathan]] (1928-2015), Tamil film music composer<br />
*[[N. Viswanathan]], Indian actor and academic<br />
*[[N. K. Viswanathan]], Indian film director and cinematographer<br />
*[[N. S. Vishwanathan]], deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India<br />
*[[P. Viswanathan]], Indian politician<br />
*[[P. H. Vishwanath]], Indian film director, writer and a producer who works in Kannada cinema<br />
*[[Padma Viswanathan]], Canadian playwright<br />
*[[Palghat Kollengode Viswanatha Narayanaswamy]], Indian musician <br />
*[[Paranjape Prakash Vishvanath]] (1947–2008), Indian politician<br />
*[[Paris Viswanathan]] (born 1940), Indian painter and filmmaker<br />
*[[Pramod Viswanath]], Indian professor <br />
*[[Pranjivan Vishwanath Thaker]] (1860 - 1920), Diwan of Saurashtra, Gujarat<br />
*[[Premi Viswanath]], Indian television actress<br />
*[[Penumarti Viswanatha Sastry]], (1929 – 1998), Indian Telugu writer and editor<br />
*[[R. Viswanathan (diplomat)]], Indian diplomat<br />
*[[R. Ranchandra Vishwanath Wardekar]] (1913-1996), Indian doctor and founder of Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation<br />
*[[Natham R. Viswanathan]], Indian politician <br />
*[[Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastry]] (1922–1993), Indian Telugu writer<br />
*[[Radha Viswanathan]], Indian vocalist and classical dancer<br />
*[[Ramakrishnan Vishwanathan]] (1960–1999), Indian Army officer<br />
*[[Raman Viswanathan]], Indian physician<br />
*[[Ramesh Vishwanath Katti]] (born 1964), Indian politician<br />
*[[Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak]], Indian poet and writer<br />
*[[S. R. Vishwanath]] (born 1962), Indian politician<br />
*[[Sadanand Vishwanath]] (born 1962), former Indian cricketer<br />
*[[Sanju Viswanath]] (1994), Indian cricketer<br />
*[[Shivraj Vishwanath Patil]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Sunny Viswanath]], Indian composer and music producer<br />
*[[T. Viswanathan]] (1927–2002), Indian Carnatic music flutist<br />
*[[T. K. Viswanathan]], Indian politician<br />
*[[T. N. Viswanatha Reddy]], Indian politician<br />
*[[T. R. Viswanathan]], American engineer<br />
*[[Umesh Vishwanath Katti]], Indian politician<br />
*[[V. Viswanatha Menon]] (1927 - 2019), Indian Communist leader<br />
*[[V. Viswanathan]] (1909 - 1987) Indian ICS officer<br />
*[[Vani Viswanath]] (born 1968), Indian actress<br />
*[[Vichu Vishwanath]], Indian film and television actor<br />
*Vishwa Nath (1917-2002), Founder of [[Delhi Press]]<br />
*[[Vishwa Nath Sharma]] (born 1930), 15th Chief of the Indian Army Staff<br />
*[[Vysyaraju Kasi Viswanadham Raju]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Y. Kasi Viswanath]], Indian actor and director<br />
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==Films==<br />
*''[[Justice Viswanathan]]'', 1971 Indian Tamil language film<br />
*''[[Kashi Vishwanath (film)|Kashi Vishwanath]]'', a 2019 Indian film<br />
*''[[Lawyer Viswanath]]'', a 1978 Indian film<br />
*[[Vishwanath (1978 film)|''Vishwanath'' (1978 film)]], a Hindi film directed by Subhash Ghai<br />
*[[Vishwanath (1996 film)|''Vishwanath'' (1996 film)]], a Tamil film directed by K. Goutham<br />
*''[[Viswanatha Nayakudu]]'', a 1987 Indian Telugu film<br />
*[[Viswanathan Ramamoorthy (film)|''Viswanathan Ramamoorthy'']], 2001 Indian Tamil film<br />
*''[[Viswanathan Velai Venum]]'', a 1985 Indian Tamil film<br />
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==See also==<br />
*{{intitle|Vishwanath}}<br />
*{{intitle|Viswanath}}<br />
*{{intitle|Vishvanath}}<br />
*{{intitle|Viswanatha}}<br />
*{{intitle|Visvanatha}}<br />
*{{intitle|Viswanathan}}<br />
*{{intitle|Vishwanathan}}<br />
*[[Biswanath (disambiguation)]]<br />
*[[Vishva (disambiguation)]]<br />
*[[Nath (disambiguation)]]<br />
*[[A. R. C. Viswanathan College]], in India<br />
*[[K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College]], in India<br />
*[[Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University]], Indian university in Pune, Maharastra<br />
*[[Kashi Vishwanath Express]], an Indian express train<br />
*[[Viswanath Charali railway station]], Indian railway station<br />
*[[Vishwanathganj]], Indian town in Uttar Pradesh<br />
*[[Viswanath's constant]], a mathematical constant<br />
*[[Viswanatha chikitsa]], text written by physician Viswanatha Sen in 1921<br />
*[[Viswanatham]], Indian town in Tamil Nadu<br />
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