Mohanty () is a Odia surname native to Odisha used by Karan community, it is also used in neighbouring states of Odisha such as Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
Notable people
Akshaya Mohanty (1937–2002), a music personality from Odisha, India Anubhav Mohanty, a movie star from Odisha, India Babushaan Mohanty, an Ollywood star Bijay Mohanty (1950–2020), an Indian actor Byomakesh Mohanty (1957–2010), an Indian artist and academic Chandi Prasad Mohanty, Vice chief of Army staff Chandra Talpade Mohanty (born 1955), a postcolonial and transnational feminist theorist Debashish Mohanty (born 1976), an Indian cricketer Deepak Mohanty, the executive director at the head office of RBI, Mumbai Durga Charan Mohanty (1912–1985), a dharmic writer Gopinath Mohanty (1914–1991), a novelist Indrajit Mahanty, Chief Justice of Rajasthan high court Jagadish Mohanty (born 1951), a fiction writer Jitendra Nath Mohanty, a professor emeritus at Temple University Leena Mohanty (born 1972), leading exponent of Odissi dance Rituraj Mohanty, the winner of 2014 edition of India's Raw Star Sanghamitra Mohanty (1953–2021), Indian computer scientist Saraju Mohanty, professor at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton, Texas Surendra Mohanty (1922–1990), Odia writer and Politician Uttam Mohanty (1958–2025), Indian film and television actor