Venkateswara Rao or Venkateshwara Rao is an Indian name. It may refer to:
Daggubati Venkateswara Rao (born 1959), member of the Indian National Congress Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, South Indian singer and music director Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (1927–2010), Telugu film actor Inturi Venkateswara Rao, Indian film journalist. Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao, Indian film editor Mangina Venkateswara Rao, famous agricultural scientist and Vice Chancellor of Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University. Narla Venkateswara Rao (1908–1985), journalist Narra Venkateswara Rao (died 2009), Telugu actor Kadiyala Venkateswara Rao, freelance archaeologist and retired deputy director of Sports, Andhra Pradesh