Basavaraju or Basava Raju () is a Telugu given name or surname. Notable persons with that name include:
Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao (1931–2010), Indian Telugu actor, comedian, director and producer from Andhra Pradesh Basavaraju Saraiah, Indian politician from Telangana L. Basavaraju (1919–2012), Indian Kannada scholar and writer