Shanta is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:
Women Shanta Apte (1916–1964), Indian singer and actress Shanta Chaudhary, Nepalese social reformer and politician Shanta Chhetri (born 1956), Indian politician Shanta Dutta, Indian medical researcher Shanta Dhananjayan (born 1943), Indian dancer, half of the Indian dance duo the Dhananjayans Shanta Gandhi (1917–2002), Indian theatre director Shanta Ghosh (born 1975), German retired sprinter Shanta Gokhale (born 1939), Indian writer Shanta Hublikar (1914–1992), Indian actress and singer Shanta Islam, Bangladeshi actress, anchor, and director Najma Haque (1985–present) Shanta Meena, Indian politician elected in 2024 Shanta Pathak (1927–2010), British businesswoman Shanta Jean Persaud, British diabetes researcher and academic Shanta Rao (1930–2007), Indian dancer Shanta S. Rao (1923–1979), Indian medical researcher Shanta Shelke (1922–2002), Indian poet V. Shanta (1927–2021), Indian oncologist Shanta Vasisht (born c. 1926), Indian politician
Men Shanta Devarajan, Indian economist and academic Shanta Kumar (born 1934), Indian politician Shanta Das Manandhar (1934–2023), Nepalese pioneering children's literature writer
See also Shantha, a given name and surname