Kanungo is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Arjun Kanungo (born 1990), Indian singer, composer, recording artist, music producer, entrepreneur Binod Kanungo (1912–1990), Odia author, freedom fighter, Gandhian, educator, social reformer Hemchandra Kanungo (1871–1951), Indian nationalist and a member of the Anushilan Samiti Jahar Kanungo, Indian film and documentary director and producer in Bengali Madhu Sudan Kanungo (1927–2011), Indian scientist in the field of gerontology and neuroscience Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988), Indian politician from the state of Odisha Ratikant Kanungo, entrepreneur, builder, educationist, media baron, film producer Rituparna Kanungo, Indian Canadian experimental nuclear physicist Sheila Kanungo, Indian sport shooter Trilochan Kanungo (1940–2023), Indian politician