Yashwantrao is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Yashwantrao Chavan (1913–1984), Indian independence activist, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India Yashwantrao Ghatge (1874–1922), ruler of the princely state of Kolhapur in British India Yashwantrao Holkar (1776–1811), Raja of Indore State & military officer of the Maratha Empire Yashwantrao Holkar II (1908–1961), the Maharaja of Indore, Holkar State, in present-day Madhya Pradesh Yashwantrao Kelkar, Indian Hindutva activist Yashwantrao Mohite (1920–2009), Indian politician, former member of the Lok Sabha Yashwantrao Martandrao Mukne (1917–1978), Koli Maharaja of Jawhar State Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil (born 1935), Indian politician, Governor of Bihar, West Bengal and Tripura Yashwantrao Gadakh Patil (born 1943), veteran leader of Nationalist Congress Party from Maharashtra Yashwantrao Thorat, military commander and the main supporter of Sambhaji II of Kolhapur from 1717 to 1719