Swadesh is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Morris Swadesh (1909–1967), American linguist Swadesh list, named after its creator Swadesh Bose (1928–2009), Bangladeshi economist and Liberation War organiser Swadesh Chakraborty (born 1943), Indian politician Swadesh Deepak (born 1942), Indian writer
See also Swades, a 2004 Indian Hindi-language film by Ashutosh Gowariker Swadeshi, a 20th-century nationalist movement in British ruled India Swadeshabhimani (disambiguation)