Shankara (also written as Sankara or Samkara, IAST śaṅkara) can refer to:
- Shiva, the Hindu god
- Adi Shankara, 9th century CE Hindu philosopher
- K. N. Shankara, Indian space scientist
- Shankaracharya (Shankara acharya), a commonly used title of heads of maţhas (monasteries) in the Advaita tradition of Hindu philosophy
- Shankara (raga), a raga in Indian classical music
- Shankara (film), a 1991 Bollywood film starring Sunny Deol