Karanth can refer to:
- K. Shivaram Karanth, a major Kannada writer, social reformer, environmentalist, Yakshagana artist, movie maker and thinker.
- B. V. Karanth, a famous theatre personality from Karnataka, India.
- Prema Karanth, a well-known theatre personality and the first-ever woman film-maker of Kannada cinema.
- K. Ullas Karanth, a conservation zoologist and a leading tiger expert based in Karnataka, India.