Madhavan is a common southern Indian name (Tamil Nadu/Kerala) for a male. 'Madhavan' is one of the thousands of names of the Hindu God Krishna. The name may refer to:
- James Madhavan, Fiji politician.
- Kavya Madhavan, Indian actress.
- O. Madhavan Indian actor and director.
- R. Madhavan, Popular Indian actor.
- N. S. Madhavan, Indian writer.
- Rakesh Madhavan, Malaysian cricketer.
- Vijay Madhavan, Indian classical dancer
- Santosh Madhavan, Indian godman. (Full name: Sree Santhosh Madhava Vidyadhiraja Parama Bhattaraka Swamikal).
- Meesa Madhavan, a 2002 Malayalam film by Lal Jose