Bhaskar is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Bhāskara I (c. 600 – c. 680), Indian mathematician, Bhaskaracharya
- Bhaskara II (1114–1185), Indian mathematician and astronomer
- Bhaskarbuwa Bakhale (1869–1922), Indian classical vocalist
- Bhaskar Chandavarkar (1936–2009), Indian sitar player
- Bhaskar Chandavarkar (1936–2009), Indian sitar player
- Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta (born: 1963), Indian police officer
- Bhaskar Menon, music industry executive of Indian origin
- Bhaskar Papukan Gogoi, Indian politician
- Bhaskar Pramanik, present Chairman of Microsoft India
- Bhaskar Sunkara, American publisher
- Bhaskar Ramchandra Tambe(1874–1941), Marathi poet from India
- Bommarillu Bhaskar, known mononymically as Bhaskar, Indian Telugu film director
- K. Vijaya Bhaskar, Indian Telugu film director
- Kola Bhaskar, Indian film editor
- M. Bhaskar, also known as Oscar Movies Bhaskar, Indian Tamil film director & producer
- M. S. Baskar, Indian actor
- Roy Bhaskar, British philosopher
- Sanjeev Bhaskar, British comedian and actor
- V. Bhaskar, Indian economist
- Vijaya Bhaskar, Kannada music director
See also
- Bhaskar Nagar, village in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India
- Bhaskar Bharti, television serial that airs on Sony Entertainment Television
- Dainik Bhaskar, Hindi language daily newspaper of India
- Divya Bhaskar, Gujarati language daily newspaper of India
- Bhaskar Jagannathan syndrome, genetic disorder
- Bhaskar Group, Indian business conglomerate