Kamala is a first name and last name. It means lotus in Sanskrit. Notable people and characters with the name include:
People
First name
- Kamala Bahuguna (1923–2001), Indian politician
- Kamala Balakrishnan (1930–2018), Indian immunologist
- Kamala Bhattacharya (1945–1961), Indian martyr
- Kamala Bose (1947–2012), Indian classical vocalist
- Kamala Chakravarty (born 1928), Indian classical musician and dancer
- Kamala Chandrakirana, Indonesian women's rights activist
- Kamala Devi (actress) (1933–2010), Indian actress
- Kamala Devi (footballer) (born 1992), Indian footballer
- Kamala-Jean Gopie, Jamaican-born Canadian political activist
- Kamala Hampana (born 1935), Indian writer
- Kamala Harris (born 1964), current vice president of the United States since 2021
- Kamala Hayman, New Zealand newspaper journalist
- Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq, Sudanese artist
- Kamala Kanta Kalita, Indian politician
- Kamala Kamesh (born 1952), Indian actress
- Kamala Kumari Karredula, Indian politician
- Kamala Krishnaswamy, Indian nutritionist
- Kamala Kotnis, Indian actress
- Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, American diplomat, ambassador to Malaysia
- Kamala Laxman (died 2015), Indian author of children's books
- Kamala Lopez, American filmmaker
- Kamala Markandaya (1924–2004), Indian novelist and journalist
- Kamala Nehru (1899–1936), wife of Indian Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Kamala Nimbkar (1900–1979), American-born occupational therapist in India
- Kamala Parks, American drummer, songwriter
- Kamala Pujari, organic agriculture promoter from Orisha
- Kamala Ranathunga (born 1937), Sri Lankan politician
- Kamala Rani Balakrishnan, Singaporean criminal
- Kamala Roka, Nepali politician
- Kamala Saikhom, Indian actress
- Kamala Sankaran, Indian academic administrator
- Kamala Sankrityayan (1920–2009), Indian writer
- Kamala Selvaraj, Indian obstetrician and gynecologist
- Kamala Shankar, Indian slide guitar player
- Kamala Sinha (1932–2014), Indian politician
- Kamala Sohonie (1912-1998), Indian biochemist
- Kamala Surayya (1934–2009), Indian short story writer and autobiographer
- Kamala Todd, Canadian filmmaker
Surname
- Diodorus Kamala (born 1968), Tanzanian politician
- Kumari Kamala (born 1934), Indian classical dancer
Stage name
- Kamala (wrestler) (James Arthur Harris, 1950–2020), American professional wrestler
Fictional characters
- Kamala Khan, Marvel Comics superheroine
- Kamala, a character in Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
- Kamala, a character in " The Perfect Mate", an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Kamala, a main character in the Netflix coming of age comedy-drama series Never Have I Ever
See also
- Kamela § People with the surname Kamela
- Komala § People with the name Komala
- Kamla (name), given name and surname
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