Prabhakar

Prabhakar is an Indian given name and surname. Prabhakars are Indian Brahmins mostly limited to North Indian states like Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. They belong to sage Vatsa. People with the name include:

Manoj Prabhakar, Indian cricketer
Sundarwati Nawal Prabhakar (1922–2010), Indian National Congress politician
Vishnu Prabhakar, Indian Hindi writer
Arati Prabhakar, the former head of DARPA
Chandan Prabhakar, Indian comedian

It may also refer to:

Prabhākara (c. 7th century), Indian philosopher grammarian in the Mimamsa tradition
Janardhan Sharma, known as Prabhakar in Nepal
Spider-Man (Pavitr Prabhakar), a fictional character appearing in American comic books by Marvel Comics