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