Rao
Rao is a family name for the following people:
- A. Nageswara Rao (1924-2014), Indian actor
- Amrita Rao (* 1981), Indian actress and model
- Baji Rao I. (1700–1740), Peshwa (Prime Minister and General) of the Marathas
- Balaji Baji Rao ( Nana Saheb , 1720–1761), Peshwa of the Marathas, son of Baji Rao I.
- Baji Rao II. (1775–1851), last Peshwa of the Marathas
- Bhogaraju Ramana Rao , Indian doctor and holder of the Padma Shri
- CNR Rao ( Chintamani Rao ; * 1934), Indian chemist
- CR Rao (* 1920), Indian statistician
- CR Krishnaswamy Rao (1927-2013), Indian civil servant
- CR Narayan Rao (1882-1960), Indian zoologist
- C. Vidyasagar Rao (* 1941), Indian politician, Governor of Maharashtra
- Chinta Chandrashekar Rao (* 1988), Indian soccer player
- Dasari Narayana Rao (1947-2017), Indian film director, actor, producer and songwriter
- Dileep Rao (* 1973), American actor
- Domenico Rao (* 1977), Italian athlete
- Edida Nageswara Rao (1934–2015), Indian film producer
- Goparaju Ramachandra Rao (1902–1975), Indian atheist
- Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (1928-2010), Indian actor
- Jianfeng Rao (1965 / 1966–2013), Chinese businessman and mountaineer
- John Cyrus Rao (* 1951), American historian
- K. Chandrashekar Rao (* 1954), Indian politician
- KV Krishna Rao (1923–2016), Indian military and politician
- Matthew Rao (* 1994), British racing car driver
- NT Rama Rao (1923–1996), Indian film actor, director, producer and politician
- P. Chandrasekhara Rao (1936–2018), Indian lawyer and judge
- PV Narasimha Rao (1921-2004), Indian politician
- R. Ranga Rao (* 1935), Indian mathematician
- Raja Rao (1908-2006), Indian writer
- Rao Shushi (1903–1975), Chinese revolutionary and politician
- SR Rao (1922–2013), Indian author and archaeologist
- Sathuri Kamalakara Rao (1959 / 1960–2014), Indian cricketer
- TL Kantha Rao (1923–2009), Indian actor
- Taranath Rao (1915-1991), Indian percussionist
- T. Prakash Rao (1924-1992), Indian film director
- V. Madhusudhan Rao (1923–2012), Indian film director
- V. Rama Rao (1935–2016), Indian politician
Rao also stands for:
- Gong Rao , Thai idiophone (musical instrument)
- Rao (title) , title of a Hindu ruler
RAO is an abbreviation for:
- Lawyer Regulations, see Austrian Bar Association
- Reich Tax Code , summary of tax regulations in the German Reich
- Response amplitude operator , transfer function that assigns the response to an input frequency
- Ribeirão Preto Airport , Brazil (IATA code)
- Royal Army of Oman Royal Omani Army, see Omani Armed Forces # Royal Omani Army
See also:
- Rao-Blackwell's theorem, mathematical theorem from estimation theory
- Cramer-Rao
