Bharadwaj (Hindi: भारद्वाज) is a surname mostly used by Brahmins. Notable people with the surname include:
- Abhay Bharadwaj (1954–2020), Indian advocate turned politician
- Anasuya Bharadwaj (born 1982), Indian television presenter and actress
- Anita Bharadwaj, Indian high altitude rescue doctor
- B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj (born 2000), Indian badminton player
- Babu Bharadwaj (1948–2016), Malayalam–language writer and journalist from Kerala, India
- Chaitan Bharadwaj (born 1988), Indian music composer
- Deepak Bharadwaj (1950–2013), Indian politician
- Girish Bharadwaj (born 1950), Indian social worker
- H R Bharadwaj (1939–2020), Indian politician
- Hitesh Bharadwaj (born 1991), Indian television actor, model, anchor, RJ and poet
- Jagannath Bharadwaj (1916–1987), Indian politician
- Janani Bharadwaj (born 1989), Indian playback singer
- Krishna Bharadwaj (actor) (born 1989), Indian television actor
- Krishna Bharadwaj (economist) (1935–1992), Indian Neo-Ricardian economist
- Nitish Bharadwaj (born 1963), Indian television and film actor, director, screenwriter, film and TV programme producer and veterinarian
- Radha Bharadwaj, Indian filmmaker, film producer and screenwriter
- Ram Chandra Bharadwaj (died 1918), Indian politician
- Ravi Bharadwaj (born 1992), Indian basketball player
- Saurabh Bharadwaj (born 1979), Indian politician
- Shapath Bharadwaj (born 2002), Indian sport shooter
- Somnath Bharadwaj (born 1964), Indian theoretical physicist
- Sudha Bharadwaj (born 1961), Indian trade-unionist, activist and lawyer
- Suresh Bharadwaj (born 1952), Indian politician
- Vedanth Bharadwaj (born 1980), Indian vocalist and composer
- Vijay Bharadwaj (born 1975), former Indian cricketer
- Vinay Bharadwaj (born 1983), Indian-Singapore-based ex-banker turned filmmaker, television host, motivational speaker, and fashion stylist
- Vishal Bharadwaj (born 1965), Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer