- Source: Shanta (given name)
Shanta is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Shanta Apte (1916–1964), Indian singer and actress
Shanta Gandhi (1917–2002), Indian theatre director
Shanta Gokhale (born 1939), Indian writer
Shanta Kumar (born 1934), Indian politician
Shanta Pathak (1927–2010), British businesswoman
Shanta Rao (1930–2007), Indian dancer
Shanta Shelke (1922–2002), Indian poet