Banda (surname)
Banda is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Arts and entertainment
- Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao, Indian stage actor
- Lucius Banda, Malawian musician and politician
Military
- Abdallah Banda, Sudanese military commander
- Banda Singh Bahadur, Sikh military leader
Politicians
- Aleke Banda, Malawian politician
- Banda Karthika Reddy, Indian politician
- Chimunthu Banda, Malawian politician
- Etta Banda, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malawi
- Hastings Banda, former President of Malawi
- Joyce Banda, President of Malawi
- M. D. Banda, Sri Lankan politician
- Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia
Sports
- Carlos Banda, Chilean-Swedish football manager
- Chikondi Banda, Malawian footballer
- Christopher John Banda, Malawian footballer
- Davi Banda, Malawian footballer
- Dennis Banda, Zambian football goalkeeper
- Elizet Banda, Zambian runner
- Gift Banda, Zimbabwean soccer administrator
- Gilbert Banda, Zimbabwean football player
- Jacob Banda, Zambian footballer
- Kumbulani Banda, Zimbabwean footballer
- Lewis Banda, Zimbabwean sprinter
- Patrick Banda, Zambian footballer
- Richard Banda, Malawian jurist and athlete
- Sead Banda, Montenegrin footballer
Other people
- Bobbie Banda, American Juaneño elder
- Gongalegoda Banda, Sri Lankan rebellion leader
- Siva Subrahmanyam Banda, Indian-American aerospace engineer
- Sylvia Banda, Zambian restaurateur