Sawant is the surname of a Maratha clan, found mainly in the state of Maharashtra and neighbouring states in India.

People with this surname include:

• Abhijeet Sawant, singer
• Arvind Sawant, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
• Ashlesha Sawant, Indian television actress
• Deepak Sawant, politician
• Govind Sawant, field hockey player
• Kamlesh Sawant, actor
• Kshama Sawant, U.S. economics professor and politician
• Kunal Sawant, football goalkeeper
• Nirmiti Sawant, actress
• P. B. Sawant, Indian Supreme Court judge
• Pandharinath Sawant, journalist
• P. K. Sawant, politician
• Pooja Sawant, actress
• Prajakta Sawant, badminton player
• Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of Goa
• Pradip Sawant, Police Officer
• Rakhi Sawant, film actress, talk show host
• Shivaji Sawant, writer
• Sudhir Sawant, politician, lawyer and brigadier in Indian Army
• Sandeep Sawant, Indian film director
• Tejaswini Sawant, shooter
• Trupti Sawant, politician
• Vishram Sawant, author

• Bhonsle
• List of Maratha dynasties and states
• Maratha (caste)
• Maratha clan system
• Maratha Empire
• Sawantwadi

• Siva Chhatrapati
• The castes and tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's dominions