Gopal Krishna (born 12 March 1948) is an Indian radio astronomer and a senior professor at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics.
Known for his studies on Radio galaxies and quasars, Krishna is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz.
Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India and Indian National Science Academy.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to physical sciences in 1993.