Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil (born 22 October 1935) is a former Indian politician, best known as the governor of Bihar, West Bengal and Tripura.

He was a leader of the Indian National Congress from Maharashtra state.

[2] He received the Padma Shri award in 1991 for social work.

[4] He was born at Ambap village in the present-day Kolhapur district, Bombay state.

[5] A number of educational institutions were founded by him, which include: Patil was elected to the Kolhapur Municipal Council as a Congress candidate in 1957 and remained in office until 1962.