N. Sankaraiah (15 July 1921 – 15 November 2023) was an Indian Communist Party politician and independence activist.

After matriculation, Sankaraiah studied history from the American College, Madurai beginning in 1937.

[1] His political career spanned over seven decades, and included nearly eight years in jail.

[2] He was one of the 32 National Council members who walked out of a Communist Party of India National Council meeting held on 11 April 1964, in protest, accusing party chairman S.A. Dange and his followers of "anti-unity and anti-Communist policies".

He was the central committee member of Communist Party of India (Marxist).