Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (d. 2002)

Basappa Danappa Jatti (pronunciation ) (10 September 1912 – 7 June 2002) was the fifth vice president of India, serving from 1974 to 1979. He was acting president of India from 11 February to 25 July 1977. The soft-spoken Jatti rose from a humble beginning as a Municipality member to India's second-highest office during a five-decade-long chequered political career.