Kapoor

Kapoor
Language(s)Punjabi
Hindko
Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu)
Origin
Region of originPunjab
Other names
Variant form(s)Kapur
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Kapoor or Kapur is a Punjabi surname of Khatri clan found in the Punjabi Hindu and Sikh communities.[1][full citation needed][2]

Notable people

Notable people bearing the name Kapoor include:

Academia

  • Anuradha Kapur, professor at National School of Drama
  • Deepak Kapur, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of New Mexico.
  • Ilan Kapoor, professor of Critical Development Studies at York University.
  • Jagdish Chandra Kapur, Indian social scientist, entrepreneur and the founder of Kapur Surya Foundation
  • Kapil Kapoor, Indian scholar of linguistics and literature and an authority on Indian intellectual traditions in JNU.
  • Mahendra Nath Kapur, served as Principal of Modern School, New Delhi, for thirty years.
  • Ratna Kapur, law professor and former director of the Centre for Feminist Legal Research in New Delhi, India
  • Shiv G. Kapoor, professor at the University of Illinois
  • Sudarshan Kapoor, professor emeritus, California State University
  • Sukhbir Singh Kapoor, Indian writer and educator.
  • V.K. Kapoor, Vice Chancellor of Raffles University, Neemrana, Rajasthan.

Activists

Army

  • General Deepak Kapoor, chief of Army staff, Indian Army
  • H. L. Kapur, former Air Vice Marshal of Indian Air Force and a member of the Indian National Congress
  • Raj Kumar Kapoor, former colonel in Indian Army
  • Sanjeev Kapoor (air marshal), Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force. Currently, he is serving as the director general – Inspection and Flight Safety

Artists

Authors

Bureaucrats and politicians

  • Ajay Kapoor (politician), MLA in Uttar Pradesh
  • Anita Kapur, Indian IRS officer. She is former Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
  • Harbans Kapoor, BJP Senior politician
  • Jaspat Roy Kapoor, Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Uttar Pradesh.
  • Kishan Kapoor, Indian politician and the member of BJP. He is the sitting Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Kangra Lok Sabha
  • Mudassar Kapur, Pakistani-Norwegian politician
  • Pavan Kapoor, Indian diplomat and current Indian Ambassador to Russia.
  • Pooja Kapur, Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark. She was formerly the Indian Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria and North Macedonia
  • Sanjay Kapoor (politician), Indian Congress politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
  • Sat Pal Kapur, Indian politician in Patiala, Punjab.
  • Savita Kapoor. Indian politician and the MLA from Dehradun Cantonment Assembly. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
  • Sheila Kapur Dikshit, longest serving Chief Minister of Delhi.
  • Vijai Kapoor, former IAS officer and was Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
  • Yashpal Kapur, leader of Indian National Congress and a close aide of Indira Gandhi.

Businessmen

Chefs

Directors and producers

Film actors

Journalists

Science and technology

Singers and dancers

  • Geeta Kapoor, Indian choreographer and television personality.
  • Himani Kapoor, Indian singer and finalist of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005.
  • Kanika Kapoor, singer
  • Mahendra Kapoor, Indian playback singer who sang "Mere Desh ki Dharti".
  • Meena Kapoor. Indian playback singer
  • Raman Kapoor, Indian singer and songwriter. He was a contestant on the TV shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Rising Star.
  • Sneha Kapoor, Indian salsa dancer, choreographer, and instructor. She is popularly known as "The Indian Salsa Princess".
  • Steven Kapur, also known as "Apache Indian", pop singer

Sportspersons

Fictional characters

  • Gita Kapoor, a character in the British TV drama EastEnders
  • Kelly Kapoor, a character in the US TV show The Office
  • Sanjay Kapoor (EastEnders), a character in the British TV drama EastEnders
  • Sharmilla Kapoor, a character in the British TV drama EastEnders
  • Ajay Kapoor (Neighbours), a character in the soap opera Neighbours
  • Priya Kapoor, a character in the soap opera Neighbours
  • Rani Kapoor, a character in the soap opera Neighbours
  • Vincent Kapoor, a character in the movie The Martian
  • Venkat Kapoor, a character in the novel by Andy Weir The Martian

See also

References

  1. ^ Sudhir Kakar (30 October 2014). A Book of Memory: Confessions and Reflections (2014 ed.). Penguin UK. ISBN 9789351188858.
  2. ^ Patrick Hanks (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names (2003 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-19977-169-1. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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