| Language(s) | Punjabi Hindko Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Punjab |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Kapur |
Kapoor or Kapur is a Punjabi surname of Khatri clan found in the Punjabi Hindu and Sikh communities.[1][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
- Jaidev Kapoor, Indian freedom fighter who worked for the Hindustan Republican Association along with Chandra Shekhar Azad
- Nita Kapoor, Indian-Norwegian activist. She has worked extensively with immigrants' issues in Norway and women's issues globally.
- Shruti Kapoor, Indian economist, women's rights activist, and social entrepreneur.
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
- Anish Kapoor, British - Indian sculptor, creator of Cloud Gate
- Atul Kapoor, voice artist who gave the voice of Bigg Boss
- Anita Kapoor. hosted shows on Discovery, TLC, Channel NewsAsia, okto and AXN.
- D. S. Kapoor, art historian and educator.
- Gaurav Kapur, Indian cricket presenter
- Geeta Kapur, noted Indian art critic, art historian and curator based in New Delhi. She was one of the pioneers of critical art writing
- Mohan Kapur, voice artist who gave the Hindi voice of the MCU's Dr. Strange
Authors
- Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor, Urdu satirist
- Manju Kapur, Punjabi novelist.
- Narinder Singh Kapoor, Punjabi writer
- Pramod Kapoor (born 1953), Indian writer and publisher
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
- Amit Kapur, American-born internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of WhoCo and Gravity. Served as COO of MySpace
- B. K. Kapur, Indian businessman and was the chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- John Kapoor, an American multi-millionaire, pharmaceutical entrepreneur, former CEO of Insys Therapeutics
- Rakesh Kapoor, an Indian businessman. Ex- chief executive officer (CEO) of Reckitt Benckiser which is the parent company of Dettol, Strepsils, Veet, Airborne, Mortein, Air Wick
- Rakhee Kapoor Tandon, Indian business entrepreneur and venture capitalist. She is one of "India's 25 Most Influential Women", according to India Today.
- Rana Kapoor, founder of Yes Bank
- Ritu Kapur, CEO of Quintillion Media, which jointly owns BloombergQuint with Bloomberg L.P. She is the co-founder of The Quint and Network18.
- Subhash Kapoor, Indian art dealer
- Vikas Kapoor, CEO of Mezocliq
Chefs
- Kunal Kapur, Indian celebrity chef and restaurateur known for hosting and judging MasterChef India.
- Sanjeev Kapoor, Indian celebrity chef
Directors and producers
- Bharat Kapoor, director, writer, producer
- Boney Kapoor film director and producer, son of Surinder Kapoor
- Rajit Kapur, Indian film and theater actor and director
- Rhea Kapoor, Bollywood film producer, daughter of Anil Kapoor
- Nitin Kapoor, Indian producer
- Shekhar Kapur, Indian film-maker
- Shobha Kapoor, Indian television and film producer
- Siddharth Roy Kapur, Bollywood actor and producer
- Subhash Kapoor, Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
- Surinder Kapoor, Bollywood film producer
Film actors
- Abhishek Kapoor, Indian film actor, writer.
- Abhinav Kapoor, Indian actor
- Aditya Raj Kapoor, Indian film actor and filmmaker from the Kapoor family
- Aditya Roy Kapur, Bollywood actor
- Akshay Kapoor, Indian actor
- Akshita Kapoor, Indian actress
- Anil Kapoor, Bollywood actor, film producer, son of Surinder Kapoor
- Anupriya Kapoor, Indian television actress
- Anu Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Annu Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Arjun Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie Kapoor
- Ayesha Kapur, German former actress of Indian descent
- Babita Kapoor, former Bollywood actress, wife of Randhir Kapoor
- Dhiraj Vinod Kapoor, Indian model and actor
- Ekta Kapoor producer for television and movies (Bollywood)
- Gautami Kapoor, Indian television actress and model
- Goga Kapoor, Indian film actor
- Jayasudha Kapoor, South Indian film actress, wife of Nitin Kapoor
- Jeetendra Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Kamal Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Karan Kapoor, Indian film actor and model, son of Shashi Kapoor
- Kareena Kapoor, Bollywood actress
- Karisma Kapoor, Bollywood actress
- Kishore Namit Kapoor, Indian actor and film-acting trainer
- Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959), Bollywood Actor, son of Shashi Kapoor
- Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977), Bollywood Actor
- Kunal Karan Kapoor, Indian television actor
- Kunaal Roy Kapur, Bollywood actor
- Mallika Kapoor, South Indian film actress
- Neha Kapur, Femina Miss India Universe 2006
- Omkar Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Pankaj Kapur, Bollywood actor, film-maker
- Pinchoo Kapoor, Indian actor
- Prithviraj Kapoor, Indian theatre and Hindi film industry entrepreneur, patriarch of the Kapoor family of entertainers
- Raj Kapoor, Bollywood actor, producer and director, son of Prithviraj Kapoor
- Rajat Kapoor, Indian actor, writer and director
- Rajiv Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Raj Kapoor
- Ram Kapoor, TV actor and model
- Ranbir Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Rishi Kapoor
- Randhir Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Raj Kapoor
- Ravi Kapoor, British actor
- Ashish Kapoor, Indian Bollywood and television actor
- Rishi Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Raj Kapoor
- Sanjana Kapoor, Bollywood actress, theatre-person, owner of Prithvi Theatre
- Sanjay Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Surinder Kapoor
- Shahid Kapoor, Bollywood actor, son of Pankaj Kapur
- Shakti Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Shalini Kapoor, Indian actress
- Shammi Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Sharad Kapoor, Indian actor, who works in Hindi movies and television
- Shraddha Kapoor, Bollywood actress, daughter of Shakti Kapoor
- Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor
- Shivani Kapoor, British model
- Shobu Kapoor, British actress of Indian descent
- Siddhanth Kapoor, Indian actor and assistant director, son of Shakti Kapoor
- Sonam Kapoor, Bollywood actress
- Sonia Kapoor, Indian television actress
- Sridevi Kapoor, Indian actress and film producer
- Trilok Kapoor, Indian film actor, brother of Prithviraj Kapoor
- Tusshar Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Vaani Kapoor, Indian actress and model
- Vinod Kapoor, played the role of Dushasana in the Indian TV serial Mahabharat
- Zahan Kapoor, Indian film actor, model and theatre personality
Journalists
- Akash Kapur, Indian-American journalist and author.
- Coomi Kapoor, Contributing Editor of the Indian Express.
Science and technology
- Anuja Trehan Kapur, criminal psychologist
- Kishen Singh Kapoor, mathematician, author and a teacher.
- Raman Kapur, Indian medical acupuncturist, author and the president of the Indian Society of Medical Acupuncture.
- Shalini Kapoor, India's first woman IBM Fellow
- Shyam Sunder Kapoor, Indian nuclear physicist and a former director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Known for his research on fission and heavy-ion physics.
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.
- Sidhant Kapoor. Indian classical musician
- 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
- Aashish Kapoor, Indian cricketer
- Jagdish Singh Kapoor, Ugandan field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
- Kunal Kapoor (cricketer), Indian cricketer
- Raag Kapur, Hong Kong cricketer
- Ranjin Singh (Dave Kapoor), "Dave Kapoor" pro-wrestler wrestling as "Ranjin Singh"
- Raunaq Kapur, Hong Kong cricketer
- Rohan Kapoor, Indian badminton player with the highest international ranking of 34 in Mixed Doubles
- Shiv Kapur, Asian Games gold medalist in Golf
- Sushil Kapoor, Indian cricketer
- Upkar Singh Kapoor, Ugandan field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
- Vani Kapoor, Indian golfer.who won the fifth leg of the 2020 Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour.
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
- Garhi Kapoora, town in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Kapurpur, Pakistan
References
- ↑ Sudhir Kakar (30 October 2014). A Book of Memory: Confessions and Reflections (2014 ed.). Penguin UK. ISBN 9789351188858.
- ↑ 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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