Kapoor

Kapoor or Kapur is a Punjabi surname of Khatri caste^[1] found in the Punjabi Hindu, Muslim and Sikh communities.^{[2][full citation needed][3][citation needed]}

This article is about the name. For other uses, see Kapoor (disambiguation).

Kapoor, Kapur

Pronunciation	'K_Poor'
Language(s)	Punjabi Hindko Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu)
Origin
Region of origin	Punjab
Other names
Variant form(s)	Kapur

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

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

See also: Kapoor family

• 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
• Janhvi Kapoor, Indian actress
• Khushi Kapoor, Indian actress

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.
• 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

• Kapoor family, Indian family
• Garhi Kapoora, town in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Kapurpur, Pakistan