This article is about the name. For other uses, see Kapoor (disambiguation). KapoorLanguage(s)| Punjabi Hindko Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) | Origin Language(s)| Sanskrit Region of origin| Punjab Pashtunistan Other names Variant form(s)| Kapur | Look up Kapoor or Kapur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. | Kapoor also spelt as Kapur is a Hindu surname that originated with the Punjabi Khatri community [1][2] ## Contents * 1 Notable people * 1.1 Academia * 1.2 Activists * 1.3 Army * 1.4 Artists * 1.5 Authors * 1.6 Bureaucrats and politicians * 1.7 Businessmen * 1.8 Chefs * 1.9 Directors and producers * 1.10 Film actors * 1.11 Journalists * 1.12 Science and technology * 1.13 Singers and dancers * 1.14 Sportspersons * 2 Fictional characters * 3 See also * 4 References ## Notable people[edit] Notable people bearing the name Kapoor include: ### Academia[edit] * 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[edit] * 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[edit] * 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[edit] * Anish Kapoor, British - Indian sculptor, creator of The Bean * 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[edit] * Kanhaiyalal Kapoor Urdu Satirist * Manju Kapur, Punjabi novelist.Her first novel, Difficult Daughters, won the 1999 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, * Narinder Singh Kapoor, Punjabi writer ### Bureaucrats and politicians[edit] * 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[edit] * 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 (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 * Sunjay Kapur, billionaire businessman and chairman of Sona Comstar Ltd. * Vikas Kapoor, CEO of Mezocliq ### Chefs[edit] * Kunal Kapur, Indian celebrity chef and restaurateur known for hosting and judging MasterChef India. * Sanjeev Kapoor, Indian celebrity chef ### Directors and producers[edit] * 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[edit] 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 Khanna 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 * Reyaan Ashish Kapoor, Bollywood 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 Sagar, 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 ### Journalists[edit] * Akash Kapur, Indian-American journalist and author. * Coomi Kapoor, Contributing Editor of the Indian Express. ### Science and technology[edit] * 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, innovator and CTO (chief technology officer) for IBM AI Application. * 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[edit] * 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[edit] * 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[edit] * 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 ## See also[edit] * Garhi Kapoora, town in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa * Kapurpur, Pakistan ## References[edit] 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. Surname list This page lists people with the surname Kapoor. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.