# Kapoor

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This article is about the name. For other uses, see [Kapoor (disambiguation)](/source/Kapoor_(disambiguation)).

**Kapoor** or **Kapur** (kəpuːɾ) is a [Punjabi](/source/Punjabis) surname of [Khatri](/source/Khatri) caste[1] found in the [Punjabi Hindu](/source/Punjabi_Hindu) and [Sikh](/source/Punjabi_Sikhs) communities.[2][page needed][3]

## Notable people

Notable people bearing the name *Kapoor* include:

### Academia

- [Anuradha Kapur](/source/Anuradha_Kapur) (born 1951), Indian theatre director and professor at the National School of Drama
- [Arnav Kapur](/source/Arnav_Kapur), American computer scientist and engineer
- [Deepak Kapur](/source/Deepak_Kapur) (born 1950), Indian-American computer scientist and professor
- [Devesh Kapur](/source/Devesh_Kapur), Indo-British scholar and author
- [Ilan Kapoor](/source/Ilan_Kapoor) (born 1959), Indian postcolonial scholar
- [Jagdish Chandra Kapur](/source/Jagdish_Chandra_Kapur) (1920–2010), Indian social scientist, entrepreneur and the founder of *Kapur Surya Foundation*
- [Kapil Kapoor](/source/Kapil_Kapoor) (born 1940), Indian scholar of linguistics and literature and an authority on Indian intellectual traditions at [JNU](/source/Jawaharlal_Nehru_University)
- [Mahendra Nath Kapur](/source/Mahendra_Nath_Kapur) (1910–1994), Indian educator served as the Principal of Modern School, New Delhi, for thirty years
- [Neera Kapur Badhwar](/source/Neera_Kapur_Badhwar), Indian philosopher and professor
- [Pradeep Kumar Kapur](/source/Pradeep_Kumar_Kapur) (born 1954), Indian academic and diplomat
- [Ratna Kapur](/source/Ratna_Kapur) (born 1959), Indian law professor and former director of the Centre for Feminist Legal Research in New Delhi, India
- [Shitij Kapur](/source/Shitij_Kapur), Indo-British doctor and administrator
- [Shiv G. Kapoor](/source/Shiv_G._Kapoor), Indian-American professor at the University of Illinois
- [S. Paul Kapur](/source/S._Paul_Kapur), American scholar, professor and administrator
- [Sudarshan Kapoor](/source/Sudarshan_Kapoor), Indian-American professor emeritus, California State University
- [Sukhbir Singh Kapoor](/source/Sukhbir_Singh_Kapoor) (born 1935), Indian writer and educator
- [V. K. Kapoor](/source/V.K._Kapoor), Vice Chancellor of Raffles University, Neemrana, Rajasthan

### Activists

- [Jaidev Kapoor](/source/Jaidev_Kapoor) (1908–1994), Indian freedom fighter who worked for the Hindustan Republican Association along with [Chandra Shekhar Azad](/source/Chandra_Shekhar_Azad)
- [Jawahir Singh Kapur](/source/Jawahir_Singh_Kapur) (1858–1910), Sikh activist, social reformer and writer
- [Nita Kapoor](/source/Nita_Kapoor) (born 1956), Indian-Norwegian activist. She has worked extensively on immigrants' issues in Norway and women's issues globally.
- [Shruti Kapoor](/source/Shruti_Kapoor), Indian economist, women's rights activist, and [social entrepreneur](/source/Social_entrepreneur)
- [Sunil Kapoor](/source/Sunil_Kapoor) (1989–2025), Indian jeweller and activist

### Army

- [Deepak Kapoor](/source/Deepak_Kapoor) (born 1948), Indian general and former chief of Army staff
- [G. S. Kapoor](/source/G._S._Kapoor) (1915–2001), Indian Navy commander
- [H. L. Kapur](/source/H._L._Kapur) (1923–2020), former Air Vice Marshal of Indian Air Force and a member of the Indian National Congress
- [Nagesh Kapoor](/source/Nagesh_Kapoor), Indian air marshal
- [Raj Kumar Kapoor](/source/Raj_Kumar_Kapoor) (1932–2019), Indian colonel, film director and producer
- [Rakesh Kapoor](/source/Rakesh_Kapoor_(general)), Indian general
- [Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor](/source/Ravi_Gopal_Krishana_Kapoor), Indian air marshal
- [Sanjeev Kapoor (air marshal)](/source/Sanjeev_Kapoor_(air_marshal)), Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force

### Artists

- [Anish Kapoor](/source/Anish_Kapoor) (born 1954), British - Indian sculptor, creator of *[Cloud Gate](/source/Cloud_Gate)*
- [Atul Kapoor](/source/Atul_Kapoor) (born 1966), Indian voice artist who gave the voice of *[Bigg Boss](/source/Bigg_Boss)*
- [Anita Kapoor](/source/Anita_Kapoor), Indo-Singaporean television presenter
- [D. S. Kapoor](/source/D._S._Kapoor) (born 1954), Indian art historian and educator
- [Gaurav Kapur](/source/Gaurav_Kapur) (born 1981), Indian actor and cricket presenter
- [Geeta Kapur](/source/Geeta_Kapur) (born 1943), noted Indian art critic, art historian and curator based in New Delhi; one of the pioneers of critical art writing
- [Mohan Kapur](/source/Mohan_Kapur), Indian voice artist who gave the Hindi voice of the MCU's [Dr. Strange](/source/Stephen_Strange_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe))

### Authors

- [Deepti Kapoor](/source/Deepti_Kapoor) (born 1980), Indian author and journalist
- [Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor](/source/Kanhaiya_Lal_Kapoor) (1910–1980), Urdu satirist
- [Manju Kapur](/source/Manju_Kapur), Punjabi novelist
- [Narinder Singh Kapoor](/source/Narinder_Singh_Kapoor) (born 1944), Punjabi writer
- [Pramod Kapoor](/source/Pramod_Kapoor) (born 1953), Indian writer and publisher
- [Rta Kapur Chishti](/source/Rta_Kapur_Chishti), Indian historian and scholar
- [Salik Lucknawi](/source/Salik_Lucknawi) (born Shaukat Riaz Kapoor, 1913–2013), Indian journalist and Urdu poet
- [Seema Kapoor](/source/Seema_Kapoor), Indian filmmaker and writer

### Bureaucrats and politicians

- [Ajay Kapoor (politician)](/source/Ajay_Kapoor_(politician)) (born 1967), Indian politician
- [Anita Kapur](/source/Anita_Kapur), Indian IRS officer. She is the former Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
- [Harbans Kapoor](/source/Harbans_Kapoor) (1946–2021), Indiann
- [Jaspat Roy Kapoor](/source/Jaspat_Roy_Kapoor) (1896–1984), Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Uttar Pradesh.
- [Kishan Kapoor](/source/Kishan_Kapoor) (1951–2025), Indian politician and parliamentarian
- [Mudassar Kapur](/source/Mudassar_Kapur) (born 1976), Pakistani-Norwegian politician
- [Pavan Kapoor](/source/Pavan_Kapoor) (born 1966), Indian diplomat
- [Pooja Kapur](/source/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)](/source/Sanjay_Kapoor_(politician)) (born 1962), Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
- [Sat Pal Kapur](/source/Sat_Pal_Kapur) (1931–2007), Indian politician
- [Savita Kapoor](/source/Savita_Kapoor), Indian politician
- [Sheila Kapur Dikshit](/source/Sheila_Dikshit) (1938–2019), Indian politician and the longest serving Chief Minister of Delhi
- [Vijai Kapoor](/source/Vijai_Kapoor), Indian bureaucrat
- [Yashpal Kapur](/source/Yashpal_Kapur) (1929–1993), leader of the Indian National Congress and a close aide of Indira Gandhi

### Businessmen

- [Amit Kapur](/source/Amit_Kapur), American-born internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of WhoCo and Gravity. Served as COO of MySpace
- [B. K. Kapur](/source/B._K._Kapur), Indian businessman and former chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- [Jagdish Capoor](/source/Jagdish_Capoor), Indian banker
- [John Kapoor](/source/John_Kapoor), American multi-millionaire, pharmaceutical entrepreneur, former CEO of Insys Therapeutics
- [Mike Kapur](/source/Mike_Kapur) (born 1962), British entrepreneur
- [Rakesh Kapoor](/source/Rakesh_Kapoor) (born 1958), Indian businessman, former chief executive officer of Reckitt Benckiser
- [Rakhee Kapoor Tandon](/source/Rakhee_Kapoor_Tandon) (born 1986), Indian business entrepreneur and venture capitalist
- [Rana Kapoor](/source/Rana_Kapoor) (born 1957), Indian banker and the founder of Yes Bank
- [Ritu Kapur](/source/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](/source/Subhash_Kapoor_(art_dealer)), Indian art dealer and smuggler
- [Sunjay Kapur](/source/Sunjay_Kapur) (1971–2025), Indian industrialist and billionaire
- [Vimal Kapur](/source/Vimal_Kapur), Indian-American executive

### Chefs

- [Kunal Kapur](/source/Kunal_Kapur) (born 1979), Indian celebrity chef and restaurateur known for hosting and judging *MasterChef India*.
- [Sanjeev Kapoor](/source/Sanjeev_Kapoor) (born 1964), Indian celebrity chef

### Directors and producers

- [Bharat Kapoor](/source/Bharat_Kapoor) (born 1940), Indian director, writer, producer
- [Boney Kapoor](/source/Boney_Kapoor) (born 1953), Indian film director and producer, son of Surinder Kapoor
- [J. K. Kapur](/source/J._K._Kapur) (1927–2004), Indian filmmaker, producer, activist and restaurateur
- [Jyoti Kapur Das](/source/Jyoti_Kapur_Das), Indian director and script writer
- [Mona Shourie Kapoor](/source/Mona_Shourie_Kapoor) (1964–2012), Indian producer and entrepreneur
- [Rajit Kapur](/source/Rajit_Kapur) (born 1963), Indian film and theater actor and director
- [Rhea Kapoor](/source/Rhea_Kapoor) (born 1987), film producer, daughter of Anil Kapoor
- [Nitin Kapoor](/source/Nitin_Kapoor) (1959–2017), Indian producer
- [Shekhar Kapur](/source/Shekhar_Kapur) (born 1945), Indian filmmaker
- [Shobha Kapoor](/source/Shobha_Kapoor) (born 1949), Indian television and film producer
- [Siddharth Roy Kapur](/source/Siddharth_Roy_Kapur) (born 1974), Indian actor and producer
- [Subhash Kapoor](/source/Subhash_Kapoor), Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
- [Surinder Kapoor](/source/Surinder_Kapoor) (1925–2011), Indian film producer

### Film actors

See also: [Kapoor family](/source/Kapoor_family)

- [Abhishek Kapoor](/source/Abhishek_Kapoor) (born 1971), Indian actor, director and producer
- [Abhinav Kapoor](/source/Abhinav_Kapoor) (born 1984), Indian actor
- [Aditya Raj Kapoor](/source/Aditya_Raj_Kapoor) (born 1956), Indian actor and filmmaker from the Kapoor family
- [Aditya Roy Kapur](/source/Aditya_Roy_Kapur) (born 1985), Indian actor
- [Akansha Ranjan Kapoor](/source/Akansha_Ranjan_Kapoor) (born 1993), Indian-American actress
- [Akhil Kapur](/source/Akhil_Kapur) (born 1985), Indian actor
- [Akshay Kapoor](/source/Akshay_Kapoor) (born 1980), Indian actor
- [Akshita Kapoor](/source/Akshita_Kapoor), Indian actress
- [Anil Kapoor](/source/Anil_Kapoor) (born 1956), Indian actor and film producer, son of Surinder Kapoor
- [Anupriya Kapoor](/source/Anupriya_Kapoor) (born 1990), Indian television actress
- [Annu Kapoor](/source/Annu_Kapoor) (born 1956), Indian actor
- [Arjun Kapoor](/source/Arjun_Kapoor) (born 1985), Indianon of Boney Kapoor and [Mona Shourie Kapoor](/source/Mona_Shourie_Kapoor)
- [Ayesha Kapur](/source/Ayesha_Kapur) (born 1994), German former actress of Indian descent
- [Babita Kapoor](/source/Babita_Kapoor) (born 1947), Indianf Randhir Kapoor
- [Dhiraj Vinod Kapoor](/source/Dhiraj_Vinod_Kapoor) (born 1978), Indian model and actor
- [Ekta Kapoor](/source/Ekta_Kapoor) (born 1975), Indian producer of television shows and movies
- [Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor](/source/Harsh_Varrdhan_Kapoor) (born 1990), Indian actor
- [Gautami Kapoor](/source/Gautami_Kapoor), Indian television actress and model
- [Goga Kapoor](/source/Goga_Kapoor) (1940–2011), Indian actor
- [Janhvi Kapoor](/source/Janhvi_Kapoor) (born 1997), Indian actress
- [Jayasudha Kapoor](/source/Jayasudha) (born 1958), Indian actress, wife of Nitin Kapoor
- [Jeetendra Kapoor](/source/Jeetendra) (born 1942), Indian actor
- [Kamal Kapoor](/source/Kamal_Kapoor) (1920–2010), Indian actor
- [Kanikka Kapur](/source/Kanikka_Kapur) (born 1995), Indian actress and model
- [Karan Kapoor](/source/Karan_Kapoor) (born 1962), Indian actor and model, son of Shashi Kapoor
- [Kareena Kapoor](/source/Kareena_Kapoor) (born 1980), Indian actress
- [Karisma Kapoor](/source/Karisma_Kapoor) (born 1974), Indian actress
- [Kashika Kapoor](/source/Kashika_Kapoor) (born 2006), Indian actress and model
- [Kavita Kapoor](/source/Kavita_Kapoor), Indian actress
- [Khushi Kapoor](/source/Khushi_Kapoor) (born 2000), Indian actress
- [Kishore Namit Kapoor](/source/Kishore_Namit_Kapoor) (born 1949), Indian actor and film-acting trainer
- [Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)](/source/Kunal_Kapoor_(actor,_born_1959)), India actor, son of Shashi Kapoor
- [Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977)](/source/Kunal_Kapoor_(actor,_born_1977)), Indian actor
- [Kunal Karan Kapoor](/source/Kunal_Karan_Kapoor) (born 1982), Indian actor
- [Kunaal Roy Kapur](/source/Kunaal_Roy_Kapur) (born 1979), Indian actor
- [Leena Kapoor](/source/Leena_Kapoor), Indian actress and model
- [Malini Kapoor](/source/Malini_Kapoor), Indian actress
- [Mallika Kapoor](/source/Mallika_Kapoor), Indian actress
- [Neha Kapur](/source/Neha_Kapur) (born 1983), Indian model and [Femina Miss India Universe 2006](/source/Femina_Miss_India)
- [Omkar Kapoor](/source/Omkar_Kapoor), Bollywood actor
- [Pankaj Kapur](/source/Pankaj_Kapur) (born 1954), Indian actor and filmmaker
- [Pinchoo Kapoor](/source/Pinchoo_Kapoor) (1927–1989), Indian actor
- [Prithviraj Kapoor](/source/Prithviraj_Kapoor) (1906–1972), Indian theatre and Hindi film industry entrepreneur, patriarch of the [Kapoor family](/source/Kapoor_family) of entertainers
- [Raj Kapoor](/source/Raj_Kapoor) (1924–1988), Indian producer and director, son of Prithviraj Kapoor
- [Rajat Kapoor](/source/Rajat_Kapoor), Indian actor, writer and director
- [Rajiv Kapoor](/source/Rajiv_Kapoor) (1962–2021), Indian actor, son of Raj Kapoor
- [Ram Kapoor](/source/Ram_Kapoor) (born 1973), Indianctor and model
- [Ranbir Kapoor](/source/Ranbir_Kapoor) (born 1982), Indian actor, son of Rishi Kapoor
- [Randhir Kapoor](/source/Randhir_Kapoor) (born 1947), Indian actor, son of Raj Kapoor
- [Ravi Kapoor](/source/Ravi_Kapoor) (born 1969), British actor
- [Ravindra Kapoor](/source/Ravindra_Kapoor) (1940–2011), Indian actor
- [Reena Kapoor](/source/Reena_Kapoor), Indian actress
- [Rishi Kapoor](/source/Rishi_Kapoor) (1952–2020), Indian actor, son of Raj Kapoor
- [Sanjana Kapoor](/source/Sanjana_Kapoor) (born 1967), Indian actress, theatre-person, owner of Prithvi Theatre
- [Sanjay Kapoor](/source/Sanjay_Kapoor) (born 1965), Indian actor, son of Surinder Kapoor
- [Seerat Kapoor](/source/Seerat_Kapoor) (born 1993), Indian actress, model, choreographer and dancer
- [Shahid Kapoor](/source/Shahid_Kapoor) (born 1981), Indian actor, son of Pankaj Kapur
- [Shakti Kapoor](/source/Shakti_Kapoor) (born 1952), Indian actor and comedian
- [Shalini Kapoor](/source/Shalini_Kapoor_(actress)), Indian actress
- [Shammi Kapoor](/source/Shammi_Kapoor) (1931–2011), Indian actor
- [Sharad Kapoor](/source/Sharad_Kapoor) (born 1976), Indian actor
- [Shraddha Kapoor](/source/Shraddha_Kapoor) (born 1987), Indian actress, daughter of [Shakti Kapoor](/source/Shakti_Kapoor)
- [Shashi Kapoor](/source/Shashi_Kapoor) (1938–2017), Indian actor
- [Shivani Kapoor](/source/Shivani_Kapoor), British model
- [Shobu Kapoor](/source/Shobu_Kapoor), British actress of Indian descent
- [Siddhanth Kapoor](/source/Siddhanth_Kapoor) (born 1984), Indian actor and assistant director, son of Shakti Kapoor
- [Sohaila Kapur](/source/Sohaila_Kapur), Indian actress and writer
- [Sonam Kapoor](/source/Sonam_Kapoor) (born 1985), Bollywood actress
- [Sonia Kapoor](/source/Sonia_Kapoor), Indian actress
- [Sridevi Kapoor](/source/Sridevi_Kapoor) (1963–2018), Indian actress and film producer
- [Swati Kapoor](/source/Swati_Kapoor), Indian actress and model
- [Trilok Kapoor](/source/Trilok_Kapoor) (1912–1988), Indian actor, brother of Prithviraj Kapoor
- [Tusshar Kapoor](/source/Tusshar_Kapoor) (born 1976), Indian actor
- [Vaani Kapoor](/source/Vaani_Kapoor) (born 1988), Indian actress and model
- [Varun Kapoor](/source/Varun_Kapoor) (born 1986), Indian actor
- [Vinod Kapoor](/source/Vinod_Kapoor), Indian actor
- [Yukti Kapoor](/source/Yukti_Kapoor) (born 1992), Indian actress
- [Zahan Kapoor](/source/Zahan_Kapoor) (born 1992), Indian film actor, model and theatre personality

### Journalists

- [Akash Kapur](/source/Akash_Kapur), Indian-American journalist and author
- [Coomi Kapoor](/source/Coomi_Kapoor), Indian journalist

### Science and technology

- [Anuja Trehan Kapur](/source/Anuja_Trehan_Kapur) (born 1975), Indian criminal psychologist
- [Kishen Singh Kapoor](/source/Kishen_Singh_Kapoor) (1873–1936), Indian mathematician, author and teacher.
- [Raman Kapur](/source/Raman_Kapur), Indian medical acupuncturist, author and the president of the Indian Society of Medical Acupuncture.
- [Shyam Sunder Kapoor](/source/Shyam_Sunder_Kapoor) (born 1938), Indian nuclear physicist and a former director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

### Singers and dancers

- [Geeta Kapoor](/source/Geeta_Kapoor) (born 1973), Indian choreographer and television personality
- [Himani Kapoor](/source/Himani_Kapoor) (born 1988), Indian singer and finalist of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005
- [Kanika Kapoor](/source/Kanika_Kapoor) (born 1978), Indian singer
- [Mahendra Kapoor](/source/Mahendra_Kapoor) (1934–2008), Indian singer
- [Meena Kapoor](/source/Meena_Kapoor) (1930–2017), Indian singer
- [Raman Kapoor](/source/Raman_Kapoor), Indian singer and songwriter. He was a contestant on the TV shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Rising Star.
- [Sneha Kapoor](/source/Sneha_Kapoor) (born 1986), Indian salsa dancer, choreographer, and instructor
- [Steven Kapur](/source/Steven_Kapur) (born 1967), also known as "Apache Indian", British pop singer

### Sportspersons

- [Aashish Kapoor](/source/Aashish_Kapoor) (born 1971), Indian cricketer
- [Jagdish Singh Kapoor](/source/Jagdish_Singh_Kapoor) (born 1947), Ugandan field hockey player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- [Kunal Kapoor (cricketer)](/source/Kunal_Kapoor_(cricketer)) (born 1987), Indian cricketer
- [Raag Kapur](/source/Raag_Kapur) (born 1999), Hong Kong cricketer
- [Ranjin Singh (Dave Kapoor)](/source/Ranjin_Singh_(Dave_Kapoor)) (born 1975), Indian-American wrestler
- [Raunaq Kapur](/source/Raunaq_Kapur) (born 2004), Hong Kong cricketer
- [Rohan Kapoor](/source/Rohan_Kapoor_(badminton)) (born 1997), Indian badminton player
- [Shiv Kapur](/source/Shiv_Kapur) (born 1982), Indian golfer
- [Sushil Kapoor](/source/Sushil_Kapoor) (born 1939), Indian cricketer
- [Upkar Singh Kapoor](/source/Upkar_Singh_Kapoor) (born 1937), Ugandan field hockey player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
- [Vani Kapoor](/source/Vani_Kapoor), Indian golfer

## Fictional characters

- [Gita Kapoor](/source/Gita_Kapoor), a character in the British TV drama *[EastEnders](/source/EastEnders)*
- [Kelly Kapoor](/source/Kelly_Kapoor), a character in the US TV show *The Office*
- [Sanjay Kapoor (EastEnders)](/source/Sanjay_Kapoor_(EastEnders)), a character in the British TV drama *EastEnders*
- [Sharmilla Kapoor](/source/Sharmilla_Kapoor), a character in the British TV drama *EastEnders*
- [Ajay Kapoor (Neighbours)](/source/Ajay_Kapoor_(Neighbours)), a character in the soap opera *[Neighbours](/source/Neighbours)*
- [Priya Kapoor](/source/Priya_Kapoor), a character in the soap opera *Neighbours*
- [Rani Kapoor](/source/Rani_Kapoor), a character in the soap opera *Neighbours*
- [Vincent Kapoor](/source/Vincent_Kapoor), a character in the movie *The Martian*
- [Venkat Kapoor](/source/Venkat_Kapoor), a character in the novel by Andy Weir *The Martian*

## See also

- [Kapoor family](/source/Kapoor_family), Indian family
- [Garhi Kapoora](/source/Garhi_Kapoora), town in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- [Kapurpur, Pakistan](/source/Kapurpur,_Pakistan)
- [Kapoor Haveli](/source/Kapoor_Haveli)

## References

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1. Kakar (30 October 2014). *A Book of Memory: Confessions and Reflections*. 2014 ed. Penguin UK. ISBN 9789351188858.

1. Hanks (8 May 2003). [*Dictionary of American Family Names*](https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA275). 2003 ed. Oxford University Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-19977-169-1. Retrieved 14 April 2018.

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