Kapoor

Kapoor or Kapur is a Punjabi surname of Khatri caste found in the Punjabi Hindu and Sikh communities.

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
 * 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