Thapar (surname)

Thapar is a surname of the Punjabi Khatri caste. The name can also be found amongst Bhangi(Chuhra).

Notable people
Notable people bearing the surname Thapar include:


 * Amul Thapar, Federal Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
 * Amrita Thapar, model, Miss India 2005
 * Anita Thapar, Welsh psychiatrist
 * B. K. Thapar (1921-1995), Indian archaeologist
 * Daya Ram Thapar (1894-1965), Indian Army medical officer
 * Gautam Thapar (1960-), Indian businessman
 * Karam Chand Thapar (1900–1963), founder of Thapar Group of companies
 * Karan Thapar (1955–), television interviewer, son of General P. N. Thapar
 * Kavya Thapar, Indian film actress and model
 * L. M. Thapar (1930–2007), head of L. M. Thapar group of companies, son of Karam Chand Thapar
 * Meenakshi Thapar (1984-2012), Indian actress
 * Namita Thapar (born 1977), Indian businesswoman
 * General Pran Nath Thapar (1906–1975), fifth Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
 * Romesh Thapar (1922–1991), journalist and political commentator
 * Romila Thapar (1931–), historian, sister of Romesh Thapar
 * Sukhdev Thapar (1907–1931), Indian freedom fighter
 * Valmik Thapar, conservationist and natural historian, son of Romesh Thapar
 * Vishal Thapar, Indian sabre fencer