# Seth (surname)

Seth is a Vishwakarma Community surname and can be a first name sometimes. It is derived from the given name Seth. Notable people with the surname include:

## Surname
### Indian surname

A common Indian surname with variations Sheth, Sethi, all derived from Sanskrit word Shreshthi.
* Aftab Seth, former ambassador of India to Greece, Vietnam and Japan
* Ashok Seth, Indian interventional cardiologist
* Bishanchander Seth, Indian politician
* Chinubhai Chimanlal Seth (1901-1993), Indian industrialist and cotton textile mill owner
* Deeksha Seth (born 1990), Indian film actress and model
* Divya Seth Shah, Indian film and television actress
* Faiza Seth (born 1977), India-born American founder of Casa Forma/London design firm
* Jagat Seths, a rich business, banking and money lender family
* James Seth (bishop) (1913-1975), Anglican bishop in Madagascar
* Karnika Seth (born 1976), Indian lawyer and Women & Child protectionist
* Kavita Seth (born 1970), Indian playback singer in Hindi cinema and live performer
* Kiran Seth (born 1949), Indian academician
* Lakshman Chandra Seth (born 1940), Indian politician from Tamluk, West Bengal
* Leila Seth (1930–2017), first woman judge on the Delhi High Court
* Mesrovb Jacob Seth (1871-1939), Indian historian and school master of Classical Armenian
* Mira Seth, Indian civil servant, diplomat, former Chairman of UNICEF
* Philipa Seth (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
* Pradeep Seth, Indian virologist, developer and self-tester of a purported vaccine for HIV
* Raghunath Seth (1931–2014), Pandit, Indian exponent of Hindustani classical music
* Rahul Seth (born 1977), Indian voice actor, dubbing artist, R&B-singer-songwriter
* Rajiv Seth (born 1968), Indian former cricketer
* Rohan Seth, co-founder of social audio app Clubhouse
* Roshan Seth (born 1942), Indian actor
* Samarth Seth (born 1999), Indian cricketer
* Sanjay Seth (born 1961), Indian politician and businessman
* Sanjay Kumar Seth (1957–2021), Indian Judge and Chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
* Sanjeev Seth (born 1961), Indian TV actor
* Shashi Kant Seth (born 1931), Indian Judge and Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court
* Shruti Seth (born 1977), Indian actress
* Simeon Seth (11th-century) Byzantine scholar and Grand Chamberlain under Emperor Michael VII Doukas
* Soumya Seth, Indian television actress
* Suhel Seth (born 1963), co-founder and managing partner of the consultancy firm Counselage India
* Sushma Seth (born 1936), Indian stage, film and television actress
* Vatsal Seth (born 1980), Indian actor
* Vikram Seth (born 1952), Indian writer
* Waqar Ahmed Seth (born 1961), Pakistani judge and Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court

### European surname

* Anil Seth, British professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience
* Asha Seth (born 1939), Canadian politician and doctor
* Bruce Seth Green, American television director
* Cameron Seth (born 1994), Canadian squash player
* Catriona Seth (born 1964), British scholar of French literature
* David Seth Kotkin (born 1956), American magician
* David Seth-Smith (1875–1963), British zoologist, wildlife artist and broadcaster
* Daniel Seth Loeb (born 1961), American investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist
* David Seth Doggett (1810–1880), American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
* Derek Seth-Smith (1920-1964), English first-class cricketer
* Henriett Seth F. (born 1980), Hungarian autistic savant poet
* Henry Seth, New York City Ballet dancer
* Iqbal Seth, Indian cricketer
* James Seth (1860–1925), Scottish philosopher
* Joseph B. Seth (1845–1927), American politician and businessman
* Joshua Seth (born 1970), American actor
* Lancelot Seth Ward (1875-1929), English commander of the First Battalion of the King's African Rifles
* Leslie Seth-Smith, (1923-2007), English screenwriter and biographer
* Martin Seth Kramer (born 1954), American-Israeli scholar of Islam and Arab politics
* Michael Seth Silverman, Canadian specialist in HIV/AIDS and infectious disease
* Mike Seth (born 1987), American soccer player
* Oliver Seth (1915–1996), American judge
* Reidun Seth (born 1966), Norwegian football player and medallist
* Reva Seth, Canadian journalist and strategic communications consultant
* Sunil Seth (born 1990), English-born Guyanese squash player
* Torgil von Seth (1895-1989), Swedish right-wing politician
* William Seth Agar (1815–1872), English Catholic canon
* William Seth Lampe (1906–1992), American journalist and former managing editor of the Detroit Times