# 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