# Tandon

Tandon (Tandan, Tanden, or Tondon) is a surname found among the Hindu Khatris and Sikhs of Punjab, India.

## Notable people

Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the Surname, include:

### Activists

* Purushottam Das Tandon, Bharat Ratna, Indian freedom fighter

### Actors

* Amit Tandon, Indian singer, television actor
* Ayush Tandon, Indian actor who played "Pi" in Life of Pi
* Kushal Tandon, Indian model, television actor
* Lavina Tandon, Indian actress
* Priya Tandon, Indian actress
* Raveena Tandon, Indian film actress
* Sachet Tandon, Bollywood playback singer who has sung the song "Bekhayali"
* Saumya Tandon, Indian television actress

### Administrators

* B. B. Tandon, IAS officer who served as 14th Chief Election Commissioner of India
* Chandrika Tandon, businesswoman and vice chairman at NYU Tandon School of Engineering
* Gulshan Lal Tandon, former chairman of Coal India Limited
* Neera Tanden, American political consultant and staff secretary to President Joe Biden since 2021
* Prakash Tandon, former chairman at Hindustan Lever and author

### Artists

* Grace Martine Tandon, better known by her stage name Daya, American singer and song writer
* Loveleen Tandan, co-director of Slumdog Millionaire
* Lekh Tandon, Indian filmmaker
* Ravi Tandon, film director and producer

### Athletes

* Ansh Tandon, Indo-Emirati international cricketer
* Rakesh Tandon, Indian cricketer
* Ramit Tandon, professional squash player who represents India. He was ranked number 46 in the world and India rank 2.
* Shikha Tandon, swimmer with 146 national medals, and 36 medals in international competitions, including five gold medals. Arjuna Award winner.

### Entrepreneurs

* Atul Tandon, Indian American entrepreneur
* Devdutt Tandon (1902-1980), founder of Tandon Motorcycles
* Rakhee Kapoor Tandon, business entrepreneur and venture capitalist. She is one of "India’s 25 Most Influential Women", according to India Today.
* Sirjang Lal Tandon, manufacturer of Tandon PC and disk drive, founder of Tandon Corporation

### Politicians

* Ajay Tandon, Indian politician
* Annu Tandon, MP in the 15th Lok Sabha from Unnao, Uttar Pradesh
* Ashutosh Tandon, Indian politician and currently serving as Minister of Urban Development, Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation in the UP Government.
* Balram Das Tandon, Indian politician and the Former Governor of Chhattisgarh.
* Lalji Tandon, Indian politician who served as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Governor of Bihar.
* Sanjay Tandon, Chandigarh State President of Bharatiya Janata Party
* Shiv Narayan Tandon (?-1999), Indian politician
* Yash Tandon, Indian-Ugandan policymaker, political activist, professor, author and public intellectual.

### Scientists and doctors

* Atul Tandon (1948-2015), Indian professor of management
* Badri Nath Tandon, Indian gastroenterologist, hepatologist, medical researcher and academic
* Prakash Narain Tandon, Indian neuroscientist and neurosurgeon. Padma Bhushan awardee
* Pramod Tandon, Indian Plant Biotechnologist and academic.
* Nikhil Tandon, Indian endocrinologist
* Nina Tandon, American biomedical engineer and tissue engineering researcher
* Rajesh Tandon, practitioner of participatory research and development. He is one of the founding fathers of Participatory Research.
* Sampat Kumar Tandon, Indian geologist. He is a former pro-vice chancellor at Delhi University
* Veena Tandon, Indian parasitologist, academic and a NASI senior scientist