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, Indian theatre director and professor at the National School of Drama
- Arnav Kapur, American computer scientist and engineer
- Deepak Kapur, Indian-American computer scientist and professor
- Devesh Kapur, Indo-British scholar and author
- Ilan Kapoor, Indian postcolonial scholar
- 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 at JNU
- Mahendra Nath Kapur, Indian educator served as the Principal of Modern School, New Delhi, for thirty years
- Neera Kapur Badhwar, Indian philosopher and professor
- Pradeep Kumar Kapur, Indian academic and diplomat
- Ratna Kapur, Indian law professor and former director of the Centre for Feminist Legal Research in New Delhi, India
- Shitij Kapur, Indo-British doctor and administrator
- Shiv G. Kapoor, Indian-American professor at the University of Illinois
- S. Paul Kapur, American scholar, professor and administrator
- Sudarshan Kapoor, Indian-American 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
- Jawahir Singh Kapur, Sikh activist, social reformer and writer
- Nita Kapoor, Indian-Norwegian activist. She has worked extensively on immigrants' issues in Norway and women's issues globally.
- Shruti Kapoor, Indian economist, women's rights activist, and social entrepreneur
- Sunil Kapoor, Indian jeweller and activist
Army
- Deepak Kapoor, Indian general and former chief of Army staff
- G. S. Kapoor, Indian Navy commander
- H. L. Kapur, former Air Vice Marshal of Indian Air Force and a member of the Indian National Congress
- Nagesh Kapoor, Indian air marshal
- Raj Kumar Kapoor, Indian colonel, film director and producer
- Rakesh Kapoor, Indian general
- Ravi Gopal Krishana Kapoor, Indian air marshal
- Sanjeev Kapoor (air marshal), Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force
Artists
- Anish Kapoor, British - Indian sculptor, creator of Cloud Gate
- Atul Kapoor, Indian voice artist who gave the voice of Bigg Boss
- Anita Kapoor, Indo-Singaporean television presenter
- D. S. Kapoor, Indian art historian and educator
- Gaurav Kapur, Indian actor and cricket presenter
- Geeta Kapur, noted Indian art critic, art historian and curator based in New Delhi; one of the pioneers of critical art writing
- Mohan Kapur, Indian voice artist who gave the Hindi voice of the MCU's Dr. Strange
Authors
- Deepti Kapoor, Indian author and journalist
- Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor, Urdu satirist
- Manju Kapur, Punjabi novelist
- Narinder Singh Kapoor, Punjabi writer
- Pramod Kapoor, Indian writer and publisher
- Rta Kapur Chishti, Indian historian and scholar
- Salik Lucknawi, Indian journalist and Urdu poet
- Seema Kapoor, Indian filmmaker and writer
Bureaucrats and politicians
- Ajay Kapoor (politician), Indian politician
- Anita Kapur, Indian IRS officer. She is the former Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes
- Harbans Kapoor, Indiann
- Jaspat Roy Kapoor, Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Uttar Pradesh.
- Kishan Kapoor, Indian politician and parliamentarian
- Mudassar Kapur, Pakistani-Norwegian politician
- Pavan Kapoor, Indian diplomat
- 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 politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
- Sat Pal Kapur, Indian politician
- Savita Kapoor, Indian politician
- Sheila Kapur Dikshit, Indian politician and the longest serving Chief Minister of Delhi
- Vijai Kapoor, Indian bureaucrat
- Yashpal Kapur, leader of the 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 former chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- Jagdish Capoor, Indian banker
- John Kapoor, American multi-millionaire, pharmaceutical entrepreneur, former CEO of Insys Therapeutics
- Mike Kapur, British entrepreneur
- Rakesh Kapoor, Indian businessman, former chief executive officer of Reckitt Benckiser
- Rakhee Kapoor Tandon, Indian business entrepreneur and venture capitalist
- Rana Kapoor, Indian banker and the 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 and smuggler
- Sunjay Kapur, Indian industrialist and billionaire
- Vimal Kapur, Indian-American executive
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, Indian director, writer, producer
- Boney Kapoor, Indian film director and producer, son of Surinder Kapoor
- J. K. Kapur, Indian filmmaker, producer, activist and restaurateur
- Jyoti Kapur Das, Indian director and script writer
- Mona Shourie Kapoor, Indian producer and entrepreneur
- Rajit Kapur, Indian film and theater actor and director
- Rhea Kapoor, film producer, daughter of Anil Kapoor
- Nitin Kapoor, Indian producer
- Shekhar Kapur, Indian filmmaker
- Shobha Kapoor, Indian television and film producer
- Siddharth Roy Kapur, Indian actor and producer
- Subhash Kapoor, Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
- Surinder Kapoor, Indian film producer
Film actors
- Abhishek Kapoor, Indian actor, director and producer
- Abhinav Kapoor, Indian actor
- Aditya Raj Kapoor, Indian actor and filmmaker from the Kapoor family
- Aditya Roy Kapur, Indian actor
- Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, Indian-American actress
- Akhil Kapur, Indian actor
- Akshay Kapoor, Indian actor
- Akshita Kapoor, Indian actress
- Anil Kapoor, Indian actor and film producer, son of Surinder Kapoor
- Anupriya Kapoor, Indian television actress
- Annu Kapoor, Indian actor
- Arjun Kapoor, Indianon of Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie Kapoor
- Ayesha Kapur, German former actress of Indian descent
- Babita Kapoor, Indianf Randhir Kapoor
- Dhiraj Vinod Kapoor, Indian model and actor
- Ekta Kapoor, Indian producer of television shows and movies
- Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Indian actor
- Gautami Kapoor, Indian television actress and model
- Goga Kapoor, Indian actor
- Janhvi Kapoor, Indian actress
- Jayasudha Kapoor, Indian actress, wife of Nitin Kapoor
- Jeetendra Kapoor, Indian actor
- Kamal Kapoor, Indian actor
- Kanikka Kapur, Indian actress and model
- Karan Kapoor, Indian actor and model, son of Shashi Kapoor
- Kareena Kapoor, Indian actress
- Karisma Kapoor, Indian actress
- Kashika Kapoor, Indian actress and model
- Kavita Kapoor, Indian actress
- Khushi Kapoor, Indian actress
- Kishore Namit Kapoor, Indian actor and film-acting trainer
- Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959), India actor, son of Shashi Kapoor
- Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977), Indian actor
- Kunal Karan Kapoor, Indian actor
- Kunaal Roy Kapur, Indian actor
- Leena Kapoor, Indian actress and model
- Malini Kapoor, Indian actress
- Mallika Kapoor, Indian actress
- Neha Kapur, Indian model and Femina Miss India Universe 2006
- Omkar Kapoor, Bollywood actor
- Pankaj Kapur, Indian actor and filmmaker
- Pinchoo Kapoor, Indian actor
- Prithviraj Kapoor, Indian theatre and Hindi film industry entrepreneur, patriarch of the Kapoor family of entertainers
- Raj Kapoor, Indian producer and director, son of Prithviraj Kapoor
- Rajat Kapoor, Indian actor, writer and director
- Rajiv Kapoor, Indian actor, son of Raj Kapoor
- Ram Kapoor, Indianctor and model
- Ranbir Kapoor, Indian actor, son of Rishi Kapoor
- Randhir Kapoor, Indian actor, son of Raj Kapoor
- Ravi Kapoor, British actor
- Ravindra Kapoor, Indian actor
- Reena Kapoor, Indian actress
- Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor, son of Raj Kapoor
- Sanjana Kapoor, Indian actress, theatre-person, owner of Prithvi Theatre
- Sanjay Kapoor, Indian actor, son of Surinder Kapoor
- Seerat Kapoor, Indian actress, model, choreographer and dancer
- Shahid Kapoor, Indian actor, son of Pankaj Kapur
- Shakti Kapoor, Indian actor and comedian
- Shalini Kapoor, Indian actress
- Shammi Kapoor, Indian actor
- Sharad Kapoor, Indian actor
- Shraddha Kapoor, Indian 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
- Sohaila Kapur, Indian actress and writer
- Sonam Kapoor, Bollywood actress
- Sonia Kapoor, Indian actress
- Sridevi Kapoor, Indian actress and film producer
- Swati Kapoor, Indian actress and model
- Trilok Kapoor, Indian actor, brother of Prithviraj Kapoor
- Tusshar Kapoor, Indian actor
- Vaani Kapoor, Indian actress and model
- Varun Kapoor, Indian actor
- Vinod Kapoor, Indian actor
- Yukti Kapoor, Indian actress
- Zahan Kapoor, Indian film actor, model and theatre personality
Journalists
- Akash Kapur, Indian-American journalist and author
- Coomi Kapoor, Indian journalist
- Sahil Kapur, American journalist and reporter
Science and technology
- Anuja Trehan Kapur, Indian criminal psychologist
- Kishen Singh Kapoor, Indian mathematician, author and teacher.
- Raman Kapur, Indian medical acupuncturist, author and the president of the Indian Society of Medical Acupuncture.
- Shyam Sunder Kapoor, Indian nuclear physicist and a former director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
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, Indian singer
- Mahendra Kapoor, Indian singer
- Meena Kapoor, Indian 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
- Steven Kapur, also known as "Apache Indian", British pop singer
Sportspersons
- Aashish Kapoor, Indian cricketer
- Jagdish Singh Kapoor, Ugandan field hockey player who 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), Indian-American wrestler
- Raunaq Kapur, Hong Kong cricketer
- Rohan Kapoor, Indian badminton player
- Shiv Kapur, Indian golfer
- Sushil Kapoor, Indian cricketer
- Upkar Singh Kapoor, Ugandan field hockey player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
- Vani Kapoor, Indian golfer
- Varun Kapur, Indian badminton player
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''