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	'''Kapoor''' or '''Kapur''' ({{ipa\|hi\|kəpuːɾ\|ipa}}) is a [[Punjabis\|Punjabi]] surname of [[Khatri]] caste~~<~~ref~~>~~{{Cite book \|last=Kumari \|first=Patiraj \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MHNsxbiEM4UC&pg=PA580 \|title=Psychological Implications in Industrial Performance \|last2=Singh \|first2=Ashok Pratap \|date=2007 \|publisher=Global Vision Publishing House \|isbn=978-81-8220-200-9 \|language=en \|quote=The Nais have several got/gotra and clans. Among the gotra, the common ones are Kasab/Kashyap, Bhardwaj and Kaundal. Several Rajput clans are distinguished which are also used as surnames by younger, educated persons, viz., Jaswal, Jammual, Patial, Chandel, Katoch and others like '''Kapoor''' and Gangotiya.}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ found in the [[Punjabi Hindu]] and [[Punjabi Sikhs\|Sikh]] communities.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite book \|author1=Kakar \|first=Sudhir \|author-link=Sudhir Kakar \|title=A Book of Memory: Confessions and Reflections \|date=30 October 2014 \|publisher=Penguin UK \|isbn=9789351188858 \|edition=2014}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~{{Page needed\|date=November 2025}}~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite book \|author1=Hanks \|first=Patrick \|author-link=Patrick Hanks \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA275 \|title=Dictionary of American Family Names \|date=8 May 2003 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=978-0-19977-169-1 \|edition=2003 \|page=275 \|access-date=14 April 2018}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		'''Kapoor''' or '''Kapur''' ({{ipa\|hi\|kəpuːɾ\|ipa}}) is a [[Punjabis\|Punjabi]] surname of [[Khatri]] caste<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Kumari \|first=Patiraj \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MHNsxbiEM4UC&pg=PA580 \|title=Psychological Implications in Industrial Performance \|last2=Singh \|first2=Ashok Pratap \|date=2007 \|publisher=Global Vision Publishing House \|isbn=978-81-8220-200-9 \|language=en \|quote=The Nais have several got/gotra and clans. Among the gotra, the common ones are Kasab/Kashyap, Bhardwaj and Kaundal. Several Rajput clans are distinguished which are also used as surnames by younger, educated persons, viz., Jaswal, Jammual, Patial, Chandel, Katoch and others like '''Kapoor''' and Gangotiya.}}</ref> found in the [[Punjabi Hindu]] and [[Punjabi Sikhs\|Sikh]] communities.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Kakar \|first=Sudhir \|author-link=Sudhir Kakar \|title=A Book of Memory: Confessions and Reflections \|date=30 October 2014 \|publisher=Penguin UK \|isbn=9789351188858 \|edition=2014}}</ref>{{Page needed\|date=November 2025}}<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Hanks \|first=Patrick \|author-link=Patrick Hanks \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA275 \|title=Dictionary of American Family Names \|date=8 May 2003 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=978-0-19977-169-1 \|edition=2003 \|page=275 \|access-date=14 April 2018}}</ref>

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{{About|the name|other uses}}
{{Infobox surname
| name = Kapoor
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| region = [[Punjab region|Punjab]] <br /> [[Pashtunistan]]
| language = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] <br /> [[Hindko language|Hindko]] <br /> [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] ([[Hindi]]-[[Urdu]])
| languageorigin = [[Sanskrit]]
| variant = ''Kapur''
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{{wiktionary|Kapoor|Kapur}}
'''Kapoor''' also spelt as Kapur is a [[Hindu]] surname that originated with the Punjabi [[Khatri]] community and the <ref>{{cite book|author1=Sudhir Kakar|title=A Book of Memory: Confessions and Reflections|date=30 October 2014|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=9789351188858|edition=2014}}</ref> sub-caste of North India.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Patrick Hanks|title=Dictionary of American Family Names|date=8 May 2003|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19977-169-1|page=275|edition=2003|access-date=14 April 2018|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FJoDDAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA275}}</ref>

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==Notable people==
Notable people bearing the name ''Kapoor'' include:

===Entertainment===
{{see also|Kapoor family}}


* [[Abhishek Kapoor]], Indian film actor, writer.

* [[Aditya Raj Kapoor]], Indian film actor and filmmaker from the Kapoor family
* [[Aditya Roy Kapur]], Bollywood actor
* [[Akshay Kapoor]], Indian actor
* [[Anil Kapoor]], Bollywood actor, film producer, son of Surinder Kapoor
* [[Anish Kapoor]], British - Indian sculptor, creator of [[The Bean]]
* [[Anupriya Kapoor]], Indian television actress
* [[Anu Kapoor]], Bollywood actor
* [[Arjun Kapoor]], Bollywood actor, son of Boney Kapoor and [[Mona Shourie Kapoor]]
* [[Babita|Babita Khanna Kapoor]], former Bollywood actress, wife of Randhir Kapoor
* [[Bharat Kapoor]], director, writer, producer
* [[Boney Kapoor]] film director and producer, son of Surinder Kapoor
* [[Ekta Kapoor]] producer for television and movies (Bollywood)
* [[Gautami Kapoor]], Indian television actress and model
* [[Goga Kapoor]], Indian film actor
* [[Jayasudha|Jayasudha Kapoor]], South Indian film actress, wife of Nitin Kapoor
* [[Jeetendra|Jeetendra Kapoor]], Bollywood actor
* [[Kamal Kapoor]], Bollywood actor
* [[Kanika Kapoor]], Indian singer.
* [[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
* [[Mahendra Kapoor]], Indian playback singer
* [[Mallika Kapoor]], South Indian film actress
* [[Namitha Kapoor]], South Indian movie actress
* [[Neetu Kapoor]], born ''Neetu Singh'', Indian actress
* [[Nitin Kapoor]], Bollywood producer
* [[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
* [[Rajit Kapur]], Indian film and theater actor and director
* [[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
* [[Rhea Kapoor]], Bollywood film producer, daughter of Anil Kapoor
* [[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
* [[Sanjeev Kapoor]], gourmet chef
* [[Shahid Kapoor]], Bollywood actor, son of Pankaj Kapur
* [[Shakti Kapoor]], Bollywood actor
* [[Shalini Kapoor Sagar]], 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
* [[Shekhar Kapur]], Indian film-maker
* [[Shivani Kapoor]], British model
* [[Shobha Kapoor]], Indian television and film producer
* [[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
* [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]], Bollywood actor and producer
* [[Sridevi Kapoor]], Indian actress and film producer
* [[Steven Kapur]], also known as "Apache Indian", pop singer
* [[Subhash Kapoor]], Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
* [[Sudarshan Kapoor]], California professor, advocate of King and Gandhi
* [[Supriya Pathak|Supriya Pathak Kapoor]], Bollywood actress, wife of Pankaj Kapur
* [[Surinder Kapoor]], Bollywood film producer
* [[Trilok Kapoor]], Indian film actor, brother of Prithviraj Kapoor
* [[Tusshar Kapoor]], Bollywood actor
* [[Vaani Kapoor]], Indian actress and model

===Others===
*[[Narinder Singh Kapoor]], Punjabi writer
*[[Aashish Kapoor]], Indian cricketer
*[[Ranjin Singh (Dave Kapoor)]], "Dave Kapoor" pro-wrestler wrestling as "Ranjin Singh"
*General [[Deepak Kapoor]], chief of Army staff, Indian Army
*[[Neha Kapur]], beauty queen

==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''
* Venkat Kapoor, a NASA program director in the Andy Weir novel [[The Martian (Weir novel)|''The Martian'' (Weir novel)]]
** Vincent Kapoor (the same character renamed), a NASA program director in [[The Martian (film)|''The Martian'' (film)]], the movie based on the Weir novel
*[[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''

==References==
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[[Category:Indian surnames]]
[[Category:Khatri clans]]