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{{Short description|Indian Khatri clan}}
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| region        = [[Punjab region|Punjab]] <br /> [[Pashtunistan]]
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'''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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'''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&amp;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&amp;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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==Notable people==
==Notable people==
Notable people bearing the name ''Kapoor'' include:
Notable people bearing the name ''Kapoor'' include:


===Entertainment===
===Academia===
{{see also|Kapoor family}}
 
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* [[Anuradha Kapur]] (born 1951), Indian theatre director and professor at the National School of Drama
* [[Arnav Kapur]], American computer scientist and engineer
* [[Deepak Kapur]] (born 1950), Indian-American computer scientist and professor
* [[Devesh Kapur]], Indo-British scholar and author
* [[Ilan Kapoor]] (born 1959), Indian postcolonial scholar
* [[Jagdish Chandra Kapur]] (1920–2010), Indian social scientist, entrepreneur and the founder of ''Kapur Surya Foundation''
* [[Kapil Kapoor]] (born 1940), Indian scholar of linguistics and literature and an authority on Indian intellectual traditions at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University|JNU]]
* [[Mahendra Nath Kapur]] (1910–1994), Indian educator served as the Principal of Modern School, New Delhi, for thirty years
* [[Neera Kapur Badhwar]], Indian philosopher and professor
* [[Pradeep Kumar Kapur]] (born 1954), Indian academic and diplomat
* [[Ratna Kapur]] (born 1959), 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]] (born 1935), Indian writer and educator
* [[V.K. Kapoor|V. K. Kapoor]], Vice Chancellor of Raffles University, Neemrana, Rajasthan
 
=== Activists ===
 
* [[Jaidev Kapoor]] (1908–1994), Indian freedom fighter who worked for the Hindustan Republican Association along with [[Chandra Shekhar Azad]]
* [[Jawahir Singh Kapur]] (1858–1910), Sikh activist, social reformer and writer
* [[Nita Kapoor]] (born 1956), 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]] (1989–2025), Indian jeweller and activist
 
=== Army ===
 
* [[Deepak Kapoor]] (born 1948), Indian general and former chief of Army staff
* [[G. S. Kapoor]] (1915–2001), Indian Navy commander
* [[H. L. Kapur]] (1923–2020), former Air Vice Marshal of Indian Air Force and a member of the Indian National Congress
* [[Nagesh Kapoor]], Indian air marshal
* [[Raj Kumar Kapoor]] (1932–2019), Indian colonel, film director and producer
* [[Rakesh Kapoor (general)|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]] (born 1954), British - Indian sculptor, creator of ''[[Cloud Gate]]''
* [[Atul Kapoor]] (born 1966), Indian voice artist who gave the voice of ''[[Bigg Boss]]''
* [[Anita Kapoor]], Indo-Singaporean television presenter
* [[D. S. Kapoor]] (born 1954), Indian art historian and educator
* [[Gaurav Kapur]] (born 1981), Indian actor and cricket presenter
* [[Geeta Kapur]] (born 1943), 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 [[Stephen Strange (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Dr. Strange]]
 
=== Authors ===
 
* [[Deepti Kapoor]] (born 1980), Indian author and journalist
* [[Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor]] (1910–1980), Urdu satirist
* [[Manju Kapur]], Punjabi novelist
* [[Narinder Singh Kapoor]] (born 1944), Punjabi writer
* [[Pramod Kapoor]] (born 1953), Indian writer and publisher
* [[Rta Kapur Chishti]], Indian historian and scholar
* [[Salik Lucknawi]] (born Shaukat Riaz Kapoor, 1913–2013), Indian journalist and Urdu poet
* [[Seema Kapoor]], Indian filmmaker and writer
 
=== Bureaucrats and politicians ===
 
* [[Ajay Kapoor (politician)]] (born 1967), Indian politician
* [[Anita Kapur]], Indian IRS officer. She is the former Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
* [[Harbans Kapoor]] (1946–2021), Indiann
* [[Jaspat Roy Kapoor]] (1896–1984), Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Uttar Pradesh.
* [[Kishan Kapoor]] (1951–2025), Indian politician and  parliamentarian
* [[Mudassar Kapur]] (born 1976), Pakistani-Norwegian politician
* [[Pavan Kapoor]] (born 1966), 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)]] (born 1962), Indian politician and a member of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh
* [[Sat Pal Kapur]] (1931–2007), Indian politician
* [[Savita Kapoor]], Indian politician
* [[Sheila Dikshit|Sheila Kapur Dikshit]] (1938–2019), Indian politician and the longest serving Chief Minister of Delhi
* [[Vijai Kapoor]], Indian bureaucrat
* [[Yashpal Kapur]] (1929–1993), 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]] (born 1962), British entrepreneur
* [[Rakesh Kapoor]] (born 1958), Indian businessman, former chief executive officer of Reckitt Benckiser
* [[Rakhee Kapoor Tandon]] (born 1986), Indian business entrepreneur and venture capitalist
* [[Rana Kapoor]] (born 1957), 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 (art dealer)|Subhash Kapoor]], Indian art dealer and smuggler
* [[Sunjay Kapur]] (1971–2025), Indian industrialist and billionaire
* [[Vimal Kapur]], Indian-American executive
 
=== Chefs ===
 
* [[Kunal Kapur]] (born 1979), Indian celebrity chef and restaurateur known for hosting and judging ''MasterChef India''.
* [[Sanjeev Kapoor]] (born 1964), Indian celebrity chef
 
=== Directors and producers ===


* [[Abhishek Kapoor]], Indian film actor, writer.
* [[Bharat Kapoor]] (born 1940), Indian director, writer, producer
* [[Boney Kapoor]] (born 1953), Indian film director and producer, son of Surinder Kapoor
* [[J. K. Kapur]] (1927–2004), Indian filmmaker, producer, activist and restaurateur
* [[Jyoti Kapur Das]], Indian director and script writer
* [[Mona Shourie Kapoor]] (1964–2012), Indian producer and entrepreneur
* [[Rajit Kapur]] (born 1963), Indian film and theater actor and director
* [[Rhea Kapoor]] (born 1987), film producer, daughter of Anil Kapoor
* [[Nitin Kapoor]] (1959–2017), Indian producer
* [[Shekhar Kapur]] (born 1945), Indian filmmaker
* [[Shobha Kapoor]] (born 1949), Indian television and film producer
* [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]] (born 1974), Indian actor and producer
* [[Subhash Kapoor]], Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
* [[Surinder Kapoor]] (1925–2011), Indian film producer


* [[Aditya Raj Kapoor]], Indian film actor and filmmaker from the Kapoor family
===Film actors===
* [[Aditya Roy Kapur]], Bollywood actor
{{see also|Kapoor family}}
* [[Akshay Kapoor]], Indian actor
* [[Abhishek Kapoor]] (born 1971), Indian actor, director and producer
* [[Anil Kapoor]], Bollywood actor, film producer, son of Surinder Kapoor
* [[Abhinav Kapoor]] (born 1984), Indian actor
* [[Anish Kapoor]], British - Indian sculptor, creator of [[The Bean]]
* [[Aditya Raj Kapoor]] (born 1956), Indian actor and filmmaker from the Kapoor family
* [[Anupriya Kapoor]], Indian television actress
* [[Aditya Roy Kapur]] (born 1985), Indian actor
* [[Anu Kapoor]], Bollywood actor
* [[Akansha Ranjan Kapoor]] (born 1993), Indian-American actress
* [[Arjun Kapoor]], Bollywood actor, son of Boney Kapoor and [[Mona Shourie Kapoor]]
* [[Akhil Kapur]] (born 1985), Indian actor
* [[Babita|Babita Khanna Kapoor]], former Bollywood actress, wife of Randhir Kapoor
* [[Akshay Kapoor]] (born 1980), Indian actor
* [[Bharat Kapoor]], director, writer, producer
* [[Akshita Kapoor]], Indian actress
* [[Boney Kapoor]] film director and producer, son of Surinder Kapoor
* [[Anil Kapoor]] (born 1956), Indian actor and film producer, son of Surinder Kapoor
* [[Ekta Kapoor]] producer for television and movies (Bollywood)
* [[Anupriya Kapoor]] (born 1990), Indian television actress  
* [[Annu Kapoor]] (born 1956), Indian actor
* [[Arjun Kapoor]] (born 1985), Indianon of Boney Kapoor and [[Mona Shourie Kapoor]]
* [[Ayesha Kapur]] (born 1994), German former actress of Indian descent
* [[Babita Kapoor]] (born 1947), Indianf Randhir Kapoor
* [[Dhiraj Vinod Kapoor]] (born 1978), Indian model and actor
* [[Ekta Kapoor]] (born 1975), Indian producer of television shows and movies
* [[Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor]] (born 1990), Indian actor
* [[Gautami Kapoor]], Indian television actress and model
* [[Gautami Kapoor]], Indian television actress and model
* [[Goga Kapoor]], Indian film actor
* [[Goga Kapoor]] (1940–2011), Indian actor
* [[Jayasudha|Jayasudha Kapoor]], South Indian film actress, wife of Nitin Kapoor
* [[Janhvi Kapoor]] (born 1997), Indian actress
* [[Jeetendra|Jeetendra Kapoor]], Bollywood actor
* [[Jayasudha|Jayasudha Kapoor]] (born 1958), Indian actress, wife of Nitin Kapoor
* [[Kamal Kapoor]], Bollywood actor
* [[Jeetendra|Jeetendra Kapoor]] (born 1942), Indian actor
* [[Kanika Kapoor]], Indian singer.
* [[Kamal Kapoor]] (1920–2010), Indian actor
* [[Karan Kapoor]], Indian film actor and model, son of Shashi Kapoor
* [[Kanikka Kapur]] (born 1995), Indian actress and model
* [[Kareena Kapoor]], Bollywood actress
* [[Karan Kapoor]] (born 1962), Indian actor and model, son of Shashi Kapoor
* [[Karisma Kapoor]], Bollywood actress
* [[Kareena Kapoor]] (born 1980), Indian actress
* [[Kishore Namit Kapoor]], Indian actor and film-acting trainer
* [[Karisma Kapoor]] (born 1974), Indian actress
* [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)]], Bollywood Actor, son of Shashi Kapoor
* [[Kashika Kapoor]] (born 2006), Indian actress and model
* [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977)]], Bollywood Actor
* [[Kavita Kapoor]], Indian actress
* [[Kunal Karan Kapoor]], Indian television actor
* [[Khushi Kapoor]] (born 2000), Indian actress
* [[Kunaal Roy Kapur]], Bollywood actor
* [[Kishore Namit Kapoor]] (born 1949), Indian actor and film-acting trainer
* [[Mahendra Kapoor]], Indian playback singer
* [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)]], India actor, son of Shashi Kapoor
* [[Mallika Kapoor]], South Indian film actress
* [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1977)]], Indian actor
* [[Namitha Kapoor]], South Indian movie actress
* [[Kunal Karan Kapoor]] (born 1982), Indian actor
* [[Neetu Kapoor]], born ''Neetu Singh'', Indian actress
* [[Kunaal Roy Kapur]] (born 1979), Indian actor
* [[Nitin Kapoor]], Bollywood producer
* [[Leena Kapoor]], Indian actress and model
* [[Pankaj Kapur]], Bollywood actor, film-maker
* [[Malini Kapoor]], Indian actress
* [[Pinchoo Kapoor]], Indian actor
* [[Mallika Kapoor]], Indian actress
* [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], Indian theatre and Hindi film industry entrepreneur, patriarch of the [[Kapoor family]] of entertainers
* [[Neha Kapur]] (born 1983), Indian model and [[Femina Miss India|Femina Miss India Universe 2006]]
* [[Raj Kapoor]], Bollywood actor, producer and director, son of Prithviraj Kapoor
* [[Omkar Kapoor]], Bollywood actor
* [[Pankaj Kapur]] (born 1954), Indian actor and filmmaker
* [[Pinchoo Kapoor]] (1927–1989), Indian actor
* [[Prithviraj Kapoor]] (1906–1972), Indian theatre and Hindi film industry entrepreneur, patriarch of the [[Kapoor family]] of entertainers
* [[Raj Kapoor]] (1924–1988), Indian producer and director, son of Prithviraj Kapoor
* [[Rajat Kapoor]], Indian actor, writer and director
* [[Rajat Kapoor]], Indian actor, writer and director
* [[Rajiv Kapoor]], Bollywood actor, son of Raj Kapoor
* [[Rajiv Kapoor]] (1962–2021), Indian actor, son of Raj Kapoor
* [[Rajit Kapur]], Indian film and theater actor and director
* [[Ram Kapoor]] (born 1973), Indianctor and model
* [[Ram Kapoor]], TV actor and model
* [[Ranbir Kapoor]] (born 1982), Indian actor, son of Rishi Kapoor
* [[Ranbir Kapoor]], Bollywood actor, son of Rishi Kapoor
* [[Randhir Kapoor]] (born 1947), Indian actor, son of Raj Kapoor
* [[Randhir Kapoor]], Bollywood actor, son of Raj Kapoor
* [[Ravi Kapoor]] (born 1969), British actor
* [[Ravi Kapoor]], British actor
* [[Ravindra Kapoor]] (1940–2011), Indian actor
* [[Rhea Kapoor]], Bollywood film producer, daughter of Anil Kapoor
* [[Reena Kapoor]], Indian actress
* [[Rishi Kapoor]], Bollywood actor, son of Raj Kapoor
* [[Rishi Kapoor]] (1952–2020), Indian actor, son of Raj Kapoor
* [[Sanjana Kapoor]], Bollywood actress, theatre-person, owner of [[Prithvi Theatre]]
* [[Sanjana Kapoor]] (born 1967), Indian actress, theatre-person, owner of Prithvi Theatre
* [[Sanjay Kapoor]], Bollywood actor, son of Surinder Kapoor
* [[Sanjay Kapoor]] (born 1965), Indian actor, son of Surinder Kapoor
* [[Sanjeev Kapoor]], gourmet chef
* [[Seerat Kapoor]] (born 1993), Indian actress, model, choreographer and dancer
* [[Shahid Kapoor]], Bollywood actor, son of Pankaj Kapur
* [[Shahid Kapoor]] (born 1981), Indian actor, son of Pankaj Kapur
* [[Shakti Kapoor]], Bollywood actor
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] (born 1952), Indian actor and comedian
* [[Shalini Kapoor Sagar]], Indian actress
* [[Shalini Kapoor (actress)|Shalini Kapoor]], Indian actress
* [[Shammi Kapoor]], Bollywood actor
* [[Shammi Kapoor]] (1931–2011), Indian actor
* [[Sharad Kapoor]], Indian actor, who works in Hindi movies and television
* [[Sharad Kapoor]] (born 1976), Indian actor
* [[Shraddha Kapoor]], Bollywood actress, daughter of [[Shakti Kapoor]]
* [[Shraddha Kapoor]] (born 1987), Indian actress, daughter of [[Shakti Kapoor]]
* [[Shashi Kapoor]], Indian actor
* [[Shashi Kapoor]] (1938–2017), Indian actor
* [[Shekhar Kapur]], Indian film-maker
* [[Shivani Kapoor]], British model
* [[Shivani Kapoor]], British model
* [[Shobha Kapoor]], Indian television and film producer
* [[Shobu Kapoor]], British actress of Indian descent
* [[Shobu Kapoor]], British actress of Indian descent
* [[Siddhanth Kapoor]], Indian actor and assistant director, son of Shakti Kapoor
* [[Siddhanth Kapoor]] (born 1984), Indian actor and assistant director, son of Shakti Kapoor
* [[Sonam Kapoor]], Bollywood actress
* [[Sohaila Kapur]], Indian actress and writer
* [[Sonia Kapoor]], Indian television actress
* [[Sonam Kapoor]] (born 1985), Bollywood actress
* [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]], Bollywood actor and producer
* [[Sonia Kapoor]], Indian actress
* [[Sridevi Kapoor]], Indian actress and film producer
* [[Sridevi Kapoor]] (1963–2018), Indian actress and film producer
* [[Steven Kapur]], also known as "Apache Indian", pop singer
* [[Swati Kapoor]], Indian actress and model
* [[Subhash Kapoor]], Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
* [[Trilok Kapoor]] (1912–1988), Indian actor, brother of Prithviraj Kapoor
* [[Sudarshan Kapoor]], California professor, advocate of King and Gandhi
* [[Tusshar Kapoor]] (born 1976), Indian actor
* [[Supriya Pathak|Supriya Pathak Kapoor]], Bollywood actress, wife of Pankaj Kapur
* [[Vaani Kapoor]] (born 1988), Indian actress and model
* [[Surinder Kapoor]], Bollywood film producer
* [[Varun Kapoor]] (born 1986), Indian actor
* [[Trilok Kapoor]], Indian film actor, brother of Prithviraj Kapoor
* [[Vinod Kapoor]], Indian actor
* [[Tusshar Kapoor]], Bollywood actor
* [[Yukti Kapoor]] (born 1992), Indian actress
* [[Vaani Kapoor]], Indian actress and model
* [[Zahan Kapoor]] (born 1992), Indian film actor, model and theatre personality
 
=== Journalists ===
 
* [[Akash Kapur]], Indian-American journalist and author
* [[Coomi Kapoor]], Indian journalist
 
=== Science and technology ===
 
* [[Anuja Trehan Kapur]] (born 1975), Indian criminal psychologist
* [[Kishen Singh Kapoor]] (1873–1936), Indian mathematician, author and teacher.
* [[Raman Kapur]], Indian medical acupuncturist, author and the president of the Indian Society of Medical Acupuncture.
* [[Shyam Sunder Kapoor]] (born 1938), Indian nuclear physicist and a former director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
 
=== Singers and dancers ===
 
* [[Geeta Kapoor]] (born 1973), Indian choreographer and television personality
* [[Himani Kapoor]] (born 1988), Indian singer and finalist of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005
* [[Kanika Kapoor]] (born 1978), Indian singer
* [[Mahendra Kapoor]] (1934–2008), Indian singer
* [[Meena Kapoor]] (1930–2017), 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]] (born 1986), Indian salsa dancer, choreographer, and instructor
* [[Steven Kapur]] (born 1967), also known as "Apache Indian", British pop singer
 
=== Sportspersons ===


===Others===
* [[Aashish Kapoor]] (born 1971), Indian cricketer
*[[Narinder Singh Kapoor]], Punjabi writer
* [[Jagdish Singh Kapoor]] (born 1947), Ugandan field hockey player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics
*[[Aashish Kapoor]], Indian cricketer
* [[Kunal Kapoor (cricketer)]] (born 1987), Indian cricketer
*[[Ranjin Singh (Dave Kapoor)]], "Dave Kapoor" pro-wrestler wrestling as "Ranjin Singh"
* [[Raag Kapur]] (born 1999), Hong Kong cricketer
*General [[Deepak Kapoor]], chief of Army staff, Indian Army
*[[Ranjin Singh (Dave Kapoor)]] (born 1975), Indian-American wrestler
*[[Neha Kapur]], beauty queen
*[[Raunaq Kapur]] (born 2004), Hong Kong cricketer
*[[Rohan Kapoor (badminton)|Rohan Kapoor]] (born 1997), Indian badminton player
*[[Shiv Kapur]] (born 1982), Indian golfer
*[[Sushil Kapoor]] (born 1939), Indian cricketer
*[[Upkar Singh Kapoor]] (born 1937), Ugandan field hockey player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
*[[Vani Kapoor]], Indian golfer
*[[Varun Kapur]] (born 2003), Indian badminton player


==Fictional characters==
==Fictional characters==
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* [[Sanjay Kapoor (EastEnders)]], a character in the British TV drama ''EastEnders''
* [[Sanjay Kapoor (EastEnders)]], a character in the British TV drama ''EastEnders''
* [[Sharmilla Kapoor]], 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]]''
*[[Ajay Kapoor (Neighbours)]], a character in the soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]''
*[[Priya Kapoor]], 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''
*[[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''
== See also ==
* [[Kapoor family]], Indian family
* [[Garhi Kapoora]], town in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
* [[Kapurpur, Pakistan]]
* [[Kapoor Haveli]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Khatri surnames]]
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Latest revision as of 09:54, 22 March 2026


This article is about the name. For other uses, see Kapoor (disambiguation).
Kapoor, Kapur
Language(s)Punjabi
Hindko
Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu)
Origin
Region of originPunjab
Other names
Variant form(s)Kapur


Kapoor or Kapur (Template:Ipa) is a Punjabi surname of Khatri caste[1] found in the Punjabi Hindu and Sikh communities.[2][page needed][3]

Notable people[edit | edit source]

Notable people bearing the name Kapoor include:

Academia[edit | edit source]

  • Anuradha Kapur (born 1951), Indian theatre director and professor at the National School of Drama
  • Arnav Kapur, American computer scientist and engineer
  • Deepak Kapur (born 1950), Indian-American computer scientist and professor
  • Devesh Kapur, Indo-British scholar and author
  • Ilan Kapoor (born 1959), Indian postcolonial scholar
  • Jagdish Chandra Kapur (1920–2010), Indian social scientist, entrepreneur and the founder of Kapur Surya Foundation
  • Kapil Kapoor (born 1940), Indian scholar of linguistics and literature and an authority on Indian intellectual traditions at JNU
  • Mahendra Nath Kapur (1910–1994), Indian educator served as the Principal of Modern School, New Delhi, for thirty years
  • Neera Kapur Badhwar, Indian philosopher and professor
  • Pradeep Kumar Kapur (born 1954), Indian academic and diplomat
  • Ratna Kapur (born 1959), 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 (born 1935), Indian writer and educator
  • V. K. Kapoor, Vice Chancellor of Raffles University, Neemrana, Rajasthan

Activists[edit | edit source]

Army[edit | edit source]

Artists[edit | edit source]

Authors[edit | edit source]

Bureaucrats and politicians[edit | edit source]

Businessmen[edit | edit source]

  • 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 (born 1962), British entrepreneur
  • Rakesh Kapoor (born 1958), Indian businessman, former chief executive officer of Reckitt Benckiser
  • Rakhee Kapoor Tandon (born 1986), Indian business entrepreneur and venture capitalist
  • Rana Kapoor (born 1957), 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 (1971–2025), Indian industrialist and billionaire
  • Vimal Kapur, Indian-American executive

Chefs[edit | edit source]

  • Kunal Kapur (born 1979), Indian celebrity chef and restaurateur known for hosting and judging MasterChef India.
  • Sanjeev Kapoor (born 1964), Indian celebrity chef

Directors and producers[edit | edit source]

Film actors[edit | edit source]

See also: Kapoor family

Journalists[edit | edit source]

Science and technology[edit | edit source]

  • Anuja Trehan Kapur (born 1975), Indian criminal psychologist
  • Kishen Singh Kapoor (1873–1936), Indian mathematician, author and teacher.
  • Raman Kapur, Indian medical acupuncturist, author and the president of the Indian Society of Medical Acupuncture.
  • Shyam Sunder Kapoor (born 1938), Indian nuclear physicist and a former director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

Singers and dancers[edit | edit source]

  • Geeta Kapoor (born 1973), Indian choreographer and television personality
  • Himani Kapoor (born 1988), Indian singer and finalist of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005
  • Kanika Kapoor (born 1978), Indian singer
  • Mahendra Kapoor (1934–2008), Indian singer
  • Meena Kapoor (1930–2017), 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 (born 1986), Indian salsa dancer, choreographer, and instructor
  • Steven Kapur (born 1967), also known as "Apache Indian", British pop singer

Sportspersons[edit | edit source]

Fictional characters[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Kumari, Patiraj; Singh, Ashok Pratap (2007). Psychological Implications in Industrial Performance. Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8220-200-9. 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.
  2. ↑ Kakar, Sudhir (30 October 2014). A Book of Memory: Confessions and Reflections (2014 ed.). Penguin UK. ISBN 9789351188858.
  3. ↑ Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names (2003 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-19977-169-1. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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