Chopra
Chopra is a Khatri Hindu and Sikh surname. Punjabi Khatris and Ramgarhia Sikhs are among the communities that have clans named Chopra.[1]
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clans or the religions, include:
- Aakash Chopra (born 1977), Indian cricketer who played for the Indian cricket team from late 2003 until late 2004
- Aditya Chopra (born 1971), Indian film producer, screenwriter and director
- Akshat Chopra, Indian child film actor, model, dancer, anchor
- Amarjit Chopra, Indian chartered accountant
- Aneesh Chopra (born 1972), the first Federal Chief Technology Officer of the United States (CTO)
- Anjum Chopra (born 1977), member of the India national women's cricket team
- Anupama Chopra (born 1967), author, journalist and film critic
- Baldev Raj Chopra (1914–2008), Indian director and producer of Bollywood movies and television serials
- Daniel Chopra (born 1973), Swedish professional golfer
- Deepak Chopra (born 1946), Indian medical doctor, public speaker, and writer on subjects such as spirituality, Ayurveda and mind-body medicine
- Deepak Chopra (Canada Post), President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada Post Corporation
- Deeya Chopra (born 1983), Indian television actor
- Gaurav Chopra (born 1967), Indian television and theatre actor
- Gotham Chopra (born 1975), American author and entertainment/media entrepreneur
- Harshad Chopra (born 1983), Indian television actor
- Joyce Chopra (born 1936), American director and writer of feature films and television
- Mallika Chopra (born 1972), Indian American author and businesswoman
- Meera Chopra (born 1983), Indian film actress who appears in Telugu and Tamil films
- Michael Chopra (born 1983), English footballer who played for Sunderland F.C, Cardiff City & Ipswich Town
- Mohan Chopra (1921–1969), Hindi intellectual
- Nikhil Chopra (born 1973), retired Indian cricketer; cricket analyst
- Neeraj Chopra (born 1997) Olympic gold medal winner for India at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Parineeti Chopra (born 1988), Indian actress and cousin sister of Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra
- Pamela Chopra, Indian film producer, playback singer and writer
- Pooja Chopra (born 1986), beauty pageant titleholder from Pune City
- Pransh Chopra (born 1984), Indian film actor who appears in Bollywood films
- Prem Chopra (born 1935), actor in Hindi and Punjabi films
- Priyanka Chopra (born 1982), Indian actress and former Miss World
- Ravi Chopra (born 1946), Indian movie producer and director
- Raunak Chopra (born 2001)
- Roshni Chopra (born 1980), Indian actress, television presenter and the winner of NDTV Imagine's reality show, Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl
- Sanjeev Chopra (born 1961), ex-Indian Civil Servant, Public Policy Analyst and Festival Director of Valley of Words .
- Sanjiv Chopra (born 1949), Professor of Medicine and Faculty Dean for Continuing Medical Education at Harvard Medical School
- Shaili Chopra (born 1981), Senior Editor and lead female anchor at ET Now, the Economic Times' business news channel
- Sherlyn Chopra (born 1984), Indian model, singer, actress and Playboy model
- Shiv Chopra, Canadian microbiologist and human rights activist
- Suneet Chopra, Indian communist politician and trade unionist
- Tanuj Chopra, American filmmaker
- Tisca Chopra (born 1973), Indian film actress, most known for her role in Taare Zameen Par (2007)
- Uday Chopra (born 1973), Bollywood actor, producer, and assistant director
- Varun Chopra (born 1987), English cricketer, captained the English U-19 cricket team
- Vidhu Vinod Chopra (born 1952), Indian director and producer
- Vijay Kumar Chopra (born 1932), the second son of Lala Jagat Narain and his wife Shanti Devi
- Vikram Chopra, Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor
- Yash Chopra (born 1932), Indian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, and Bollywood producer
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Hanks,Patrick (17 November 2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192527479. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
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