Kapoor

Kapoor also spelt as Kapur is a Hindu surname that originated with the Punjabi Khatri community of the Dhai Ghar [1] sub-caste of North India.[2]

This article is about the name. For other uses, see Kapoor (disambiguation).
Kapoor
Origin
Region of originIndia
Other names
Variant form(s)Kapur

Notable people

Notable people bearing the name Kapoor include:

Entertainment
See also: Kapoor family

Others
  • 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)
    • Vincent Kapoor (the same character renamed), a NASA program director in The Martian (film), the movie based on the Weir novel

References
  1. Sudhir Kakar. A Book of Memory: Confessions and Reflections (2014 ed.). Penguin UK. ISBN 9789351188858.
  2. Patrick Hanks. 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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