Gupta

Gupta (/ˈɡuːptə/) is a common surname of Indian origin, the surname is derived from Sanskrit word Goptri, means Protector or Governor.^[1]

According to historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.^[2] In Bengal region, the surname is used by Baidyas.^[3][4]

Notables[]

Monarchs[]

• Gupta (king), founder of the Gupta dynasty
• Ghatotkacha (king)
• Chandragupta I
• Samudragupta
• Chandragupta II, also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya
• Kumaragupta I
• Skandagupta, last Gupta emperor
• Vishnugupta (Gupta Empire)
• Budhagupta

Academics[]

• Akhil Gupta, professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the field of social and cultural anthropology
• Amar Gupta, professor and scientist
• Amlan Das Gupta, Indian professor of English in Jadavpur University, Kolkata
• Anil Kumar Gupta, Delhi based professor and policy expert on environment, climate change and disasters
• Arvind Gupta, 13th President of the University of British Columbia
• Arvind Gupta, Indian toy inventor and popularizer of science
• Brahmagupta, Indian mathematician and astronomer
• Devendra Prasad Gupta, Indian academician and a former vice chancellor of Ranchi University
• M. G. Gupta, Urdu poet and research scholar
• M K Das Gupta, Indian professor and scientist
• Modadugu Vijay Gupta, Indian biologist
• Narmada Prasad Gupta
• Neena Gupta, Indian mathematician
• S. P. Gupta, Indian archaeologist and art historian
• Suraj N. Gupta, Indian-American physicist

In business and management[]

• Mahendra Mohan Gupta, owner of the Dainik Jagran group of Hindi newspapers
• Dr. K.L.Gupta, Director, School of Management, IIMT Aligarh^[5] - National Secretary General - Bharat Vikas Parishad (April 2014 - January 2015^[6]), Principal - S.V College Aligarh (2007-2008)^[6]
• N. C. Sen Gupta, eleventh Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
• Nilesh Gupta, Indian businessman, managing director of Lupin Limited
• Raj Gupta, CEO and president of Rohm and Haas
• Rajat Gupta, United Nations special advisor on management reforms, former director of Goldman Sachs and former head of McKinsey & Company
• Rajiv Gupta (technocrat), general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speak project
• S. K. Gupta, vice president of the Lockheed Martin Corporation
• Vinod Gupta, chairman and CEO of infoUSA
• Sanjay Gupta (businessman), Indian civil servant
• Sanjeev Gupta, Founder of Liberty House Group
• Pankaj Gupta, President & CEO of Amtel, Inc.
• Gupta family, well known South African family with significant business interests whose most notable members are the brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta
• Anil Rai Gupta, chairman and CEO of Havells
• Piyush Gupta, CEO and Director of DBS Group
• Radhika Gupta, CEO of Edelweiss Group
• Ajit Gupta, Founder of Aryaka
• Anant Gupta, Former CEO and President of HCL Technologies

In entertainment[]

• Additi Gupta, Indian television actress
• Amrapali Gupta, Indian television actress
• Anil Gupta, British writer and producer (radio and television)
• Buddhadev Das Gupta, Indian classical sarod musician and teacher
• Kovid Gupta, Indian-American author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activist
• Megha Gupta, Indian television actress
• Neena Gupta, Indian film and television actress
• Rajendra Gupta, actor in cinema for good character roles.
• Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian film director and script writer
• Rohit Gupta, American Film director
• Puja Gupta, winner of Miss India Universe in 2007
• Tanika Gupta, British playwright of Indian origin
• Sanjay Gupta (director), Bollywood director
• Yana Gupta, Indian model-actress of Czech origin
• Sanjay Gupta, American teleneurosurgeon and CNN senior medical correspondent
• Esha Gupta, Femina Miss India International title in 2007, Indian film actress
• Aarti Gupta, winner of Miss Teen India International 2014, Indian-American model
• Vikas Gupta, Indian television producer, director and host

In journalism[]

• Shekhar Gupta, former editor-in-chief of Indian Express

In law[]

• Deepak Gupta, a judge of the Supreme Court of India and former Chief Justice of the Tripura and the Chhattisgarh High Courts
• Rajiv Gupta, former Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Kerala High Courts
• Vanita Gupta, former head of the Civil Rights Division at the United States Department of Justice

In literature[]

• Maithili Sharan Gupt, Indian Hindi poet
• Baldev Raj Gupta, Indian writer
• Ishwar Chandra Gupta, Indian Bengali poet and writer
• Jagadish Gupta, Bengali poet and writer
• Mahendranath Gupta, Indian spiritual writer and disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
• Subhadra Sen Gupta, a historical children's writer

In politics[]

• Banarsi Das Gupta, former Chief Minister of Haryana
• Chandra Bhanu Gupta, served three terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
• Ram Prakash Gupta, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Governor of Madhya Pradesh
• Indrajit Gupta, Indian communist leader, Union Minister for Home Affairs during 1996-98
• Asim Dasgupta, former Finance and Excise Minister of West Bengal
• Shyama Charan Gupta, Indian politician
• Badal Gupta, Indian revolutionary
• Dinesh Gupta, Indian revolutionary
• Ram Prakash Gupta, Indian social worker and participant in the Indian Independence movement and Bhoodan movement
• Mahesh Chandra Gupta, Indian politician (MLA of Budaun)
• Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian revolutionary and author of autobiographical, historical and fictional books in Hindi, English and Bengali
• Niranjan Sen Gupta, Indian revolutionary
• Nolini Kanta Gupta, Indian revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and mystic
• Chaman Lal Gupta, Minister in the Vajpayee Government (BJP)
• Kavinder Gupta, former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

In sports[]

• Abhinn Shyam Gupta, Indian badminton player
• Pankaj Gupta, Indian sports administrators
• Sandip Gupta, Kenyan cricketer
• Abhijeet Gupta, Indian chess player

In art[]

• Janet Pancho Gupta, Filipino artist
• Neeraj Gupta, Indian sculptor
• Subodh Gupta, Indian artist

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