Gupta
Gupta (/ˈɡuːptə/) is a common surname of Indian origin.
According to some academics, the name Gupta is derived from Goptri, meaning '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]
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
- Brahmagupta, Indian mathematician and astronomer
- Neena Gupta, Indian mathematician
- Devendra Prasad Gupta, Indian academician and a former vice chancellor of Ranchi University.
- 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
- M K Das Gupta, Indian professor and scientist
- Anil Kumar Gupta, Delhi based professor and policy expert on environment, climate change and disasters
- Modadugu Vijay Gupta, Indian biologist
- Narmada Prasad Gupta
- S. P. Gupta, Indian archaeologist and art historian
- Suraj N. Gupta, Indian-American physicist
- M. G. Gupta, Urdu poet and research scholar
- Arvind Gupta, 13th President of the University of British Columbia
- Arvind Gupta, Indian toy inventor and popularizer of science
In business and management
- Mahendra Mohan Gupta, owner of the Dainik Jagran group of Hindi newspapers
- N. C. Sen Gupta, eleventh Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
- Nilesh Gupta (born 1973/74), 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 Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Vinod Gupta, chairman and CEO of infoUSA
- Sanjay Gupta (businessman), Indian civil servant
- Sanjay Gupta (director), Alstom Grid
- Subodh Gupta, chairman and CEO of HemtroN Lightings, www.rouniyar.com, Sewa Sansthan Delhi
- Vikas Gupta, head of consumer payments division of Google
- 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
- Aditi Gupta, Indian television actress
- Anil Gupta, British writer and producer (radio and television)
- Buddhadev Das Gupta, Indian classical sarod musician and teacher
- 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
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta, American teleneurosurgeon and CNN senior medical correspondent
- Esha Gupta, Femina Miss India International title in 2007, Indian film actress
- Akshat Gupta, Indian television actor
- Aarti Gupta, winner of Miss Teen India International 2014, Indian-American model
- Vikas Gupta (producer), Indian Television Producer, Director and Host
- Ashis (Ash G.) Gupta (producer/DJ), Indian-American DJ and Host
In journalism
- Shekhar Gupta, 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
- Shashibhusan Dasgupta, Bengali scholar in philosophy, languages and literature
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
- Dr. 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
- 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 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
- Prithvi Shaw, Indian cricketer
In Art
- Neeraj Gupta, Indian sculptor
References
- ^ GUPTA - Surname Meaning | Origin for the Surname Gupta Genealogy. Genealogy.about.com (2013-07-14). Retrieved on 2013-07-18.
- ^ Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra; Anant Sadashiv Altekar (1986). Vakataka Gupta Age: circa 200–550 A.D. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 126. ISBN 81-208-0026-5.