Pathak

Pathak (Devanagari: पाठक) is a surname native to India. Pathak is mainly used by Hindu Brahmin communities of Northern and Western India, most prevalent in Punjab, Jammu, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. However, it can also be found in Nepal, Assam and Orissa, West Bengal.

Notable people

Notable people with the surname Pathak include:

• Amit Pathak (born 1972), former fist-class cricketer
• Amita Pathak, Indian actress
• Arun Pathak (born 1975), Indian politician and social activist
• Arun Pathak (Bihar politician) advisor to the Governor of Bihar
• Arun Pathak (Uttar Pradesh politician) (born 1973), Indian politician, social activist and teacher
• Brajesh Pathak (born 1964), Indian politician
• Bindeshwar Pathak (born 1943), Indian sociologist
• Chirag Pathak (born 1987) fist-class cricketer
• Dina Pathak (1922–2002), Indian actor and director
• Falguni Pathak (born 1964), Indian singer
• Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896–1982), Vice President of India (1969–1974)
• Harin Pathak (born 1947), Indian politician
• Heera Pathak (1916–1995), Indian poet, literary critic, and wife of Ramnarayan
• Krishan Pathak (born 1997), field hockey goalkeeper for the Indian national side
• Mohit Pathak, music director, singer and lyricist
• N. R. Pathak (1915–1985), Indian humanitarian, social worker, and politician
• Parag Pathak (born 1980), Nepalese-American academic
• Pashchim Pathak (born 1976), Indian Cricket umpire
• Prashant Pathak, Indo-Canadian investor, businessman and philanthropist
• Punit Pathak (born 1986), dancer, choreographer and actor
• Raghunandan Swarup Pathak (1924–2007), Chief Justice of India
• Ramnarayan V. Pathak (1887–1955), Indian poet, short story writer, and literary critic
• Rameshwar Pathak (1938-2010), Indian singer
• Ratna Pathak (born 1963), Indian actress
• Riti Pathak (born 1977) is a member of the Lower House of Parliament in India from Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh who belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party
• Ritu Pathak (born 1987), Bollywood playback singer
• Sabitri Bogati (Pathak), Nepalese politician
• Sandeep Pathak, cinema and theatre actor
• Sanjay Pathak (born 1970), Indian former politician
• Shanta Pathak (1927–2010), British businesswoman
• Shivam Pathak, singer-songwriter
• Shruti Pathak, playback singer
• Shyam Pathak, Indian actor
• Subrat Pathak (born 1979), Bharatiya Janata Party politician, elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2019 Indian general election .
• Supriya Pathak (born 1961), Indian actress
• Surender Mohan Pathak (born 1940), Indian author
• V. S. Pathak (1926–2003), Indian historian and writer
• Vandana Pathak, film, stage and TV actress
• Vijay Bahadur Pathak, Indian politician
• Vinay Kumar Pathak, Vice Chancellor of Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalam University, Lucknow
• Vinay Pathak (born 1968), Indian actor