Gupta () is a common

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or last name of Indian origin. It is based on the Sanskrit word गोप्तृ ''goptṛ'', which means 'guardian' or 'protector'. According to historian

R. C. Majumdar Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (known as R. C. Majumdar; 4 December 1888 – 11 February 1980) was a historian and professor of Indian history. Majumdar is a noted historian of modern India. He was a former Sheriff of Kolkata. Early life and educatio ...

, the surname ''Gupta'' was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.

In Bengal

The Rāmpāl plate of Srichandra mentions a line of Brahmins who had Gupta as their surname. In Bengal region, the surname is found among Baidyas (mainly) as well as Kayasthas.

In Northern India

The Gupta surname is also used by Banias and Jains in the northern part of India.

Notables

Monarchs

* Gupta (king), founder of the Gupta dynasty *

Ghatotkacha (king) Ghatotkacha ( Gupta script: ''Gha-to-tka-cha'', IAST: Ghaṭotkaca, r. c. late 3rd century - early 4th century) was a pre-imperial Gupta king of northern India. He was a son of the dynasty's founder Gupta, and the father of the dynasty's first ...

* Chandragupta I * Samudragupta *

Chandragupta II Chandragupta II (r.c. 376-415), also known by his title Vikramaditya, as well as Chandragupta Vikramaditya, was the third ruler of the Gupta Empire in India, and was one of the most powerful emperors of the Gupta dynasty. Chandragupta continue ...

, also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya *

Kumaragupta I Kumaragupta I ( Gupta script: ''Ku-ma-ra-gu-pta'', r. c. 415–455 CE) was an emperor of the Gupta Empire of Ancient India. A son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II and queen Dhruvadevi, he seems to have maintained control of his inherited t ...

* Skandagupta, last Gupta emperor * Vishnugupta (Gupta Empire) * Budhagupta

Academic

* Akhil Gupta (born 1959), 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 Arvind Gupta is an Indian toy inventor, author, translator and scientist. He got the civilian award " Padma Shree" on the eve of Republic Day, 2018. Career A graduate from IIT Kanpur (1975 batch), Arvind Kumar Gupta took a year's study leav ...

(born 1961), 13th President of the University of British Columbia *

, Indian toy inventor and popularizer of science *

Brahmagupta Brahmagupta ( – ) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer. He is the author of two early works on mathematics and astronomy: the ''Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta'' (BSS, "correctly established doctrine of Brahma", dated 628), a theoretical trea ...

, Indian mathematician and astronomer * Deepak Gupta, Indian researcher, software developer, and writer * Devendra Prasad Gupta (1933 – 2017), Indian academician and a former vice chancellor of Ranchi University *

M. G. Gupta M. G. Gupta, known as Bekas Akbarabadi (1925-2011), was an Indian Urdu poet and research scholar. He wrote several books including ''Indian mysticism'', Sikh Gurus, Saint Kabir, Hindu epics and others. He received the Bharat Jyoti Award for his ...

, Urdu poet and research scholar *

Mrinal Kumar Das Gupta Mrinal Kumar Das Gupta FNI (1 September 1923 – 28 November 2005, Kolkata) was an Indian astronomer. He was born in erstwhile Barishal district in present-day Bangladesh. He received his B.Sc and M.Sc degrees in Physics from Dhaka University ...

(1923 – 2005), Indian professor and scientist *

Modadugu Vijay Gupta Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta (17 August 1939) is an Indian biologist and fisheries scientist. He was awarded the World Food Prize in 2005, for development and dissemination of low-cost techniques for freshwater fish farming (using tilapia species ...

(born 1939), Indian biologist * Narmada Prasad Gupta * Neena Gupta, Indian mathematician *

S. P. Gupta Swaraj Prakash Gupta (S. P. Gupta, 1931–2007) was a prominent Indian archaeologist, art historian authority, Chairman of Indian Archaeological Society, founder of the Indian History and Culture Society, and Director of the Allahabad Museum. H ...

, Indian archaeologist and art historian *

Suraj N. Gupta Suraj Narayan Gupta (1 December 1924 – 4 July 2021) was an Indian-born American theoretical physicist, notable for his contributions to quantum field theory. Early life and career Gupta was born on 1 December 1924 in Punjab, British India. He ...

, Indian-American physicist *

Taruna Madan Gupta Taruna Madan Gupta ( hi, तरुना मदान गुप्ता) (Taruna Gupta), born on 14 May 1968 in New Delhi, is an Indian scientist F and Head of the Department of Innate Immunity at the National Institute for Research in Repro ...

, Indian

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In business and management

* Ajit Gupta, Founder of

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Anant Gupta Anant Gupta (born 8 January 1965) is Founder Chairman & CEO, TECHCELX, an integrated business acceleration and investment firm. He is also former President & Chief Executive Officer of HCL Technologies, a global information technology services ...

, Former CEO and President of HCL Technologies *

Anil Rai Gupta Anil Rai Gupta (born 20 April 1969) is an Indian businessman. He is the chair and managing director of Havells India. Early life and education Gupta was born on 20 April 1969 in Delhi.

, chairman and CEO of

Havells Havells India Limited is an Indian multinational electrical equipment company, based in Noida, India. It was founded by Late Sh. Haveli Ram Gandhi, later sold to Gupta who was his distributor. This company manufactures home appliances, lighti ...

Gupta family The Gupta family is a wealthy Indian-born family with business interests in South Africa, whose most notable members are brothers Ajay, Atul, and Rajesh "Tony" Gupta—as well as Atul's nephews Varun, and US-based Ashish and Amol. The family ow ...

, well known South African family with significant business interests whose most notable members are the brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta *

Mahendra Mohan Gupta Mahendra Mohan Gupta is owner of Dainik Jagran group of Hindi newspapers published in India.Dainik Jagran group of Hindi newspapers * Naren Gupta (1948–2021), Indian-American entrepreneur *

Nilesh Gupta Nilesh Gupta (born 1974) is an Indian businessman, the managing director (MD) of Lupin Limited since September 2013. Early life He is the only son of Desh Bandhu Gupta, who founded Lupin in 1968. His eldest sister, Vinita D. Gupta, is the CEO. ...

, Indian businessman, managing director of Lupin Limited *

Piyush Gupta Piyush Gupta (; born 24 January 1960) is a Singaporean banker currently serving as the chief executive officer, and director of DBS Group, the largest bank in Southeast Asia by total assets. He is also vice-chairman of the Institute of Intern ...

, CEO and Director of

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* Radhika Gupta, CEO of Edelweiss Group * Raj Gupta, CEO and president of Rohm and Haas * Rajat Gupta, United Nations special advisor on management reforms, former director of

Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs () is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is headquartered at 200 West Street in Lower Manhattan, with regional headquarters in London, Warsaw, Bangalore, H ...

and former head of

McKinsey & Company McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm founded in 1926 by University of Chicago professor James O. McKinsey, that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations. McKinsey is the oldest and ...

Rajinder Gupta Rajinder Gupta is an Indian businessman. Gupta is Chairman of Trident Group, a business conglomerate headquartered in Ludhiana, Punjab, and Chairman of the Corporate Advisory Board of Trident Limited. In 2007, Gupta received the Padma Shri Aw ...

, Chairman of Trident Group *

Rajiv Gupta (technocrat) Rajiv Gupta is an engineer, a repeat entrepreneur and currently an executive at McAfee. Early life Gupta earned a bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur around 1984. He received his Ph.D. in compiler optimization fro ...

, general manager of

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's E-speak project * S. K. Gupta, vice president of the

Lockheed Martin The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology corporation with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It ...

Corporation *

Sanjay Gupta (businessman) Sanjay Raghunathprasad Gupta (1963–2021) was an Indian businessman and civil servant. He was chairman and founder of Neesa Group of companies. Career Sanjay Gupta is a civil engineer from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Indian In ...

, Indian civil servant *

Sanjeev Gupta Sanjeev Gupta (born September 1971) is an Indian-born British businessman, and the founder of Liberty House Group. He is the CEO and chairman of GFG Alliance, an international conglomerate that operates primarily in the steel and mining indu ...

, Founder of Liberty House Group * Umang Gupta, Indian-American entrepreneur * Vinita Gupta (born 1950), Indian-American businesswoman and founder of Digital Link Corporation (now Quick Eagle Networks) * Vinita D. Gupta (born 1968/1969), Indian-American businesswoman and CEO of Lupin * Vinod Gupta, chairman and CEO of

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In entertainment

* Additi Gupta, Indian television actress * Amrapali Gupta, Indian television actress * Anil Gupta, British writer and producer (radio and television) *

Buddhadev Das Gupta Buddhadev Das Gupta (1 February 1933 – 15 January 2018) was an Indian classical musician who played the sarod. He used to reside in Kolkata, India. He was one of the artists featured in Nimbus Records' ''The Raga Guide''. Early life and tr ...

, Indian classical sarod musician and teacher *

Kovid Gupta Kovid Gupta (born 1988) is an Indian-American author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activist. He is best known for his non-fiction books '' Kingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms'' and '' Redrawing India: The Teach For ...

, Indian-American author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activist *

Megha Gupta Megha Gupta is an Indian television actress and model. Career Gupta has appeared in television serials such as ''Kkavyanjali'', ''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan'', '' Mamta'', '' C.I.D.'', ''MTV Big F'', and ''Main Teri Parchhain Hoon''. She ...

, Indian television actress * Neena Gupta, Indian film and television actress * Rajendra Gupta, actor in cinema for good character roles. *

Partho Sen-Gupta Partho Sen-Gupta (also spelled Partho Sen Gupta or Partho Sengupta pronounced ''Partho Shen-Goopto'') is an independent film director and screenwriter. He is a French citizen, of Indian origin. He has a post-graduate in Film Direction from FEMI ...

, Indian film director and script writer * Rohit Gupta, American Film director *

Puja Gupta Puja Gupta (born 30 January 1987) is an Indian model and actress. She is a former Miss India Universe, a title she won in 2007. Life and career Gupta was born in New Delhi, India. Her modeling breakthrough came in 2007 when she won the title ...

, winner of Miss India Universe in 2007 *

Tanika Gupta Tanika Gupta (born 1 December 1963) is a British playwright. Apart from her work for the theatre, she has also written scripts for television, film and radio plays. Early life Tanika Gupta was born in London to immigrant parents from Kolkata, ...

, British playwright of Indian origin * Sanjay Gupta, 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 Aarti Gupta, known also as Aarti S. Gupta, is a model and titleholder of Miss Teen India International 2014. Biography Gupta was born in the United States, and resides in New Jersey.http://www.bkhush.com/dev/content/jai-ho-conversation-aarti-gupta ...

, winner of Miss Teen India International 2014, Indian-American model * Vikas Gupta, Indian television producer, director and host * Manish Gupta, Indian film director

In fiction

* Nina Gupta (''EastEnders''), fictional character from the British soap opera ''

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In journalism

Shekhar Gupta Shekhar Gupta (born 26 August 1957) is an Indian journalist and author. He is the founder and the current editor-in-chief of ''ThePrint''. He is also a columnist for the ''Business Standard'' and pens a weekly column which appears every Saturda ...

, former editor-in-chief of Indian Express

In law

* Deepak Gupta, a judge of the

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and former Chief Justice of the Tripura and the

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

High Courts * Rajiv Gupta, former Chief Justice of

, 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 Baldev Raj Gupta (also spelled Baladewa Rāja Gupatā; born 8 July 1942, in Chhamal, Sialkot District, British India) is an Indian academic in the field of linguistics, and a Punjabi and Hindi writer. In addition to his Doctorate in Punjabi ling ...

, Indian writer * Ishwar Chandra Gupta, Indian Bengali poet and writer *

Jagadish Gupta Jagadish Gupta (5 July 1886 – 15 April 1957) was an Indian poet, novelist and short story writer. Known for his realistic view of life, strange character portrayal and unique narrative style, he was one of the major exponents of modern Bengal ...

, Bengali poet and writer * Mahendranath Gupta, Indian spiritual writer and disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa *

Subhadra Sen Gupta Subhadra Sen Gupta (June 1952 – 3 May 2021) was an Indian writer. She was the winner of Sahitya Akademi's 2015 Bal Sahitya Puraskar and wrote over 30 books. Her book, ''Mystery of the House of Pigeons'', was adapted into a television series f ...

, a historical children's writer

In politics

Banarsi Das Gupta Banarsi Das Gupta (5 November 1917 – 29 August 2007) was an Indian politician who served as the 4th Chief Minister of Haryana state in India. Life Gupta was born in Bhiwani and he studied at Pilani in Rajasthan. Gupta was a renowned ...

, former Chief Minister of Haryana *

Chandra Bhanu Gupta Chandra Bhanu Gupta (14 July 1902 – 11 March 1980) served three terms as chief minister of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In 1970s he was a member of Congress (O) and Janata Party. Early life He was born in Atrauli, Aligarh district in 190 ...

, served three terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh *

Ram Prakash Gupta Ram Prakash Gupta (26 October 1923 – 1 May 2004) was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, as well as its predecessor party, the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. A post-gra ...

, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Governor of Madhya Pradesh *

Indrajit Gupta Indrajit Gupta (18 March 1919 – 20 February 2001) was an Indian politician who belonged to the Communist Party of India (CPI). From 1996 to 1998, he served as Union Home Minister in the United Front governments of prime ministers H. D. Deve Go ...

, Indian communist leader, Union Minister for Home Affairs during 1996-98 *

Asim Dasgupta Dr. Asim Kumar Dasgupta (born 30 October 1945) is an Indian economist and politician. He served as minister of finance and excise in the Left Front ministry in the Indian state of West Bengal. He was the MLA of Khardaha constituency for twent ...

, former Finance and Excise Minister of West Bengal *

Shyama Charan Gupta Shyama Charan Gupta (9 February 1945 – 9 April 2021) was an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, entrepreneur, and Member of Parliament representing Allahabad (Lok Sabha constituency) in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. H ...

, Indian politician * Badal Gupta, Indian revolutionary * Dinesh Gupta, Indian revolutionary *

, Indian social worker and participant in the Indian Independence movement and

Bhoodan movement The Bhoodan movement (Land Gift movement), also known as the Bloodless Revolution, was a voluntary land reform movement in India. It was initiated by Gandhian Vinoba Bhave in 1951 at Pochampally village, Pochampally The Bhoodan movement attempted ...

* Mahesh Chandra Gupta, Indian politician ( MLA of Budaun) *

Manmath Nath Gupta Manmath Nath Gupta (7 February 1908 – 26 October 2000) was an Indian Marxist revolutionary writer and author of autobiographical, historical and fictional books in Hindi, English and Bengali. He joined the Indian independence movement at the ...

, Indian revolutionary and author of autobiographical, historical and fictional books in Hindi, English and Bengali * Manish Gupta, MP, Rajya Sabha and former MLA from Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal *

Niranjan Sen Gupta Niranjan Sengupta (26 July 1904 - 4 September 1969) was a Bengali Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter. He was a leader of Communist Party of India (Marxist). Revolutionary activities The first elected student union in India was at Ripon C ...

, Indian revolutionary *

Nolini Kanta Gupta Nolini Kanta Gupta (13 January 1889 – 7 February 1984) was a revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and yogi, and the most senior of Sri Aurobindo's disciples. He was born in Faridpur, East Bengal, to a cultured and pro ...

, Indian revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and mystic *

Chaman Lal Gupta Chaman Lal Gupta (13 April 1934 – 18 May 2021) was an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir, belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. He was union minister of state of defence from 2002 to 2004. Earlier, he held a portfolio of food processing ...

, Minister in the Vajpayee Government ( BJP) * Aayush kumar Gupta, Chairman & Central President of Samriddha Nepal Foundation , Youth Social Activist, Hindi Poet *

Kavinder Gupta Kavinder Gupta (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian politician from the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He is the last Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir state. Personal life Kavinder Gupta was born on 2 December 1959. He has t ...

, former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

In sports

Abhinn Shyam Gupta Abhinn Shyam Gupta (born 22 October 1979 in Allahabad) is a male badminton player from India. Presently he lives in City of Allahabad and is a former national champion in singles. Gupta played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's s ...

, Indian badminton player *

Pankaj Gupta Pankaj Kumar Gupta (10 September 1898 – 5 March 1971) was one of the earliest Indian sports administrators involved in professional football, hockey and cricket. He is best known for his involvement in professional hockey where he worked va ...

, Indian sports administrators *

Sandip Gupta Sandip Gupta (also Sandeep Gupta; born 7 April 1967) is a former Kenyan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a fast bowler, who also a wicket-keeper. He took part in the 1999 Meril International Tournament, where he helped the Kenyan tea ...

, Kenyan cricketer * Abhijeet Gupta, Indian chess player * Deepdas Gupta, Former Indian Cricketer

In art

Janet Pancho Gupta Janet Pancho Gupta is an artist and photographer. Gupta was born and raised in Philippines and is based in Hong Kong. Biography Gupta was born in Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines. The artist and former domestic helper came to Hong Kong ...

, Filipino artist *

Neeraj Gupta Neeraj Gupta (born 1969) is an Indian sculptor. He took second prize in the sculpture section of the Florence Biennale in 2017, one of over a hundred winners in eleven sections. Gupta became the first Indian artist to win Florence Biennale Awa ...

, Indian sculptor *

Subodh Gupta Subodh Gupta, (born 1964) is an Indian contemporary artist based in New Delhi. His work encompasses sculpture, installation, painting, photography, performance and video. Early life and education Gupta was born in Khagaul, a small town in Bih ...

, Indian artist *

Rolf Gupta Rolf Arvind Gupta (born 14 January 1967 in Uppsala) is a Norwegian contemporary composer and conductor. Career Gupta has studied with Jorma Panula at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki as well as with Ilya Musin and Herbert Blomstedt. Gupta also stud ...

, Norwegian conductor

References

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