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Gopal (caste) Gopal or Gouda is an Indian caste, from Odisha State in East India. Their traditional occupations include dairy farming, cattle herding, cultivation and carrying palanquins of deities. They also worked as Paikas (soldiers) under the kings. Gop ...

, a social community of Odisha in India *

Gopal (Krishna) Gopala Krishna () refers to a form of the Hinduism, Hindu deity Krishna, as featured in the Harivamsa, Harivamsha and the Puranas. The narratives of Gopala Krishna are set in the cowherd settlement of the Braj, Vraja region called Gokul, Gokulam, ...

, the infant/child form of Lord Krishna *

Gopal Bansa The Gopala dynasty (also known as Cowherd dynasty) was a first dynasty of Nepal founded by Ahirs in the Kathmandu valley. The Lunar dynasty is the origin of the Gopala. The Kings of Gopala Bansha ruled over Nepal for 505 years. It was replaced by ...

, ancient Kingdom in Nepal * The

Gopalas The Gopalas, or Twelve Gopalas (, ), were a group of 16th-century Indian missionaries who are credited with spreading Gaudiya Vaishnavism throughout Bengal. They were major disciples of the Gaudiya-Vaishnava saint Nityananda (–), who is consi ...

, an early Gaudiya Vaishnava institution * Gandhian Organisation for Peace and Liberty (GOPAL), an organization founded by Jayatirtha Dasa *

Gopala (mathematician) In mathematics, the Fibonacci sequence is a sequence in which each element is the sum of the two elements that precede it. Numbers that are part of the Fibonacci sequence are known as Fibonacci numbers, commonly denoted . Many writers begin the s ...

, medieval Indian mathematician *

Gopala (ruler) Gopala () (ruled 750–768 CE) was the founder of the Pala dynasty, which was based in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. The last morpheme of his name ''Pala'' means "protector" and was used as an ending for the names of all the Pal ...

, founder of the medieval Indian Pala dynasty

People with the given name

Gopal Swarup Pathak Gopal Swarup Pathak (26 February 1896 – 4 October 1982) was the vice president of India from August 1969 to August 1974. He was the first Indian vice president not to succeed his superior as President. Life Born on 26 February 1896 at Ba ...

(1896–1982), Vice President of India from 1969 to 1974 *

Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (14 July 1856 – 17 June 1895) () was a social reformer, educationist, and thinker from Bombay Presidency, British India. At one time a close associate of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, he co-founded educational institutes ...

(1856–1895), Indian social reformer *

Gopal Balakrishnan Gopal Balakrishnan was a professor in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, until he was fired due to allegations of sexual assault. Balakrishnan studied European intellectual history and historical ...

(born 1966), American philosopher *

Gopal Baratham Gopal Baratham (9 September 1935 – 23 April 2002) was a Singaporean author and neurosurgeon. He was known for his frank style and his ability to write about topics that were often considered controversial in the conservative city-state. Life ...

(1935–2002), Singaporean author and neurosurgeon * Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1895–1981), Indian entomologist and naturalist *

Gopal Bose Gopal Bose (20 May 1947 – 26 August 2018) was an Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Bengal and played one One Day International for India against England in 1974. Bose was born in Kolkata, Indian state of West Bengal. He was a ...

(1947–2018), Indian cricketer * Gopal Gurunath Bewoor (1916–1989), Indian military officer and diplomat *

Gopal Bhar Gopal Bhar or Gopal Bhand ( ) was a court jester in medieval Bengal. He was in the court of Raja Krishnachandra (1710–1783), the then-king of Nadia in the 18th century. Gopal used to give joy to others by laughter and ridicule. The king co ...

, Medieval Bengali jester *

Gopal Bhargava Gopal Bhargava (born 1 July 1952) is an Indian politician and currently senior most legislator and was cabinet minister in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. He has served as a cabinet minister for his six terms, which is the highest number of t ...

(born 1952), Indian politician * Gopal Bhatnagar, Canadian surgeon *

Gopal Chakraborty Gopal Chakraborty (born 1 September 1936) is an Indian former cricketer. He played seven first-class matches for Bengal between 1954 and 1964. See also * List of Bengal cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played in first-c ...

(born 1936), Indian cricketer * Gopal Singh Chauhan, Indian politician *

Gopal Chhotray Gopal Chhotray (1916 – 22 January 2003) was an Indian dramatist and playwright. He was born in Puranagarh village of Jagatsinghpur district in Bihar and Orissa Province, India. He is considered to be one of the chief architects of modern ...

(1916–2003), Indian playwright *

Gopal Singha Dev Gopal Singha Dev I was the fifty-fifth Raja of Mallabhum. He ruled from 1712 to 1748.Malabhum, Bishnupur-Chandra, Manoranjan; 2004; Kolkata. Deys Publishing Midnapore Raj The Rajas of Mallabhum were an independent kingdom, not subject to the a ...

( 1712–1748), king of the Mallabhum *

Gopal Singha Dev II Gopal Singha Dev II was the fifty-eighth king of the Mallabhum. He ruled from 1809 to 1876 CE.Malabhum, Bishnupur-Chandra, Manoranjan; 2004; Kolkata. Deys Publishing History Gopal Singha Dev II lived on the stipend given by the East India Compa ...

( 1809–1876), king of the Mallabhum *

Gopal Prasad Dubey Gopal Prasad Dubey (25 June 1957 – 14 November 2022) is an Indian classical dancer, known for his expertise in the Indian classical dance form of Chhau. He is considered by many as the leading exponent of the Seraikella variant of the art for ...

(born 1957), Indian dancer *

Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar Gopal Nilkanth Dandekar aka Appa Dandekar (8 July 1916 – 1 June 1998) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. Dandekar was born in Paratwada in Amravati district. He grew up in Vidarbha but ran away from his home in Nagpur at age thir ...

(1916–1998), Indian Marathi writer *

Gopal Hari Deshmukh Rao Bahadur Gopal Hari Deshmukh () also known as Lokhitwadi (18 February 1823 – 9 October 1892) was an Indian activist, thinker, social reformer and writer from Maharashtra. Deshmukh is regarded as an important figure of the Social Ref ...

(1823–1892), Indian activist, thinker, and social reformer *

Gopal Datt Gopal Datt is an Indian actor and writer. Gopal Datt started as theater artist in 1999 until he got first starring role in Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai. He also went on to star in the blockbuster Tere Naam, Samrat & Co. and the National Award-winnin ...

, Indian actor *

Gopal Ghose Gopal Ghose (5 December 1913 – 30 July 1980) was an Indian painter from West Bengal. In 1943, he was one of the founders of the Calcutta Group, perhaps the first group of modernist painters in India. Life and career Ghose was born in Calcut ...

(1913–1980), Indian painter *

Gopal Krishna Gokhale Gopal Krishna Gokhale ( International Phonetic Alphabet, �ɡoːpaːl ˈkrɪʂɳə ˈɡoːkʰleː9 May 1866 – 19 February 1915) was an Indian political leader and a social reformer during the Indian independence movement, and political me ...

(1866–1915), Indian politician *

Gopal Gupta (computer scientist) Gopal Gupta is the Erik Jonsson Professor and former head of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. Currently, co-director of thCenter for Applied AI and Machine Learning Education Gupta received a B.Tech. d ...

, Indian computer scientist *

Gopal Gupta (philosopher) Gopal Gupta is an Indian philosopher and Joe Dunham Distinguished Professor of Ethics at Aurora University. Previously, he was a professor of philosophy and religion at the University of Evansville The University of Evansville (UE) is a pri ...

, Indian philosopher *

Gopal Gurung Gopal Gurung () (7 December 1939 – 10 June 2016) was a politician, author, journalist, teacher and vocal advocate of the human rights for the indigenous peoples, indigenous people of Nepal. Gurung was the editor-in-chief of ''New Light'' and ...

(1939–2016), Nepalese journalist, author, politician, and futurist * Gopal Goyal Kanda (born 1965), Indian businessman and politician * Gopal Khanna, Indian-American civil servant * Gopal Swami Khetanchi (born 1958), Indian painter * Gopal Kirati, Nepalese politician * Gopal Krishna (born 1947), Indian radio astronomer *

Gopal Krishan Pandit Gopal Krishan Sharma (1926–2004) was an exponent of Vichitra Veena, an ancient Indian musical instrument. Early life and Musical Training Gopal Krishan was given initial music lessons by his father, Pandit Nand Kishore, who was himse ...

(1926–2004), Indian musician *

Gopal Kundu Gopal Chandra Kundu (born 2 November 1959) is an Indian cell and cancer biologist who worked as a scientist at the Indian National Centre for Cell Science. He is known for his contributions towards the understanding the mechanism of cancer pro ...

(born 1959), Indian biologist *

Gopal Chandra Lamichhane Gopal Chandra Lamichhane () (born: 14 January 1974) is the general secretary of Nepal Film Directors Guild. He started his career in film in 1989. He directed the Nepali feature films ''Boksi'', ''Kina lagchha maya'' and ''Janta Jindabad''. He ...

(born 1974), Nepali film director * Gopal Mayekar (1934–2021), Indian politician and Marathi writer *

Gopal Meena Gopal Meena (born 16 June 1974) is a politician of Rajasthan. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party. Gopal Meena was Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Jamwa Ramgarh Jamwa Ramg ...

, Indian politician * Gopal Mishra (1933–2009), Indian journalist and columnist *

Gopal Shankar Misra Gopal Shankar Mishra (born 13 August 1957-1999) was an Indian musician and music teacher, who played the vichitra veena. Early career Mishra was invited to join the 1998 UK touring and Real World recording project made by State of Bengal and A ...

(1957–1999), Indian musician and music teacher *

Gopal Mittal Gopal Mittal (1906–1993) (Urdu: گوپال مِتّل) was an Urdu poet, writer, critic and journalist. Biography Gopal Mittal was born on 6 June 1906 in Malerkotla, Punjab Province, British India. His father, Walayati Ram Jain, was a renowne ...

(1906–1993), Indian Urdu poet, writer, critic and journalist * Gopal Krishna Muhuri (died 2001), Bangladeshi academic administrator *

Gopal Krishna Nayak Dr. Gopal Krishna Nayak was professor of information systems at XIMB. He was the director of IIIT Bhubaneswar. Research interests * ERP and enterprise systems * Group decision support systems * Knowledge management * e-governance Software ...

(born 1960), Indian academic * Gopal Singh Nepali (1911–1963), Indian Hindi poet * Gopal Parajuli, Nepalese writer * Gopal Parmar, Indian politician * Gopal Prasad Parajuli (born 1953), Nepali judge *

Gopal Krishna Pillai Gopal Krishna Pillai or G. K. Pillai (born 30 Nov 1949) is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer and the former Home Secretary in the Government of India. He was educated at Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore, the St. Joseph's Col ...

(born 1949), Indian civil servant * Gopal Purushottam Phadke (died 2009), Indian sports coach *

Gopal Prasad Gopal Prasad (born 31 July 1945 in Ghazipur, India) is an Indian-American mathematician. His research interests span the fields of Lie groups, their discrete subgroups, algebraic groups, arithmetic groups, geometry of locally symmetric spaces ...

(born 1945), Indian-American mathematician * Gopal R, Indian military officer * Gopal Rai, Indian politician * Gopal Rai (Nepalese politician) (died 2006), Nepalese politician * Gopal Rajwani (died 2000) Indian politician and criminal *

Gopal Raju Gopal Raju (3 January 1928 – 10 April 2008) was an Indian-born American publisher, editor, journalist, businessman and philanthropist. He was considered to be a pioneer of Indian American ethnic media in the United States. Career Raju launch ...

(1928–2008), Indian-American publisher, editor, journalist, businessman, and philanthropist * Gopal Rath (1945–2016), Indian Odia poet * Gopal Singh Rawat, Indian bureaucrat * Gopal Prasad Rimal (1918–1973), Nepalese poet * Gopal Saini (born 1954), Indian runner *

Gopal Krishna Sarangi Gopal Krishna Sarangi is an Indian economist specializing in energy economics, climate change, energy regulations, energy access, etc. He is at present an assistant professor at Department of Policy Studies, Teri University. Education His doctor ...

, Indian economist * Gopal Sharma (born 1960), Indian cricketer *

Gopal Prasad Sharma Gopal Prasad Sharma is an internationally recognised Indian artist associated with the traditional miniature art of Rajasthan. He received Shilp Guru award 2018 by vice president of India for educating more than 25,000 students worldwide and ...

(born 1964), Indian artist * Gopal Sharman (1935–2016), Indian playwright, composer, and writer *

Gopal Shetty Gopal Chinayya Shetty is a Mumbai based Mangalore origin Indian politician. He is a member of parliament from Mumbai North. Previously, he was a 2 terms Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Borivali Vidhan Sabha constituency and 3 te ...

, Indian politician * Gopal Singh (politician) (1917–1990), Indian politician * Gopal Narayan Singh, Indian politician * Gopal Prasad Sinha, Indian neurologist and politician * Gopal K. Singh (born 1976), Indian Hindi actor * Gopal Das Shrestha (1930–1998), Nepali journalist * Gopal Subramanium (born 1958), Indian lawyer * Gopal Kalan Tandel (born 1953), Indian politician *

Gopal Jee Thakur Gopal Jee Thakur (born 15 October 1969) is an Indian Politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party, and a Member of Parliament representing 14 - Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency) in India. He is a Member of Standing Committee on Railways, Memb ...

(born 1969), Indian politician *

Gopal Vittal Gopal Vittal (born 1967) is an Indian business executive. He is the Chief executive officer, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bharti Airtel (India) and South Asia, an Indian multinational telecommunications services company with operations in 2 ...

(born 1967), Indian business executive * Gopal Prasad Vyas (1915–2005), Indian poet *

Gopal Baba Walangkar Gopal Baba Walangkar, also known as Gopal Krishna walangkar,(1840–1904) is an early example of an activist working to release the untouchable people of India from their historic socio-economic oppression and is generally considered to be the p ...

( 1840–1900), Indian social reformer *

Gopal Yonzon Gopal Yonzon, also spelled Gopal Yonjan, (26 August 1943 – 20 May 1997) was a Nepali lyricist, singer, and composer. He was known for his patriotic Nepali songs. His voice range allowed him to sing songs of every genre of Nepalese music. He b ...

(1943–1997), Nepalese singer

People with the surname

* Anand Gopal, American journalist * Antonio Gopal (born 1947), Seychellois hurdler * B. Gopal, Indian director * Balasubramanian Gopal (born 1970), Indian biologist *

Dheerendra Gopal Gopal Rao, known by his stage name Dheerendra Gopal, was an Indian film and stage actor known for his work in Kannada films. After making his film debut with ''Subhadra Kalyana'' (1972), he received recognition for his performance in Puttanna ...

(died 2000), Indian Kannada actor * E. S. Raja Gopal (1936–2018), Indian physicist * Geetha Narayanan Gopal (born 1989), Indian chess player *

K. Gopal (INC politician) K. Gopal was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Karur constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1971 and 1977 Events January * January 8 � ...

, Indian politician * K. Gopal (AIADMK politician) (born 1960), Indian politician *

Nakkeeran Gopal Nakkheeran Gopal (born 10 April 1959) is a veteran writer and journalist from Tamil Nadu, India. He is the editor and publisher of the Tamil political investigative journal ''Nakkheeran''. He came to national fame in the 1990s when he interview ...

(born 1959), Indian journalist *

Narayan Gopal Narayan Gopal Gurubacharya () (4 October 1939 – 5 December 1990), known professionally as Narayan Gopal and N. Gopal was a popular singer and composer of Nepali music. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons in Nepal, he is refe ...

(1930–1990), Nepalese singer and composer * P. K. Gopal, Indian social worker *

Priyamvada Gopal Priyamvada Gopal (born 1968) is an Indian-born academic, writer and activist who is Professor of Postcolonial Studies at the University of Cambridge. Her primary teaching and research interests are in colonial and postcolonial studies, South As ...

(born 1968), Indian-British English language academic *

Saroj Chooramani Gopal Saroj Chooramani Gopal (born 25 July 1944) is an Indian medical doctor and medical educater. She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2013 for her contributions to the fields of medicine and medical education. She is the first woman to get an Master of ...

(born 1944) Indian physician *

Sarvepalli Gopal Sarvepalli Gopal (23 April 1923 – 20 April 2002) was a well-known Indian historian. He was the son of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the first Vice-President and the second President of India. He was the author of the ''Radhakrishnan: A Biography ...

(1923–2002), Indian historian *

Ram Gopal (author) Ram Gopal (born 1925) is an Indian writer and historian. Life His biography of Lokmanya Tilak was considered by the press as 'an admirable history and authoritative and standard work'. Reviewing it ''The Times'' said: "it is extremely well done" ...

(born 1925), Indian writer and historian *

Ram Gopal (dancer) Bissano Ram Gopal OBE (20 November 1912 – 12 October 2003) was an Indian dancer and choreographer who performed mostly as a soloist and toured extensively throughout his lengthy career. A modernist, he blended the classical Indian dance with ...

(1912–2003), Indian-British dancer *

Tilakam Gopal T. Gopal (Gopal Tilakam) (born 20 August 1941 - 18 December 2012) was a former volleyball player from India. He captained the India national team at the 1966 Asian Games. Overview In the Inter-Civil Services All India Tournaments, Gopal rep ...

(born 1941), Indian volleyball player *

Vin Gopal Vin Gopal (born May 18, 1985) is an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician who took office on January 9, 2018, to represent the New Jersey's 11th legislative district, 11th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate, ...

(born 1985), American politician