Gupta () is a common

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of Indian origin, meaning "guardian" or "protector".

Origins and distribution

The name is based on the

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word गोप्तृ ''goptṛ'', which means "guardian" or "protector". According to historian

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

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ruler

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mentions a line of

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s who had Gupta as their surname. In

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region, the surname is found among

Baidya Baidya or Vaidya is a Bengali Hindu community located in the Bengal region of Indian subcontinent. A caste (''jāti'') of Ayurvedic physicians, the Baidyas have long had pre-eminence in society alongside Brahmins and Kayasthas. In the coloni ...

s (mainly) as well as Kayasthas. According to Tej Ram Sharma, the name '' Sri Gupta'', "Sri" serves as an honorific title, similar to its usage for other

Gupta Gupta () is a common surname of Indian origin, meaning "guardian" or "protector". Origins and distribution The name is based on the Sanskrit word गोप्तृ ''goptṛ'', which means "guardian" or "protector". According to historian ...

emperors mentioned in inscriptions. If the first ruler's name had indeed been ''Sri Gupta'', it would likely have been recorded as ''Sri Sri Gupta'', as seen in the Deo-Barnark inscription of Jivitagupta II, where the name ''

Srimati Shrimati, also spelt Srimati, Shreemati, Shrimathi, and Shrimatty (, ; abbreviated as Smt.) is a traditional Indian honorific used to address or refer to married women. It is equivalent to the English title "Mrs." and is commonly prefixed to the ...

'' appears in a similar format. Therefore, if ''Gupta'' is accepted as the personal name of the dynasty's founder, it would indicate that the Gupta suffix did not function as a surname during that period. The Gupta surname is also used by

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and

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in the northern part of India.

Notable people with the surname

In academia

Akhil Gupta Akhil Gupta (born 1959) is an Indian-American anthropologist whose research focuses on the anthropology of the state, development, as well as on postcolonialism. He is a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He i ...

(born 1959), professor at the

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, in the field of social and cultural anthropology *

Amar Gupta Amar Gupta (born 1953) is an Indian computer scientist based in the United States. Gupta has worked in academics, private companies, and international organizations in positions that involved analysis and leveraging of opportunities at the inter ...

, professor and scientist *

Amlan Das Gupta Amlan Das Gupta is former Professor of English, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He is a noted scholar of Classical and Biblical Studies, English Renaissance literature and an authority on Miltonic studies in India having numerous publications to h ...

, Indian professor of English in Jadavpur University, Kolkata *

Anil Kumar Gupta Anil Kumar Gupta is an Indian scholar in the area of grassroots innovations. He is the founder of the Honey Bee Network. He retired as a full-time professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 2017, where he served for about 36 ...

, Delhi based professor and policy expert on environment, climate change and disasters *

Arvind Gupta Arvind Gupta is an Indian science educator, toy inventor, author, translator and scientist. He received the civilian award Padma Shree from the Indian government on the eve of Republic Day, 2018. Career A graduate from Indian Institute of ...

(born 1961), 13th President of the

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, Indian toy inventor and populariser of science *

Devendra Prasad Gupta Devendra Prasad Gupta (; 2 January 1933 – 26 December 2017) was an Indian Indian freedom fighter, pre-democratic political sufferer, botanist and academician. Early life and education Hailing and raised from a family of Vaidhya, Vaidhraj com ...

(1933–2017), Indian academic 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 ...

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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 Narmada Prasad Gupta is an Indian urologist, medical researcher, writer and the chairman of Academics and Research Division Urology at the Medanta, the Medicity, New Delhi. He is credited with over 10,000 urological surgical procedures and the ...

Neena Gupta Neena Gupta (born 4 June 1959) is an Indian actress and television director who works in Hindi films and television along with few Malayalam films. She has received several awards including three National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and two ...

, Indian mathematician *

Sanjay Gupta Sanjay Gupta (born October 23, 1969) is an American neurosurgeon, medical reporter, and writer. He serves as associate chief of the neurosurgery service at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, associate professor of neurosurgery at ...

, American neurosurgeon and medical reporter * S. P. Gupta, 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 S. N. Gupta was born on 1 December 1924 in Punjab, British Indi ...

(1924–2021), Indian-American physicist * Taruna Madan Gupta, Indian

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In business and management

* Ajit Gupta, founder of Aryaka *

Aman Gupta Aman Gupta (born 4 March 1982) is an Indian entrepreneur and angel investor. He is the co-founder and CMO of Indian electronics brand boAt Lifestyle. He is a judge and investor in Sony TV's business reality show '' Shark Tank India''. Early ...

, founder and CEO of Boat * Anant Gupta, former CEO and President of

HCL Technologies HCL Technologies Limited ( d/b/a HCLTech) is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) consulting company headquartered in Noida. Founded by Shiv Nadar, it was spun out in 1991 when HCL entered into the software services business. ...

Anil Rai Gupta Anil Rai Gupta (born 20 April 1969) is an Indian businessman. He is the chair and managing director of Havells India. In October 2024, Vinod and Anil Rai Gupta and their families were ranked 27th on the Forbes list of India’s 100 richest tyco ...

, chairman and CEO of

Havells Havells India Limited is an Indian multinational electrical equipment company, based in Noida. The company manufactures home appliances, lighting for domestic, commercial and industrial applications, LED lighting, fans, modular switches and ...

* Desh Bandhu Gupta, was an Indian billionaire, philanthropist, entrepreneur and the founder of

Lupin Limited Lupin Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai. It is one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies by revenue globally. The company's key focus areas include paediatrics, cardiovascular, anti-infective ...

Gupta family The Gupta family is a wealthy and influential business family from India, with close ties to former South African President Jacob Zuma and his administration. The family's most notable members are the brothers Ajay, Atul, and Rajesh "Tony" Gupt ...

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

Himanshu Gupta Himanshu Gupta is an Indian American climate policy expert, engineer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer oClimateAI a climate adaptation technology company recognized by Time magazine as one of the best inventions ...

, co-founder and CEO of ClimateAI * Mahendra Mohan Gupta, owner of the

Dainik Jagran ''Dainik Jagran'' () is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper. In terms of circulation, it was ranked 5th in the world in 2016 and 1st in India in 2022. In 2019 Quarter 4, according to Indian Readership Survey, Dainik Jagran reported a to ...

group of

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newspapers *

Naren Gupta Narendra K. Gupta (30 September 194825 December 2021) was an Indian-American venture capital investor and technology entrepreneur. He founded the investment company Nexus Venture Partners, as well as various other investment and software firms. H ...

(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 CE ...

, Indian businessman, managing director of

Piyush Gupta Piyush Gupta (; born 24 January 1960) is a Singaporean banker and the chief executive officer (CEO) of DBS Group between 2009 and 2025. He is vice-chairman of the Institute of International Finance since 2013, and a board member of Enterpris ...

, CEO and Director of DBS Group * Raj Gupta, CEO and president of

Rohm and Haas Rohm and Haas Company is a US manufacturer of specialty chemicals for end use markets such as building and construction, electronic devices, packaging, household and personal care products. Headquartered in Philadelphia, the company is organiz ...

Rajat Gupta Rajat Kumar Gupta (; born ) is an Indian-American business executive who, as CEO, was the first foreign-born managing director of management consultancy firm McKinsey & Company from 1994 to 2003. In 2012, he was convicted of insider trading and ...

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...

special advisor on management reforms, former director of

Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is headquartered in Lower Manhattan in New York City, with regional headquarters in many internationa ...

and former head of

McKinsey & Company McKinsey & Company (informally McKinsey or McK) is an American multinational strategy and management consulting firm that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations. Founded in 1926 by James O. McKinse ...

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 fr ...

, general manager of

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

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Corporation * Sanjay Gupta (businessman), Indian civil servant *

Sanjay Gupta (business executive) Sanjay Gupta is the vice president (sales and operations) of Google APAC. An alumnus of the Delhi College of Engineering and the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, he has served as the managing director of Star India and The Walt Disney C ...

, country manager and vice-president (sales and operations) of

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Sanjeev Gupta Sanjeev Gupta 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 industries, its major subsid ...

, founder of

Liberty House Group Liberty Steel Group Holdings UK Ltd (LSG), which is also referred to as Liberty House or Liberty House UK, is a British industrial and metals company founded in the United Kingdom in 1992 by industrialist Sanjeev Gupta. It is headquartered in ...

Shravan Gupta Shravan Gupta (born 1973) is an Indian businessman, serving as the chairman of MGF Group. He was previously a director at Emaar MGF Land. Early and personal life Gupta has done his bachelor's degree in commerce from Shri Ram College of ...

, chairman of MGF Group, previously a director at Emaar MGF Land * Umang Gupta, Indian-American entrepreneur *

Vikas Gupta (businessman) Vikas Gupta is an Indian American internet entrepreneur. He is known for having founded Jambool, an online company that was acquiredby Google in August 2010. Gupta has also joined Google as the Head of Consumer Payments after the acquisition. Pr ...

, Indian American internet entrepreneur, founded

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, an online company that was acquired by Google *

Vinita Gupta Vinita Gupta (born 1950) is an Indian-born American businesswoman. She is the founder and chairman of Digital Link Corporation (now Quick Eagle Networks). She is credited with being the first woman of Indian origin to take her company public in ...

(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 Vinod Gupta (born July 4, 1946; often mentioned as "Vin Gupta") is an Indian-American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the former chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of infoGROUP (previously known as infoUSA). Gupta was ...

, chairman and CEO of

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* Vivek Gupta (business executive), President and CEO (Chief Executive Officer), and Director on the Board of

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In entertainment

* Aarti Gupta, winner of Miss Teen India International 2014, Indian-American model *

Additi Gupta Additi Gupta (born 21 April 1988) is an Indian television actress, best known for playing Heer in ''Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil'', Khan Begum in '' Qubool Hai'' and Dr. Deepika Sinha in '' Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii''. Early life Gupta was born on 21 ...

, Indian television actress *

Ankit Gupta Ankit Gupta (born 6 November 1988) is an Indian actor and model known for his work in Hindi television. He is best known for his roles as Parth Kashyap in ''Sadda Haq'', Garv Priyom Thakur in ''Begusarai'', Fateh Singh Virk in ''Udaariyaan'', ...

, Indian television actor *

Aakash Gupta Aakash Gupta is an Indian comic, actor, performer YouTuber and theatre artist. He was the co-winner of the second season of the stand-up comedy competition television series Comicstaan along with Samay Raina. He is trained in performing arts and ...

, Indian comedian * Appurv Gupta, Indian comedian *

Amrapali Gupta Amrapali Gupta, also known as Amrapali Yash Sinha, is an Indian television actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the t ...

, 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 t ...

, Indian classical

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musician and teacher *

Esha Gupta Esha Gupta (; born 28 November 1985) is an Indian actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. She works in Hindi films. She was crowned Femina Miss India International 2007 and represented India at Miss International 2007. She made her a ...

, Femina Miss India International title in 2007, Indian film actress *

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

, Indian-American author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activist * Manish Gupta, Indian film director *

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. Cid may refer to: * Cid (soil) * Cubic inch (c.i.d., ci ...

, Indian television actress *

, Indian film and television actress *

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 an Australian and French dual citizen, of Indian origin. He has a post-graduate degree ...

, Indian film director and script writer *

Puja Gupta Puja Gupta is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She predominantly works in Hindi films. She won the title of Femina Miss India in 2007 and represented India at Miss Universe 2007 where she made it in top 10 finalists. L ...

, winner of Miss India Universe in 2007 *

Rachel Gupta Rachel Gupta (born 23 January 2004) is an Indian Model (person), model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Grand International 2024, the first India, Indian to win Miss Grand International. Her reign concluded in May 2025 prematur ...

, Indian model and Miss Grand International 2024 * Raman Gupta, Indian actor *

Rajendra Gupta Rajendra Gupta (born 17 October 1947) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor and director who is known for his television roles of Adina Beg Khan Sahib e Azam in 2010 series of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Pandit Jagannath in the 1990s Doorda ...

, actor in cinema for good character roles. *

Rohit Gupta Rohit Gupta () is a film director, Film producer, producer and entrepreneur who resides in the United States. He is known for directing ''Midnight Delight (film), Midnight Delight'', ''Life! Camera Action...'', ''Another Day Another Life (short ...

, American Film director *

, American teleneurosurgeon and

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senior medical correspondent *

, Bollywood director * Siddharth Gupta, Indian actor and model *

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 *

Vikas Gupta Vikas Gupta (born 7 May 1988) is an Indian television producer, creative director, screenwriter and host. He is known for participating in '' Bigg Boss 11'', '' Bigg Boss 14'' and hosting '' MTV Ace of Space''. Life Gupta was born on 7 May 19 ...

, Indian television producer, director and host *

Yana Gupta Yana Gupta (born Jana Synková; 23 April 1979) is a Czech model and actress who lives and works in India. Early life Gupta was born as Jana Synková in 1979 in Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Socialist Republic, Czech SR, Czechoslovak S ...

, Indian model-actress of Czech origin

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 ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language India, Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by P. Varadarajulu Naidu. It is headquartered in Noida, owned by the Indian Express Limited, ''Indian Express Group''. It was later taken over by Ramnat ...

In law

* Deepak Gupta, a judge of the

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and former Chief Justice of the

Tripura Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...

and the

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...

High Courts * Rajiv Gupta, former Chief Justice of

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...

and

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

High Courts *

Vanita Gupta Vanita Gupta (born November 15, 1974) is an American attorney and civil rights leader who served as United States Associate Attorney General from April 22, 2021, to February 2, 2024. From 2014 to 2017, Gupta served as Assistant Attorney General ...

, former head of the Civil Rights Division at the

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In literature

Maithili Sharan Gupt Dr Maithilisharan Gupt (3 August 1886 – 12 December 1964) was one of the most important modern Hindi poets. He is considered one among the pioneers of '' Khari Boli'' (plain dialect) poetry and wrote in Khari Boli dialect, at a time when most ...

, Indian Hindi poet * Baldev Raj Gupta, Indian writer *

Ishwar Chandra Gupta Ishwar Chandra Gupta (; 6 March 1812 – 23 January 1859) was a Bengali poet and writer. Gupta was born in Kanchrapara, in Bengal. Early life Ishwar Chandra Gupta was born in a Baidya family. He was brought up in his uncle's house after the d ...

, 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 Bengali ...

, Bengali poet and writer *

Mahendranath Gupta Mahendranath Gupta () (14 July 1854 – 4 June 1932), (also popularly known as Shri M and Master Mahashay), was a disciple of Ramakrishna and a mystic himself. He was the author of '' Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita'' (5 vols.), a Bengali class ...

, Indian spiritual writer and disciple of

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Ramakrishna (18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886——— —), also called Ramakrishna Paramahansa (; ; ), born Ramakrishna Chattopadhay,M's original Bengali diary page 661, Saturday, 13 February 1886''More About Ramakrishna'' by Swami Prab ...

Indian comic book writer and editor *

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

* Asim Dasgupta, former Finance and Excise Minister of

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

Badal Gupta Badal Gupta (; born Sudhir Gupta; 1912 – 8 December 1930) was an Indian revolutionary and anti-colonial figure. He is best known for his participation in the attack on the Secretariat Building - the Writers' Building in the Dalhousie square ...

, Indian revolutionary *

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 Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

* Chaman Lal Gupta, Minister in the

Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian poet, writer and statesman who served as the prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 ...

Government ( BJP) *

Chandra Bhanu Gupta Chandra Bhanu Gupta (14 July 1902 – 11 March 1980) served three terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, 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 A ...

, served three terms as Chief Minister of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

Dinesh Gupta Dinesh Chandra Gupta ( ''Dinesh Chôndro Gupto'') or Dinesh Gupta (6 December 1911 – 7 July 1931) was an Indian revolutionary against British rule in India, who is noted for launching an attack on the Secretariat Building - the Writers' Buil ...

, Indian revolutionary *

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 ...

, Indian communist leader, Union Minister for Home Affairs during 1996-98 * Jay Prakash Gupta, former Minister of

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

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

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Mahesh Chandra Gupta Mahesh Chandra Gupta is an Indian politician and a member of 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly and 17th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Badaun (Assembly constituency) in Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh. Political care ...

, Indian politician ( MLA of Budaun) * Manish Gupta, MP, Rajya Sabha and former MLA from

Jadavpur Jadavpur is a neighbourhood of Kolkata, South Kolkata in Kolkata district in West Bengal, India. Jadavpur is one of the important junctions in South Kolkata. Jadavpur University and a number of research institutes of national and international ...

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

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 *

Niranjan Sen Gupta Niranjan Sengupta(26 July 1904 – 4 September 1969) was a Bengalis, Bengali Indian revolutionary, a freedom fighter, and later on, a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He associated with the Anushilan Samiti. Born in Barisal dist ...

, 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 *

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

and Governor of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

, Indian social worker and participant in the

Indian Independence movement The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events in South Asia with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British colonial rule. It lasted until 1947, when the Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed. The first nationalistic ...

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 attem ...

Rekha Gupta Rekha Gupta ( Jindal; born 19 July 1974) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 9th Chief Minister of Delhi since 20 February 2025. She is the fourth woman to hold this post after Sushma Swaraj, Sheila Dikshit and Atishi Marlena. A m ...

, 4th female Chief Minister of

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

, Indian politician * Shyama Charan Gupta, Indian politician

In sports

Abhijeet Gupta Abhijeet Gupta (born 16 October 1989) is an Indian chess player with the title of Grandmaster (GM). Gupta is the first player to win the Commonwealth Chess Championship five times. He completed his early education from A's Steward Senior Seco ...

, Indian chess player * Abhinn Shyam Gupta, Indian badminton player * Deepdas Gupta, Former Indian cricketer *

Pankaj Gupta Pankaj Kumar Gupta (10 September 1898 – 6 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 var ...

, Indian sports administrator *

Sandip Gupta Sandip Gupta (also Sandeep Gupta; born 7 April 1967) is a former Kenyan cricketer who represented his country in 10 One Day Internationals between 1996 and 2001. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Nairobi Gymkhana at cl ...

, Kenyan 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 *

Masaba Gupta Masaba Gupta (born 2 November 1989) is an Indian fashion designer and actress with her own label called House of Masaba. Early life Masaba Gupta was born in 1988 and is the daughter of Indian actress Neena Gupta and West Indies' former cricket ...

, Indian fashion designer *

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

, Norwegian conductor *

Subodh Gupta Subodh Gupta (born 1964) is an Indian contemporary artist based in New Delhi. His work encompasses sculpture, installation art, installation, painting, photography, performance art, performance and video art, video. Early life and education G ...

, Indian artist

Fictional characters

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

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References

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