A coin, around 200 BCE, of the Yaudheyas with depiction of Kumāra Karttikeya">Yaudheyas.html" ;"title="BCE, of the Yaudheyas">BCE, of the Yaudheyas with depiction of Kumāra Karttikeya Kumar (; Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: wikt:कुमार, कुमार ''kumārá'') is a title, given name, middle name, or a family name found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly in, but not limited to,

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

, and

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 ...

, though not specific to any religion, ethnicity, or caste. It is a generic title which variously means ''prince'', ''son'', ''boy,'' or ''

chaste Chaste refers to practicing chastity. Chaste may also refer to: * Aymar Chaste (1514–1603), Catholic French admiral * Chaste (Marvel Comics), a fictional Marvel Comics martial arts enclave * Chaste (canton) - see List of townships in Quebec, Ca ...

''. It is the 11th most common family name in the world as of August 2019.https://forebears.io/surnames/kumar Kumar Surname at Forebears

History

The origin of ''kumar'' can be traced back to the early development of

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified ...

and its origin in

ancient India Anatomically modern humans first arrived on the Indian subcontinent between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago. The earliest known human remains in South Asia date to 30,000 years ago. Sedentism, Sedentariness began in South Asia around 7000 BCE; ...

. The first usage of ''Kumar'' was for the Four Kumāras, the four sons of

Brahma Brahma (, ) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the triple deity, trinity of Para Brahman, supreme divinity that includes Vishnu and Shiva.Jan Gonda (1969)The Hindu Trinity, Anthropos, Bd 63/64, H 1/2, pp. 212– ...

from the Puranic texts of Hinduism named Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana, and Sanat. In ''Skanda Purana'', the largest '' Mahapurana'', a genre of eighteen

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

religious texts, the text is devoted mainly to the leelas of

Kartikeya Kartikeya (/Sanskrit phonology, kɑɾt̪ɪkejə/; ), also known as Skanda (Sanskrit phonology, /skən̪d̪ə/), Subrahmanya (/Sanskrit phonology, sʊbɾəɦməɲjə/, /ɕʊ-/), Shanmukha (Sanskrit phonology, /ɕɑnmʊkʰə/) and Murugan ...

, son of

Shiva Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...

and

Parvati Parvati (, , IPA: /Sanskrit phonology, pɑɾʋət̪iː/), also known as Uma (, , IPA: Sanskrit phonology, /ʊmɑː/) and Gauri (, , IPA: /Sanskrit phonology, gə͡ʊɾiː/), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the Devi, ...

. "Kumar" is used to refer

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 97.3% of all known bearers of the surname ''Kumar'' were residents of

. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states and union territories:Kumar Surname Distribution
/ref> * 1.

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...

(1: 9) * 2.

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

(1: 10) * 3.

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 ...

(1: 11) * 3.

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 ...

(1: 11) * 4.

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

(1: 15) * 5. Jammu and Kashmir (1: 16) * 5.

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 ...

(1: 16) * 6.

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 ...

(1: 28) * 7.

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

(1: 30) * 8.

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

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Notable people

First name

* Kumar Basnet, (born 1943) Nepalese folk singer * Kumar Dharmasena, Sri Lankan cricketer and International cricket umpire * Kumar Gandharva (1924–1992), Indian singer * Kumar Gaurav, Indian film actor * Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir, Nepalese Buddhist monk * Kumar Malavalli, Indian businessman * Kumar Mangalam Birla, Indian industrialist * Kumar Pallana, Indian film actor * Kumar Ponnambalam (1940–2000), Sri Lankan lawyer and politician * Kumar Pradhan, Nepalese scholar * Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan, Indian race car driver * Kumar Rocker, American baseball pitcher *

Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara (; born 27 October 1977) is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer who represented Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2015. A former captain in all formats. He was born in Matale, Central Province. In first-class cricke ...

, Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team *

Kumar Sanu Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), professionally known as Kumar Sanu, is a leading Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Hindi film songs. He is widely regarded as the Melody King of Bollywood. He holds the record for winn ...

, Indian playback singer *

Kumar Shahani Kumar Shahani (7 December 1940 – 24 February 2024) was an Indian film director and screenwriter, best known for his parallel cinema films '' Maya Darpan'' (1972), '' Tarang'' (1984), '' Khayal Gatha'' (1989) and '' Kasba'' (1990). His films w ...

(1940-2024), Indian film director * Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, cricketer who played for England * Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, AKA K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Indian prince, maharaja and Test cricketer * Kumar Vishwas, Hindi-language performance poet * Kumar Sapkota, Software developer

Middle name

* Abhas Kumar Ganguly, birth name of Kishore Kumar * Adarsh Kumar Goel, Indian judge * Ajith Kumar Siriwardena, Sri Lankan Briton professor of hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery * Akshay Kumar Datta, Bengali writer * Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, a leading physicist * Amrit Kumar Bohara, Nepalese politician * Anant Kumar Agarwal, engineer * Ananth Kumar Hegde, Indian politician * Anil Kumar Jha, (born 1969) Nepalese politician * Anjani Kumar Sharma, Nepalese surgeon * Arjun Kumar Basnet, (born 1975) Nepalese marathon runner * General Arunkumar Vaidya, the former Chief of Indian Army * Arup Kumar Kundu, educationist, rheumatologist, clinician, orator, teacher, and author * Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar, Nepalese politician * Devendra Kumar Joshi, the Indian Chief of Naval Staff * Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, serving four star

flag officer A flag officer is a commissioned officer in a nation's armed forces senior enough to be entitled to fly a flag to mark the position from which that officer exercises command. Different countries use the term "flag officer" in different ways: * ...

of the

Indian Navy The Indian Navy (IN) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Navy, maritime and Amphibious warfare, amphibious branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of the Naval Staff (India), Chief ...

. * Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay, a Bengali singer, composer and producer * Inder Kumar Gujral, an Indian politician who served as the 12th Prime Minister of India * Keshav Kumar Budhathoki, Nepali politician * Madhav Kumar Nepal, Former

Prime Minister of Nepal The prime minister of Nepal (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the head of government of Nepal. The prime minister leads the Council of Ministers of Nepal, Council of Ministers and holds the chief executive authority in the country. They must maintain ...

* Manoj Kumar Katiyar,

general officer A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...

of the

Indian Army The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head ...

* Manoj Kumar Pandey, Indian Army officer, recipient of the Param Vir Chakra * Manoj Kumar Sharma,

Indian Police Service The Indian Police Service (IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became Partition of India, independent from the British Empire. Along with the Indian Admini ...

(IPS) officer * Nirmal Kumar Verma, former senior

naval officer An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service. Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer (NCO), or a warrant officer. However, absent ...

Pawan Kumar Chamling Pawan Kumar Chamling Rai (born 22 September 1950) is an Indian politician and writer who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim from 1994 to 2019. He is the List of longest-serving Indian chief ministers, longest serving Chief Minister in ...

, an Sikkimese politician who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim * Pradip Kumar Rai known as Byakul Maila, Nepalese poet * Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Indian politician who was the leader of the

Assam Movement The Assam Movement, also known as the Anti-Foreigners Agitation, was a popular uprising in Assam, India, from 1979 to 1985, that demanded the Government of India detect, disenfranchise and deport illegal alien (law), aliens.: "The citizenship ...

, a former Chief Minister of Assam. * Prem Kumar Dhumal, chief minister of Indian state * Raj Kumar Saini, Indian politician * Raj Kumar Rao, Indian actor * Raj Kumar Kapoor, Indian actor, director * Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, retired

Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the air force, air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts. It was officially established on 8 Octob ...

officer, who served as the Chief of the Air Staff of the

* Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Indian

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ...

* Ravi Kumar Dhingra, serving Flag officer in the

Roop Kumar Rathod Roopkumar Rathod an Indian playback singer, pop singer, and music composer. He has performed a number of songs in Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Nepali, Bhojpuri and Kannada films. Personal life Ratho ...

, an Indian playback singer and music director * Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, DANIPS officer. *

Santosh Kumar Ghosh Santosh Kumar Ghosh (9 September 1920 – 26 February 1985) was an Indian Bengali litterateur and a journalist of repute. Early life Born in Faridpur district of what is now in Bangladesh, Santosh Kumar had his ancestral house in Barisal distri ...

, Bengali writer and journalist * Santosh Kumar Gupta, former Indian Navy admiral, recipient of Maha Vir Chakra * Satinder Kumar Saini, vice chief of the Indian army * Selvar Kumar Silvaras (c. 1971–1998), Singaporean convicted murderer * Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Nepalese diplomat * Shiv Kumar Batalvi, a Punjabi language poet *

Siddharth Kumar Tewary Siddharth Kumar Tewary (born 23 January 1978) is an Indian television Film producer, producer and Film director, director. He is the founder of Swastik Productions, one of India's largest production house. Currently, he serves as the company's c ...

n television producer and director *

Srinivas Kumar Sinha Lieutenant General Srinivas Kumar Sinha, PVSM, ADC (7 January 1926 – 17 November 2016) was an Indian Army General who served as the Vice Chief of Army Staff. After his retirement, he served as Governor of the states of Jammu and Kashmir, ...

, Indian military officer * Sunil Kumar Yadav, Nepalese politician * Suniti Kumar Chatterji, an Indian linguist, educationist and litterateur *

Sushil Kumar Modi Sushil Kumar Modi (5 January 1952 – 13 May 2024) was an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party who was a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Bihar. He was a List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar, Deputy Chief Minister of ...

, is an Indian politician * Tapan Kumar Pradhan, Indian bank, activist and poet * Tej Kumar Shrestha, Nepalese zoologist * Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Indian politician * Vijay Kumar Pandey, Nepalese journalist *

Vijay Kumar Singh Vijay Kumar Singh may refer to: * Vijay Kumar Singh (politician, died 2021), Indian politician * V. K. Singh (born 1950), Indian politician and general in the Indian Army * Vijay Kumar Singh (Bihar), Indian politician * Vijay Kumar Singh, the prota ...

, Indian politician and a retired four star general in the Indian Army * Vijay Kumar Yadav, Indian

judoka is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyc ...

* Vineet Kumar Singh, Indian film actor * Vinod Kumar Shukla, modern Hindi writer * Vinod Kumar Yadav, Former Chairperson of the Railway Board, First Chief Executive Officer, Railway Board,

Indian Railways Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...

* Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha, retired Indian

diplomat A diplomat (from ; romanization, romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state (polity), state, International organization, intergovernmental, or Non-governmental organization, nongovernmental institution to conduct diplomacy with one ...

* Yogesh Kumar Joshi, 17th and the current Commander, XIV Corps of the Indian Army *

Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal (14 January 1942 – 3 July 2015) was the 36th Chief Justice of India. Career Sabharwal worked as an advocate for Indian Railways from 1969 to 1981, as an advocate for Delhi administration from 1973 to 1976–1977, late ...

, the 36th

Chief Justice of India The chief justice of India (CJI) is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India and the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary. The Constitution of India grants power to the President of India to appoint, as recommended by the outg ...

Last name

* Ajayya Kumar, COO, author, art curator *

Ajith Kumar Ajith Kumar Subramaniam (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. To date, he has starred in over 63 films, and won four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Ta ...

, an Indian actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema * Akhil Kumar, an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards *

Akshay Kumar Akshay Hari Om Bhatia (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia; 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as "Khiladi Kumar", through his career span ...

, stage name of Indian-Canadian film actor, producer and martial artist, Rajiv Bhatia *

Amit Kumar Amit Kumar (born 3 July 1952) is an Indian playback singer, actor, music composer. Kumar launched his own music production company, named Kumar Brothers Music. He predominantly worked in Bollywood and regional film songs since the 1970s, ...

, Indian film playback singer, actor, and director * Amitava Kumar, Indian writer, journalist, professor * Anand Kumar, Indian mathematician * Anil Kumar, Indian businessman, consultant * Anup Kumar, Indian film actor *

Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar (born Kumudlal Ganguly; 13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema. He is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema. He is considered to be the first Super-st ...

, AKA Dadamoni in Bengali, Indian film actor * Ashok Kumar (Jammu and Kashmir politician), Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly * Arun Kumar, Indian politician Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Indian politician *

Bhushan Kumar Bhushan Kumar Dua (born 27 November 1977) is an Indian film producer and music producer. He is the chairman and managing director of Super Cassettes Industries Limited, also known as T-Series (company), T-Series. He is known for his work in Bol ...

, chairman and managing director of T-Series * Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Indian pace bowler * Chetan Kumar, Indian actor * Darshan Kumar, Indian actor * Deepak Kumar, several people, including: ** Deepak Kumar (historian), Indian historian ** Deepak Kumar (physicist), Indian condensed matter physicist and professor ** Deepak Kumar (sport shooter), Indian sport shooter * Dev Kumar, Indian actor * Digendra Kumar, Indian military officer *

Dilip Kumar Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021) was an Indian actor and film producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated Hindi cinema from the 1950s throughout t ...

, Indian film actor known as the 'Tragedy King' and a former Member of Parliament * Dinesh Kumar (basketball), Indian professional basketball player * Divya Khosla Kumar, Indian film actress, producer and director * E. Santhosh Kumar, Indian writer * Girish Kumar, Indian film actor * G. V. Prakash Kumar, Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer * Gulshan Kumar, T-Series music label owner * Guru Rudra Kumar * Havildar Anuj Kumar, Indian professional bodybuilder * Himanshu Kumar, Indian activist *

Hiten Kumar Hiten Kumar, born Hiten Mehta, is an Indian actor in Gujarati cinema. Career He started in the Gujarati film industry with a role in ''Unchi Medina Uncha Mol'' (1998). His 1998 film '' Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya'' was a commercial superhit. ...

, Gujarati film actor * Inder Kumar, Indian actor *

Indra Kumar Indra Kumar (born Indra Irani) is an Indian film director and producer. He had five Filmfare Awards, Filmfare nominations, has also appeared in number of Gujarati language, Gujarati-language films. His latest film produced is ''Thank God (film ...

, an Indian film director and producer * Jainendra Kumar (1905–1988), Indian writer * Jeeva Kumar, Indian kabbadi player * Jitender Kumar (flyweight boxer), an Indian flyweight boxer * Jitendra Kumar, Indian film actor * Kanhaiya Kumar, Indian politician *

Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern India ...

, Indian film playback singer, actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter * M Kiran Kumar, Indian businessman * Manoj Kumar (disambiguation), several people, including: ** Manoj Kumar (boxer), Indian boxer who won a gold medal in the light welterweight division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games **

Manoj Kumar Manoj Kumar (born Harikrishan Giri Goswami; 24 July 1937 – 4 April 2025) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in t ...

, an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood * María Teresa Kumar, a political organizer and

voting rights Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise is the right to vote in representative democracy, public, political elections and referendums (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote). In some languages, and occasionally in ...

activist for Latinos in the United States * Meira Kumar, an Indian politician and a five time Member of Parliament * Mukesh Kumar, several people, including: ** Mukesh Kumar (cricketer), Indian cricketer **

Mukesh Kumar (field hockey) Nandanoori Mukesh Kumar (born 16 April 1970), also known as Mukesh Kumar Nandanoori, is an Indian field hockey player. He was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Career He made his international debut for the Men's National Team in early ...

, Indian field hockey player **

Mukesh Kumar (golfer) Mukesh Kumar (born 1 August 1965) is a professional golfer from India who currently plays on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). He has won six Order of Merit titles on the PGTI and on earlier Indian tours. In terms of professional win ...

, Indian golfer * Mukul Kumar, Indian civil servant and writer * Navin Kumar * Navleen Kumar, Indian human rights activist * Nirmalya Kumar, professor and businessman * Niru Kumar, Indian social activist *

Nish Kumar Nishant Kumar (born 1985) is a British stand-up comedian, television presenter and podcaster. He became known as the host of ''The Mash Report'' on BBC Two and U&Dave, Dave. He has also presented ''Newsjack'' on BBC Radio 4 Extra, ''Joel Domme ...

, British comedian * Nitish Kumar, Indian politician who served as the 22nd Chief Minister of Bihar * Oil Kumar, aa Indian ganglord and organized crime boss * Pawan Kumar, several people, including: ** Pawan Kumar (director), Indian film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter ** Pawan Kumar (wrestler), Indian wrestler * Pradeep Kumar, Indian actor in Hindi, Bengali and English-language films * Praveen Kumar (cricketer), Indian medium-pace swing bowler * Prem Kumar, several people, including: ** Prem Kumar (footballer) (born 1989), Indian footballer **

Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor) Prem Kumar is an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam films. He has acted in more than 100 films, and played lead roles in 18 films. In 2022 he was appointed as vice-chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Personal life and e ...

, Indian film actor in Malayalam films ** Prem Kumar (Tamil actor), Indian film actor in Tamil films * R Sri Kumar (born 1949), Indian vigilance commissioner * Raaj Kumar, Indian film actor *

Rajendra Kumar Rajendra Kumar (born as Rajendra Kumar Tuli; 20 July 1927 – 12 July 1999), was an Indian actor who starred in Bollywood films. Starting his career in 1949, he appeared in more than 80 films in a career spanning over four decades. Kumar was on ...

, Indian film actor * Ratan Kumar, Film actor * Ravi Kumar (Indian footballer) * Ravish Kumar, Indian Journalist at NDTV India * Ritu Kumar, Indian fashion designer * Rohit Kumar, several people, including: ** Rohit Kumar (footballer), Indian professional footballer **

Rohit Kumar (kabaddi) Rohit Kumar is an Indian professional Kabaddi player who plays for Gujarat Giants in the Pro Kabaddi League. He was the captain of Bengaluru Bulls which won the Pro Kabaddi League in Season 6. He is regarded as one of the best players of the g ...

, Indian professional Kabaddi player ** Rohit Kumar (rower), Indian professional rower * Sai Kumar, Malayalam actor * Sanjay Kumar, several people, including: ** Sanjay Kumar (business executive), former CEO of

Computer Associates CA Technologies, Inc., formerly Computer Associates International, Inc., and CA, Inc., was an American multinational enterprise software developer and publisher that existed from 1976 to 2018. CA grew to rank as one of the largest independent ...

** Sanjay Kumar (soldier), Indian Army soldier who received the

Param Vir Chakra The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces, military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. Param Vir Chakra translates roughly as the "Wheel of Supre ...

* Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor * Satish Kumar (pastor), Indian pastor * Saurabh Kumar (engineer), Indian engineer * Sejal Kumar, Indian YouTuber * Shashi Kumar, or Shashikumar, Indian actor and politician * Srini Kumar * Sushil Kumar, several people, including: ** Sushil Kumar (wrestler), Indian World Champion wrestler * Tulsi Kumar, an Indian playback singer for Bollywood films * Udai Kumar * Udaya Kumar (director), Kannada film director * Uttam Kumar, Indian (Bengali) cinema actor and contemporary of Dilip Kumar *

Uttar Kumar Uttar Kumar is an Indian actor, writer, director, who mainly works in West U.P. films. He has acted in more than forty films including ''Dhakar Chhora'' released in 2004, which broke box office records by earning around 85 million for film ...

, famous actor in north India * Varun Kumar (journalist), Indian journalist * Venkatesh Kumar, Hindustani vocalist *

Vikram Kumar Vikram K. Kumar is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cinema. He is known for directing ''Yavarum Nalam'' (2009; ''13B'' in Hindi), ''Ishq (2011 film), Ishq'' (2011), ''Manam (film), Manam'' ( ...

, Indian film director and screenwriter * Vijay Kumar (sport shooter), Indian champion shooter, Olympic 2012 silver medalist * Vimal Kumar, Indian badminton player * Vinay Kumar, Indian

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

player * Vinay Kumar (pathologist), the Alice Hogge & Arthur Baer Professor of Pathology at the University of Chicago * Vinay Kumar (academician) * Vinoth Kumar, Indian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

player * Yuva Kumar

Notes

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