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

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

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, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, and

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

, though not specific to any religion, ethnicity, or caste. It is a generic title which variously means prince, ''son'', ''boy,'' or '' chaste''. It is the 11th most common family name in the world as of August 2019.http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/kumar Kumar Surname at Forebears

History

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

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or ''dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global po ...

and its origin in

ancient India According to consensus in modern genetics, anatomically modern humans first arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago. Quote: "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by ...

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

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

from the Puranic texts of Hinduism named Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana, and Sanat. In ''Skanda Purana'', the largest '' Mahapurana'', a genre of eighteen Hindu religious texts, the text is devoted mainly to the leelas of

Kartikeya Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hinduism, Hindu List of war deities, god of war. He is the son of Parvati an ...

, son of

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hin ...

and

Parvati Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or Gauri ( sa, गौरी, ) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Mahadevi ...

. "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
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Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peak ...

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Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which ...

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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, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders wi ...

(1: 11) * 3.

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ...

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Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

(1: 15) * 5.

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

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Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

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Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), 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 the North India, northern part of India. It is often referred to as t ...

(1: 28) * 7.

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

(1: 30) * 8.

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

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Notable people

First name

Kumar Basnet Kumar Basnet (Nepali:कुमार बस्नेत) is a Nepalese folk singer, dancer and song writer. He started performing in his local village as early as 1957, he has been titled 'Nepalese Folk Legend' due to his successful singing caree ...

, (born 1943) Nepalese folk singer *

Kumar Dharmasena Deshabandu Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena (born 24 April 1971), popularly as Kumar Dharmasena, is a Sri Lankan cricket umpire and former international cricketer. He is a member of the ICC Elite Panel Umpires and the first and ...

, Sri Lankan cricketer and International cricket umpire *

Kumar Gandharva Pandit Kumar Gandharva (pronunciation:, Kn: ಕುಮಾರ್ ಗಂಧರ್ವ; 8 April 1924 – 12 January 1992), originally known as Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath was an Indian classical singer, well known for his unique vocal style ...

(1924–1992), Indian singer * Kumar Gaurav, Indian film actor * Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir, Nepalese Buddhist monk * Kumar Malavalli, Indian businessman *

Kumar Mangalam Birla Kumar Mangalam Birla (born 14 June 1967) is an Indian billionaire industrialist, philanthropist, Chartered Accountant and the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, one of the largest global conglomerates in India. He is also the chancellor of t ...

, Indian industrialist *

Kumar Pallana Kumar Valavhadas Pallana (23 December 1918 – 10 October 2013) was an Indian American character actor and vaudevillian. He performed on the Mickey Mouse Club as a plate spinner and juggler. Career Pallana moved to the United States in 1946 ...

, Indian film actor *

Kumar Pradhan Kumar Pradhan ( 7 May 1937 – 20 December 2013) was an Indian historian and writer whose research interests include the History of the Eastern Himalayas, Genealogical studies and the Nepali literature. Pradhan has also edited and written a n ...

, Nepalese scholar * Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan, Indian race car driver * Kumar Rocker, American baseball pitcher *

Kumar Sangakkara Kumara Chokshananda Sangakkara ( si, කුමාර් චොක්ශනාද සංගක්කාර; born 27 October 1977) is a Sri Lankan cricket commentator, former professional cricketer, businessman, ICC Hall of Fame inductee and ...

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

Kumar Sanu Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), better known as Kumar Sanu, is an Indian playback singer. He is known as the King of Melody in Bollywood. He is famous for singing thousands of Bollywood Hindi songs. Apart from Hindi, he has al ...

, Indian playback singer * Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, cricketer who played for England *

Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji Colonel H. H. Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, (10 September 1872 – 2 April 1933), often known as Ranji or K. S. Ranjitsinhji, was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Nawanagar from 1907 to 1933, as Ma ...

, AKA K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Indian prince, maharaja and Test cricketer * Kumar Vishwas, Hindi-language performance poet

Middle name

* Abhas Kumar Ganguly, birth name of Kishore Kumar *

Ajith Kumar Siriwardena Professor Ajith Kumar Siriwardena MBChB, M.D., FRCS, Is the current professor of hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery at the University of Manchester, and a consultant hepatobiliary surgeon at the Manchester Royal Infirmary Manchester Royal In ...

, Sri Lankan Briton professor of hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery *

Akshay Kumar Datta Akshay Kumar Datta (also spelt Akshay Kumar Dutta) ( bn, অক্ষয় কুমার দত্ত) (15 July 1820 – 18 May 1886) was a Bengali writer from India. He was one of the initiators of the Bengal Renaissance. Early life He wa ...

, Bengali writer * Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, a leading physicist * Amrit Kumar Bohara, Nepalese politician * Anil Kumar Jha, (born 1969) Nepalese politician * Anjani Kumar Sharma, Nepalese surgeon *

Arjun Kumar Basnet Arjun Kumar Basnet ( ne, अर्जुन कुमार बस्नेत) (born December 5, 1975) is a Nepalese marathon runner. Basnet represented Nepal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively roman ...

, (born 1975) Nepalese marathon runner * General Arunkumar Vaidya, the former Chief of Indian Army *

Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar ( ne, बिजयकुमार गच्छदार; born February 1, 1954) is a Nepalese politician and leader of the Nepali Congress. He has served five terms as deputy prime minister of Nepal under the government ...

, Nepalese politician * Devendra Kumar Joshi, the Indian Chief of Naval Staff * 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 Keshav Kumar Budhathoki ( ne, केशव कुमार बुढाथोकी) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. He was the Jhapa District President of Nepali Congress (Democratic). In April 2008, he won the Jhapa ...

, Nepali politician * Madhav Kumar Nepal, Former

Prime Minister of Nepal The Prime Minister of Nepal ( ne, नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री) is the head of government of Nepal. The Prime Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers of Nepal and the chief adviser to the President of N ...

Manoj Kumar Pandey Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, Param Vir Chakra, PVC (25 June 1975 – 3 July 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army who was posthumously awarded India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious courage and leadership dur ...

, Indian Army officer, recipient of the Param Vir Chakra *

Pawan Kumar Chamling Pawan Kumar Chamling (born 22 September 1949) is an Indian politician and the former Chief Minister of Sikkim. Chamling is the Founding President of the Sikkim Democratic Front, which governed the state for five successive terms since 1994. ...

, an Sikkimese politician who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim * Pradip Kumar Rai known as

Byakul Maila Pradeep Kumar Rai, professionally known as Byakul Maila, is a Nepalese poet who composed the lyrics of the current Nepalese national anthem ''Sayaun Thunga Phulka "", or "" ( ne, सयौँ थुँगा फूलका, ; "Made of Hundre ...

, Nepalese poet *

Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is an Indian Politician who was the leader of the Assam Movement, a former Chief Minister of Assam (two terms) and the former President of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), a major political party in the Indian state of Ass ...

, Indian politician who was the leader of the Assam Movement, a former Chief Minister of Assam. *

Prem Kumar Dhumal Prem Kumar Dhumal (pronounced ; born 10 April 1944) is an Indian politician and has twice served as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, from March 1998 to March 2003 and again from 1 January 2008 to 25 December 2012. He was the Bharatiya Ja ...

, chief minister of Indian state *

Raj Kumar Saini Raj Kumar Saini (born 1 July 1953) is an Indian politician. He was the MP of Kurukshetra, Haryana. In 2014 he became a member of 16th Lok Sabha by defeating 2 times MP from Indian National Congress Naveen Jindal. Personal life Rajkumar Saini ...

, Indian politician *

Raj Kumar Rao Rajkummar Rao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2010, and is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, three ...

, Indian actor * Raj Kumar Kapoor, Indian actor, director *

Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (born 15 September 1959), is a retired Indian Air Force officer, who served as the Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, having assumed office on 30 September 2019 after the retirement ...

, retired

Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks third amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial w ...

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

* Roop Kumar Rathod, an Indian playback singer and music director *

Sanjeev Kumar Yadav Sanjeev Kumar Yadav is an officer of DANIPS cadre. He currently serves as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, in Delhi Police. He received the President's Police Medal eleven times for Gallantry. Early life and education San ...

, DANIPS officer. He currently serves as Deputy Commissioner of Police(DCP), Special Cell, in

Delhi Police The Delhi Police (DP) is the law enforcement agency for the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). Delhi Police comes under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India. In 2015, sanctioned strength of Delhi ...

. * Santosh Kumar Ghosh, Bengali writer and journalist *

Santosh Kumar Gupta Rear Admiral Santosh Kumar Gupta, MVC, NM is a former flag officer of the Indian Navy. He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, the nation's second-highest gallantry award for his command of INAS 300 during the Indo-Pak War of 1971. Maha Vir Chakr ...

, former Indian Navy admiral, recipient of Maha Vir Chakra *

Satinder Kumar Saini Lieutenant General Satinder Kumar Saini, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM, ADC was the 41st Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army and assumed the office on 25 January 2020. He previously served as General Officer Commanding in Chief (GOC-i ...

, 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,

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producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

and director * Srinivas Kumar Sinha, Indian military officer *

Sunil Kumar Yadav Sunil Kumar Yadav (Jitendra) (born Sunil Kumar Yadav) Nepali: सुनील कुमार यादव) is a Nepali politician. He is a current member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly and the Legislative Parliament. Sunil Kumar Yadav Bo ...

, Nepalese politician *

Suniti Kumar Chatterji Bhashacharya Acharya Suniti Kumar Chatterjee (26 November 1890 – 29 May 1977) was an Indian linguist, educationist and litterateur. He was a recipient of the second-highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Vibhushan. Life Childhood Chatterji ...

, an Indian linguist, educationist and litterateur * Tapan Kumar Pradhan, Indian bank, activist and poet *

Tej Kumar Shrestha Tej Kumar Shrestha (born February 11, 1948) is a Nepalese naturalist and zoologist. Shrestha is founder secretary of the Zoological Society of Nepal. He is also a founder member of the Bird Watching Club of Nepal and has been closely associated ...

, Nepalese zoologist * Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Indian politician * Vijay Kumar Pandey, Nepalese journalist * Vijay Kumar Singh, Indian politician and a retired four star general in the Indian Army * Vineet Kumar Singh, Indian film actor * Vinod Kumar Shukla, modern Hindi writer * Yogesh Kumar Joshi, 17th and the current Commander, XIV Corps of the Indian Army * Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal, the 36th

Chief Justice of India The chief justice of India ( IAST: ) is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India as well as the highest-ranking officer of the Indian Judiciary. The Constitution of India grants power to the president of India to appoint, in consultation ...

Last name

* Ajith Kumar, an Indian actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema *

Akhil Kumar Akhil Kumar (born 27 March 1981) is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an "open guarded" boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in int ...

, an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards *

Akshay Kumar Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian-born naturalised Canadian Quote: "(Former prime minister Stephen) Harper campaigned in 2011 alongside one of Modi's biggest celebrity backer ...

, 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, in ...

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

Ashok Kumar Kumudlal Ganguly (13 October 1911 – 10 December 2001), better known by his stage name Ashok Kumar and also by Dadamoni, was an Indian actor who attained iconic status in Indian cinema and who was a member of the cinematic Ganguly family. He ...

, AKA Dadamoni in Bengali, Indian film actor * Arun Kumar, Indian politician * Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Indian pace bowler *

Bandi Sanjay Kumar Bandi Sanjay Kumar (born 11 July 1971) is an Indian politician who is a Member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, representing the Karimnagar constituency since 2019. In 2020, he was appointed the state president of t ...

, Indian politician * Chetan Kumar, Indian actor * Darshan Kumar, Indian actor * Dev Kumar, Indian actor * Digendra Kumar, Indian military officer *

Dilip Kumar Mohammed Yusuf Khan (; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021), better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated the Indian movie scene from l ...

, Indian film actor known as the 'Tragedy King' and a former Member of Parliament * Divya Khosla Kumar, Indian film actress, producer and director *

E. Santhosh Kumar E. Santhosh Kumar is a Malayalam writer. He has won numerous awards, including that of Kerala Sahitya Academy. Biography ''Galapagos'', which was later published as a collection, was his first published short story. He won his first Keral ...

, Indian writer * Girish Kumar, Indian film actor *

G. V. Prakash Kumar G. V. Prakash Kumar is an Indian composer, actor, producer and singer known for his work in Tamil films and a few Telugu films as well. His first film was S Pictures' ''Veyil'' (2006) and he became popular in Tamil cinema by the early 2010s. He ...

, Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer * Gulshan Kumar, T-Series music label owner *

Guru Rudra Kumar Guru Rudra Kumar (born 23 July 1977) is an Indian politician. He is member of the Indian National Congress. He was minister in Baghel ministry. He previously served as member of the legislative assembly of Chhattisgarh from Ahiwara Ahiwara ...

* Hiten Kumar, Gujrati film actor * Inder Kumar, Indian actor * Indra Kumar, an Indian film director and producer * Jeeva Kumar, Indian kabbadi player *

Jitender Kumar (flyweight boxer) Jitender Kumar (born 18 July 1988) is an Indian flyweight boxer. He won the bronze medal in the flyweight category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He represented India at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Career At the 2006 Junior World Ch ...

, an Indian flyweight boxer * Kanhaiya Kumar, Indian politician *

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

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

Manoj Kumar Harikrishan Goswami (born 24 July 1937), better known by his screen name Manoj Kumar, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic themes ...

, 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 public, political elections and referendums (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote). In some languages, and occasionally in English, the right to v ...

activist for Latinos in the United States *

Meira Kumar Meira Kumar (born 31 March 1945) is an Indian politician and former diplomat. A member of the Indian National Congress, she was the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment from 2004 to 2009, the Minister of Water Resources for a brief per ...

, an Indian politician and a five time Member of Parliament * Mukesh Kumar, Indian cricketer * Navin Kumar * Nirmalya Kumar, professor and businessman * Nish Kumar, British comedian *

Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician, who is serving as Chief Minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previous held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. The leader of the Janata Dal (Unit ...

, 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 Pradeep Kumar (born Sital Batabyal; 4 January 1925 – 3 November 2001) was an Indian actor who is recognized for his work in Hindi, Bengali and English-language films. Career When Kumar was 17 years old, he decided to take up acting. He st ...

, Indian actor in Hindi, Bengali and English-language films * Praveen Kumar, Indian medium-pace swing bowler *

Prem Kumar Prem Kumar is the name of: * Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor), Indian film actor in Malayalam films * Prem Kumar (Kannada actor), Indian film actor in Kannada films * Prem Kumar (footballer) (born 1989), Indian footballer * Prem Kumar (politician) (bor ...

, several people, including: **

Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor) Prem Kumar is an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam films. He has acted 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 educ ...

, Indian film actor in Malayalam films **

Prem Kumar (Kannada actor) Prem Kumar, known mononymously as Prem, is an Indian actor who works in Kannada films. He made his acting debut in 2004 through the film ''Praana''. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for '' Nenapirali'' in the year 2005 and for ''Char ...

, Indian film actor in Kannada films *

Raaj Kumar Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 October 1926 3 July 1996) was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi films. He appeared in the Oscar-nominated 1957 film '' Mother India'' and starred in over 70 Hindi films in a career that spanned over fo ...

, Indian film actor * Rajendra Kumar, Indian film actor * Ravi Kumar (Indian footballer) * Ravish Kumar, Indian Journalist at NDTV India *

Ritu Kumar Ritu Kumar is an Indian fashion designer. Early life and education The lack of educational opportunities in Amritsar led her to move to Simla for her schooling, where she attended Loreto Convent. She later studied at Lady Irwin College, wher ...

, Indian fashion designer * Sanjay Kumar, several people, including: ** Sanjay Kumar (business executive), former CEO of

Computer Associates CA Technologies, formerly known as CA, Inc. and Computer Associates International, Inc., is an American multinational corporation headquartered in New York City. It is primarily known for its business-to-business (B2B) software with a product p ...

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

Param Vir Chakra The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. Param Vir Chakra translates as the "Wheel of the Ultimate Brave", and the award is granted for "most conspicu ...

Sanjeev Kumar Sanjeev Kumar (born Harihar Jethalal Jariwala; 9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985) was an Indian actor. He is well remembered for his versatility and genuine portrayal of his characters. He acted in genres ranging from romantic dramas to thrill ...

, Indian film actor * Shashi Kumar, or Shashikumar, Indian actor and politician *

Sushil Kumar Sushil Kumar Solanki (born 26 May 1983) is a former Indian wrestler. He carried the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of 2012 London Olympics. His 2008 Olympic medal was second for India in wrestling, and the first since Khashaba Dadasaheb Ja ...

, several people, including: ** Sushil Kumar (wrestler), Indian World Champion wrestler * Tulsi Kumar, an Indian playback singer for Bollywood films *

Uttam Kumar Uttam Kumar ( bn, উত্তম কুমার; born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay; 3 September 1926 – 24 July 1980), popularly known as the Mahanayak, was an Indian actor, producer, director, script writer, composer, and singer who predom ...

, Indian (Bengali) cinema actor and contemporary of Dilip Kumar * Uttar Kumar, famous actor in north India * Venkatesh Kumar, Hindustani vocalist. *

Vikram Kumar Vikram K. Kumar is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. In 1998, he directed his breakthrough non-feature film, ''Silent Scream'', for which he won the National Film Award For Best Instructional Film. ...

, madman and sad Spurs fan *

Vijay Kumar (sport shooter) Honorary Captain Vijay Kumar Sharma, AVSM, SM (born 19 August 1985) is an Indian sport shooter. He won the silver medal in the individual 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kumar hails from Barsar village of Hami ...

, Indian champion shooter, Olympic 2012 silver medalist * Vimal Kumar, Indian badminton player * Vinay Kumar, Indian

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by st ...

player *

Vinay Kumar (pathologist) Vinay Kumar (Born Dec 24, 1944, India) is the Lowell T. Coggeshall Distinguished Service Professor of Pathology at the University of Chicago, where he was also the Chairman (2000-2016) of the Department of Pathology. He is a recipient of Life Time ...

, the Alice Hogge & Arthur Baer Professor of Pathology at the University of Chicago * Vinoth Kumar, Indian football player

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