Pathak ( deva, पाठक) is a surname native to

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. Notable people with the surname Pathak include: *

Amit Pathak Amit Surinder Pathak (born 30 November 1972) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Andhra cricket team. He became a cricket coach after his playing career. Life and career Pathak played as a right-handed batsman who normall ...

(born 1972), former first-class cricketer *

Amita Pathak Amita Pathak Sachar is an actress, model, and producer. She studied acting at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Academy and the Shiamak Davar Shiamak Davar is an Indian choreographer, noted as one of the first to bring contemporary jazz an ...

, Indian actress *

Arun Pathak Arun Pathak (born 16 June 1975) is an Indian politician and social activist from Varanasi. He is involved in charity work and campaigns for protection of Hindu culture. He has attracted public attention for staging suicide attempts as a form ...

(born 1975), Indian politician and social activist *

Arun Pathak (Bihar politician) Arun Pathak (born 16 June 1975) is an Indian politician and social activist from Varanasi. He is involved in charity work and campaigns for protection of Hindu culture. He has attracted public attention for staging suicide attempts as a form ...

advisor to the Governor of Bihar * Arun Pathak (Uttar Pradesh politician) (born 1973), Indian politician, social activist and teacher *

Brajesh Pathak Brajesh Pathak (born 25 June 1964) is an Indian politician and a member of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh. Presently, he is serving as the 7th Deputy Chief Minister and Cabinet Minister of Medical Education, Medical and Health ...

(born 1964), Indian politician *

Bindeshwar Pathak Bindeshwar Pathak (2 April 1943 – 15 August 2023) was an Indian sociologist and social entrepreneur. He was the founder of Sulabh International, an India-based social service organisation promoting human rights, environmental sanitation, non- ...

(1943-2023), Indian sociologist * Chirag Pathak (born 1987) first-class cricketer *

Dina Pathak Dina Pathak (née Gandhi; 4 March 1922 – 11 October 2002) was an Indian actress and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She was an activist and President of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW). A doyenne of Hindi ...

(1922–2002), Indian actor and director *

Falguni Pathak Falguni Pathak (born 12 March 1969) is an Indian singer, performing artist and composer based in Mumbai. Her music is based on traditional musical forms from the Indian state of Gujarat. Since her professional debut in 1987, she has developed i ...

(born 1964), Indian singer * Gangadhar Pathak (1923–?), Indian writer, poet and historian *

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 (1969–1974) *

Harin Pathak Harin Pathak (born 20 July 1947) is an Indian politician who was a member of the fourteenth Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Ahmedabad East constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Phatak was denied a tick ...

(born 1947), Indian politician *

Heera Pathak Heera Ramnarayan Pathak, born Heera Kalyanray Mehta, was a Gujarati poet and literary critic. She married Ramnarayan V. Pathak, a Gujarati writer. Life She was born on 12 April 1916 in Mumbai. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1936 from ...

(1916–1995), Indian poet, literary critic, and wife of Ramnarayan *

Krishan Pathak Krishan Bahadur Pathak (born 24 April 1997) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Indian national team. Early life Pathak was born on 24 April 1997 in Kapurthala, Punjab. He is of Nepalese descent; his parents migr ...

(born 1997), field hockey goalkeeper for the Indian national side *

Mohit Pathak Mohit Pathak (born 1984) is an Indian music director, singer, and lyricist in the Hindi film & television industry. He rose to fame becoming part of a singing reality show ''The Voice''. Personal life Pathak was born and raised in Lucknow. H ...

, music director, singer and lyricist * N. R. Pathak (1915–1985), Indian humanitarian, social worker, and politician * Parag Pathak (born 1980), Nepalese-American academic *

Pashchim Pathak Pashchim Girish Pathak (born 17 November 1976) is an Indian cricket umpire. He stood in eight Indian Premier League games since 2014. He stood in two Women's One Day International Women's One Day International (ODI) is the limited overs for ...

(born 1976), Indian Cricket umpire *

Prashant Pathak Prashant Shanker Pathak (born 1972) is a Canadian investor and businessman who lives in Toronto. He is the CEO of Ekagrata Inc., a private investment and diversified holding company with assets in food, agriculture, infrastructure, food-security ...

, Indo-Canadian investor, businessman and philanthropist *

Punit Pathak Punit Jayesh Pathak (born 1 November 1986) is an Indian dancer, choreographer, and actor. In 2019, he participated in Colors TV's reality and stunt series '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9'' and emerged as the winner. Early life Punit Jaye ...

(born 1986), dancer, choreographer and actor *

Raghunandan Swarup Pathak Raghunandan Swarup Pathak (25 November 1924 – 17 November 2007) was the 18th Chief Justice of India. He was the son of Gopal Swarup Pathak, a former Vice President of India. He was one of the four judges from India to have been on the Intern ...

(1924–2007), Chief Justice of India * Ramnarayan V. Pathak (1887–1955), Indian poet, short story writer, and literary critic * Rameshwar Pathak (1938-2010), Indian singer *

Ratna Pathak Ratna Pathak Shah (born 7 August 1957) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in Hindi theatre, television, and films. Her extensive work in theatre includes a series of plays in both English and Hindi. She rose to prominence when ...

(born 1963), Indian actress *

Riti Pathak Riti Pathak (born 1 July 1977; ) is a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Sidhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh who belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. She ...

(born 1977) is a member of the Lower House of Parliament in India from Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh who belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party *

Ritu Pathak Ritu Pathak (born 4 September 1987) is a Bollywood playback singer. Born in Gopalganj, India, she rose to fame after participating in the second season of ''Indian Idol''. She was one of the finalists in another TV music talent show, Fame X. She ...

(born 1987), Bollywood playback singer * Sabitri Bogati (Pathak), Nepalese politician * Sandeep Pathak, Indian politician and Rajya Sabha member * Sandeep Pathak, cinema and theatre actor * Sankaet Pathak, Indian-American businessman *

Sanjay Pathak Sanjay Satyendra Pathak is an Indian politician. He served as a state minister in the Government of Madhya Pradesh from 2016 to 2018 and was elected to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly for five terms from Vijayraghavgarh. Early life ...

(born 1970), Indian former politician *

Shanta Pathak Shanta Gaury Pathak (née Pandit; 2 February 1927 – 23 November 2010) was a British businesswoman of Indo-Ugandan descent, and the co-founder, alongside her husband Laxmishanker Pathak, of the Patak's brand of Indian-style curry pastes, sauces ...

(1927–2010), British businesswoman *

Shivam Pathak Shivam Pathak is an Indian singer and songwriter. He participated in ''Indian Idol'' season 5 and he was in the top 5. Early life and career Pathak is from Lakhimpur (Kheri) Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union te ...

, singer-songwriter *

Shruti Pathak Shruti Pathak is a Filmfare Award-nominated Indian playback singer and lyricist working in Hindi film industry. Early life She is a Gujarati, and was born and brought up in Ahmedabad, she moved to Mumbai to pursue singing as a career after fi ...

, playback singer * Shyam Pathak, Indian actor * Subrat Pathak (born 1979), Bharatiya Janata Party politician, elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2019 Indian general election . *

Supriya Pathak Supriya Pathak Kapur (born 7 January 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Gujarati and Hindi films and television. She garnered widespread recognition and acclaim with her portrayal of Hansa Parekh in the ''Khichdi'' franchise. She has rece ...

(born 1961), Indian actress *

Surender Mohan Pathak Surender Mohan Pathak (born 19 February 1940) is an author of Hindi-language crime fiction with nearly 300 novels to his credit. His writing career, along with his full-time job in Indian Telephone Industries, Delhi, began in the early 1960s ...

(born 1940), Indian author * V. S. Pathak (1926–2003), Indian historian and writer *

Vandana Pathak Vandana Pathak is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films, stage and television. She is known for her role as Jayshree Parekh in the ''Khichdi'' franchise; as well as her antagonistic role of Gaura in the soap opera ''Saath Nibhaana Saathi ...

, film, stage and TV actress * Vijay Bahadur Pathak, Indian politician * Vinay Kumar Pathak, Vice Chancellor of Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalam University, Lucknow *

Vinay Pathak Vinay Pathak (born 27 July 1968) is an Indian theater and film actor. He has starred in many films including '' Khosla Ka Ghosla,'' '' Bheja Fry,'' ''Island City'' and '' Johnny Gaddaar'' and had a supporting role in movies like ''Jism'', '' ...

(born 1968), Indian actor

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{{Chhetri communities Surnames of Indian origin Nepali-language surnames