Gupta

Gupta (/ˈɡuːptə/) is a common surname of Indian origin.

According to some academics, the name Gupta is derived from Goptri, meaning 'protector' or 'governor'.[1] According to historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.[2]

Notables

Monarchs

Gupta (king), founder of the Gupta dynasty
Ghatotkacha (king)
Vishnugupta (chankya)
Chandragupta I
Samudragupta
Chandragupta II, also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Kumaragupta I
Skandagupta, last Gupta emperor
Vishnugupta (Gupta Empire)
Budhagupta

Academics

Akhil Gupta, professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the field of social and cultural anthropology
Amar Gupta, professor and scientist
Amlan Das Gupta, Indian professor of English in Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Anil Kumar Gupta, Delhi based professor and policy expert on environment, climate change and disasters
Arvind Gupta, 13th President of the University of British Columbia
Arvind Gupta, Indian toy inventor and popularizer of science
Brahmagupta, Indian mathematician and astronomer
Devendra Prasad Gupta, Indian academician and a former vice chancellor of Ranchi University
Mahesh Chandra Gupta, Indian politician (MLA of Budaun)
M. G. Gupta, Urdu poet and research scholar
M K Das Gupta, Indian professor and scientist
Modadugu Vijay Gupta, Indian biologist
Narmada Prasad Gupta
Neena Gupta, Indian mathematician
S. P. Gupta, Indian archaeologist and art historian
Suraj N. Gupta, Indian-American physicist

In business and management

Mahendra Mohan Gupta, owner of the Dainik Jagran group of Hindi newspapers
N. C. Sen Gupta, eleventh Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
Nilesh Gupta, Indian businessman, managing director of Lupin Limited
Raj Gupta, CEO and president of Rohm and Haas
Rajat Gupta, United Nations special advisor on management reforms, former director of Goldman Sachs and former head of McKinsey & Company
Rajiv Gupta (technocrat), general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speak project
S. K. Gupta, vice president of the Lockheed Martin Corporation
Vinod Gupta, chairman and CEO of infoUSA
Sanjay Gupta (businessman), Indian civil servant
Sanjay Gupta (director), Alstom Grid
Subodh Gupta, chairman and CEO of HemtroN Lightings, www.rouniyar.com, Sewa Sansthan Delhi
Vikas Gupta, head of consumer payments division of Google
Pankaj Gupta, President & CEO of Amtel, Inc.
Gupta family, well known South African family with significant business interests whose most notable members are the brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta
Anil Rai Gupta, chairman and CEO of Havells
Piyush Gupta, CEO and Director of DBS Group
Radhika Gupta, CEO of Edelweiss Group
Ajit Gupta, Founder of Aryaka
Anant Gupta, Former CEO and President of HCL Technologies

In entertainment

Additi Gupta, Indian television actress
Amrapali Gupta, Indian television actress
Anil Gupta, British writer and producer (radio and television)
Buddhadev Das Gupta, Indian classical sarod musician and teacher
Megha Gupta, Indian television actress
Neena Gupta, Indian film and television actress
Rajendra Gupta, actor in cinema for good character roles.
Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian film director and script writer
Rohit Gupta, American Film director
Puja Gupta, winner of Miss India Universe in 2007
Tanika Gupta, British playwright of Indian origin
Sanjay Gupta (director), Bollywood director
Yana Gupta, Indian model-actress of Czech origin
Sanjay Gupta, American teleneurosurgeon and CNN senior medical correspondent
Esha Gupta, Femina Miss India International title in 2007, Indian film actress
Aarti Gupta, winner of Miss Teen India International 2014, Indian-American model
Vikas Gupta (producer), Indian Television Producer, Director and Host
Dhananjai Kumar Gupta (producer), News18 Network, Director and Producer

In journalism

Shekhar Gupta, former editor-in-chief of Indian Express

In law

Deepak Gupta, a judge of the Supreme Court of India and former Chief Justice of the Tripura and the Chhattisgarh High Courts
Rajiv Gupta, former Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Kerala High Courts
Vanita Gupta, former head of the Civil Rights Division at the United States Department of Justice

In literature

Maithili Sharan Gupt, Indian Hindi poet
Baldev Raj Gupta, Indian writer
Ishwar Chandra Gupta, Indian Bengali poet and writer
Jagadish Gupta, Bengali poet and writer
Mahendranath Gupta, Indian spiritual writer and disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

In politics

Banarsi Das Gupta, former Chief Minister of Haryana
Chandra Bhanu Gupta, served three terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Ram Prakash Gupta, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Indrajit Gupta, Indian communist leader, Union Minister for Home Affairs during 1996-98
Asim Dasgupta, former Finance and Excise Minister of West Bengal
Shyama Charan Gupta, Indian politician
Badal Gupta, Indian revolutionary
Dinesh Gupta, Indian revolutionary
Ram Prakash Gupta, Indian social worker and participant in the Indian Independence movement and Bhoodan movement
Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian revolutionary and author of autobiographical, historical and fictional books in Hindi, English and Bengali
Niranjan Sen Gupta, Indian revolutionary
Nolini Kanta Gupta, Indian revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and mystic
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Chaman Lal Gupta, Minister in the Vajpayee Government (BJP)
Kavinder Gupta, former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

In sports

Abhinn Shyam Gupta, Indian badminton player
Pankaj Gupta, Indian sports administrators
Sandip Gupta, Kenyan cricketer
Abhijeet Gupta, Indian chess player
Prithvi Shaw, Indian cricketer

In art

Janet Pancho Gupta, Filipino artist
Neeraj Gupta, Indian sculptor

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References

GUPTA - Surname Meaning | Origin for the Surname Gupta Genealogy. Genealogy.about.com (2013-07-14). Retrieved on 2013-07-18.
Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra; Anant Sadashiv Altekar (1986). Vakataka Gupta Age: circa 200–550 A.D. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 126. ISBN 81-208-0026-5.

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[1] GUPTA - Surname Meaning | Origin for the Surname Gupta Genealogy. Genealogy.about.com (2013-07-14). Retrieved on 2013-07-18.

[2] Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra; Anant Sadashiv Altekar (1986). Vakataka Gupta Age: circa 200–550 A.D. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 126. ISBN 81-208-0026-5.