Thapar (surname)
Appearance
Thapar is an Indian surname.
Notable people
[edit]Notable people bearing the surname Thapar include:
- Amul Thapar, Federal Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Amrita Thapar, model, Miss India 2005
- Anita Thapar, Welsh psychiatrist
- B. K. Thapar (1921-1995), Indian archaeologist
- Daya Ram Thapar (1894-1965), Indian Army medical officer
- Gautam Thapar (1960-), Indian businessman
- Karam Chand Thapar (1900–1963), founder of Thapar Group of companies
- Karan Thapar (1955–), television interviewer, son of General P. N. Thapar
- Kavya Thapar, Indian film actress and model
- L. M. Thapar (1930–2007), head of L. M. Thapar group of companies, son of Karam Chand Thapar
- Meenakshi Thapar (1984-2012), Indian actress
- Namita Thapar (born 1977), Indian businesswoman
- General Pran Nath Thapar (1906–1975), fifth Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
- Romesh Thapar (1922–1991), journalist and political commentator
- Romila Thapar (1931–), historian, sister of Romesh Thapar
- Sukhdev Thapar (1907–1931), Indian freedom fighter
- Valmik Thapar, conservationist and natural historian, son of Romesh Thapar
- Vishal Thapar, Indian sabre fencer
See also
[edit]- Thapar family, Indian business family