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{{Infobox Given name<br />
| name = Gupta<br />
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| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|uː|p|t|ə}}<br />
| meaning = Protector or Governor<br />
| region = [[India]], [[Bangladesh]]<br />
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Hindi]]<br />
| variant = [[Sengupta]], [[Dasgupta]], Duttagupta<br />
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}}<br />
'''Gupta''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|uː|p|t|ə}}) is a common [[surname]] of [[India]]n origin, the surname is derived from [[Sanskrit]] word ''Goptri'', means ''Protector'' or ''Governor''.<ref>[http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/g/bl_name-GUPTA.htm GUPTA - Surname Meaning | Origin for the Surname Gupta Genealogy]. Genealogy.about.com (2013-07-14). Retrieved on 2013-07-18.</ref> <br />
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According to historian [[R. C. Majumdar]], the surname ''Gupta'' was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times.<ref>{{cite book |last=Majumdar |first=Ramesh Chandra |author2=Anant Sadashiv Altekar |title=Vakataka Gupta Age: circa 200–550 A.D |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ |year=1986 |isbn=81-208-0026-5 |page=126}}</ref> In [[Bengal]] region, the surname is used by [[Baidya]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sahay |first1=Keshari N. |title=Ambastha Kayastha: The Evolution of a Family and Its Socio-cultural Dimensions |publisher=Commonwealth Publishers |isbn=978-81-7169-660-4 |page=11 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Ambastha_Kayastha/MWpuAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=gupta%20surname%20in%20bengal&kptab=overview |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=বাঙালির পদবি, উদয় চট্টোপাধ্যায়, পরবাস-৭৬|url=https://www.parabaas.com/PB76/LEKHA/pUday76.shtml|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-15|website=www.parabaas.com|issn=1563-8685}}</ref><br />
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==Notables==<br />
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=== Monarchs ===<br />
*[[Gupta (king)]], founder of the Gupta dynasty<br />
*[[Ghatotkacha (king)]]<br />
*[[Chandragupta I]]<br />
*[[Samudragupta]]<br />
*[[Chandragupta II]], also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya<br />
*[[Kumaragupta I]]<br />
*[[Skandagupta]], last Gupta emperor<br />
*[[Vishnugupta (Gupta Empire)]]<br />
*[[Budhagupta]]<br />
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===Academics===<br />
*[[Akhil Gupta]], professor at the [[University of California]], [[Los Angeles]], in the field of social and cultural anthropology<br />
*[[Amar Gupta]], professor and scientist<br />
*[[Amlan Das Gupta]], Indian professor of English in Jadavpur University, Kolkata<br />
*[[Anil Kumar Gupta]], Delhi based professor and policy expert on environment, climate change and disasters<br />
*[[Arvind Gupta (academic)|Arvind Gupta]], 13th President of the [[University of British Columbia]]<br />
*[[Arvind Gupta]], Indian toy inventor and popularizer of science<br />
*[[Brahmagupta]], Indian mathematician and astronomer<br />
*[[Devendra Prasad Gupta]], Indian academician and a former vice chancellor of Ranchi University<br />
*[[M. G. Gupta]], [[Urdu]] poet and research scholar<br />
*[[M K Das Gupta]], Indian professor and scientist<br />
*[[Modadugu Vijay Gupta]], Indian biologist<br />
*[[Narmada Prasad Gupta]]<br />
*[[Neena Gupta (mathematician)|Neena Gupta]], Indian mathematician<br />
*[[S. P. Gupta]], Indian archaeologist and art historian<br />
*[[Suraj N. Gupta]], Indian-American physicist<br />
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===In business and management===<br />
*[[Mahendra Mohan Gupta]], owner of the [[Dainik Jagran]] group of [[Hindi]] newspapers<br />
*Dr. K.L.Gupta, Director, School of Management, IIMT Aligarh<ref>{{Cite web|title=K.L Gupta|url=https://in.linkedin.com/in/k-l-gupta-a0738427|url-status=live|website=Linkedin}}</ref> - National Secretary General - Bharat Vikas Parishad (April 2014 - January 2015<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Profiles of Some the Past Elected Office Bearers – Bharat Vikas Parishad|url=https://bvpindia.com/about-us-2/profiles-of-some-the-past-elected-office-bearers/|access-date=2021-08-10|language=en-CA}}</ref>), Principal - S.V College Aligarh (2007-2008)<ref name=":0" /><br />
*[[N. C. Sen Gupta]], eleventh Governor of the [[Reserve Bank of India]]<br />
*[[Nilesh Gupta]], Indian businessman, managing director of [[Lupin Limited]]<br />
*[[Rajiv L. Gupta|Raj Gupta]], CEO and president of [[Rohm and Haas]]<br />
*[[Rajat Gupta]], [[United Nations]] special advisor on management reforms, former director of [[Goldman Sachs]] and former head of [[McKinsey & Company]]<br />
*[[Rajiv Gupta (technocrat)]], general manager of [[Hewlett-Packard|Hewlett Packard]]'s E-speak project<br />
*[[S. K. Gupta]], vice president of the [[Lockheed Martin]] Corporation<br />
*[[Vinod Gupta]], chairman and CEO of [[infoUSA]]<br />
*[[Sanjay Gupta (businessman)]], Indian civil servant<br />
*[[Sanjeev Gupta]], Founder of [[Liberty House Group]]<br />
*[[Amtel|Pankaj Gupta]], President & CEO of [[Amtel]], Inc.<br />
*[[Gupta family]], well known South African family with significant business interests whose most notable members are the brothers Ajay, Atul and Rajesh Gupta<br />
*[[Anil Rai Gupta]], chairman and CEO of [[Havells]]<br />
*[[Piyush Gupta]], CEO and Director of [[DBS Bank|DBS Group]]<br />
*[[Radhika Gupta]], CEO of [[Edelweiss Group]]<br />
*[[Ajit Gupta]], Founder of [[Aryaka]]<br />
*[[Anant Gupta]], Former CEO and President of [[HCL Technologies]]<br />
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===In entertainment===<br />
*[[Additi Gupta]], Indian television actress<br />
*[[Amrapali Gupta]], Indian television actress<br />
*[[Anil Gupta (writer)|Anil Gupta]], British writer and producer (radio and television)<br />
*[[Buddhadev Das Gupta]], Indian classical [[sarod]] musician and teacher<br />
*[[Kovid Gupta]], Indian-American author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activist<br />
*[[Megha Gupta]], Indian television actress<br />
*[[Neena Gupta]], Indian film and television actress<br />
*[[Rajendra Gupta]], actor in cinema for good character roles.<br />
*[[Partho Sen-Gupta]], Indian film director and script writer<br />
*[[Rohit Gupta]], American Film director<br />
*[[Puja Gupta]], winner of Miss India Universe in 2007<br />
*[[Tanika Gupta]], British playwright of Indian origin<br />
*[[Sanjay Gupta (director)]], Bollywood director<br />
*[[Yana Gupta]], Indian model-actress of Czech origin<br />
*[[Sanjay Gupta]], American teleneurosurgeon and [[CNN]] senior medical correspondent<br />
*[[Esha Gupta]], Femina Miss India International title in 2007, Indian film actress <br />
*[[Aarti Gupta]], winner of Miss Teen India International 2014, Indian-American model<br />
*[[Vikas Gupta]], Indian television producer, director and host<br />
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===In journalism===<br />
*[[Shekhar Gupta]], former editor-in-chief of [[Indian Express]]<br />
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===In law===<br />
*[[Deepak Gupta (judge)|Deepak Gupta]], a judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]] and former Chief Justice of the [[Tripura]] and the [[Chhattisgarh]] High Courts<br />
*[[Rajiv Gupta (judge)|Rajiv Gupta]], former Chief Justice of [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Uttarakhand]] and [[Kerala]] High Courts<br />
*[[Vanita Gupta]], former head of the Civil Rights Division at the [[United States Department of Justice]]<br />
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===In literature===<br />
*[[Maithili Sharan Gupt]], Indian Hindi poet<br />
*[[Baldev Raj Gupta]], Indian writer<br />
*[[Ishwar Chandra Gupta]], Indian Bengali poet and writer<br />
*[[Jagadish Gupta]], Bengali poet and writer<br />
*[[Mahendranath Gupta]], Indian spiritual writer and disciple of [[Ramakrishna|Ramakrishna Paramahamsa]]<br />
* [[Subhadra Sen Gupta]], a historical children's writer<br />
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===In politics===<br />
*[[Banarsi Das Gupta]], former Chief Minister of [[Haryana]]<br />
*[[Chandra Bhanu Gupta]], served three terms as Chief Minister of [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
*[[Ram Prakash Gupta]], former Chief Minister of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and Governor of [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
*[[Indrajit Gupta]], Indian communist leader, [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Union Minister for Home Affairs]] during 1996-98<br />
*[[Asim Dasgupta]], former Finance and Excise Minister of [[West Bengal]]<br />
*[[Shyama Charan Gupta]], Indian politician<br />
*[[Badal Gupta]], Indian revolutionary<br />
*[[Dinesh Gupta]], Indian revolutionary<br />
*[[Ram Prakash Gupta]], Indian social worker and participant in the [[Indian independence movement|Indian Independence movement]] and [[Bhoodan movement]]<br />
*[[Mahesh Chandra Gupta]], Indian politician ([[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of Budaun)<br />
*[[Manmath Nath Gupta]], Indian revolutionary and author of autobiographical, historical and fictional books in Hindi, English and Bengali<br />
*[[Niranjan Sen Gupta]], Indian revolutionary<br />
*[[Nolini Kanta Gupta]], Indian revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and mystic<br />
* [[Chaman Lal Gupta]], Minister in the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee|Vajpayee]] Government ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])<br />
* [[Kavinder Gupta]], former [[Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
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===In sports===<br />
*[[Abhinn Shyam Gupta]], Indian badminton player<br />
*[[Pankaj Gupta]], Indian sports administrators<br />
*[[Sandip Gupta]], Kenyan cricketer<br />
*[[Abhijeet Gupta]], Indian chess player<br />
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===In art===<br />
*[[Janet Pancho Gupta]], Filipino artist<br />
*[[Neeraj Gupta]], Indian sculptor<br />
*[[Subodh Gupta]], Indian artist<br />
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