Gupta (/ˈɡuːptə/) is a common surname of Indian origin. It is derived from Sanskrit word Goptri, means Protector or Governor.
According to historian R. C. Majumdar, the surname Gupta was adopted by several different communities in northern and eastern India at different times. The Rāmpāl plate of Sri Chandra mentions a line of Brahmins who had Gupta as their surname. In Bengal region, the surname is used by Baidyas.
Notables
Monarchs
- Gupta (king), founder of the Gupta dynasty
- Ghatotkacha (king)
- 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
- 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
- Dr. K.L.Gupta, Director, School of Management, IIMT Aligarh – National Secretary General – Bharat Vikas Parishad (April 2014 – January 2015[7]), Principal – S.V College Aligarh (2007-2008
- 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
- Sanjeev Gupta, Founder of Liberty House Group
- 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
- Kovid Gupta, Indian-American author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activist
- 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, Indian television producer, director and host
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
- Subhadra Sen Gupta, a historical children’s writer
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
- Mahesh Chandra Gupta, Indian politician (MLA of Budaun)
- 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
- 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
In art
- Janet Pancho Gupta, Filipino artist
- Neeraj Gupta, Indian sculptor
- Subodh Gupta, Indian artist
- Rolf Gupta, Norwegian conductor