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Notable people with the surname Arora include: * Akanksha Arora (born 1986), Indo-Canadian auditor * Amrita Arora (born 1981), Indian actress * Anjali Arora (born 1999), Social Media Fame * Apoorva Arora, Indian actress and model * Arun Arora (born 1971), British Anglican priest * Bobby Arora (born 1972), British billionaire businessman *
Chandan Arora Chandan Arora is an Indian film editor and director in Bollywood, most known for his films, '' Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh'' (2005) and '' Striker'' (2010). He also won the Filmfare Award for Best Editing for ''Company'' in 2003. Chandan Arora star ...
, Indian film editor and director *
Damodar Das Arora Damodar Gulati ( Punjabi: ਦਮੋਦਰ ਦਾਸ ਅਰੋੜਾ, ) also known as Damodar Das Arora (1605-1656), was a Punjabi poet. He hailed from Jhang. He lived during the reign of Mughal king Akbar. He wrote the '' qissa'' '' Heer and Ranjh ...
, Punjabi poet * David Arora (born 1953), American mycologist, naturalist, and writer *
Garima Arora Garima Arora is an Indian chef. In November 2018, she became the first Indian woman to win a Michelin star. Early life and career Arora grew up in Mumbai, and is of Punjabi Arora family. She initially pursued a career in journalism before be ...
(born 1986), Indian chef * Harjit Singh Arora (born 1961), the second-highest-ranking officer of the
Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks third amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial w ...
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Jagjit Singh Arora Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Arora (also Jagjit Singh Aurora)Both spellings are used in official documents; though "Aurora" predominates in the listings in the pre-Independence ''Indian Army List'', as do those in the ''Gazette of India''. ...
(1916–2005), commander of the Indian army on the Eastern front in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 * Jas Arora, model and actor *
Kush Arora Kush Arora, who has produced under the name Only Now since 2013 is a music producer and DJ from San Francisco. Arora blends use of the tumbi The tumbi or toombi ( pa, ਤੂੰਬੀ, pronunciation: ''tūmbī''), also called a tumba or toomba, i ...
, American music producer * Malaika Arora, Indian model and actress *
Manish Arora Manish Arora is an Indian fashion designer based in New Delhi. In early 2011, he was appointed creative director of the womenswear collection of the French fashion house Paco Rabanne, although he left the company in May 2012. Born and brought ...
, Indian fashion designer * Monish Arora (born 1971), Indian-born Singaporean cricketer *
Nikesh Arora Nikesh Arora (born February 9, 1968) is an Indian-American business executive. Arora was formerly a senior executive at Google. He served as the president of SoftBank Group from October 2014 to June 2016. On June 1, 2018, Arora took on the role ...
, chief business officer at Google * Nira Arora, Canadian radio personality * Paras Arora (born 1994), Indian actor *
Punita Arora Surgeon Vice Admiral (Lieutenant General) Punita Arora PVSM, SM, VSM is a former Flag Officer of the Indian Navy and the Indian Army. Arora was the first woman in the Indian Armed Forces to be promoted to a Three-star rank. She held the ranks ...
, first woman Lieutenant General of the Indian Armed Forces and Vice admiral of the Indian Navy * Rachita Arora, Indian singer and music composer *
Rajat Arora Rajat Arora (born 23 July 1975) is an independent screenwriter who has worked in the Indian film and television industry for over two decades. His speciality lies in punch-packed dialogues and he has delivered a spate of hit movies like ''Once ...
, Indian screenwriter in film and television industry. * Ram Behari Arora, Indian cardiovascular pharmacologist * Robin Arora (born 1985), British billionaire businessman * Saahil Arora, American esports player * Sam Arora (born 1981), Maryland politician * Samir Arora (born 1965), American businessperson * Sanjay Arora (officer) (born 1965), Police Commissioner of Delhi *
Sanjeev Arora Sanjeev Arora (born January 1968) is an Indian American theoretical computer scientist. Life He was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Advanced Study in 2002–03. In 2008 he was inducted as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Mac ...
(born 1968), theoretical computer scientist * Shalini Arora (born 1971), Indian television actress *
Simon Arora Simon Arora (born November 1969) is a British billionaire businessman, and former CEO of the retail chain B&M. Early life Simon Arora was born in November 1969. He studied law at Cambridge University. Career Arora worked as an analyst for ...
(born 1969), British billionaire businessman *
Sunil Arora Sunil Arora (born 13 April 1956) was the 23rd Chief Election Commissioner of India. He is also the chairman for Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB). He is a retired 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Rajast ...
(born 1953), Chief election commissioner of India *
Suresh Arora Suresh Arora is the Chief Information Commissioner of Punjab. He is a 1982 cadre IPS officer and was the Chief of the Punjab Police. He was appointed as DGP of Punjab Police in April 2014, before the general elections in India. He retired in Fe ...
, Chief of Punjab Police (2014-2019) * Surinder Arora, Punjabi English businessman * Tarun Arora, Indian model and actor *
Trishneet Arora Trishneet Arora (born 2 November 1993) is the founder and chief executive officer of TAC Security, a cyber security company. He was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 2018 Asia list and Fortune India 40 Under 40 2019 List of India's Brightest Busin ...
, Forbes Asia 30 under 30 (2018), Fortune India 40 under 40 (2019) * Twinkle Arora (born 1997), Indian actress and model * Udai Prakash Arora (born 1944), Indian historian, pioneer in Graeco-Indian Studies *
Vijay Arora Vijay Arora (27 December 1944 – 2 February 2007) was an Indian actor in Hindi films and television serials who was known for ''Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' and as Indrajit in the television serial '' Ramayan''. Career He also appeared in the se ...
(1946–2007), Indian actor *
Vineet M. Arora Vineet M. Arora is an American medical researcher who is the Herbert T. Abelson Professor of Medicine and Dean for Medical Education at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine. H ...
, American medical researcher


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Arora Arora is a community of Punjab, comprising both Hindus and Sikhs. The name is derived from their native place Aror. Historically, the Arora section of the Khatri community had been principally found in West Punjab, in the districts to the sou ...
, a community haling from Punjab.


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