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Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

Brahmins Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (guru o ...

who affiliate either with the Gautam

gotra In Hindu culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to lineage. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline. Generally, the gotra fo ...

and/or Gautam Dharmasutra and have their last name as Gautam.

Etymology

The name Gautam (Sanskrit: गौतम, a vrddhi patronymic of Gotama and also transliterated as Gautama or Gauthama) is one of the ancient Indian names and is derived from the Sanskrit roots गः ''gaḥ'' and तम ''tama''. ''Tama'' means “darkness” and ''gaḥ'' means inter alia "bright light". Together they indicate the one, who dispels darkness (i.e., ignorance) by his brilliance (i.e., spiritual knowledge).SriRangaSri
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''. Generally some Brahmins who affiliate either with the Gautam

and/or Gautam Dharmasutra in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamilnadu write the last name as Gautam.

Notable people

Dhwani Gautam Dhwani Gautam (born 22 July 1985) is a filmmaker, director and writer who predominantly works in the Gujarati Film Industry and Bollywood. Early life Dhwani Gautam was born in Gujarat. He has done his schooling from The Asian School and a deg ...

, Indian filmmaker *

Krishnappa Gowtham Krishnappa Gowtham (born 20 October 1988) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka cricket team, Karnataka. He made his international debut for India national cricket team, India in July 2021. His father M. Krishnappa represented Karnatak ...

,Indian cricketer * Laxmi Gautam, Indian academic and professor of philosophy * Navneet Gautam, Indian kabbadi player *

Mukesh Gautam Mukesh Gautam is an Indian film director and works predominantly in Punjabi-language films. He is known for his movies ''Ek Noor'' (2011) and '' Akhiyaan Udeekdian'' (2009). He is also the father of Bollywood actress Yami Gautam and Surilie ...

, Indian film director and father of Surilie and Yami Gautam *

Ram Kumar Gautam Ram Kumar Gautam is an Indian politician. He was elected for second time to the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Narnaund in the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly election was held in Haryana on 21 October 2 ...

, Indian politician *

Rashmi Gautam Rashmi Gautam is an Indian actress and television presenter who appears in Telugu-language films and TV. She hosts the Telugu television comedy show ''Extra Jabardasth'' and is a conceptual team leader in reality dance show ''Dhee''. Early ...

, Indian actress *

Ravindra Gautam Ravindra Gautam is an Indian film/serial director, script writer and producer. He made his directorial debut with ''Kasauti Zindagi Ki''. Gautam received "ITA Award for Best Director-Drama" for direction in '' Bade Achhe Lagte Hain''. Caree ...

, Indian film and television director *

Satish Kumar Gautam Satish Kumar is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won the 2014 Indian general elections from the Aligarh constituency of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern ...

, Indian politician *

Shatrughan Gautam Shatrughan Gautam is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly representing the Kekri Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a sta ...

, Indian politician *

Sheela Gautam Sheela Gautam (15 November 1931 – 8 June 2019) was an Indian billionaire politician and businesswoman. She was the founder and owner of Sheela Foam Limited, run by her son Rahul Gautam, which sells mattresses under the Sleepwell brand among ...

, Indian politician * Srikant Gautam, Indian lyricist and film director * Surilie Gautam, Indian film and television actress *

Umesh Gautam Umesh Gautam (born 30 June 1970) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is the Mayor of Bareilly and Chancellor of Invertis University. Early life and education Umesh Gautam was born on 30 June 1970 in the family o ...

, Indian politician *

Yami Gautam Yami Gautam Dhar (born 28 November 1988) is an Indian actress known predominantly for her work in Hindi films. She sprang into prominence after doing some commercials for Glow & Lovely and began her acting career in television shows, followed ...

, Indian actress

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