A coin, around 200 BCE, of the Yaudheyas with depiction of Kumāra Karttikeya">Yaudheyas.html" ;"title="BCE, of the Yaudheyas">BCE, of the Yaudheyas with depiction of Kumāra Karttikeya Kumar (; Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: wikt:कुमार, कुमार ''kumārá'') is a title, given name, middle name, or a family name found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, and

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

, though not specific to any religion, ethnicity, or caste. It is a generic title which variously means prince, ''son'', ''boy,'' or ''

chaste Chaste refers to practicing chastity. Chaste may also refer to: * Aymar Chaste (1514–1603), Catholic French admiral * Chaste (Marvel Comics), a fictional Marvel Comics martial arts enclave * Chaste (canton) - see List of townships in Quebec T ...

''. It is the 11th most common family name in the world as of August 2019.http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/kumar Kumar Surname at Forebears

History

The origin of ''kumar'' can be traced back to the early development of

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

and its origin in

ancient India According to consensus in modern genetics, anatomically modern humans first arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago. Quote: "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by m ...

. The first usage of ''Kumar'' was for the Four Kumāras, the four sons of

Brahma Brahma ( sa, ब्रह्मा, Brahmā) is a Hindu god, referred to as "the Creator" within the Trimurti, the trinity of supreme divinity that includes Vishnu, and Shiva.Jan Gonda (1969)The Hindu Trinity Anthropos, Bd 63/64, H 1/2, pp. 21 ...

from the Puranic texts of Hinduism named Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana, and Sanat. In ''Skanda Purana'', the largest '' Mahapurana'', a genre of eighteen

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 ...

religious texts, the text is devoted mainly to the leelas of

Kartikeya Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesha ...

, son of

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

and

Parvati Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or Gauri ( sa, गौरी, ) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Mahadevi i ...

. "Kumar" is used to refer

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 97.3% of all known bearers of the surname ''Kumar'' were residents of

. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states and union territories:Kumar Surname Distribution
/ref> * 1.

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

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Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...

(1: 10) * 3.

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

(1: 11) * 3.

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

(1: 11) * 4.

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

(1: 15) * 5.

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

(1: 16) * 5.

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

(1: 16) * 6.

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

(1: 28) * 7.

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

(1: 30) * 8.

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

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Notable people

First name

Kumar Basnet Kumar Basnet (Nepali:कुमार बस्नेत) is a Nepalese folk singer, dancer and song writer. He started performing in his local village as early as 1957, he has been titled 'Nepalese Folk Legend' due to his successful singing caree ...

, (born 1943) Nepalese folk singer *

Kumar Dharmasena Deshabandu Handunnettige Deepthi Priyantha Kumar Dharmasena (born 24 April 1971), popularly as Kumar Dharmasena, is a Sri Lankan cricket umpire and former international cricketer. He is a member of the ICC Elite Panel Umpires and the first and ...

, Sri Lankan cricketer and International cricket umpire *

Kumar Gandharva Pandit Kumar Gandharva (pronunciation:, Kn: ಕುಮಾರ್ ಗಂಧರ್ವ; 8 April 1924 – 12 January 1992), originally known as Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath was an Indian classical singer, well known for his unique vocal style ...

(1924–1992), Indian singer *

Kumar Gaurav Kumar Gaurav (born Manoj Tuli; 11 July 1956) is an Indian businessman and former actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Son of actor Rajendra Kumar, Gaurav has appeared in several films such as '' Love Story'', '' Teri Kasam'', '' Star'', '' Naam'' ...

, Indian film actor *

Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir Bhante Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir ( ne, कुमारकाश्यप महास्थविर) (born Asta Man Shakya) (24 July 1926 – 26 February 2012) was a Nepalese Buddhist monk who was awarded the title of Tripitakacharya ( Tripitaka ...

, Nepalese Buddhist monk * Kumar Malavalli, Indian businessman * Kumar Mangalam Birla, Indian industrialist *

Kumar Pallana Kumar Valavhadas Pallana (23 December 1918 – 10 October 2013) was an Indian American character actor and vaudevillian. He performed on the Mickey Mouse Club as a plate spinner and juggler. Career Pallana moved to the United States in 1946 ...

, Indian film actor *

Kumar Pradhan Kumar Pradhan ( 7 May 1937 – 20 December 2013) was an Indian historian and writer whose research interests include the History of the Eastern Himalayas, Genealogical studies and the Nepali literature. Pradhan has also edited and written a n ...

, Nepalese scholar * Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan, Indian race car driver * Kumar Rocker, American baseball pitcher *

Kumar Sangakkara Kumara Chokshananda Sangakkara ( si, කුමාර් චොක්ශනාද සංගක්කාර; born 27 October 1977) is a Sri Lankan cricket commentator, former professional cricketer, businessman, ICC Hall of Fame inductee and the ...

, Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team *

Kumar Sanu Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), better known as Kumar Sanu, is an Indian playback singer. He is known as the King of Melody in Bollywood. He is famous for singing thousands of Bollywood Hindi songs. Apart from Hindi, he has al ...

, Indian playback singer *

Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji (13 June 1905 – 5 December 1959) was a cricketer who played for England. Playing in the era before the Indian cricket team, he is considered one of India's first great batsmen, alongside his uncle Ranjitsinhji, who also ...

, cricketer who played for England *

Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji Colonel H. H. Shri Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji II, Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, (10 September 1872 – 2 April 1933), often known as Ranji or K. S. Ranjitsinhji, was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Nawanagar from 1907 to 1933, as Ma ...

, AKA K. S. Ranjitsinhji, Indian prince, maharaja and Test cricketer *

Kumar Vishwas Kumar Vishwas (born Vishwas Kumar Sharma; 10 February 1970) is an Indian Hindi poet, politician, and a lecturer. He was a founding member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and a former member of its National Executive. Life and career Vishwas was ...

, Hindi-language performance poet

Middle name

* Abhas Kumar Ganguly, birth name of Kishore Kumar * Ajith Kumar Siriwardena, Sri Lankan Briton professor of hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery *

Akshay Kumar Datta Akshay Kumar Datta (also spelt Akshay Kumar Dutta) ( bn, অক্ষয় কুমার দত্ত) (15 July 1820 – 18 May 1886) was a Bengali writer from India. He was one of the initiators of the Bengal Renaissance. Early life He wa ...

, Bengali writer * Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri, a leading physicist *

Amrit Kumar Bohara Amrit Kumar Bohara ( ne, अमृतकुमार बोहरा), born April 27, 1948,K.C., Surendra. ''Aitihasik dastavej sangroh - bhag 2''. Kathmandu: Pairavi Prakashan, 2063 B.S.. p 460. is a leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Uni ...

, Nepalese politician *

Anil Kumar Jha Anil Kumar Jha ( ne, अनिल कुमार झा) is a Nepali politician who served as a member of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, House Of Representatives, representing Rautahat 1 (constituency), Rautahat-1 constituency from 2017-2022. ...

, (born 1969) Nepalese politician * Anjani Kumar Sharma, Nepalese surgeon * Arjun Kumar Basnet, (born 1975) Nepalese marathon runner * General Arunkumar Vaidya, the former Chief of Indian Army * Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar, Nepalese politician *

Devendra Kumar Joshi Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM, NM (born 4 July 1954) is the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Vice Chairman of Islands Development Agency (IDA). He was an Admiral in the Indian Navy and served a ...

, the Indian Chief of Naval Staff * Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay, a Bengali singer, composer and producer * Inder Kumar Gujral, an Indian politician who served as the 12th Prime Minister of India *

Keshav Kumar Budhathoki Keshav Kumar Budhathoki ( ne, केशव कुमार बुढाथोकी) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. He was the Jhapa District President of Nepali Congress (Democratic). In April 2008, he won the Jhapa ...

, Nepali politician *

Madhav Kumar Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal ( ne, माधवकुमार नेपाल, ; born 6 March 1953), is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served as Prime Minister of Nepal from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011 for nearly two years. ...

, Former Prime Minister of Nepal *

Manoj Kumar Pandey Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, Param Vir Chakra, PVC (25 June 1975 – 3 July 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army who was posthumously awarded India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious courage and leadership dur ...

, Indian Army officer, recipient of the Param Vir Chakra *

Pawan Kumar Chamling Pawan Kumar Chamling (born 22 September 1949) is an Indian politician and the former Chief Minister of Sikkim. Chamling is the Founding President of the Sikkim Democratic Front, which governed the state for five successive terms since 1994. Ch ...

, an Sikkimese politician who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim * Pradip Kumar Rai known as Byakul Maila, Nepalese poet *

Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is an Indian Politician who was the leader of the Assam Movement, a former Chief Minister of Assam (two terms) and the former President of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), a major political party in the Indian state of Assam ...

, Indian politician who was the leader of the Assam Movement, a former

Chief Minister of Assam The chief minister of Assam, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Assam. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following e ...

. *

Prem Kumar Dhumal Prem Kumar Dhumal (pronounced ; born 10 April 1944) is an Indian politician and has twice served as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, from March 1998 to March 2003 and again from 1 January 2008 to 25 December 2012. He was the Bharatiya Ja ...

, chief minister of Indian state *

Raj Kumar Saini Raj Kumar Saini (born 1 July 1953) is an Indian politician. He was the MP of Kurukshetra, Haryana. In 2014 he became a member of 16th Lok Sabha by defeating 2 times MP from Indian National Congress Naveen Jindal. Personal life Rajkumar Saini ...

, Indian politician * Raj Kumar Rao, Indian actor *

Raj Kumar Kapoor Raj Kumar Kapoor ( 10 April 2019) was an Indian actor, producer and director. He was a colonel in Indian Army. He was also known as Raj Bharti and many movies credited this name. Biography Kapoor was the director of a television series titled ...

, Indian actor, director *

Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (born 15 September 1959), is a retired Indian Air Force officer, who served as the Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, having assumed office on 30 September 2019 after the retirem ...

, retired

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 ...

officer, who served as the Chief of the Air Staff of the

* Roop Kumar Rathod, an Indian playback singer and music director *

Sanjeev Kumar Yadav Sanjeev Kumar Yadav is an officer of DANIPS cadre. He currently serves as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, in Delhi Police. He received the President's Police Medal eleven times for Gallantry. Early life and education Sanj ...

DANIPS The acronym DANIPS stands for "Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Police Service". It is a federal civil service in India, administering National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union te ...

officer. He currently serves as Deputy Commissioner of Police(DCP), Special Cell, in

Delhi Police The Delhi Police (DP) is the law enforcement agency for the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). Delhi Police comes under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India. In 2015, sanctioned strength of Delhi ...

. * Santosh Kumar Ghosh, Bengali writer and journalist *

Santosh Kumar Gupta Rear Admiral Santosh Kumar Gupta, MVC, NM is a former flag officer of the Indian Navy. He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, the nation's second-highest gallantry award for his command of INAS 300 during the Indo-Pak War of 1971. Maha Vir Chakr ...

, former Indian Navy admiral, recipient of Maha Vir Chakra *

Satinder Kumar Saini Lieutenant General Satinder Kumar Saini, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VSM, ADC was the 41st Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army and assumed the office on 25 January 2020. He previously served as General Officer Commanding in Chief (GOC-in-C ...

, vice chief of the Indian army *

Selvar Kumar Silvaras Mathavakannan Kalimuthu (Tamil language: மாதவக்கண்ணன் காளிமுத்து; born 10 May 1978) is an Indian Singaporean who, together with his two friends, murdered a gangster named Saravanan Michael Ramalingam ...

(c. 1971–1998), Singaporean convicted murderer *

Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay Dahal ( ne, शैलेन्द्र कुमार उपाध्याय) (April 17, 1929 – May 9, 2011) was a Nepalese politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs for Nepal from 1986 to 1990. He was Nepal's ...

, Nepalese diplomat *

Shiv Kumar Batalvi Shiv Kumar Batalvi (23 July 1936 - 6 May 1973) was an Indian poet, writer and playwright of the Punjabi language. He was most known for his romantic poetry, noted for its heightened passion, pathos, separation and lover's agony, due to that he ...

, a Punjabi language poet * Siddharth Kumar Tewary,

n television

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

and

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''Di ...

Srinivas Kumar Sinha Lieutenant General Srinivas Kumar Sinha, PVSM, ADC (January 7, 1926 – November 17, 2016) was an Indian Army General who served as the Vice Chief of Army Staff. After his retirement, he served as Governor of the states of Jammu and Kashmir, ...

, Indian military officer *

Sunil Kumar Yadav Sunil Kumar Yadav (Jitendra) (born Sunil Kumar Yadav) Nepali: सुनील कुमार यादव) is a Nepali politician. He is a current member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly and the Legislative Parliament. Sunil Kumar Yadav Bo ...

, Nepalese politician *

Suniti Kumar Chatterji Bhashacharya Acharya Suniti Kumar Chatterjee (26 November 1890 – 29 May 1977) was an Indian linguist, educationist and litterateur. He was a recipient of the second-highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Vibhushan. Life Childhood Chatterji ...

, an Indian linguist, educationist and litterateur *

Tapan Kumar Pradhan Tapan Kumar Pradhan (born 1972) is an Indian poet, writer and translator from Odisha. He is best known for his poem collection "Kalahandi" which was awarded second place in Sahitya Akademi's Golden Jubilee ''Indian Literature'' Translation Prize ...

, Indian bank, activist and poet * Tej Kumar Shrestha, Nepalese zoologist *

Vijay Kumar Malhotra Vijay Kumar Malhotra (born 3 December 1931) is an Indian politician and a sport administrator. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was born in the Lahore city of Punjab in British India which is now in Pakistan. He was the 4th out of ...

, Indian politician *

Vijay Kumar Pandey Vijay Kumar Pandey is professional media personality of Nepali television. He hosts popular program called ''Dishanirdesh''. Pandey's career begun with the Nepal Television show Andhyaro Ujyalo in 1987, followed by several other television proje ...

, Nepalese journalist *

Vijay Kumar Singh General Vijay Kumar Singh, (born 10 May 1950) is an Indian politician and a former four-star General in the Indian Army. He is the current Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Civil Aviation in th ...

, Indian politician and a retired four star general in the Indian Army *

Vineet Kumar Singh Vineet Kumar Singh (born 28 August 1978) is an Indian actor and writer known for his strong portrayal of an aspiring boxer Shravan Kumar Singh in Mukkabaaz (2018). A M.D. in Ayurveda from Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur, Vineet ...

, Indian film actor *

Vinod Kumar Shukla Vinod ( hi, विनोद , mr, विनोद , gu, વિનોદ) is a male given name used in India and Nepal, meaning "delight", "enjoyment", or "pleasure". People *Vinod Agarwal, Indian-American businessman and scientist * Vinod Agg ...

, modern Hindi writer *

Yogesh Kumar Joshi Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VrC, SM, ADC (born 5 January 1962) is a retired General Officer of the Indian Army. He was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command, assuming office from Lt Gen Ranb ...

, 17th and the current Commander, XIV Corps of the Indian Army *

Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal (14 January 1942 – 3 July 2015) was the 36th Chief Justice of India. Career Sabharwal worked as an advocate for Indian Railways from 1969 to 1981, as an advocate for Delhi administration from 1973 to 1976-1977, later ...

, the 36th

Chief Justice of India The chief justice of India (IAST: ) is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India as well as the highest-ranking officer of the Indian Judiciary. The Constitution of India grants power to the president of India to appoint, in consultation w ...

Last name

Ajith Kumar Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil films. To date, he has starred in over 60 films. His awards include four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil N ...

, an Indian actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema * Akhil Kumar, an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards *

Akshay Kumar Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian-born naturalised Canadian Quote: "(Former prime minister Stephen) Harper campaigned in 2011 alongside one of Modi's biggest celebrity backer ...

, stage name of Indian-Canadian film actor, producer and martial artist, Rajiv Bhatia * Amit Kumar, Indian film playback singer, actor, and director *

Amitava Kumar Amitava Kumar (born 17 March 1963) is an Indian writer and journalist who is Professor of English on the Helen D. Lockwood Chair at Vassar College. Early life Kumar was born in the city of Arrah in the Indian state of Bihar on 17 March 1963. He ...

, Indian writer, journalist, professor * Anand Kumar, Indian mathematician *

Anil Kumar Anil Kumar (born 1958) is an Indian-American former senior partner and director at management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, where he co-founded McKinsey's offices in Silicon Valley and India and created its Internet practice (representin ...

, Indian businessman, consultant * Ashok Kumar, AKA Dadamoni in Bengali, Indian film actor * Arun Kumar, Indian politician * Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Indian pace bowler * Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Indian politician *

Chetan Kumar Chetan Kumar ( kn, ಚೇತನ್ ಕುಮಾರ) (born 24 February 1983), also known as Chetan Ahimsa, is an American Kannada-language film actor and a public intellectual. He is a socio-political activist based in India. Chetan made his o ...

, Indian actor * Darshan Kumar, Indian actor *

Dev Kumar Dev Kumar (born 4 February 1972) is a Dalit writer and dramatist from India. A member of the Bhangi community, he established the Apna Theatre in April 1992. This has performed in Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (hel ...

, Indian actor *

Digendra Kumar Digendra Kumar MVC, SM (born 3 July 1969) is a former soldier of the 2nd battalion of the Rajputana Rifles regiment of the Indian army. He was awarded the Mahavir Chakra on 15 August 1999, for his acts of bravery in the Kargil War. He retired ...

, Indian military officer *

Dilip Kumar Mohammed Yusuf Khan (; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021), better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated the Indian movie scene from lat ...

, Indian film actor known as the 'Tragedy King' and a former Member of Parliament *

Divya Khosla Kumar Divya Khosla Kumar (born 20 November 1987) is an Indian actress, producer, and director who works in Hindi films. She has directed various advertisements and has also featured in some music videos. She is married to Bhushan Kumar, the chairman a ...

, Indian film actress, producer and director *

E. Santhosh Kumar E. Santhosh Kumar is a Malayalam writer. He has won numerous awards, including that of Kerala Sahitya Academy. Biography ''Galapagos'', which was later published as a collection, was his first published short story. He won his first Keral ...

, Indian writer *

Girish Kumar Girish Kumar Taurani (born 30 January 1989) is an Indian actor working in the Hindi film industry. Kumar made his Bollywood debut with the romantic comedy film ''Ramaiya Vastavaiya'', opposite Shruti Haasan, which was released on 19 July 2013. ...

, Indian film actor *

G. V. Prakash Kumar G. V. Prakash Kumar is an Indian composer, actor, producer and singer known for his work in Tamil films and a few Telugu films as well. His first film was S Pictures' ''Veyil'' (2006) and he became popular in Tamil cinema by the early 2010s. He ...

, Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer * Gulshan Kumar, T-Series music label owner * Guru Rudra Kumar * Hiten Kumar, Gujrati film actor * Inder Kumar, Indian actor * Indra Kumar, an Indian film director and producer *

Jeeva Kumar Jeeva Kumar Sivachandraswaran (born 1 June 1971) is representative for India in the sport of Kabaddi. He was a member of the Kabaddi team that won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as ...

, Indian kabbadi player *

Jitender Kumar (flyweight boxer) Jitender Kumar (born 18 July 1988) is an Indian flyweight boxer. He won the bronze medal in the flyweight category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He represented India at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Career At the 2006 Junior World Ch ...

, an Indian flyweight boxer *

Kanhaiya Kumar Kanhaiya Kumar is an Indian political activist who served as the president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union and leader of the All India Students Federation (AISF). He served as National Executive Council member of Communist ...

, Indian politician *

Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar (born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly (); 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. He ...

, Indian film playback singer, actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter *

Manoj Kumar (boxer) Manoj Kumar (born 10 December 1986), is an Indian boxing, boxer who won a gold medal in the Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Light welterweight, light welterweight division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He hails from the village of R ...

, Indian boxer who won a gold medal in the light welterweight division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games *

Manoj Kumar Harikrishan Goswami (born 24 July 1937), better known by his screen name Manoj Kumar, is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic theme ...

, an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood *

María Teresa Kumar María Teresa Kumar (née María Teresa Petersen; 1974) is a Colombian American political rights activist and President and CEO of the Latino political organization, Voto Latino. Kumar was named by Elle Magazine in 2013 as one of the ten most in ...

, a political organizer and voting rights activist for Latinos in the United States * Meira Kumar, an Indian politician and a five time Member of Parliament * Mukesh Kumar, Indian cricketer *

Navin Kumar Navin Kumar (born 29 August 1952), is a retired Indian Administrative Service (I.A.S.) officer of Bihar cadre in India. He also served as the first chairman of Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) in India from 2013 to August 2017. He has als ...

Nirmalya Kumar Nirmalya Kumar (born 8 March 1960) is Professor of Marketing of the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University and a distinguished fellow at INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute. He has served on the Boards of ACC Limited ...

, professor and businessman * Nish Kumar, British comedian *

Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician, who is serving as Chief Minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previous held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. The leader of the Janata Dal (Unite ...

, Indian politician who served as the 22nd Chief Minister of Bihar *

Oil Kumar Benakanahalli Alappa Shivakumar (1951–1990) (a.k.a. Boot House Kumar, Oil Kumar), was a ganglord and organized crime boss who headed the Bangalore Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital ...

, aa Indian ganglord and organized crime boss * Pawan Kumar, several people, including: **

Pawan Kumar (director) Pawan Kumar (born 29 October 1982) is an Indian film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter from the Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada film industry. Pawan Kumar is well known for writing the films ''Manasaare'' and ''Pancharangi''. His directo ...

, Indian film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter ** Pawan Kumar (wrestler), Indian wrestler * Pradeep Kumar, Indian actor in Hindi, Bengali and English-language films * Praveen Kumar, Indian medium-pace swing bowler * Prem Kumar, several people, including: **

Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor) Prem Kumar is an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam films. He has acted more than 100 films, and played lead roles in 18 films. In 2022 he was appointed as vice-chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy. Personal life and educa ...

, Indian film actor in Malayalam films **

Prem Kumar (Kannada actor) Prem Kumar, known mononymously as Prem, is an Indian actor who works in Kannada films. He made his acting debut in 2004 through the film ''Praana''. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for ''Nenapirali'' in the year 2005 and for ''Charmi ...

, Indian film actor in Kannada films *

Raaj Kumar Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 October 1926 3 July 1996) was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi films. He appeared in the Oscar-nominated 1957 film ''Mother India'' and starred in over 70 Hindi films in a career that spanned over four ...

, Indian film actor *

Rajendra Kumar Rajendra Kumar Tuli (20 July 1927 – 12 July 1999) was an Indian actor who starred in Bollywood films. Starting his career in 1949, he appeared in more than 80 films in a career spanning over four decades. He was popularly known as the 'Jubil ...

, Indian film actor * Ravi Kumar (Indian footballer) *

Ravish Kumar Ravish Kumar (born 5 December 1974) is an Indian journalist, author and media personality. He was the Senior Executive Editor of NDTV India. He hosted a number of programmes including the channel's flagship weekday show ''Prime Time'', ''Hum ...

, Indian Journalist at NDTV India *

Ritu Kumar Ritu Kumar is an Indian fashion designer. Early life and education The lack of educational opportunities in Amritsar led her to move to Simla for her schooling, where she attended Loreto Convent. She later studied at Lady Irwin College, where ...

, Indian fashion designer * Sanjay Kumar, several people, including: **

Sanjay Kumar (business executive) Sanjay Kumar (born 1962) is the former chairman and CEO of Computer Associates International (now CA Technologies), serving from 2000 until April 2004. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison in connection with the 35 day month accounting sca ...

, former CEO of Computer Associates **

Sanjay Kumar (soldier) Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar PVC (born 3 March 1976) is a Junior Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army, and recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military award. Early life Sanjay Kumar was born in village Kalol Bakain in Bilasp ...

, Indian Army soldier who received the Param Vir Chakra * Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor *

Shashi Kumar Shashi Kumar (born 2 December 1965) is an actor and politician from Karnataka. He works predominantly in Kannada films. Acting career Shashi Kumar's first released film was ''Chiranjeevi Sudhakara'' starring Raghavendra Rajkumar. In 1989 h ...

, or Shashikumar, Indian actor and politician *

Sushil Kumar Sushil Kumar Solanki (born 26 May 1983) is a former Indian wrestler. He carried the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of 2012 London Olympics. His 2008 Olympic medal was second for India in wrestling, and the first since Khashaba Dadasaheb Ja ...

, several people, including: **

Sushil Kumar (wrestler) Sushil Kumar Solanki (born 26 May 1983) is a former Indian wrestler. He carried the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of 2012 London Olympics. His 2008 Olympic medal was second for India in wrestling, and the first since Khashaba Dadasaheb Ja ...

, Indian World Champion wrestler *

Tulsi Kumar Tulsi Kumar Dua popularly known as Tulsi Kumar is an Indian playback singer, radio jockey, musician, and actress in the Bollywood industry. She was born to businessman Gulshan Kumar who was the owner of T Series and Great Singer and his wife ...

, an Indian playback singer for Bollywood films * Uttam Kumar, Indian (Bengali) cinema actor and contemporary of Dilip Kumar * Uttar Kumar, famous actor in north India *

Venkatesh Kumar Pandit M. Venkatesh Kumar (born July 1, 1953) is an Indian Hindustani classical music, Hindustani vocalist. He is best known for his rendition of devotional songs composed by Swami Haridas. Kumar belongs to the Kirana Gharana, Kirana and Gwalior ...

, Hindustani vocalist. * Vikram Kumar, madman and sad Spurs fan *

Vijay Kumar (sport shooter) Honorary Captain Vijay Kumar Sharma, AVSM, SM (born 19 August 1985) is an Indian sport shooter. He won the silver medal in the individual 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kumar hails from Barsar village of Hamirp ...

, Indian champion shooter, Olympic 2012 silver medalist *

Vimal Kumar U. Vimal Kumar is an Indian badminton player . He won the Indian National title consecutively for two years, 1988 and 1989. He also served as Chief National Coach of India. He is the Co Founder, Director and Chief Coach in Prakash Padukone Ba ...

, Indian badminton player *

Vinay Kumar Ranganath Vinay Kumar (born 12 February 1984) is a former cricketer who has represented India at Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 levels. He is a right-arm medium fast bowler who played domestic cricket for Karnataka and also in ...

, Indian

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

player *

Vinay Kumar (pathologist) Vinay Kumar (Born Dec 24, 1944, India) is the Lowell T. Coggeshall Distinguished Service Professor of Pathology at the University of Chicago, where he was also the Chairman (2000-2016) of the Department of Pathology. He is a recipient of Life Time ...

, the Alice Hogge & Arthur Baer Professor of Pathology at the University of Chicago * Vinoth Kumar, Indian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

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