Seth is a surname. It is derived from the given name
Seth
Seth,; el, Σήθ ''Sḗth''; ; "placed", "appointed") in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mandaeism, and Sethianism, was the third son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, their only other child mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible. A ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
Population Distribution
According to the 1901 Census conducted by the British, the population distribution of Seth (subcaste of Khatris) are as follows:
Surname
Indian surname
A common Indian surname with variations
Sheth
Sheth (also Seth) is an Indian surname, found in northern India and in Gujarat, Maharashtra and West Bengal. It derives from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् (), meaning "banker/head of a guild".
It may also be a variant of the Western Eu ...
, Sethi, all derived from Sanskrit Shreshthi.
* Aftab Seth, former ambassador of India to Greece, Vietnam and Japan
* Anjana Seth, Indian fashion designer
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Ashok Seth
Dr Ashok Seth,born on 12th October 1954 is an Indian interventional cardiologist, credited with the performance of over 50,000 angiograms and 20,000 angioplasties, which has been included in the Limca Book of Records, a reference book for achiev ...
, Indian interventional cardiologist
* Gautam Seth, National Spokesperson Indian Youth Congress and
Officer on Special Duty Officer on Special Duty (abbreviated as OSD), or Special Duties Officer, is an officer level in the civil services in Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and the Indian subcontinent.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu (born 20 October 1963) is an Indian National Congress politician, television personality and retired international cricketer. He is the former President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Formerly, he was the Minister of To ...
Bishanchander Seth
Bishanchander Seth is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Hindu Mahasabha
The Hindu Mahasabha (officially Akhil Bhārat Hindū Mahāsabhā, ) is a Hindu nat ...
, Indian politician
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Chinubhai Chimanlal Seth
Chinubhai Chimanlal also commonly referred to as Chinubhai Mayor (1 November 1901 – 1 August 1993) was industrialist, cotton textile mill owner and one of the scions of Lalbhai group. He was elected as first mayor of Ahmedabad Municipal Corpora ...
(1901-1993), Indian industrialist and cotton textile mill owner
* Deeksha Seth (born 1990), Indian film actress and model
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Divya Seth
Divya Seth Shah is an Indian film and television actress, who started her career with TV serial '' Hum Log'', playing Majhli. She is the daughter of actress Sushma Seth and Dhruv Seth.
She has done theatre with Barry John in Delhi, television s ...
Shah, Indian film and television actress
* Faiza Seth (born 1977), India-born American founder of Casa Forma/London design firm
* Jagat Seths, a rich business, banking and money lender family
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James Seth (bishop)
James Seth (11 February 1913 – 8 April 1975) was an Anglican bishop in Madagascar. He was the first bishop of Tamatave (now Toamasina) from its creation in 1969 until his death in 1975.
Early life
Seth was born posthumously in Madagascar ...
(1913-1975), Anglican bishop in Madagascar
* Karnika Seth (born 1976), Indian lawyer and Women & Child protectionist
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Kavita Seth
Kavita Seth (born 14 September 1970) is an Indian singer, who is most known as a playback singer in Hindi cinema, as well as a performer of Ghazals and Sufi music, and leads a Sufi musical group, ''Karwaan Group''.Kiran Seth (born 1949), Indian academician
* Lakshman Chandra Seth (born 1940), Indian politician from Tamluk, West Bengal
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Leila Seth
Leila Seth (20 October 1930 – 5 May 2017) was an Indian judge who served as the first woman judge on the Delhi High Court and became the first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court, Himachal Pradesh High Court, on 5 August 1991 ...
(born 1930), first woman judge on the Delhi High Court
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Mesrovb Jacob Seth
Mesrovb Jacob Seth ( hy, Մեսրովբ Յակոբ Սէթ or hy, Սէթեանց, label=none; 15 March 187131 October 1939) was an Armenian author, historian and teacher of Classical Armenian at the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy, Kolk ...
(1871-1939), Indian historian and school master of Classical Armenian
* Mira Seth, Indian civil servant, diplomat, former Chairman of UNICEF
* Philipa Seth (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
* Pradeep Seth, Indian virologist, developer and self-tester of a purported vaccine for HIV
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Raghunath Seth
Pandit Raghunath Seth (1931 – 15 February 2014) was a noted Indian exponent of Hindustani classical music through the medium of Bansuri, or bamboo flute; he was also a noted film score composer. He has received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 19 ...
(1931–2014), Pandit, Indian exponent of Hindustani classical music
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Rahul Seth
Rahul B. Seth (born 29 October 1977) is an Indian voice actor, dubbing artist, R&B-singer-songwriter, producer and composer.
Dubbing career
Seth started off in around between 1994 and 1995 when he first came to Mumbai and his main interest ...
(born 1977), Indian voice actor, dubbing artist, R&B-singer-songwriter
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Rajiv Seth
Rajiv Seth (born 5 November 1968) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Bengal and Orissa. In 2022, he was serving as the Project Director at Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
S ...
(born 1968), Indian former cricketer
* Rohan Seth, co-founder of social audio app Clubhouse
* Roshan Seth (born 1942), Indian actor
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Samarth Seth
Samarth Seth (born 14 September 1999) is an Indian cricketer.
Early life
Seth represented Delhi in the Under-16 and Under-19 level. He also represented Delhi in the Under-14 level as a medium pacer.
Career
Seth made his List A debut for Arunac ...
(born 1999), Indian cricketer
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Sanjay Seth
Sanjay Seth is an Indian politician from UP, not to be confused with the Ranchi politician of the same name. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India from Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Samajwadi Party in ...
(born 1961), Indian politician and businessman
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Sanjay Kumar Seth
Sanjay Kumar Seth (10 June 1957 – 30 April 2021) was an Indian Judge and former Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.
Career
After passing B.A., LL.B., Seth was enrolled as an Advocate on 24 July 1981 and practised in Jabalpur on Civi ...
(born 1957), Indian Judge and Chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
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Sanjeev Seth
Sanjeev Seth is an Indian TV actor. Currently, he is known for his role of ''Vishambharnath Maheshwari'' in Star Plus's Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and its spin-off Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke.
Personal life
32 year old Seth married 12-year-you ...
(born 1961), Indian TV actor
* Shashi Kant Seth (born 1931), Indian Judge and Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court
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Shruti Seth
Shruti Seth is an Indian actress and video jockey. Having begun her career as television show host, she gained wider recognition with her roles as comedian in several television shows and the Hindi film industry.
Born and brought up in Mumbai, ...
(born 1977), Indian actress
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Simeon Seth
Symeon Seth, "Symeōn Magister of Antioch onof Sēth". His first name may also be spelled Simeon or Simeo. (c. 1035 – c. 1110)Antonie Pietrobelli (2016)Qui est Syméon Seth ?Le Projet Syméon Seth. was a Byzantine scientist, translator and offi ...
(11th-century) Byzantine scholar and Grand Chamberlain under Emperor Michael VII Doukas
* Soumya Seth, Indian television actress
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Suhel Seth
Suhel Seth (born May 1963) is an Indian businessman and columnist who is the founder and managing partner of the consultancy firm Counselage India. Seth is also a columnist, actor, keynote speaker, and a TV Pundit.
He currently serves as t ...
(born 1963), co-founder and managing partner of the consultancy firm Counselage India
* Sushma Seth (born 1936), Indian stage, film and television actress
* Torgil von Seth (1895-1989), Swedish right-wing politician
* Vatsal Seth (born 1980), Indian actor
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Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth (born 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet. He has written several novels and poetry books. He has won several awards such as Padma Shri, Sahitya Academy Award, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, WH Smith Literary Award and Crosswor ...
(born 1952), Indian writer
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Waqar Ahmed Seth
Waqar Ahmed Seth (16 March 196112 November 2020) was a Pakistani jurist who was the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court between June 2018 and November 2020. He presided over the special court which heard the high treason case against Pervez M ...
(born 1961), Pakistani judge and Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court
* Rohit Seth (born 1980), Wall Street analyst
European surname
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Anil Seth
Anil Kumar Seth is a British professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex.
Early life and education
Seth was born in England. His father, Bhola Seth, obtained a BSc from Allahabad University in 1945, befor ...
, British professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience
* Asha Seth (born 1939), Canadian politician and doctor
* Brian Seth Hurst, Chief Storyteller and President of StoryTech Immersive company
* Bruce Seth Green, American television director
* Cameron Seth (born 1994), Canadian squash player
* Catriona Seth (born 1964), British scholar of French literature
* David Seth Kotkin (born 1956), American magician
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David Seth-Smith
David Seth-Smith FZS, MBOU (9 March 1875 – 30 October 1963) was a British zoologist, wildlife artist, nature broadcaster and author.
His career included spells as Curator of Mammals and Birds for the Zoological Society of London and edit ...
(1875–1963), British zoologist, wildlife artist and broadcaster
* Daniel Seth Loeb (born 1961), American investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist
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David Seth Doggett
David Seth Doggett (January 26, 1810 – October 27, 1880) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1866.
Biography Early life
David Seth Doggett was born on January 26, 1810, in Lancaster County, Virginia. He w ...
(1810–1880), American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
* Derek Seth-Smith (1920-1964), English first-class cricketer
* Henriett Seth F. (born 1980), Hungarian autistic savant poet
* Henry Seth, New York City Ballet dancer
* Iqbal Seth, Indian cricketer
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James Seth
James Seth (1860–1925) was a Scottish philosopher. His older brother was Andrew Seth Pringle-Pattison, also a philosopher. Their father, Smith Kimont Seth, was the son of a farmer from the Scottish region of Fife and a bank clerk in the head ...
(1860–1925), Scottish philosopher
* Joseph B. Seth (1845–1927), American politician and businessman
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Joshua Seth
Joshua Seth is an American voice actor, comedian, and author.
Biography
Seth was born in Kent, Ohio, and graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. As a child, Seth attended several experimental programs at Kent State Universit ...
(born 1970), American actor
* Lancelot Seth Ward (1875-1929), English commander of the First Battalion of the King's African Rifles
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Leslie Seth-Smith
Leslie James Seth-Smith (12 January 1923 – 5 November 2007), known as James Brabazon, was a screenwriter and the author of two well-received biographies of Albert Schweitzer and Dorothy L. Sayers. He also compiled and translated some of A ...
, (1923-2007), English screenwriter and biographer
* Martin Seth Kramer (born 1954), American-Israeli scholar of Islam and Arab politics
* Michael Seth Silverman, Canadian specialist in HIV/AIDS and infectious disease
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Mike Seth
Mike Seth (born September 20, 1987) is an American soccer player who most recently played for Colorado Springs Switchbacks in the USL Championship.
Career
College and amateur
Seth attended Baldwin High School and played club soccer for Centu ...
(born 1987), American soccer player
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Oliver Seth
Oliver Seth (May 30, 1915 – March 27, 1996) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Education and career
Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Seth received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanf ...
(1915–1996), American judge
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Reidun Seth
Reidun Seth (born 9 June 1966) is a Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medallist, a football goalkeeper and a goalkeeper trainer.
She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 71 matches for the nat ...
(born 1966), Norwegian football player and medallist
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Reva Seth
Reva Seth is a Canadian journalist, author, lawyer, strategic communications consultant, speaker, coach and entrepreneur.
Early life and education
Reva Seth was born in Toronto to South Asian parents. She attended the University of British Columb ...
, Canadian journalist and strategic communications consultant
* Sunil Seth (born 1990), English-born Guyanese squash player
* Vashti Seth, English founder of the UK's first peer-to-peer crowdfunding charity
* William Seth Agar (1815–1872), English Catholic canon
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William Seth Lampe
William Seth Lampe (February 24, 1906 – May 18, 1992) was an American journalist, managing editor of the ''Detroit Times'' (1942-1955), editor of the ''Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph'' (1955-1958), director of special editorial projects for the He ...
(1906–1992), American journalist and former managing editor of the Detroit Times
Sheth
Sheth (also Seth) is an Indian surname, found in northern India and in Gujarat, Maharashtra and West Bengal. It derives from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् (), meaning "banker/head of a guild".
It may also be a variant of the Western Eu ...