Chopra

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Chopra is a surname. Some families of Chopra are Khatri Sikh, but most are Punjabi Hindus from the Punjab region and Jains from Rajasthan and Gujarat. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aakash Chopra (born 1977), Indian cricketer who played for the Indian cricket team from late 2003 until late 2004
• Aditya Chopra (born 1971), Indian film producer, screenwriter and director
• Akshat Chopra, Indian child film actor, model, dancer, anchor
• Amarjit Chopra, Indian Chartered Accountant
• Aneesh Chopra (born 1972), the first Federal Chief Technology Officer of the United States (CTO)
• Anjum Chopra (born 1977), member of the India national women's cricket team
• Anupama Chopra (born 1967), author, journalist and film critic
• Baldev Raj Chopra (1914–2008), Indian director and producer of Bollywood movies and television serials
• Daniel Chopra (born 1973), Swedish professional golfer
• Deepak Chopra (born 1946), Indian medical doctor, public speaker, and writer on subjects such as spirituality, Ayurveda and mind-body medicine
• Deepak Chopra (Canada Post), the President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada Post Corporation, known more simply as Canada Post
• Deeya Chopra (born 1983), Indian television actor
• Gaurav Chopra (born 1979), Indian television and theatre actor
• Gotham Chopra (born 1975), American author and entertainment/media entrepreneur
• Harshad Chopra (born 1983), Indian television actor
• Joyce Chopra (born 1936), American director and writer of feature films and television
• Mallika Chopra (born 1972), Indian American author and businesswoman
• Meera Chopra (born 1983), Indian film actress, who appears in Telugu and Tamil films
• Michael Chopra (born 1983), English footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Ipswich Town
• Mohan Chopra (1921–1969), Hindi intellectual and author
• Nikhil Chopra (born 1973), retired Indian cricketer and a cricket analyst
• Parineeti Chopra (born 1988), Indian actress and cousin sister of famous Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra
• Pamela Chopra, Indian film producer, playback singer and writer
• Pooja Chopra (born 1986), beauty pageant titleholder from Pune City
• Pransh Chopra (born 1984), Indian film actor who appears in Bollywood films
• Prem Chopra (born 1935), actor in Hindi and Punjabi films
• Priyanka Chopra (born 1982), Indian actress and former Miss World
• Ravi Chopra (born 1946), Indian movie producer and director
• Roshni Chopra (born 1980), Indian actress, television presenter and the winner of NDTV Imagine's reality show, Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl
• Sanjiv Chopra (born 1949), Professor of Medicine and Faculty Dean for Continuing Medical Education at Harvard Medical School
• Shaili Chopra (born 1981), the Senior Editor and Lead Female Anchor at ET Now, the Economic Times Business News Channel
• Sherlyn Chopra (born 1984), Indian model, singer and actress
• Shiv Chopra, Canadian microbiologist and human rights activist
• Suneet Chopra, Indian communist politician and trade unionist
• Tisca Chopra (born 1973), Indian film actress, most known for her role in Taare Zameen Par (2007)
• Uday Chopra (born 1973), Bollywood actor, producer, and assistant director
• Varun Chopra (born 1987), English cricketer, captained the English U-19 cricket team
• Vidhu Vinod Chopra (born 1952), Indian director and producer
• Vijay Kumar Chopra (born 1932), the second son of Lala Jagat Narain and his wife Shanti Devi
• Vikram Chopra, Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor
• Yash Chopra (born 1932), Indian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, and a highly successful Bollywood producer