Thapar is a surname of Punjabi Khatri. Notable people Notable people bearing the surname Thapar include: Sukhdev Thapar (1907–1931), Indian freedom fighter Amul Thapar, Federal Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Amrita Thapar, model, Miss India 2005 Anita Thapar, Welsh psychiatrist Gautam Thapar (1960-), Indian businessman Karam Chand Thapar (1900–1963), founder of Thapar Group of companies Karan Thapar (1955–), television interviewer, son of General P. N. Thapar Kavya Thapar, Indian film actress and model L. M. Thapar (1930–2007), head of L. M. Thapar group of companies, son of Karam Chand Thapar General Pran Nath Thapar (1906–1975), fifth Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army Romesh Thapar (1922–1991), journalist and political commentator Romila Thapar (1931–), historian, sister of Romesh Thapar Valmik Thapar, conservationist and natural historian, son of Romesh Thapar References Indian surnames Surnames of Indian origin Punjabi-language surnames Hindu surnames Khatri clans Khatri surnames