Tandon

This article is about people with the surname "Tandon". For the disk drive and PC manufacturer, see Tandon Corporation. For the school, see New York University Tandon School of Engineering. For the Supreme Court case, see Tandon v. Newsom.

Tandon (Tandan, Tanden, or Tondon) is a surname found among the Hindu Khatris and Sikhs of Punjab, India.^[1]

Notable people

Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the Surname, include:

Activists

• Purushottam Das Tandon (1882–1962), Bharat Ratna, Indian freedom fighter

Entertainment

• Amit Tandon, Indian singer, television actor
• Ayush Tandon (born 1998), Indian actor who played "Pi" in Life of Pi
• Kushal Tandon (born 1985), Indian model, television actor
• Lavina Tandon (born 1991), Indian actress
• Priya Tandon, Indian actress
• Raveena Tandon (born 1972), Indian actress
• Sachet Tandon (born 1989), Bollywood playback singer who has sung the song "Bekhayali"
• Saumya Tandon (born 1984), Indian television actress and host

Administrators

• B. B. Tandon, IAS officer who served as the 14th Chief Election Commissioner of India
• Chandrika Tandon (born 1954), Indian-American businesswoman and vice chairman at NYU Tandon School of Engineering
• Gulshan Lal Tandon (died 2012), Indian bureaucrat and former chairman of Coal India Limited
• Harish Tandon (born 1964), Indian judge
• Neera Tanden (born 1970), American political consultant and staff secretary to President Joe Biden since 2021
• Prakash Tandon (1911–2004), Indian effective, former chairman at Hindustan Lever and author

Artists

• Grace Martine Tandon, better known by her stage name Daya (born 1998), American singer and song writer
• Loveleen Tandan, Indian casting and film director, co-director of Slumdog Millionaire
• Lekh Tandon (1929–2017), Indian filmmaker
• Manik Lal Tandon, Indian filmmaker
• Pratap Narayan Tandon (born 1935), Indian Hindi social novelist and literary critic
• Ravi Tandon (1935–2022), Indian film director and producer
• Shamir Tandon, Indian music composer and director

Athletes

• Ansh Tandon (born 2001), Indo-Emirati international cricketer
• Rakesh Tandon (born 1953), Indian cricketer
• Ramit Tandon (born 1992), professional squash player who represents India. He was ranked number 46 in the world and India rank 2.
• Shikha Tandon (born 1985), Indian swimmer with 146 national medals, and 36 medals in international competitions, including five gold medals. Arjuna Award winner.

Entrepreneurs

• Devdutt Tandon (1902–1980), founder of Tandon Motorcycles
• Rakhee Kapoor Tandon (born 1986), Indian-American business entrepreneur and venture capitalist. She is one of "India’s 25 Most Influential Women", according to India Today.
• Sirjang Lal Tandon (born 1942), Indian manufacturer of Tandon PC and disk drive, founder of Tandon Corporation

Politicians

• Ajay Tandon (born 1954), Indian politician
• Annu Tandon (born 1957), Indian politician, MP in the 15th Lok Sabha from Unnao, Uttar Pradesh
• Ashutosh Tandon (1960–2023), Indian politician and currently serving as Minister of Urban Development, Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation in the UP Government.
• Balram Das Tandon (1927–2018), Indian politician and the former Governor of Chhattisgarh
• Mukesh Tandan, Indian politician
• Lalji Tandon (1935–2020), Indian politician who served as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Governor of Bihar.
• Sanjay Tandon (born 1963), Indian politician, Chandigarh State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party
• Shiv Narayan Tandon (died 1999), Indian politician
• Yash Tandon (born 1939), Indian-Ugandan policymaker, political activist, professor, author and public intellectual.

Scientists and doctors

• Atul Tandon (1948–2015), Indian professor of management
• Badri Nath Tandon (1931–2018), Indian gastroenterologist, hepatologist, medical researcher and academic
• Maya Tandon (born 1936), Indian anesthesiologist and road safety activist
• Prakash Narain Tandon (born 1928), Indian neuroscientist and neurosurgeon. Padma Bhushan awardee
• Pramod Tandon (born 1950), Indian Plant Biotechnologist and academic
• Nikhil Tandon (born 1963), Indian endocrinologist
• Nina Tandon, American biomedical engineer and tissue engineering researcher
• Rajesh Tandon, Indian practitioner of participatory research and development. He is one of the founding fathers of Participatory Research.
• Sampat Kumar Tandon (born 1945), Indian geologist. He is a former pro-vice chancellor at Delhi University
• Usha Tandon (born 1961), Indian academic and legal scholar
• Veena Tandon (born 1949), Indian parasitologist, academic and a NASI senior scientist
• Vibha Tandon, Indian academic and scientist in the fields of chemistry and molecular medicine

Others

• Lata Tondon (born 1980), Indian chef and marathon cook

See also

• Tandon Corporation
• Tandon v. Newsom

References

1. Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (1st ed.). Oxford University Press (OUP). p. 2623. ISBN 978-0199677764. Retrieved 17 March 2019. Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Khatri) and Sikh, based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community