Pathak

Pathak (Devanagari: पाठक) is a surname native to India. Pathak is mainly used by Hindu Brahmin communities of North India and Western India.

Notable people with the surname Pathak include:

• Amit Pathak (born 1972), former first-class cricketer
• Amita Pathak, Indian actress
• Arun Pathak (born 1975), Indian politician and social activist
• Arun Pathak (Bihar politician) advisor to the Governor of Bihar
• Arun Pathak (Uttar Pradesh politician) (born 1973), Indian politician, social activist and teacher
• Brajesh Pathak (born 1964), Indian politician
• Bindeshwar Pathak (born 1943), Indian sociologist
• Chirag Pathak (born 1987) first-class cricketer
• Dina Pathak (1922–2002), Indian actor and director
• Falguni Pathak (born 1964), Indian singer
• Gangadhar Pathak (1923–?), Indian writer, poet and historian
• Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896–1982), Vice President of India (1969–1974)
• Harin Pathak (born 1947), Indian politician
• Heera Pathak (1916–1995), Indian poet, literary critic, and wife of Ramnarayan
• Krishan Pathak (born 1997), field hockey goalkeeper for the Indian national side
• Mohit Pathak, music director, singer and lyricist
• N. R. Pathak (1915–1985), Indian humanitarian, social worker, and politician
• Parag Pathak (born 1980), Nepalese-American academic
• Pashchim Pathak (born 1976), Indian Cricket umpire
• Prashant Pathak, Indo-Canadian investor, businessman and philanthropist
• Punit Pathak (born 1986), dancer, choreographer and actor
• Raghunandan Swarup Pathak (1924–2007), Chief Justice of India
• Ramnarayan V. Pathak (1887–1955), Indian poet, short story writer, and literary critic
• Rameshwar Pathak (1938-2010), Indian singer
• Ratna Pathak (born 1963), Indian actress
• Riti Pathak (born 1977) is a member of the Lower House of Parliament in India from Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh who belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party
• Ritu Pathak (born 1987), Bollywood playback singer
• Sabitri Bogati (Pathak), Nepalese politician
• Sandeep Pathak, Indian politician and Rajya Sabha member
• Sandeep Pathak, cinema and theatre actor
• Sanjay Pathak (born 1970), Indian former politician
• Shanta Pathak (1927–2010), British businesswoman
• Shivam Pathak, singer-songwriter
• Shruti Pathak, playback singer
• Shyam Pathak, Indian actor
• Subrat Pathak (born 1979), Bharatiya Janata Party politician, elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2019 Indian general election .
• Supriya Pathak (born 1961), Indian actress
• Surender Mohan Pathak (born 1940), Indian author
• V. S. Pathak (1926–2003), Indian historian and writer
• Vandana Pathak, film, stage and TV actress
• Vijay Bahadur Pathak, Indian politician
• Vinay Kumar Pathak, Vice Chancellor of Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalam University, Lucknow
• Vinay Pathak (born 1968), Indian actor