Tandon

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 songwriter
• 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