Modi (surname)
Appearance
Modi is a surname in India, most commonly found among people from states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh.[citation needed]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Asit Kumarr Modi, founder and director of Neela Tele Films
- B. K. Modi, chairman of Spice Global
- Gujarmal Modi (1902–1976), India industrialist and philanthropist, founder of Modinagar
- Hitesh Modi (born 1971), Kenyan cricketer
- Ishwar Modi (born 1940), Indian sociologist
- Jashodaben Modi (born 1952), wife of Narendra Modi
- Jivanji Jamshedji Modi (1854–1933), Indian Zoroastrian priest
- Kal Penn, stage name of Kalpen Modi, American actor
- Karishma Modi (born 1980), Indian model and actress
- Krishan Kumar Modi (born 1940), Indian businessman
- Lalit Modi, Chief Commissioner of Indian Premier League
- Murugappa Channaveerappa Modi (1916–2005), Indian eye surgeon
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
- Nirav Modi, Indian fugitive jeweller
- Russi Mody, chairman of Tata Steel
- Rusi Modi, Indian cricketer
- Samir Modi (born 1969), Indian entrepreneur
- Sohrab Modi, Indian actor
- Subhash Modi (born 1946), Kenyan cricket umpire
- Sushil Kumar Modi, Indian politician
- Virali Modi (born 1991), disability rights activist
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