Gandhi (surname)

Last updated December 18, 2025

Gandhi is a Punjabi and Gujarati surname.

The surname "Gandhi" occurs among the Khatris/Aroras of Punjab and the Modh-Baniyas of Gujarat.

Family of Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948), known as the Mahatma.
Kasturba Gandhi (1869–1944), wife
Harilal Gandhi (1888–1948), eldest son
Manilal Gandhi (1891–1956), second son
- Ela Gandhi (born 1940), South African politician
- Arun Gandhi (1934–2023), head of M. K. Gandhi Institute for Non-violence
  - Tushar Gandhi (born 1960), Indian politician and peace activist
Ramdas Gandhi (1897–1969), third son
Devdas Gandhi (1900–1957), youngest son
- Rajmohan Gandhi (born 1935), biographer
- Gopalkrishna Gandhi (born 1945), Indian administrator, former Governor of West Bengal and Bihar
- Ramchandra Gandhi (1937–2007), Indian philosopher
  - Leela Gandhi (born 1966), postcolonial theorist
Samaldas Gandhi (1897–1953), cousin who led the Arzi Hukumat during the Junagadh crisis

Family of Feroze Gandhi and Indira Gandhi

Feroze Gandhi (1912–1960), husband of Indira Gandhi, Zoroastrian by religion
Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru and wife of Feroze Gandhi; former Prime Minister of India (1966–1977; 1980–1984)
- Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991), son of Feroze & Indira Gandhi; former Prime Minister of India (1984–1989)
- Sonia Gandhi (born 1946), widow of Rajiv Gandhi; leader of the INC party (1998–2017, 2019–present)
  - Rahul Gandhi (born 1970), son of Sonia Gandhi & Rajiv Gandhi; leader of the INC party (2017–2019)
  - Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (born 1971), daughter of Sonia Gandhi & Rajiv Gandhi.
- Sanjay Gandhi (1946–1980), son of Feroze & Indira Gandhi
- Maneka Gandhi (born 1956), widow of Sanjay Gandhi
  - Varun Gandhi (born 1980), son of Sanjay & Maneka Gandhi

Other notable people

Anand Gandhi (born 1980), an Indian filmmaker
Bhogilal Gandhi (1911–2001), Indian writer and independence activist from Gujarat
Devang Gandhi (born 1971), an Indian cricketer
Dharamvir Gandhi (born 1951), an Indian politician and physician
James Gandhi (born 1993), British actor, producer and writer
Jonita Gandhi (born 1989), Canadian playback singer
Kancheepuram (Kanchi) Natarajan Gandhi (born 1948), senior nomenclature registrar and bibliographer at Harvard University
Kiran Gandhi (born 1989), a musician who also performs as "Madame Gandhi"
Lalit Mohan Gandhi (1952–2016), an Indian Nation Congress politician, minister of planning and coordination
Meera Gandhi (born 1963), founder of The Giving Back Foundation
Nari Gandhi (1934–1993), an Indian architect
Nikhita Gandhi (born 1991), Indian playback singer
Pooja Gandhi (born 1983), a Kannada film actress
Pratik Gandhi (born 1989), a Gujarati / Hindi actor
Bhavya Gandhi (born 1997), an Indian actor
Rustom K. S. Ghandhi (1924–2014), an Indian Navy Admiral
Shanta Gandhi (1917–2002), theatre director and playwright
Sorab K. Ghandhi (1928–2018), Professor Emeritus in Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Virchand Gandhi (1864–1901), Jain representative at the first World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, 1893

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Gandhi (surname)

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Family of Mahatma Gandhi

Family of Feroze Gandhi and Indira Gandhi

Other notable people

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