Thakor is a surname, deriving from Thakor, a title of the Koli caste of Gujarat.[1]
People with the name include:
Given name
edit- Thakor Patel (born 1932), Indian-born Zimbabwean painter
Surname
edit- Alpeshji Thakor, Indian politician
- Bapu Velnath Thakor, saint of Girnar, Gujarat from Kshatriya koli community
- Dilipkumar Viraji Thakor (born 1959), Indian politician
- Gabhaji Mangaji Thakor, Indian politician
- Jagdish Thakor, Indian politician
- Kamlesh Thakor (born 1992), Indian cricketer
- Kanaji Thakor, Indian politician
- Nitish V. Thakor (born 1952), American biomedical engineering professor
- Shambhuji Thakor, Indian politician
- Shiv Thakor (born 1993), English cricketer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. New Delhi, India, Asia: Hindustan Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.