Seth (surname)

Seth is a surname and can be a first name sometimes. It is derived from the given name Seth. Notable people with the surname include:

Surname

Indian surname

A common Indian surname with variations Sheth, Sethi, all derived from Sanskrit word Shreshthi.

• Aftab Seth, former ambassador of India to Greece, Vietnam and Japan
• Ashok Seth, Indian interventional cardiologist
• Bishanchander Seth, Indian politician
• Chinubhai Chimanlal Seth (1901-1993), Indian industrialist and cotton textile mill owner
• Deeksha Seth (born 1990), Indian film actress and model
• Divya Seth Shah, Indian film and television actress
• Faiza Seth (born 1977), India-born American founder of Casa Forma/London design firm
• Jagat Seths, a rich business, banking and money lender family
• James Seth (bishop) (1913-1975), Anglican bishop in Madagascar
• Karnika Seth (born 1976), Indian lawyer and Women & Child protectionist
• Kavita Seth (born 1970), Indian playback singer in Hindi cinema and live performer
• Kiran Seth (born 1949), Indian academician
• Lakshman Chandra Seth (born 1940), Indian politician from Tamluk, West Bengal
• Leila Seth (1930–2017), first woman judge on the Delhi High Court
• Mesrovb Jacob Seth (1871-1939), Indian historian and school master of Classical Armenian
• Mira Seth, Indian civil servant, diplomat, former Chairman of UNICEF
• Philipa Seth (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
• Pradeep Seth, Indian virologist, developer and self-tester of a purported vaccine for HIV
• Raghunath Seth (1931–2014), Pandit, Indian exponent of Hindustani classical music
• Rahul Seth (born 1977), Indian voice actor, dubbing artist, R&B-singer-songwriter
• Rajiv Seth (born 1968), Indian former cricketer
• Rohan Seth, co-founder of social audio app Clubhouse
• Roshan Seth (born 1942), Indian actor
• Samarth Seth (born 1999), Indian cricketer
• Sanjay Seth (born 1961), Indian politician and businessman
• Sanjay Kumar Seth (1957–2021), Indian Judge and Chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court
• Sanjeev Seth (born 1961), Indian TV actor
• Shashi Kant Seth (born 1931), Indian Judge and Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court
• Shruti Seth (born 1977), Indian actress
• Simeon Seth (11th-century) Byzantine scholar and Grand Chamberlain under Emperor Michael VII Doukas
• Soumya Seth, Indian television actress
• Suhel Seth (born 1963), co-founder and managing partner of the consultancy firm Counselage India
• Sushma Seth (born 1936), Indian stage, film and television actress
• Vatsal Seth (born 1980), Indian actor
• Vikram Seth (born 1952), Indian writer
• Waqar Ahmed Seth (born 1961), Pakistani judge and Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court

European surname

• Anil Seth, British professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience
• Asha Seth (born 1939), Canadian politician and doctor
• Bruce Seth Green, American television director
• Cameron Seth (born 1994), Canadian squash player
• Catriona Seth (born 1964), British scholar of French literature
• David Seth Kotkin (born 1956), American magician
• David Seth-Smith (1875–1963), British zoologist, wildlife artist and broadcaster
• Daniel Seth Loeb (born 1961), American investor, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist
• David Seth Doggett (1810–1880), American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
• Derek Seth-Smith (1920-1964), English first-class cricketer
• Henriett Seth F. (born 1980), Hungarian autistic savant poet
• Henry Seth, New York City Ballet dancer
• Iqbal Seth, Indian cricketer
• James Seth (1860–1925), Scottish philosopher
• Joseph B. Seth (1845–1927), American politician and businessman
• Joshua Seth (born 1970), American actor
• Lancelot Seth Ward (1875-1929), English commander of the First Battalion of the King's African Rifles
• Leslie Seth-Smith, (1923-2007), English screenwriter and biographer
• Martin Seth Kramer (born 1954), American-Israeli scholar of Islam and Arab politics
• Michael Seth Silverman, Canadian specialist in HIV/AIDS and infectious disease
• Mike Seth (born 1987), American soccer player
• Oliver Seth (1915–1996), American judge
• Reidun Seth (born 1966), Norwegian football player and medallist
• Reva Seth, Canadian journalist and strategic communications consultant
• Sunil Seth (born 1990), English-born Guyanese squash player
• Torgil von Seth (1895-1989), Swedish right-wing politician
• William Seth Agar (1815–1872), English Catholic canon
• William Seth Lampe (1906–1992), American journalist and former managing editor of the Detroit Times

See also

• Sethi
• Sethia (surname)
• Sheth