Pathak is a surname of Brahmins in North India. Usually a surname, Pathak is a Sanskrit word and means preceptor or a person who teaches.
Notable people with the surname Pathak include:
Brajesh Pathak (born 1964), Indian politician
Bindeshwar Pathak (born 1943), Indian sociologist
Dina Pathak (1922–2002), Indian actor and director
Amita Pathak, Indian actress
Supriya Pathak (born 1961), Indian actress
Ratna Pathak (born 1963), Indian actress
Falguni Pathak (born 1964), Indian singer
Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896–1982), Vice President of India (1969–1974)
Harin Pathak (born 1947), Indian politician
Prashant Pathak, Indo-Canadian investor, businessman and philanthropist
N. R. Pathak (1915–1985), Indian humanitarian, social worker, and politician
Raghunandan Swarup Pathak (1924–2007), Chief Justice of India
Rameshwar Pathak (1938 – 2010). Indian Kamrupi Lokgeet singer from Assam.
Surender Mohan Pathak (born 1940), Indian author
Vinay Pathak (born 1968), Indian actor
V.S. Pathak (1926–2003), Indian historian and writer
Parag Pathak (born 1980), Associate Professor at MIT, USA and receiver of Presidential Early
Shyam Pathak, Indian TV actor
Dil Bhusan Pathak, Journalist, Kathmandu, Nepal