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 politicianBindeshwar Pathak (born 1943), Indian sociologistDina Pathak (1922–2002), Indian actor and directorAmita Pathak, Indian actressSupriya Pathak (born 1961), Indian actressRatna Pathak (born 1963), Indian actressFalguni Pathak (born 1964), Indian singerGopal Swarup Pathak (1896–1982), Vice President of India (1969–1974)Harin Pathak (born 1947), Indian politicianPrashant Pathak, Indo-Canadian investor, businessman and philanthropistN. R. Pathak (1915–1985), Indian humanitarian, social worker, and politicianRaghunandan Swarup Pathak (1924–2007), Chief Justice of IndiaRameshwar Pathak (1938 – 2010). Indian Kamrupi Lokgeet singer from Assam.Surender Mohan Pathak (born 1940), Indian authorVinay Pathak (born 1968), Indian actorV.S. Pathak (1926–2003), Indian historian and writerParag Pathak (born 1980), Associate Professor at MIT, USA and receiver of Presidential EarlyShyam Pathak, Indian TV actorDil Bhusan Pathak, Journalist, Kathmandu, Nepal