Apte
Apte is an Indian surname.
Etmylogy[edit]
The surname comes from the word "Apta", another name for Bauhinia racemosa.[1][2][3]
Notable people[edit]
- Arvind Apte (1934–2014), Indian cricketer
- Babasaheb Apte (1903–1971), an early RSS pracharak
- Balavant Apte, Bal Apte or Balasaheb Apte (1939–2012), BJP politician
- Devdas Apte (born 1934), Indian politician
- Hari Narayan Apte (1864–1919), Marathi writer
- Madhav Apte (1932–2019), Indian cricketer
- Narayan Apte (1911–1949), convicted for assassination of M K Gandhi
- Narayan Hari Apte (1889–1971), Marathi author and script-writer
- S. S. Apte or Shivram Shankar Apte (1907–1985), RSS pracharak and founder of Vishva Hindu Parishad
- Vaman Shivram Apte (1858–1892), Indian lexicographer
- Vinay Apte (1951–2013), Indian television actor
- Shanta Apte (1916–1964), Indian actress
- Prakash Apte, professor
- Urmila Balawant Apte, founder of the women's organization Bhartiya Stree Shakti
- Sunila Apte, female badminton player
- Minoti Apte, Indian medical researcher
- Radhika Apte (born 1985), Indian actress
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