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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