Bajpai (variously spelt Bajpeyi, Vajpeyi, Vajpayee) is a Hindu Brahmin surname of Hindustani origin. It was a title given to a Vedic priest who had conducted a Vajapeya ritual.

Notable individuals with this surname include: Ambika Prasad Bajpai (1880–1968), Indian writer, news editor and scholar Amitabh Bajpai (born 1974), Indian politician Ananya Vajpeyi, Indian academic and writer Anil Kumar Bajpai (born 1957), Indian politician Arjun Vajpai (born 1993), Indian mountaineer Ashok Vajpeyi (born 1941), Indian poet and writer Ashok Bajpai (born 1949), Indian politician Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018), Prime Minister of India Bhagwati Dhar Vajpayee (died 2021), Indian journalist Ganesh Shankar Bajpai, Indian politician Gangadhara Vajapeyi, 18th-century Vedic scholar Girija Shankar Bajpai (1891–1954), knighted, first Minister of External Affairs G. S. Bajpai, Indian professor of law Harshvardhan Bajpai (born 1980), Indian politician Himanshu Bajpai (born 1987), Indian musician Indrani Bajpai (1930–1999), Indian classical dancer Katyayani Shankar Bajpai (1928–2020), Indian diplomat Kailash Vajpeyi (1936–2015), Indian Hindi poet, writer and lyricist Kanti Bajpai, Indian academic-analyst and former headmaster of The Doon School Laxmikant Bajpai (born 1951), Indian politician Laxmi Shankar Bajpai (born 1955), Indian poet Manikchandra Vajpayee (1919–2005), Indian journalist and writer Manoj Bajpayee (also Bajpai; born 1969), Indian actor Nand Dulare Bajpai (1906–1967), Indian literary critic Nandini Bajpai (born 1968), children's book author Nirupam Bajpai, Indian economist Pia Bajpiee (born 1992), Indian film actress and model, who appears primarily in South Indian films Punya Prasun Bajpai (born 1964), Indian journalist and TV anchor Rajendra Kumari Bajpai (1925–1998), Indian politician, represented Sitapur Sahana Bajpaie (born 1987), Indian singer and songwriter Sunil Bajpai (born 1961), Indian professor and paleontologist Swati Bajpai, Indian actress

Tia Bajpai (born 1989), Indian singer, television and film actress Uma Shankar Bajpai (1921/1922–2005), Indian diplomat and journalist Vidya Dhar Bajpai, Indian politician Vineet Bajpai, Indian entrepreneur and author

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