List of people from Punjab, India

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Nobel laureates

Rulers

Other Notable Misl Rulers

Mughal Governors

Military leaders

Indian Armed Forces

Air Force

Army

Military Gallantry Award winners

British Indian Army

Victoria Cross

Indian Armed Forces

Param Veer Chakra (PVC)

Maha Veer Chakra (MVC)

Business

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Sunil Bharti Mittal is the chairman and managing director of Bharti Telecom.

Artists

Educators and scientists

Historians

Astronauts

Punjabi Cinema

Punjabi Actors

Punjabi Actress

Bollywood

Families

The Anands

The Chopras

The Deols

The Devgans

The Dutts

The Oberois

The Paintals

The Puris

The Sahnis

Individual artists

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Diljit Dosanjh
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Akshay Kumar

Documentary filmmakers

Directors

Crossover directors and actors (Hollywood)

History

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Porus and Alexender

Folklore

Religious and spiritual figures

The Ten Gurus of Sikhism

Sikh

Radha Soami Satsang Beas

Ahmidiyya Muslim Community

Writers

Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu

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Giani Gurdit Singh

English

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Khushwant Singh is a prominent Indian novelist and journalist.

Journalists

Print

India

Tamil cinema

Models

Musicians

Punjabi Folk and Classical Music

Punjabi Pop and Hip Hop

Bollywood

Bhangra and other Punjabi people

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Jay Sean

Revolutionaries and Freedom Fighters

Politicians

India

Sportspersons

Cricket

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Harbhajan, pictured here bowling in the nets


Hockey

Field hockey

Athletics

Golf

Wrestling

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The "Great" Gama

Fighters

Shooting

Basketball

Sports Executives and Administrators

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ranjit Singh</span> First Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (1780–1839)

Ranjit Singh, popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He survived smallpox in infancy but lost sight in his left eye. He fought his first battle alongside his father at age 10. After his father died around Ranjit's early teenage years, Ranjit subsequently fought several wars to expel the Afghans throughout his teenage years. At the age of 21, he was proclaimed the "Maharaja of Punjab". His empire grew in the Punjab region under his leadership through 1839.

Dhillon is a one of the largest Jat clans found in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. Dhillon sardars (chiefs) ruled the Bhangi Misl in the Sikh confederacy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maha Singh</span> Chief of Sukerchakia Misl

Maha Singh, also spelt as Mahan or Mahn Singh, was the second chief of the Sukerchakia Misl, which as a Sikh grouping with its guerilla militia was one of twelve Sikh Misls that later became part of the Sikh Empire. He was the eldest son of Sardar Charat Singh and Sardarni Desan Kaur Warraich. He was the father of Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moga district</span> District of Punjab in India

Moga district is one of the twenty-two districts in the state of Punjab, India. It became the 17th district of Punjab State on 24 November 1995 cut from Faridkot district. Moga District is among the largest producers of wheat and rice in Punjab, India. People from Moga City and Moga District belong to the Malwa culture. The district is noted for being the homeland for a high proportion of Indian Punjabi expatriates who emigrated abroad and their descendents, which has given it the nickname of "NRI district".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Majha</span> Region in the central parts of the historical Punjab region

Majha is a region located in the central parts of the historical Punjab region, currently split between the republics of India and Pakistan. It extends north from the right banks of the river Beas, and reaches as far north as the river Jhelum. People of the Majha region are given the demonym "Mājhī" or "Majhail". Most inhabitants of the region speak the Majhi dialect, which is the basis of the standard register of the Punjabi language. The most populous city in the area is Lahore on the Pakistani side, and Amritsar on the Indian side of the border.

Jat Sikh or Jatt Sikh is an ethnoreligious group, a subgroup of the Jat people whose traditional religion is Sikhism, originating from the Indian subcontinent. They are one of the dominant communities in the Punjab, India owing to their large land holdings. They form an estimated 20–25% of the population of the Indian state of Punjab. They form at least half of the Sikh population in Punjab, with some sources estimating them to be about 60–66% appx. two-third of the Sikh population.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shaheedan Misl</span> Sovereign state of the Sikh Confederacy

The Shaheedan Misl, also known as the Shahid Misl, was one of twelve Sikh Misls that later became the Sikh Empire. It held a small amount of territory in the Malwa (Punjab) area around the Damdama Sahib before being incorporated into the Sikh Empire of the Sukerchakia Misl by Ranjit Singh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bhangi Misl</span> Sovereign state of the Sikh Confederacy

The Bhangi Misl was a large and powerful Sikh Misl headquartered in Amritsar. It was founded in the early 18th century by Sardar Chhajja Singh Dhillon, who was baptised by Banda Singh Bahadur. The misl received its name "Bhangi" because Chhajja Singh and his soldiers frequently used the herbal intoxicant bhang. It was a first misl to established a Khalsa Raj and publish Khalsa currency coins. The Bhangi Kingdom/Misl was founded by Dhillon Jats.

Sandhu or Sindhu is the second largest clan of Jats in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The Sandhus played an important role in the Sikh history. During the period of the Sikh Confederacy, Sandhus ruled several sovereign states (misls) including the Nakai Misl, Shaheedan Misl and the Kanhaiya Misl.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramgarhia Misl</span> State in the Sikh confederacy (1707–1799)

Ramgarhia Misl was a sovereign state (misl) in the Sikh Confederacy of Punjab region in present-day India and Pakistan. The misl's name is derived from Qila Ramgarh, a place located in Ramsar, near Amritsar, which was fortified and redesigned by Ramgarhia Misl chief Jassa Singh Ramgarhia. The Ramgarhia Misl was one of the twelve major Sikh misls, and held land near Amritsar.

Rani Raj Kaur was the wife of Maha Singh, the leader of the Sukerchakia Misl and the mother of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire. She was affectionately known as Mai Malwain after her marriage. She is also referred to as Sardarni Raj Kaur and was daughter of Raja Gajpat Singh Sidhu of Jind.

Sardar Ran Singh Nakai was the third chief of the Nakai Misl, which was one of the Sikh groupings and guerilla militia that later became part of the Sikh Empire. He was born to the Sandhu family of Jat Sikhs. He distinguished himself at an early age in campaigns with his father, Natha Singh Sandhu and uncle, the legendary Heera Singh Sandhu who was the founder of the Misl. Ran Singh was a fierce warrior and a powerful misldar; under his leadership the misl was at its highest. He was the father of Maharani Datar Kaur and the father-in-law of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire. He was the grandfather of Maharaja Kharak Singh, the second king of the Sikh Empire and Sardar Kahan Singh Nakai, the last chief of the Nakai Misl.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hill States–Sikh wars</span> Sequence of battles (1628–1812)

The Hill States–Sikh wars, also known as the Sikh–Pahari Raja wars, was a set of battles and conflicts fought by the Sikhs and the rajas (kings) of the Hill States located in the Sivalik Hills.

References

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  2. "Amrish Puri- A tribute".
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20071211120409/http://164.100.24.209/newls/Biography.aspx?mpsno=197 Parliamentary Biography
  4. "Olympian athlete Ajmer Singh passed away". The Times of India . Jan 27, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.