List of British Sikhs explained
This is a list of notable Sikhs from the United Kingdom.
Academia and education
Business and the professions
Charity, community and non-profit
Film, drama and entertainment
Law and justice
Journalism, writers and media
Music
- Aman Hayer – Bhangra producer and singer
- Bally Sagoo – Record producer
- Channi Singh – British-Indian bhangra musician, known as the "godfather" of bhangra in the West.
- Diamond Duggal – Music producer, DJ, songwriter and guitarist
- Dr Zeus – Punjabi singer and music producer
- Gurdeep Samra – Music producer and DJ
- Hard Kaur – Rapper and hip hop singer
- Indy Sagu – Bhangra and hip hop musician
- Jas Mann – Songwriter, musician, singer, record producer and film producer
- Jassi Sidhu – Bhangra singer and the former lead singer of British Indian bhangra band B21
- Jay Sean – R&B Artist
- Juggy D – Bhangra, Punjabi, R&B
- Malkit Singh – Punjabi bhangra singer
- Manj Musik – Music composer, singer
- Manni Sandhu – Music director
- Panjabi MC – Rapper, musician and DJ
- Rishi Rich – Music producer
- Sardara Gill – Punjabi Bhangra singer, lead singer of Apna Sangeet
- Steel Banglez – Record producer
- Silinder Pardesi – Bhangra singer-songwriter, lyricist, and composer
- Surinder Singh Matharu – Founder of the Raj Academy Conservatoire
- Sukshinder Shinda – Bhangra Record producer and singer–songwriter
- Surjit Khan – Record producer, musician and singer-songwriter
- Tarsame Singh Saini – Singer, composer and actor
- Talvin Singh – Producer, composer and tabla player
- Tigerstyle – Folkhop group
- Tjinder Singh – Lead singer of British indie rock band Cornershop
- Tru Skool – Music artist
- Vic Briggs – Former blues and rock musician
Politics
Royalty and revolutionaries
- Maharaja Duleep Singh – Last Maharaja of the Sikh Kingdom, exiled in 1849 during the British Raj and possibly the first permanent Sikh resident in England
Sports
Causes célèbres
- Jagtar Singh Johal – Scottish Sikh man who has been unlawfully detained in India since 2017.
- Lakhvir Kaur Singh – British Sikh woman, known as the "Curry Killer" due to the food to which the poison was added.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Harminder Dua. The Ophthalmologist. 25 June 2018.
- Web site: School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), London, UK .
- http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/Collections/Onlineresources/RWWC/themes/1301/1217 Sikh London