List of notable people from Ludhiana explained

This is a list of notable people from the city of Ludhiana in Punjab, India. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in Ludhiana, or for whom Ludhiana is a significant part of their identity.

Notable individuals

• J. C. Mahindra, Indian industrialist and co-founder of Mahindra & Mahindra
• K.C. Mahindra Indian industrialist who co-founded Mahindra & Mahindra
• Sukhdev Thapar, Freedom fighter
• Kartar Singh Sarabha, Freedom fighter
• Gippy Grewal, Singer, actor
• Sukh Sanghera, Film director and music video director
• Bhai Randhir Singh, Freedom fighter
• Neel Kamal Puri, novelist, columnist^[1]
• Dharmendra, actor
• Sunil Mittal, entrepreneur, founder of Airtel and Bharti Enterprises
• Simarjit Singh Bains, Social worker, politician
• Sahir Ludhianvi, lyricist
• Sukhdeep Singh Chakria, Boxer
• Divya Dutta, actress
• Manjit Rupowalia, Singer
• Rajinder Gupta, Industrialist, Chairman of TridentGroup
• Trishneet Arora, Ethical hacker, author
• Shubha Phutela, actress
• Dakssh Ajit Singh, actor
• Jainti Dass Saggar, Physician, politician
• Abhinav Shukla, actor
• Sudarshan Agarwal, politician
• Shilpi Sharma, actress
• Gulzar Singh Sandhu, writer
• Naina Dhaliwal, Indian model
• Inderjit Hasanpuri, songwriter
• Ram Singh, Social reformer
• Maulana Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi, One of the founders of Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam
• Barkat Ali Ludhianwi, Muslim Sufi and founder of the Dar ul Ehsan organisation
• Talish, Pakistani actor
• Raj Khosla, director
• Baldev Raj Chopra, producer and director
• Kuldeep Manak, Singer
• Inderjit Nikku, Singer
• Ravinder Grewal, Singer
• Amar Singh Chamkila, Singer
• Surinder Shinda, Singer
• Karnail Gill, Singer
• Ishmeet Singh, Singer
• Lal Chand Yamla Jatt, Singer
• Mandeep Singh, Cricketer
• Pankaj Kapoor, actor
• Hardev Dilgir, lyricist
• Saadat Hasan Manto, writer, playwright
• Sanjeev Talwar, MLA Ludhiana East
• Bharat Bhushan Ashu, MLA Ludhiana West, Punjab Cabinet Minister
• Ish Sodhi, New Zealand Cricketer
• Happy Raikoti, lyricist, singer
• Chetan Sharma, Indian cricket player
• Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricket player
• Jaswinder Bhalla, actor in Punjabi cinema^[2]
• Anuv Jain, singer and songwriter
• Anand Arnold, bodybuilder
• Balbir Singh Rajewal, Farm union leader and politician
• Bhavish Aggarwal, Businessman and Founder of Ola cabs and Ola Electric
• Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kerala Blasters and India national team
• Abdul Qadir, jurist, newspaper and magazine editor

Notes and References

1. Web site: Punjab's victory over history. 4 March 2013. 28 July 2015. India Today. https://web.archive.org/web/20140914162015/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/punjabs-victory-over-history/1/251178.html. 14 September 2014. live.
2. News: Kapoor . Diksha . Happy Birthday Jaswinder Bhalla! Watch His 5 Best Comedy Films To Drive Away Your Monday Blues . 11 November 2020 . PTC Punjabi . 4 May 2020 . 11 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201111142236/https://www.ptcpunjabi.co.in/happy-birthday-jaswinder-bhalla-watch-his-5-best-comedy-films-to-drive-away-your-monday-blues/ . live .