List of people from Punjab, India explained
Nobel laureates
Rulers
Other Notable Misl Rulers
Mughal Governors
Military leaders
Indian Armed Forces
Air Force
Army
Navy
Military Gallantry Award winners
British Indian Army
Victoria Cross
Indian Armed Forces
Param Veer Chakra (PVC)
Maha Veer Chakra (MVC)
Business
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
Documentary filmmakers
Directors
Crossover directors and actors (Hollywood)
History
Folklore
Religious and spiritual figures
The Ten Gurus of Sikhism
See main article: The Sikh Gurus.
Sikh
Related to Sikhism
Radha Soami Satsang Beas
Ahmidiyya Muslim Community
Writers
Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu
English
Journalists
Print
India
Tamil cinema
Models
Musicians
Punjabi Folk and Classical Music
Punjabi Pop and Hip Hop
Bollywood
Bhangra and other Punjabi people
Revolutionaries and Freedom Fighters
- Prithvi Singh Azad, Indian independence activist, revolutionary and one of the founder members of Ghadar Party
- Bhai Balmukund was an Indian revolutionary freedom fighter
- Sohan Singh Bhakna, was an Indian revolutionary, the founding president of the Ghadar Party
- Amir Chand Bombwal
- Diwan Mulraj Chopra
- Satyapal Dang
- Jathedar Bhai Tehal Singh Dhanju, Indian Freedom Fighter, Sikh leader and activist; planned The Lahore Conspiracies
- Madan Lal Dhingra, was an Indian revolutionary independence activist
- Kishan Singh Gargaj, Indian Freedom Fighter and Founder of militant Babbar Akali Movement against British rule
- Sadhu Singh Hamdard, well-known freedom fighter and the journalist of Punjab
- Dharam Singh Hayatpur, was an Indian revolutionary, he was a prominent member of the Sikh political and religious group the Babbar Akali Movement in India
- Kartar Singh Jhabbar, was an Indian revolutionary, he was a Sikh leader known for his role in the Gurdwara Reform Movement of the 1920s
- Sohan Singh Josh, was an Indian communist activist and freedom fighter
- Gulab Kaur
- Sardul Singh Kavishar
- Saifuddin Kitchlew
- Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, was a General of Akali Movement
- Mangu Ram Mugowalia, Indian freedom fighter, politician from Punjab and one of the founder members of the Ghadar Party
- Bhai Parmanand
- Darshan Singh Pheruman, Indian freedom fighter, Sikh activist and politician
- Jaswant Singh Rahi
- Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian Freedom Fighter, popularly known as Punjab Kesari
- Ram Rakha
- Lala Achint Ram
- Harnam Singh Saini
- Labh Singh Saini, Akali politician and notable Indian freedom fighter
- Maya Singh Saini, was a soldier in the Sikh Khalsa Army during the Anglo-Sikh Wars and continued fighting British Rule after the Second war
- Teja Singh Samundri
- Kartar Singh Sarabha, Indian Independence activist and a Ghadr revolutionary
- Baba Gurdit Singh
- Baba Gurmukh Singh, Indian Freedom Fighter, a Ghadr revolutionary and a Sikh activist
- Baba Kharak Singh
- Baldev Singh, was an Indian independence movement leader and also the first Defence Minister of India
- Bhagat Singh, Indian Freedom Fighter and most common symbol of India's Freedom Struggle by any means and a Ghadr revolutionary
- Captain Mohan Singh, was an Indian military officer and also an Indian Independence Activist
- Ganda Singh, was a prominent member of the Ghadar Party
- Giani Ditt Singh
- Pandit Kanshi Ram, Was an Indian Revolutionary and Treasurer Of Ghadar Party
- Ram Singh, credited as being the first Indian to use non-cooperation and boycott of British merchandise and services as a political weapon.
- Ripudaman Singh, Indian revolutionary
- Sardar Ajit Singh, was an Indian revolutionary, he was the uncle of sardar Bhagat Singh and an alleged assassin for the Ghadar Party
- Udham Singh, Indian Revolutionary
- Teja Singh Swatantar
- Sukhdev Thapar, was an Indian Revolutionary
- Bhagwati Charan Vohra, was an Indian revolutionary, associated with Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
Politicians
India
Sportspersons
Cricket
Hockey
Field hockey
Athletics
Golf
Wrestling
Fighters
- Akshay Kumar, real name Rajeev Bhatia, black belt in karate; film actor
- Veeru Devgan, father of Ajay Devgan, action and stunt designer
Shooting
Basketball
Sports Executives and Administrators
See also
Notes and References
- Book: W.H.McLeod, Louis E.Fenech. Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman and Littlefield . 2014. 9781442236011. 172.
- Web site: Amrish Puri- A tribute.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071211120409/http://164.100.24.209/newls/Biography.aspx?mpsno=197 Parliamentary Biography
- News: Olympian athlete Ajmer Singh passed away. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928033854/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-27/athletics/28123124_1_condoled-ajmer-singh-sports-fraternity . dead . September 28, 2013 . . Jan 27, 2010 .
