List of people from Punjab, India

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

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

Diljit Dosanjh
Akshay Kumar

Documentary filmmakers

Directors

Crossover directors and actors (Hollywood)

History

Porus and Alexender

Folklore

Religious and spiritual figures

The Ten Gurus of Sikhism

Sikh

Related to Sikhism

Radha Soami Satsang Beas

Ahmidiyya Muslim Community

Writers

Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu

Giani Gurdit Singh

English

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

Jay Sean

Revolutionaries and Freedom Fighters

Politicians

India

Sportspersons

Cricket

Harbhajan, pictured here bowling in the nets


Hockey

Field hockey

Athletics

Golf

Wrestling

The "Great" Gama

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

References

  1. ^ W.H.McLeod, Louis E.Fenech (2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman and Littlefield. p. 172. ISBN 9781442236011.
  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.
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