List of Punjabi people

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Following is a list of famous and notable Punjabi people, an ethnic group belonging to the Punjab region. It contains people mainly from what is today Punjab, Pakistan and Punjab, India, and people with Punjabi ancestry or people who speak Punjabi as their primary language.

Artists

Authors

Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu

Pakistan

India

Giani Gurdit Singh

English

Khushwant Singh (1915-2014) was a prominent Indian novelist and journalist.

Aviators

Architects

Business

India

Pakistan

Cartoonists

Doctors

Educators and scientists

Nobel laureates

Abdus Salam, first Pakistani Nobel prize winner in Physics
Har Gobind Khorana, first Punjabi Nobel prize winner.

Pakistan

India

Folklore

Film industry

Bollywood (India)

The following is a list of famous Punjabi families and individual artistes who have worked in Bollywood:

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Family Artistes
The SahnisBalraj Sahni, Bhisham Sahni, Parikshit Sahni
The AnandsChetan Anand, Dev Anand, Vijay Anand
The Chopras - 1Baldev Raj Chopra, Yash Chopra, Ravi Chopra, Aditya Chopra, Uday Chopra
The Chopras - 2Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti Chopra
The DeolsDharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Esha Deol, Abhay Deol
The BachchansTeji Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shweta Bachchan Nanda
The MalhotrasPrem Nath, Rajendra Nath, Bina Rai, Prem Kishen
The RoshansRakesh Roshan, Rajesh Roshan, Hrithik Roshan
The RandhawasDara Singh, Vindu Dara Singh, Randhawa, Shaad Randhawa
The RajsJagdish Raj, Anita Raj
The PurisChaman Puri, Madan Puri, Amrish Puri, Vardhan Puri
The Khannas - 1Rajesh Khanna, Twinkle Khanna, Rinke Khanna
The Khannas - 2Vinod Khanna,[10] Akshaye Khanna, Rahul Khanna
The Bedis - 1Kabir Bedi, Pooja Bedi
The Bedis - 2Narendra Bedi, Rajat Bedi, Manik Bedi
The KapursPankaj Kapur, Shahid Kapoor
The Kapoors - 1Prithviraj Kapoor, Trilok Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor,
Shashi Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor, Rajiv Kapoor, Karan Kapoor
The Kapoors - 2Anil Kapoor, Boney Kapoor,
Sanjay Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor
The Kapoors - 3Jeetendra, Tusshar Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor
The AhujasArun Kumar Ahuja, Nirmala Devi, Govinda Ahuja, Sunita Ahuja, Tina Ahuja, Krushna Abhishek, Ragini Khanna, Vinay Anand, Arti Sharma, Saumya Seth
The DhawansDavid Dhawan, Varun Dhawan, Rohit Dhawan, Anil Dhawan
The DevgansVeeru Devgan, Ajay Devgan, Anil Devgan
The OberoisSuresh Oberoi, Vivek Oberoi
The ArorasMalaika Arora Khan, Amrita Arora
The TulisRajendra Kumar, Kumar Gaurav
The DuttsNargis Dutt, Sunil Dutt, Sanjay Dutt
The MehrasVinod Mehra, Soniya Mehra, Rohan Mehra
The BabbarsRaj Babbar, Arya Babbar, Prateik Babbar, Juhi Babbar
The GoswamisManoj Kumar, Kunal Goswami
The BehlsRamesh Behl,Goldie Behl, Ravi Behl
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Individual Actors

Directors

Documentary filmmakers

Lollywood (Pakistan)

Directors

Punjabi cinema (India)

Directors

Actors

The Punjabi film industry has produced a number of successful actors, actresses, writers, directors and filmmakers, many of whom have been known internationally.

Actors

Actresses

Tamil cinema (India)

International Film and TV personalities

Historical

Sultan of Gujarat, a descendant of Muzaffar Shah I[11]

Ancient

Medieval

Post Medieval Era

Muslims

Adina Beg, last Muslim governor of Punjab

Sikh Empire

Sikh

Hindu

Muslim

Monarchs

Muzzafarid Sultans of Gujarat

Sayyid Sultans of Delhi

Raja of Sialkot

Gakhar Sultans of Potohar

Langah Sultans of Multan

Sikh Empire

Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire

Misl Rulers

Sardars of Jhang

Nawab of Punjab

Nizam of Hyderabad

Raja of Kashmir

Sultans of Mysore

Journalists

Military

Pakistan Armed Forces

Air Force

Nur Khan served as the 3rd Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force. A notable figure involved in the 1965 War, politician, and statesman, Khan was known for his outstanding management skills that benefited the country, especially in the case of Pakistani cricket and the PIA which under his leadership became one of the world's frontline carriers.[26][27][28]

Army

General Raheel Sharif, former Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army is a notable commander in the country's recent history.[29]

Indian Armed Forces

Airforce

Army

General Bikram Singh, former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army

Other notables

Singapore Armed Forces

United States Armed Forces

Music

Pakistan

Alam Lohar, considered one of the most important singers of Punjabi folk.[35]

Punjabi Folk

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, considered as one of the greatest performers of qawwali.[36]

Sufi Qawwali

Classical Hindustani Gharanas

Panjabi Gharana
Patiala Gharana
Sham Chaurasia Gharana
Atif Aslam, widely acclaimed playback singer

Modern Playback

India

Mohammed Rafi was a singer famous for singing multiple genres and styles
Punjabi folk singers and sisters Parkash Kaur and Surinder Kaur in 1967

Punjabi folk

Sufi Qawwali

Hindu devotional

Jagjit Singh, popular ghazal singer

Classical Hindustani music

Patiala Gharana
Sham Chaurasia Gharana
Sukhwinder Singh, singer of Academy and Grammy award-winning song "Jai Ho"

Modern playback

Models

Politicians

India

Pakistan

United States

United Kingdom

Canada

Revolutionaries

Religious figures

Sikh Gurus

Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism

Other Sikh figures

Muslim Sufis and saints

Hindu Gurus and saints

Buddhist figures

Radha Soami Satsang Beas

Ahmadiyya

Sportspersons

Baseball

Chess

Badminton

Table Tennis

Tennis

Cricket

India

Harbhajan, pictured here bowling in the nets

Pakistan

Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar is one of the fastest bowlers in the world.

England

Canada

New Zealand

Basketball

Hockey

Field hockey

Ice hockey

Figure skating

American football

Canadian Football

Athletics

Golf

Wrestling

Shooting

Cycling

Soccer (Football)

Boxing

Volleyball

Water Polo

Weightlifting

Freestyle Wrestling

Mixed martial arts

See also

References

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