List of people from Punjab, India

Nobel laureates

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Rulers

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Other Notable Misl Rulers

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Mughal Governors

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Military leaders

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Indian Armed Forces

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Air Force

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Army

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Military Gallantry Award winners

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British Indian Army

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Victoria Cross

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Indian Armed Forces

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Param Veer Chakra (PVC)

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Maha Veer Chakra (MVC)

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Business

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Sunil Bharti Mittal is the chairman and managing director of Bharti Telecom.

Artists

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Educators and scientists

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Historians

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Astronauts

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Punjabi Cinema

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Punjabi Actors

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Punjabi Actress

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Bollywood

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Families

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The Anands

The Chopras

The Deols

The Devgans

The Dutts

The Oberois

The Paintals

The Puris

The Sahnis

Individual artists

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Diljit Dosanjh
 
Akshay Kumar

Documentary filmmakers

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Directors

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Crossover directors and actors (Hollywood)

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History

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Porus and Alexender

Folklore

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Religious and spiritual figures

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The Ten Gurus of Sikhism

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Sikh

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Radha Soami Satsang Beas

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Ahmidiyya Muslim Community

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Writers

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Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu

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Giani Gurdit Singh

English

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Khushwant Singh is a prominent Indian novelist and journalist.

Journalists

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Print

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India

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Tamil cinema

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Models

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Musicians

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Punjabi Folk and Classical Music

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Punjabi Pop and Hip Hop

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Bollywood

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Bhangra and other Punjabi people

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Jay Sean

Revolutionaries and Freedom Fighters

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Politicians

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India

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Sportspersons

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Cricket

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Harbhajan, pictured here bowling in the nets


Hockey

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Field hockey

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Athletics

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Golf

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Wrestling

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The "Great" Gama

Fighters

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  • Akshay Kumar, real name Rajeev Bhatia, black belt in karate; film actor
  • Veeru Devgan, father of Ajay Devgan, action and stunt designer

Shooting

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Basketball

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Sports Executives and Administrators

See also

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References

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  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.