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'''[[Gurjar]]''' are an ethnic group in India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Notable people from the community include:

==India==

=== Historical figures ===

* [[Prataprao Gujar]], military leader with [[Shivaji|Shivaji Maharaj]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Shrivastavya|first=Vidayanand Swami|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l7w9AAAAIAAJ|title=Are Rajput-Maratha Marriages Morganatic?|date=1952|publisher=D.K. Shrivastavya|language=en}}</ref>

===Education and Social Reforms===
*[[Masud Choudhary]], is the founding Vice Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in Rajouri and Chief Patron of the [[Gurjar]] Desh Charitable Trust, Jammu.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://earlytimesnews.com/newsdet.aspx?q=10278 | title=Masud gets unprecedented reception on getting second term | date=19 February 2017 | work=Early Times | accessdate=8 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/11jan04/state.htm#10|title=11 January 2011, Daily Excelsior}}</ref>
===Gojri language & Literature===
*[[Javaid Rahi]] is a known [[Gurjar]] researcher of India.He has authored 12 books in Gujari/ Gojri Urdu and English and edited more than 300 books/ magazines highlighting the history, culture, and literature related to indigenous communities such as [[Gurjar]] and [[Bakarwal]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/gujjars-campaign-for-national-recognition-of-gojri-118030400543_1.html|title=Gujjars campaign for national recognition of Gojri |date=4 March 2018 |website=[[Business Standard]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Gujjar-Tribe-Jammu-Kashmir/dp/8183391036 |title=The Gujjar Tribe Of Jammu & Kashmir|publisher=Amazon.com/ Books }}</ref>

=== Constitutional Head ===
*[[Govind Singh Gurjar]] (9 March 1932 – 6 April 2009) was a Gujjar from Rajasthan who served as Lt. Governor of Puducherry in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Demise of His Excellency Govind Singh Gurjar : French Embassy condoles the passing away of Shri Govind Singh Gurjrar, Lt. Governor of Puducherry, April 6, 2009 |url=http://www.ambafrance-in.org/Demise-of-His-Excellency-Govind |publisher=France in India |accessdate=17 November 2015 |date=19 March 2010}}</ref>

=== Padma Awardee ===
*[[Mian Bashir Ahmed]] Laaravi (born November 1923) is a politician and a Caliph of Islamic Sufi order (Naqshbandi, Majadadi, Larvi). He is the first [[Gurjar]] from Jammu and Kashmir who was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] (the third highest civilian award), by the [[government of India]] on 26 January 2008 for his contribution to the society.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref>

===Armed forces===
*[[Kirori Singh Bainsla]], a retired officer of the [[Indian Army]] and leader of a Gurjar [[Gurjar agitation in Rajasthan|reservation movement]] in [[Rajasthan]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Raje_govt_Gujjar_leaders_agree_to_hold_talks/rssarticleshow/3111534.cms |title=Raje govt, Gujjar leaders agree to hold talks |date=8 June 2008 |work=The Times of India |agency=Press Trust of India |accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref>
*[[Kamal Ram]], the second-youngest Indian to receive [[Victoria Cross]], the highest military decoration in the [[British Empire]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.india.com/buzz/kamal-ram-91st-birth-anniversary-remembering-brave-indian-sepoy-and-victoria-cross-recipient-791750/
|title= Kamal Ram 91st birth anniversary: Remembering brave Indian Sepoy and Victoria Cross recipient |date=17 December 2015 |work=India |accessdate=25 May 2017}}</ref>
*[[Kuldip Singh Chandpuri]], retired officer of the Indian Army who was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for his actions at the [[Battle of Longewala]]. <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/retelling-the-tale-of-brigadier-kuldip-singh-indias-braveheart-who-won-the-maha-vir-chakra-for-the-battle-of-longewala-245861.html |title=Retelling The Tale Of Brigadier Kuldip Singh |date=16 December 2020 |accessdate=11 April 2021}}</ref>

===Indian independence movement===
*[[Arjun Singh Gurjar]], freedom fighter,Sirsa , Haryana.<ref>{{cite book |title=History of Sirsa Town |first=Jughal Kishore |last=Gupta |year=1991 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G0Z457ZOR44C&pg=PA214 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers |page=214}}</ref>
*[[Ram Chandra Vikal]], freedom fighter, [[Deputy Chief Minister]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Former UP deputy CM Ram Chander Vikal dies |date=27 June 2011 |url=http://ayurveda.zeenews.com/news/uttar-pradesh/former-up-deputy-cm-ram-chander-vikal-dies_715608.html |work=Zee News |accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref>
* [[Kadam Singh]], Raja of [[Parikshitgarh]] and [[Mawana]], led [[Gurjar]] fight against the [[British Raj|British]] during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9DU5AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA131 |title=The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion in Colonial India |first=Eric |last=Stokes |authorlink=Eric Thomas Stokes |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1980 |isbn=978-0-52129-770-7 |page=131}}</ref>
*[[Vallabhbhai Patel|Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]] also called the "Unifier of India".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-06-02|title=Famous Gurjars who made it big {{!}} Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/slideshow-famous-gurjars-who-made-it-big-1168098|access-date=2021-07-20|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>

===Politics===
* [[Rajesh Pilot]], Politician of the [[Indian National Congress]] party and represented the [[Dausa]] in Lok Sabha<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/feb/14dausa.htm |title=BJP seeking to thwart Pilot on non-Gujjar votes |first=R. R. |last=Nair |work=Rediff |date=14 February 1998 |accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref>
*[[Govind Singh Gurjar]] (9 March 1932 – 6 April 2009), [[Lieutenant Governor]] of Pondicherry and six-time MLA from [[Nasirabad, Ajmer|Nasirabad]] (Ajmer)<ref>{{cite news|url= http://m.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/govind-singh-gurjar-new-puducherry-lg/story-asnpjo5XJf1IunJy5ZIHOK.html
|title= Govind Singh Gurjar new Puducherry LG
|work=Hindustan Times |date=18 July 2008 |accessdate=24 May 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Gurjar]]
[[Category:Lists of Indian people by community|Gurjars]]

List of Gurjars - Revision history

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