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

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Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu

Pakistan

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India

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Giani Gurdit Singh

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English

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

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Aviators

Architects

Business

India

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Pakistan

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Cartoonists

Doctors

India

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Educators and scientists

Nobel laureates

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

Pakistan

India

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Folklore

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Film industry

Bollywood (India)

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

Family Artistes
The Sahnis Balraj Sahni, Bhisham Sahni, Parikshit Sahni
The Anands Chetan Anand, Dev Anand, Vijay Anand
The Chopras - 1 Baldev Raj Chopra, Yash Chopra, Ravi Chopra, Aditya Chopra, Uday Chopra
The Chopras - 2 Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti Chopra
The Deols Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Esha Deol, Abhay Deol
The Bachchans Teji Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shweta Bachchan Nanda
The Malhotras Prem Nath, Rajendra Nath, Bina Rai, Prem Kishen
The Roshans Rakesh Roshan, Rajesh Roshan, Hrithik Roshan
The Randhawas Dara Singh, Vindu Dara Singh, Randhawa, Shaad Randhawa
The Rajs Jagdish Raj, Anita Raj
The Puris Chaman Puri, Madan Puri, Amrish Puri, Vardhan Puri
The Khannas - 1 Rajesh Khanna, Twinkle Khanna, Rinke Khanna
The Khannas - 2 Vinod Khanna,[9] Akshaye Khanna, Rahul Khanna
The Bedis - 1 Kabir Bedi, Pooja Bedi
The Bedis - 2 Narendra Bedi, Rajat Bedi, Manik Bedi
The Kapurs Pankaj Kapur, Shahid Kapoor
The Kapoors - 1 Prithviraj 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 - 2 Anil Kapoor, Boney Kapoor,
Sanjay Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor
The Kapoors - 3 Jeetendra, Tusshar Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor
The Ahujas Arun Kumar Ahuja, Nirmala Devi, Govinda Ahuja, Sunita Ahuja, Tina Ahuja, Krushna Abhishek, Ragini Khanna, Vinay Anand, Arti Sharma, Saumya Seth
The Dhawans David Dhawan, Varun Dhawan, Rohit Dhawan, Anil Dhawan
The Devgans Veeru Devgan, Ajay Devgan, Anil Devgan
The Oberois Suresh Oberoi, Vivek Oberoi
The Aroras Malaika Arora Khan, Amrita Arora
The Tulis Rajendra Kumar, Kumar Gaurav
The Dutts Nargis Dutt, Sunil Dutt, Sanjay Dutt
The Mehras Vinod Mehra, Soniya Mehra, Rohan Mehra
The Babbars Raj Babbar, Arya Babbar, Prateik Babbar, Juhi Babbar
The Goswamis Manoj Kumar, Kunal Goswami

Individual Actors

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Directors

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Documentary filmmakers

Lollywood (Pakistan)

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Directors

Punjabi cinema (India)

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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.

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Tamil cinema (India)

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International Film and TV personalities

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Historical

Sultan of Gujarat, a descendant of Muzaffar Shah I[10]

Ancient

Medieval

Post Medieval Era

Muslims

Adina Beg, last Muslim governor of Punjab

Sikh Empire

Sikh

Hindu

Muslim

Monarchs

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

Print

India

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England

Pakistan

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Electronic/broadcast

India

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Pakistan

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.[25][26][27]

Army

General Raheel Sharif, former Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army is a notable commander in the country's recent history.[28]

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

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Pakistan

Alam Lohar, considered one of the most important singers of Punjabi folk.[34]

Punjabi Folk

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, considered as one of the greatest performers of qawwali.[35]

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Sufi Qawwali

Classical Hindustani Gharanas

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

Modern Playback

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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

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Sufi Qawwali

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Hindu devotional

Jagjit Singh, popular ghazal singer

Classical Hindustani music

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Patiala Gharana

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Sham Chaurasia Gharana

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Sukhwinder Singh, singer of Academy and Grammy award-winning song "Jai Ho"

Modern playback

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Models

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Politicians

India

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Pakistan

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United States

United Kingdom

Canada

Revolutionaries

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Religious figures

Sikh Gurus

Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism

Other Sikh figures

Muslim Sufis and saints

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Hindu Gurus and saints

Buddhist figures

Radha Soami Satsang Beas

Ahmadiyya

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Sportspersons

Baseball

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Chess

Badminton

Table Tennis

Tennis

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Cricket

India

Harbhajan, pictured here bowling in the nets

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Pakistan

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

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England

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Canada

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New Zealand

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Basketball

Hockey

Field hockey

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Ice hockey

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Figure skating

American football

Canadian Football

Athletics

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Golf

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Wrestling

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Shooting

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Cycling

Soccer

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Boxing

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Volleyball

Water Polo

Weightlifting

Freestyle Wrestling

Mixed martial arts

See also

References

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