Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a founder of a Sikh Empire
Porus the Elder was an ancient Indian King
Banda Singh Bahadur was an commander of Khalsa army
Nawab Kapur Singh was the organizer of the Sikh Confederacy and the Dal Khalsa.
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, Sikh leader during the Sikh Confederacy, being the Supreme Leader of the Dal Khalsa. He was also Misldar of the Ahluwalia Misl from approximately 1716 to 1801. He founded the Kapurthala State in 1772
Charat Singh, the father of Mahan Singh, and grandfather of Ranjit Singh. He distinguished himself in campaigns against Ahmad Shah Abdali and split from the Singhpuria Misl to establish the Sukerchakia Misl.
Maha Singh, the eldest son of Charat Singh and Desan Kaur, who became the second chief of the Sukerchakia Misl on the death of his father. His son Ranjit Singh succeeded him and established the Sikh Empire. He is known for his alliance with Jassa Singh Ramgarhia and for reducing the power of the Kanhaiya Misl
Jassa Singh Ramgarhia was a prominent Sikh leader during the period of the Sikh Confederacy. He was the Commander of the Ramgarhia Misl
Other Notable Misl Rulers
Jai Singh Kanhaiya was the founder of Kanhaiya Misl, he was one of the most powerful sikh rulers during Sikh Confederacies period
Sada Kaur Mother-in-law of Ranjit Singh. She served as a chief of the Kanhaiya Misl from 1789 to 1821
Hari Singh Dhillon one of the most powerful, admired in all the sikhs in 18th century. He was the Maharaja of Amritsar and Lahore and large area of central and western part of Punjab
Baghel Singh was the chief of Singh Krora Misl
Mughal Governors
Abd al-Samad Khan
Zakariya Khan Bahadur
Adina Beg
Wazir Khan (Sirhind)
Moin-ul-Mulk
Military leaders
Indian Armed Forces
Air Force
Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, former Chief of Indian Air Force, the only living Indian military officer with a five-star rank.
Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, former Chief of Indian Air Force
Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh, former Chief of the Indian Air Force
Army
General Bikram Singh, former Indian Army chief
General J. J. Singh, former Indian Army Chief
General Pran Nath Thapar, former Indian Army Chief
Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Lieutenant General Harbaksh Singh, Western Army Commander and War Hero 1965 Indo-Pak War
Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri (retired), known for his heroic leadership in the famous Battle of Longewala for which he was awarded Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) by the Indian Army
Navy
Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda
Admiral Karambir Singh
Military Gallantry Award winners
British Indian Army
Victoria Cross
Karamjeet Singh Judge, 15th Punjab Regiment
Gian Singh, Sikh Regiment
Ishar Singh, 28th Punjabis; first Sikh to receive Victoria Cross
Nand Singh, 1/11th Sikh Regiment
Parkash Singh, Sikh Regiment
Sher Shah, 16th Punjab Regiment
Indian Armed Forces
Param Veer Chakra (PVC)
Subedar Joginder Singh Sahnan, Sikh Regiment
Gurbachan Singh Salaria, 1 Gorkha Rifles
Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Indian Air Force
Lance Naik Karam Singh, Sikh Regiment
Maha Veer Chakra (MVC)
Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, known for his heroic leadership in the famous Battle of Longewala
Ranjit Singh Dyal, Indian Army general and an administrator
Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath, officer in Indian Air Force
Major General Kulwant Singh Pannu, officer of Indian Army
Lieutenant Colonel Dewan Ranjit Rai, senior Indian Army officer
General Tapishwar Narain Raina, former Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army
Nand Singh, also an Indian recipient of Victoria Cross
Sukhjit Singh
Major General Rajinder Singh Sparrow, Armoured Corps
Business
Trishneet Arora
Sabeer Bhatia, co-founder of Hotmail
Gurbaksh Chahal
Naresh Goyal, of Jet Airways
Sunil Mittal, Chairman and managing director of the Bharti group
Aroon Purie, India Today group
Kanwal Rekhi, one of the first Indian entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley
Artists
Manjit Bawa
Sarindar Dhaliwal
Satish Gujral
Jas Kohli
Sobha Singh
Educators and scientists
Megh R. Goyal, father of irrigation engineering in Puerto Rico
Narinder Singh Kapany
Historians
Hari Ram Gupta
Ganda Singh
Harjinder Singh Dilgeer
Astronauts
Air Commodore Ravish Malhotra
Rakesh Sharma, first Indian in space
Punjabi Cinema
Punjabi Actors
Diljit Dosanjh
Gurpreet Ghuggi
Amrinder Gill
Gugu Gill
Gippy Grewal
Gurdas Maan
Yograj Singh
Jimmy Sheirgill
Ammy Virk
Sidhu Moose Wala
Punjabi Actress
Sargun Mehta
Mandy Takhar
Sonam Bajwa
Neeru Bajwa
Himanshi Khurana
Shehnaaz Gill
Bollywood
Families
The Anands
Chetan Anand
Dev Anand
Vijay Anand
Shekhar Kapur
The Chopras
Baldev Raj Chopra
Yash Chopra
Ravi Chopra
The Deols
Dharmendra
Sunny Deol
The Devgans
Veeru Devgan
Anil Devgan
The Dutts
Sunil Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
The Oberois
Suresh Oberoi
Vivek Oberoi
The Paintals
Paintal
Gufi Paintal
The Puris
Madan Puri
Amrish Puri
The Sahnis
Balraj Sahni
Bhisham Sahni
Parikshit Sahni
Individual artists
Amrish Puri
Anand Bakshi
Akshay Kumar
Bina Rai
Diljit Dosanjh
David Dhawan
Deepti Naval
Dara Singh
Divya Dutta
Geeta Bali
Gul Panag
Honey Singh
I. S. Johar
Jeetendra (Ravi Kapoor)
Jimmy Shergill
Kapil Sharma
Kamini Kaushal
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Kirron Kher
Mangal Dhillon
Mukesh Khanna
Mandira Bedi
Monica Bedi
Mohammed Rafi
Neha Dhupia
Navin Nischol
Om Prakash
Pankaj Kapur
Poonam Dhillon
Prem Chopra
Parmeet Sethi
Pooja Batra
Pooja Bedi
Ruby Bhatia
Ranjeet
Raj Babbar
Rajendra Kumar
Rati Agnihotri
Raveena Tandon
Rajat Kapoor
Rajesh Khanna
Ranbir Pushp
Rahul Roy
Rajit Kapur
Roshan
Rubina Shergill
Simone Singh
Sidhu Moosewala
Simi Garewal
Saeed Jaffrey
Vinod Khanna
Vinod Mehra
Vicky Kaushal
Documentary filmmakers
Jaspal Bhatti
Directors
Harry Baweja
Yash Chopra
David Dhawan
Crossover directors and actors (Hollywood)
Waris Ahluwalia
Art Malik
Deepa Mehta
History
Charaka
Folklore
Puran Bhagat
Religious and spiritual figures
The Ten Gurus of Sikhism
Guru Nanak
Guru Angad
Guru Amar Das
Guru Ram Das
Guru Arjan Dev
Guru Hargobind
Guru Har Rai
Guru Har Krishan
Guru Teg Bahadur
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Granth Sahib
Sikh
Harbhajan Singh Yogi
Giani Sant Singh Maskeen
Related to Sikhism
Sri Chand, son of Guru Nanak Dev
Radha Soami Satsang Beas
Baba Jaimal Singh
Baba Sawan Singh
Sardar Bahadur Maharaj Jagat Singh
Maharaj Charan Singh
Baba Gurinder Singh
Ahmidiyya Muslim Community
Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad
Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad
Mirza Nasir Ahmad
Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Writers
Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu
Bhai Gurdas
Giani Gurdit Singh
Shardha Ram Phillauri
Nanak Singh
Dhani Ram Chatrik
Ram Sarup Ankhi
Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha
Devendra Satyarthi
Bhai Vir Singh
Pandit Lekh Ram
Rajinder Singh Bedi
Shiv Kumar Batalvi
Damodar Das Arora
Sahir Ludhianvi
Amrita Pritam
Gulzar (full name Sampooran Singh Gulzar), Oscar winner for movie Slumdog Millionaire
Jaswant Neki
Pash
Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon
Harbhajan Singh
Munir Niazi
Ajmer Rode
Navtej Bharati
Jaswant Singh Kanwal
Hafeez Jullundhri
Saadat Hasan Manto
Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi
Kulwant Singh Virk
English
Khushwant Singh
Vikram Chandra
Kartar Singh Duggal
Amrita Pritam
Partap Sharma
Susham Bedi
Ahmed Rashid
Vidya Dhar Mahajan
Journalists
Print
India
Kuldip Nayar
Arun Shourie
Aroon Purie
Tarun Tejpal
Prabhu Chawla
Tavleen Singh
Tamil cinema
Sonia Agarwal, Punjabi Hindu
Models
Waris Ahluwalia, American model, endorses the clothing brand GAP
Musicians
Punjabi Folk and Classical Music
Sardool Sikander
Kamal Heer
Gurdas Maan
Kuldeep Manak
Yamla Jatt
Amar Singh Chamkila
Punjabi Pop and Hip Hop
Sidhu Moose Wala
Diljit Dosanjh
Karan Aujla
Amrinder Gill
Guru Randhawa
Yo Yo Honey Singh
Jassi Gill
Bollywood
Sardool Sikander
Suraiya
Shamshad Begum
Mohammed Rafi
OP Nayyar
Mahendra Kapoor
Madan Mohan
Sukhwinder Singh
Diljit Dosanjh
Kamal Khan, Bollywood playback singer
Jaspinder Narula
Jyotica Tangri
Yo Yo Honey Singh
Guru Randhawa
Khushboo Grewal
Bhangra and other Punjabi people
Jagmeet Bal
Asa Singh Mastana
Surinder Shinda
Surinder Kaur
Malkit Singh
Manmohan Waris
Kamal Heer
Daler Mehndi
Surjit Bindrakhia
Babbu Mann
Balkar Sidhu
Lehmber Hussainpuri
Hans Raj Hans
Sukhwinder Singh
Jaspinder Narula
Kulwinder Dhillon
Bombay Rockers
Harshdeep Kaur
Sukhbir
Labh Janjua
Sukhshinder Shinda
Bally Sagoo
Apache Indian
Channi Singh
Panjabi MC
Jay Sean
Hard Kaur
Rishi Rich
Juggy D
Taz
Harbhajan Mann
Jazzy B
Miss Pooja
Revolutionaries and Freedom Fighters
Prithvi Singh Azad, Indian independence activist, revolutionary and one of the founder members of Ghadar Party
Bhai Balmukund was an Indian revolutionary freedom fighter
Sohan Singh Bhakna, was an Indian revolutionary, the founding president of the Ghadar Party
Amir Chand Bombwal
Diwan Mulraj Chopra
Satyapal Dang
Jathedar Bhai Tehal Singh Dhanju, Indian Freedom Fighter, Sikh leader and activist; planned The Lahore Conspiracies
Madan Lal Dhingra, was an Indian revolutionary independence activist
Kishan Singh Gargaj, Indian Freedom Fighter and Founder of militant Babbar Akali Movement against British rule
Sadhu Singh Hamdard, well-known freedom fighter and the journalist of Punjab
Dharam Singh Hayatpur, was an Indian revolutionary, he was a prominent member of the Sikh political and religious group the Babbar Akali Movement in India
Kartar Singh Jhabbar, was an Indian revolutionary, he was a Sikh leader known for his role in the Gurdwara Reform Movement of the 1920s
Sohan Singh Josh, was an Indian communist activist and freedom fighter
Gulab Kaur
Sardul Singh Kavishar
Saifuddin Kitchlew
Sunder Singh Lyallpuri, was a General of Akali Movement
Mangu Ram Mugowalia, Indian freedom fighter, politician from Punjab and one of the founder members of the Ghadar Party
Bhai Parmanand
Darshan Singh Pheruman, Indian freedom fighter, Sikh activist and politician
Jaswant Singh Rahi
Lala Lajpat Rai, Indian Freedom Fighter, popularly known as Punjab Kesari
Ram Rakha
Lala Achint Ram
Harnam Singh Saini
Labh Singh Saini, Akali politician and notable Indian freedom fighter
Maya Singh Saini, was a soldier in the Sikh Khalsa Army during the Anglo-Sikh Wars and continued fighting British Rule after the Second war
Teja Singh Samundri
Kartar Singh Sarabha, Indian Independence activist and a Ghadr revolutionary
Baba Gurdit Singh
Baba Gurmukh Singh, Indian Freedom Fighter, a Ghadr revolutionary and a Sikh activist
Baba Kharak Singh
Baldev Singh, was an Indian independence movement leader and also the first Defence Minister of India
Bhagat Singh, Indian Freedom Fighter and most common symbol of India's Freedom Struggle by any means and a Ghadr revolutionary
Captain Mohan Singh, was an Indian military officer and also an Indian Independence Activist
Ganda Singh, was a prominent member of the Ghadar Party
Giani Ditt Singh
Pandit Kanshi Ram, Was an Indian Revolutionary and Treasurer Of Ghadar Party
Ram Singh, credited as being the first Indian to use non-cooperation and boycott of British merchandise and services as a political weapon.
Ripudaman Singh, Indian revolutionary
Sardar Ajit Singh, was an Indian revolutionary, he was the uncle of sardar Bhagat Singh and an alleged assassin for the Ghadar Party
Udham Singh, Indian Revolutionary
Teja Singh Swatantar
Sukhdev Thapar, was an Indian Revolutionary
Bhagwati Charan Vohra, was an Indian revolutionary, associated with Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
Politicians
India
Amarinder Singh
Amrinder Singh Raja Warring
Baldev Singh
Bhagwant Mann
Buta Singh
Charanjit Singh Channi
Darbara Singh
Fateh Singh
Gulzarilal Nanda
Gurcharan Singh Tohra
Gurdial Singh Dhillon
Harkishan Singh Surjeet
Inder Kumar Gujral
Jagir Kaur
Krishan Kant
Laxmi Kanta Chawla
Madan Lal Khurana
Malik Umar Hayat Khan
Manmohan Singh
Chaudhary Nand Lal
Parkash Singh Badal
Partap Singh Kairon
Partap Singh Bajwa
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
Sardul Singh Kavishar
Simranjit Singh Mann
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
Surjit Singh Barnala
Swaran Singh
Tara Singh
Zail Singh
Sportspersons
Cricket
Yadavendra Singh
Lala Amarnath
Mohinder Amarnath
Bishan Singh Bedi
Bhupinder Singh snr
Gursharan Singh
Yograj Singh
Amarjit Kaypee
Maninder Singh
Rajinder Ghai
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Chetan Sharma
Madan Lal
Dinesh Mongia
Harbhajan Singh
Yuvraj Singh
V. R. V. Singh
Reetinder Sodhi
Sunny Sohal
Shubman Gill
Hockey
Field hockey
Ajitpal Singh
Balbir Singh Sr.
Prithipal Singh
Baljeet Singh Saini
Gagan Ajit Singh
Prabhjot Singh
Ramandeep Singh
Baljit Singh Dhillon
Deepak Thakur
Surjit Singh Randhawa
Athletics
Milkha Singh
Ajmer Singh (1940–2010), Olympian and 1966 Jakarta Asian Games gold medallist sprinter
Kamaljeet Sandhu
Baljinder Singh (born 1986), race walker
Inderjeet Singh, shot put athlete
Golf
Jeev Milkha Singh
Gaganjeet Bhullar
Wrestling
The Great Gama
Dara Singh
Jinder Mahal
Premchand Degra
Tiger Jeet Singh
Gurjit Singh
Sonjay Dutt (real name Ritesh Bhalla), TNA wrestler
Fighters
Akshay Kumar, real name Rajeev Bhatia, black belt in karate; film actor
Veeru Devgan, father of Ajay Devgan, action and stunt designer
Shooting
Avneet Sidhu, Commonwealth Games medalist, Arjun Award recipient
Harveen Srao, 2011 Summer Universiade medalist in 10m air pistol
Basketball
Satnam Singh Bhamara, drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 52nd pick in the 2015 NBA draft, making him the first person of Indian descent to be drafted into the NBA