List of Jats
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The Jat (Jatt or Jutt جاٹ یا جٹ) people is a large 31 million strong ethnic group spread over of north west India, Pakistan and with large populations living in the EU, US, Canada, Australia and UK.
The Jat people have produced famous personalities in all the field of life such as Rajas, Politicians, Generals, Administrators, scientists, Poets, Writers, intellectuals, Actors, Freedom fighters, Reformers, Technocrats, Players, Industrialists and Businessmen. This is a partial list of famous Jat people belonging to the Jat people born in or with immigrant ancestral-family roots from Northern India and Pakistan, alphabetically within categories:
(To qualify entry: into this famous list the person must be a recognised public figure with articles, books or news articles published on them).
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[edit] Royalty
[edit] Rajasthan
- Badan Singh [1]
- Churaman Singh[2]
- Gokula[3]
- Jujhar Singh Nehra
- Kirat Singh[4]
- Maharaja Baldeo Singh[5]
- Maharaja Balwant Singh[6]
- Maharaja Brijendra Singh[7]
- Maharaja Kehri Singh[8]
- Maharaja Kishan Singh[9]
- Maharaja Nawal Singh[10]
- Maharaja Ram Singh[11]
- Maharaja Randhir Singh[12]
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh[13]
- Maharaja Ratan Singh[14]
- Maharaja Suraj Mal [15]
- Maharani Girraj Kaur [16]
- Maharani Kishori[17]
- Raja Maldeo - Ruler in Jangladesh
- Rana Kirat Singh[18]
- Rana Pohap Singh[19]
- Rana Bhagwant Singh [20]
- Rana Nihal Singh[21]
- Rana Ram Singh[22]
- Rana Udaybhanu Singh[23]
- Jawahar Singh[24]
- Raja Ram Jat[25]
- Raja Nahar Singh[26]
- Somadevi
[edit] Uttar Pradesh
[edit] Haryana
- Sir Chhotu Ram[28]
- Jagdish Nehra[29]
- Mahendra Chaudhry
- Chaudhary Devilal [30]
- Sompal
- ch.Raghuvender Singh[D L F]
[edit] Punjab
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Maharaja of Punjab (Sansi-Sandhawalia Jat family). [31] [32]
- Nawab Kapur Singh (Virk Jat), leader of Singhpur Misl. [33] [34]
- Hari Singh Dhillon, leader of the Dhillon Principality of Sikh Confedaracy and Bhangi misl, Ruler of Lahore & Amritsar. [35] [36]
- Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.[37][38]
- Maharaja Yadavindra Singh of Patiala.[39][38]
- Maharaja Rajinder Singh of Patiala.[40][38]
[edit] Madhya Pradesh
- Raja Chahar Deo - Narwar
- Girdhar Pratap Singh[41]
- Kirat Singh[42]
- Maharaja Bhim Singh Rana[43]
- Maharaja Chhatar Singh Rana[44]
[edit] Religion
- Bhai Mehtab Singh Bhangu - The Slayer of Massa Rangarh
- Bhai Bala (Sandhu Jat) - the first follower and constant companion of Guru Nanak (first Guru of Sikhism) and one of the most revered and sacred saints in Sikhism.[45]
- Baba Buddha (Randhawa Jat) - was one of closest companions of the guru Nanak and is one of the most revered and sacred saints in Sikhism.[46]
- Baba Deep Singh (Sandhu Jat) - the most sacred martyr and saint in Sikhism[47]
- Bhagat Dhanna (Dhaliwal Jat) -was one of the holiest and sacred Sikh Bhagats saint in the Guru Granth Sahib.[48]
- Shaheed Bhai Mani Singh, Great Sikh Marty born to Jat parents at the village of Sunam in 1670.[49][50]
- Dhanna Bhagat, a a Hindu Bhakti saint and disciple Ramananda, worshiper of Rama, whose poems are in the Guru Granth Sahib
- Mai Bhago (Dhillon Jat) - came to aid, fight and die for Guru Gobind Singh (10th Guru of Sikhism) on hearing the 40 Sikhs had abandoned the Guru at Anandpur Sahib fort [51]
- Gharibdas, a Hindu Bhakti saint and disciple Ramananda, worshipper of Rama
- Ghisadas, a Hindu Bhakti saint and worshipper of Rama
- Jagjivan Das, a Hindu Bhakti saint that worshipped God as Satnam
- Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (Brar Jat) - Sikh leader of the twentieth century
- Keshavdas Hindu Bhakti saint, worshipper of Rama
[edit] Revolutionaries and freedom fighters
- Bhagat Singh Shaheed (Sandhu Jat) (Village Khatkar Kalan, dist. Nawa Sheher) [52][53][54]
- Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon (Dhillon Jat)[55]
- Hanuman Singh Budania (Budania Jat)
- Hari Singh Burdak (Burdak Jat)[56]
- Harveer Gulia (Gulia Jat)[57]
- Kartar Singh Sarabha
- Capt. Kanwal Singh ( Recipient of Sher-e-Hind )
- Lothoo Nitharwal [58]
- Nihal Singh Takshak [59]
- Rae Ahmed Nawaz Khan Kharal (one of the greatest freedom fighters in the Indian rebellion of 1857.)
- Kurran Kang Sarabha (Kang Jat)
- Sardar Ajit Singh (freedom fighter and uncle of Shaheed Bhagat Singh)
- Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema (Shaheed)
[edit] Military
[edit] Pakistani Military
- Major General (r) Muhammad Javed, currently Chairman Pakistan Steel Mills.
- Lt. Gen (r) Imtiaz Ahmad Warraich.
- Maj Gen (r) Saeed Ahmed Wahla (1945-): General Wahla gained commission into the Ordinance corp of the Pakistan army in 1964 and took part in the 1965 and 1971 wars. He went on to become the first Jat to be made Director General of Ordinance Services (DGOS), a post he held till his retirement in 1997. Prior to retirement he received Hilal-e-Imtiaz (m) for his endless commitment in the service of his country.
- Brigadier Chaudhary Zakaullah Bhangoo, an eminent pilot
- Brigadier (R) Chaudhary Abdul Khaliq, an eminent engineer, Hassan abdalian and cousin of Ch. Akhtar Hussain Advocate of 212 G.B.
- Chaudhary Zaka ullah, an eminent serviceman, Hassan abdalian and former Olympian and brother of Ch Abdul Khaliq.
- Brigadier General Zulfiqar Ahmad Dhillon, former Minster of Education for Punjab and prominent Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.
Recipients of the Nishan-E-Haider - (Sign/Order of the Lion), the highest Gallantry award given by Pakistan. It is awarded to select soldiers who display an incredible amount of valor and courage on the battle field in the face of staunch adversity. Only ten of these prestigious awards have ever been served, one of them being Jatt, despite Pakistan been involved in three wars (Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and a major conflict in Kargil. It is the most difficult Award to be achieved.
- Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed (Awarded the Nishan-E-Haider (Sign/Order of the Lion)
[edit] Indian Military
- Lieutenant Arvind Kumar Burdak [60]- Shaurya Chakra
- Baghel Singh Dhaliwal
- Lieutenant Colonel Chanan Singh Dhillon (retd), Punjabi Indian WW2 hero & Veteran, and president of the ex-services league (Punjab & Chandigarh).
- Major Hoshiar Singh [61] - Param Vir Chakra
- Kulwant Singh Pannu - officer of the Indian Army and recipient of the Maha Vir Chakra.
- Flying Officer Nirmaljeet Singh Sekhon, Param Vir Chakra (The only Airforce Personnel to receive the highest Gallantry Award in India)
- Subedar Randhir Singh [62] - Vir Chakra
- Shish Ram Gill [63] - Vir Chakra
- Lieutenant General Sarabjit Singh Dhillon, Indian General Commander of Kashmir (GoC).
- Major General Shabeg Bhangoo Shaheed.
- Lieutenant General Joginder Singh Dhillon, Padma Bhushan, one of the most decorated and celebrated Indian and Sikh military war heroes.
- Group Capt. Tejwant Singh - Shaurya Chakra- POW Indo-Pak War 1971
- Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh DFC (Aulakh Jat)[64][65][66]
- Lieutenant-General B S Takhar
- Sardar Ishari Singh - Bengal Lancers
- Sardar Harji Ram - Bengal Lancers
- Sardar Nau Nihal Singh - Hon Majistrate
[edit] Punjabi Military (Pre-1849 Punjab Kingdom)
- General Chattar Singh (Attariwalla Jat) famous Punjabi Sikh military war hero during the Punjab Kingdom.[67][68]
- General Sher Singh (Attariwalla Jat) famous Punjabi Sikh military war hero during the Punjab Kingdom.[69][70]
[edit] Scientists and intellectuals
- Professor Piara Singh Gill internationally famous and award winning nuclear Scientist [71].
- Professor B.S. Dhillon is a world famous scholar on the Jat people and Chairman of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Engineering Management Program at the University of Ottawa.
- Professor Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, famous scholar and author, Professor of Information Systems, Author of "Principles of Information Systems Security" (Wiley) and Editor of Journal of Information System Security.
- Dr. Gurdev S. Khush: World food prize, major role in green revolution
- Professor Baldev Singh Dhillon, he is an internationally famous Agricultural scientist and former Director Research at Punjab Agricultural University.
- Dr. Giri Raj Singh Sirohi - US Board of Geographical Names named a point at 83 57 S. Latitude, 170 06 E. Longitude as SIROHI POINT on South Pole, Antarctica to honour Dr. G.S. Sirohi's research on Biological Clock at South Pole[72]
- Rajesh K Pillania- Dr Rajesh K Pillania is a globally respected & famous researcher and has published/presented numerous research papers. He is being invited by leading international business schools, universities and policy centres for talks. Professor Pillania serves on advisory boards of leading international research journals , conferences and professional bodies. He is Honorary Chairman of Institute for Emerging Markets. Currently he is a faculty at MDI, Gurgaon, India and Visiting Fellow at Northumbria University, UK.
- Dr. M. Sulaiman Kakli: First Pakistani at Yale University, New Haven Connecticut, USA. Founder and first President of PSA (Pakistan Students' Association of America). Chief Food and Agriculture Section, Planning Division, Government of Pakistan. Project Director, National Fertilizer Development Centre (NFDC), Planning Division, Government of Pakistan.
- Dr. Balwinder Singh Sooch [1] Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Registered Patent Agent, Patent Office, Govt. of India, Basic Course (DL-101) on IPRs from WIPO, Geneva, Now working at Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University, Patiala-147002, Punjab, INDIA (Earlier worked as Scientist at Patent Information Centre, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (A Goverenment of Punjab undertaking) for more than six years, having vast experience of various Intellectual Property Rights related Issues like Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Designs, Copyrights, Geographical Indication of Goods, etc.) [2][3][4] [5]
- J.B. Chaudhary former Vice-Chancellor of Haryana Agricultural University and recipient of the Padma Shri
[edit] Civil administration
[edit] Judiciary
- Mr. Justice M. Javed Buttar - Honorable judge Supreme Court of Pakistan
- Ajit Singh Bains, Chief Justice of Panjab
- Justice Mahavir Singh
- Jai Inder Shergill, + 3 handicap Indian Polo player, represented India in polo in Australia
[edit] Police
India
- KPS Gill, a controversial police chief who has served throughout India.
- Comm. HS Pannu Corporate Head of Security & Vigilance of Reliance Industries former Commissioner of UN Civil Police
- Gyan Prakash Pilania
- M.S. Malik ex. D.G.P. of Haryana(http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040309/haryana.htm) [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/611311.cms
- Satyendra P. Singh (ex D.G.P Maharashtra, and first non marathi to hold that post)
Pakistan
- Sharif Virk (I.G.NWFP Police) (Police Service of Pakistan)
- Riaz Ahmed Sipra (I.G Police) (Police Service of Pakistan)
- Anwar Virk (D.I.G Police Sheikhupura)
[edit] Social reformers
- Bahadur Singh Bhobia
- Dhanna Bhagat
- Foolabai [73]
- Karmabai [74]
- Ranabai [75]
- Sardar Ajit Singh
- Sir Chhotu Ram
- Swami Indravesh [76]
- Swami Keshwanand [77]
- Swami Omanand Sarswati[78]
- Swami Gopal Das
[edit] Historians
- Birbal Singh [82]
- Dharmpal Singh Dudee [83]
- Dilip Singh Ahlawat [84]
- Dr Natthan Singh [85] [86]
- Dr Vir Singh
- Bal Kishan Dabas[87]
- Hukum Singh Panwar(Pauria)[88]
- Nihal Singh Arya
- Ram Swarup Joon [89]
- Rattan Singh Bhangoo
- Thakur Deshraj [90]
- Yoginder Pal Shastri
- Ganda Singh
- Pradeep Nauhwar
- Hoshiyar Singh Thakran
[edit] Politics
[edit] India
Punjab
- Sant Fateh Singh
- Gurcharan Singh Tohra Tiwana Clan
- Parkash Singh Badal Dhillon Clan
- Surjit Singh Barnala
- Simranjit Singh Mann
- Gurdial Singh Dhillon [91]- Dhillon clan [6]
- Harkishan Singh Surjeet [92] - Bassi clan.
- Balram Jakhar [93]
- Darbara Singh
- Pratap Singh Kairon (Dhillon) [94]
- Harchand Singh Longowal Dullat Clan
- Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa [95]
- Amarinder Singh Sidhu clan & direct descendent of Maharaja Patiala. [96]
- Hardeep Singh Mohali SGPC (Tiwana)
Haryana
- Bhupinder Singh Hooda [97]
- Chaudhari Devi Lal [98]
- Chaudhary Bansi Lal [99]
- Jagdish Nehra [100]
- Om Prakash Chautala - Son of Chaudhari Devi Lal & Chautala is the village name [101]
- Ranbir Singh Mahendra [102]
- Pratap Singh Thakran
- Sardar Hari Singh Dabra
- Kisan Singh Sangwan [103]
- doc.satbir singh dahiya
Rajasthan
- Baldev Ram Mirdha [104]
- Parasram Maderna [105]
- Nathuram Mirdha [106]
- Ram Niwas Mirdha [107]
- Ram Singh Kaswan [108]
- Chaudhari Kumbharam Arya [109]
- Daulatram Saran[110]
- Kunwar Natwar Singh [111]
- Gyan Prakash Pilania [112]
- Har Lal Singh
- Narendra Budania
- Sis Ram Ola [113]
- Sona Ram [114]
- Sumitra Singh
- Subhash Maharia [115]
- Sanwar Lal Jat
- Bhanu Prakash Mirdha
- Raghuvendra Mirdha [116]
Uttar Pradesh
- Chaudhary Charan Singh, the sixth Prime Minister of India.[117][118][119]
- Chaudhary Ajit Singh [120]
- Mahendra Singh Tikait[121]
- Sardar Singh Agre
Madhya Pradesh
Delhi
- Sahib Singh Verma [124]
- Chaudhary Harphool Singh
- Sajjan Kumar [125]
[edit] Pakistan
Punjab
- Ch. Ghulam Mustafa Bajwa Ex-MNA Faisalabad Who devoted his life for the people of Faisalabad.
- Tariq Mehmood Bajwa Current MNA NA-75 Faisalabad and son of Ch. Ghulam Mustafa Bajwa Ex-MNA.
- Dr. Suhail Zafar Cheema (Former Member of Punjab cabinet for Commerce, Investment and special assistant to the chief minister punjab)Famous politician from Punjab belongs to well known Jatt family of Punjab.
- Dr Khalid Ranjha renound lawyer, former Federal and Provincial Law Minister, current Senator for Pakistan.
- Major General Muhammad Javed Chairman Pakistan Steel Mills.
- Choudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi founding father of Pakistan.
- Sardar Arif Nakai is former Punjab CM and former deputy PM of Pakistan & a direct descendent of Sikh Misldars called Nakai Misl.
- Choudhry Mohamamd Asif Mehmadchaak
- Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, former President of Pakistan.
- Choudhry M. Tariq Tarar (MNA) PPP Dist. Mandi-Baha-Udin Punjab Pakistan.
- Choudhary Mohammad Farooq, late social worker and politician.
- Choudhry Zahoor Elahi (Late) ( Great politician of Pakistan, father of Choudhry Shujaat, President of Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam) belongs to well known Jatt family of Gujarat.
- Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (Former Chief Minister of Punjab) well known Jatt of Gujarat.
- Choudhry Shujaat Hussain ( Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, cousin and brother in law of Choudhry Pervaiz Elahi) well known Jatt of Gujarat and very prominent Politician of Pakistan. He is the president of Pakistan Muslim league Quaid-e-Azam.
- Choudhry Zafarullah Cheema (President Pakistan muslim league Gujranwala and former member parliament) famous politician from Gujranwala.
- Brigadier General Zulfiqar Ahmad Dhillon, former Minster of Education for Punjab and prominent Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.
- Choudhry Hamid Nasir Chatha
- Choudhry Farrukh Javed Ghumman
- Choudhry Anwar Ali Cheema
- Choudhry Ifhtikhar Ali Bhangoo
- Choudhry Ghulam Sarwar (Khanpur)
- Chaudhary Wasif Riaz Warraich
- Iftikhar Ahmad Langrial
- Barrister Sultan Mehmood Thathaal (former Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir)
- Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs) He is very prominent member of Pakistan Peoples Party. He is very well known lawyer.
- M.S.Wahlah Advocate Renowned Criminal Lawyer of Punjab
- Choudhry Nisar (Well known Politician) He is very prominent member of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz).
- Sardar Fraz Wahlah Advocate President Pakistan Peoples Party Youth Organisation Punjab
- Choudhry Anwar Ali Cheema
- Choudhry Fayyaz Chatha (District Nazim Gujranwala)
- Choudhry Akmal Cheema (District Nazim Sialkot)
- Choudhry Afzal Sahi (Former Speaker Punjab Assembly)
- Major (Retired) Habib Ullah Khan Warraich (Former Federal Minister of Defence production)
- Choudhry Mushtaq Ali Cheema (Former Federal Minister of Textile industries)
- Choudhry Zafar Iqbal Warraich (Former Minister of State for Internal Affairs)
- Choudhry Shahid Ikram Bhinder (Former Minister of State for Law, Justice & Human rights)
- Choudhry Umer Ahmed Ghuman (Former Minister of State for Privatization & Investment)
- Choudhry Ali Asjad Malhi (Former Minister of State for Railways)
- Mian Manazir Ali Ranjha (Former Member of Punjab cabinet for Colonies)
- Dr. Suhail Zafar Cheema (Former Member of Punjab cabinet for Commerce, Investment)
- Choudhry Muhammad Ajmal Cheema (Former Member of Punjab cabinet for Industries, trade & Investment)
- Choudhry Amir Sultan Cheema (Former Member of Punjab cabinet for Irrigation & Power)
- Choudhry Muhammad Mansha Sindhu (Former Member of Punjab cabinet, Adviser to CM)
- Malik Khalid Mahmood Waran (Former Member of Punjab cabinet, Adviser to CM)
- Choudhry Abid Hussain Chatha (Former Member of Punjab cabinet, Special adviser to CM)
- Choudhry Mumtaz Ahmed Tarar (Former federal Minister of State)
- Chaudhry Akhtar Hussain Advocate Late (Member District Council Faisalabad)(Well known Politician and social worker in the area of Tehsil Samundri belong to Chak 212 GB )His son Chaudhry Muhammad Naseer Advocate ( UC 106 Nazim) is the new uprising figure.
- Choudhry Zulfiqar Gondal (Former MNA)
- Choudhry Zarar Ullah Tarar (Former MNA)
- Major Ehsan Ellahi Gondal (Former MPA)
- Choudhry M. Arif Gondal (Former MPA)
- Choudhry Imtiaz Ahmed Ranjha (Former MPA)
- Choudry Sajjad Ahmad Cheema (Former PCS Officer and now a famous poitican punjab Pakistan)
- Shehzad Saeed Cheema (Famous politician and current MPA from pp-224, chichawatni,Punjab Pakistan)
- [Chaudhry Karm Dad Wahla] Tehsil Nazim Jahanian
- Ch. M. Ikram (Former Anti Terrorism Court Judge, Faisalabad)
[edit] United States of America
- Minnesota State Senator Satveer Chaudhary (the first South Asian senator in American history)[126]
[edit] Canada
- Harry Bains, a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
- Navdeep Bains, a member of the Parliament of Canada.
- Jagrup Brar, a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
- Harbans Singh Dhaliwal, the first Sikh member of the Parliament of Canada, and the first Sikh Canadian to become a federal minister in the Jean Chretien government in Canada.
- Sukh Dhaliwal, a member of the Parliament of Canada representing Newton & North Delta.
- Vic Dhillon, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
- Ujjal Dosanjh, a member of the Parliament of Canada.
- Raminder Gill, a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
- Gurmant Grewal, a member of the Parliament of Canada.
- Nina Grewal, a member of the Parliament of Canada.
[edit] United Kingdom
- Neena Gill, a Member of the European Parliament representing the West Midlands, and affiliated with the Labour Party. She has been a member of the European Parliament since 1999.
- Parmjit Singh Gill, a Member of the British Parliament.
- Parmdip Singh Dhillon is a Member of the Coventry Youth Council.
- Waqar Chowdhary Entrepreneur and member of United Kingdom Youth Parliament, is also a Kashmir activist
- Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotheram
[edit] Industry
- Gurbaksh Chahal, one of the youngest and most successful internet entrepreneurs of recent history. Created two companies worth over $340 million by the age of 25.
- Gaurav Dhillon - is a highly successful international Punjabi Indian Jat businessman and founder and former CEO of Informatica Corporation, worth over a billion dollars, 2006, on Nasdaq. [127]
- Chaudhary Raghvinder Singh - DLF
- Chaudhary Davinder Singh - ICL
- Kushal Pal Singh - Ranked one of the richest men in the world by forbes, worth over a 20 billion dollars [128]. DLF
- Bob Singh Dhillon, is a famous and highly successful international businessman. He is a Sikh Punjabi Indian-Canadian billionaire property businessman (the first Indo-Canadian billionaire). [129]
- Rajiv Singh - DLF
- Hemant Lamba [130]
- Reena Dhaka [131]
- Navdeep Singh Sooch- Founder/Chairman of the Board/Director at Silicon Laboratories
- Rajesh K PillaniaDr Rajesh K Pillania is a globally respected & famous researcher and has published/presented numerous research papers. He is being invited by leading international business schools, universities and policy centres for talks. Professor Pillania serves on advisory boards of leading international research journals , conferences and professional bodies. He is Honorary Chairman of Institute for Emerging Markets. Currently he is a faculty at MDI, Gurgaon, India and Visiting Fellow at Northumbria University, UK.
[edit] Art & Literature
Germany
- Maqsood Ahmad Naseem Sindhu He is a well known Editor of the German Monthly Magazine "Event Disco Post" (www.event-disco-post.de), Poet and Writer (www.maxud.org). His latest Famous work called "Anwaar-e-Bashir" (Published 2007, UK) and the other Books are "Kehkashaan" and "Quraan-i-Khazaiyen".
India
- Kulwant Singh Virk. Famous short story writer. www.ksvirk.in
- Dr. Saroop Singh, former Professor of English, Vice Chancellor University of Delhi
Pakistan
- Mustansar Hussain Tarar (He wrote so many books, very well known in Pakistani Literature)
- Bano Qudsia (She is very well known in Urdu literature. She is the writer of so many famous books ‘Raja Gidh’ is one of her book)
- Dr. Khalid Ranjha (Vice Chancellor of Institute of Management Sciences, Lahore, Former Minister, current Senator and constitutional lawyer)
- Arshad Chahal (Famous poet and writer)
- Ghulam Mohiuddin Thathaal (Columnist in Daily Khabrain Pakistan)
[edit] Cinema
- Dara Singh Randhawa
- Simi Garewal
- Dharmendra
- Sunny Deol
- Harbhajan Mann
- Bobby Deol
- Esha Deol
- Adil Thathaal
- Poonam Dhillon
- Priya Gill
- Jimmy Shergill
- Mallika Sherawat
- Randeep Hooda
- Abhay Deol
- Mohit ahlawat
[edit] Music
- Ali Sher Goraya
- Bhagwant Mann
- Gurdas Mann[132][133]
- Harbhajan Mann
- Babbu Mann
- Abrar-ul-Haq
- Deepika Thathaal
- Balkar Sidhu
- Jassi Sidhu
- Preet Brar
- Rabbi Shergill
- Kulwinder Dhillon
- Surjit Bindrakhia
- Jazzy B
- Manmohan Waris
- Kamal Heer
- Jasbir Jassi
- Shiraz Uppal
- Juggy D
- Jay Sean
[edit] Sports
[edit] Cricket
- Waqar Younis (Full name:Choudhry Waqar Younis Maitla)belongs to Maitla clan.
- Virender Sehwag[134][135]
- Ashish Nehra
- Balwinder Sandhu
- Navjot Sidhu
- Aaqib Javed
- Vijay Dahiya
- Afaq Raheem
[edit] Golf
- Jyoti Randhawa
- Arjun Atwal
- Amandeep Johal
[edit] Wrestling
- Satpal Singh Sehrawat (Gold Medal in Heavyweight category IXth Asian Games in New Delhi)
- Anuj Chaudhary
- Dara Singh
- Gadowar Singh Sahota - The Great Gama Singh
- Palwinder Cheema
- Tanvir 'the Gill-O-Tine' Gill
- Charanjit 'Destruction' Dhinsa
- Joginder Singh Pattar
[edit] Athletics
- Alka Tomar
- Seema Antil
- Sunita Godara,1992 Asian Marathon Champion and Arjuna award winner
- Krishna Poonia
[edit] Others
major (r) Irshad Ali Goraya....chak 80 RB
- Sqn Ldr S.P.Singh- Coach of Indian Kabaddi team , Asiad Gold medalist[136]
- Devendra Jhajharia, Gold Medalist Paralympics 2004
- Bajranglal Takhar - silver medallist in rowing, at Doha
- Pargat Singh
- Balbir Singh Dosanjh, Gold Medal winning Olympic Field Hockey Player and distinguished Indian
- Baljit Singh Dhillon, Olympic Indian Hockey team Captain.
- Paramjit "Shane" Singh Dhillon, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion 2004, Kabaddi Player of Year 2001
- Jai Inder Shergill, + 3 handicap Indian Polo player, represented India in polo in Australia
- Ramavtar Singh Jakhar - International Volleyball Player
- Ravi Shankar Godara - Guinness Book of Records 2007
- K.S.Garcha-polo player , Arjuna award winner
Pakistan
- Tanzila Amer Cheema (President of Punjab Chess association)
[edit] References
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 8, p. 75.
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- ^ GC Dwivedi's History
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- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 324
- ^ Genealogy of Bharatpur rulers
- ^ Girish Chandra Dwivedi The Jats - Their Role in the Mughal Empire. Surajmal Educational Society, New Delhi, India. ISBN- 81-7031-150-0
- ^ Raja Nahar Singh
- ^ Raja Mahendra Pratap
- ^ Sir Chhotu Ram
- ^ Meeting Manmohan Singh
- ^ Mahendra Chaudhry
- ^ Thakur Deshraj, Jat Itihas, Delhi, 1934.
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