Sandhu or Sindhu (Punjabi: ਸੰਧੂ (Gurmukhi); سندھو (Shahmukhi)) is the second largest clan of Jats in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.[2][3] The Sandhus played an important role in the Sikh history.[4] During the period of the Sikh Confederacy, Sandhus ruled several sovereign states (misls) including the Nakai Misl, Shaheedan Misl and the Kanhaiya Misl.[5][6][7]
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Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:
- Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricket player
- Baba Deep Singh (1682–1757), Sikh martyr
- Banita Sandhu, British-Indian actress
- Bhai Bala (1466–1544), a companion of Guru Nanak[8]
- Bhagat Singh (1907-1931), Indian revolutionary
- Captain Abhimanyu, former cabinet minister, Government of Haryana
- Garry Sandhu (born 1984), Indian singer, lyricist, actor and owner of label Fresh Media Records
- Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu, former national boxing coach, India
- Gurinder Sandhu (born 1993), Indian-Australian professional cricketer
- Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (born 1992), Indian international goalkeeper
- Harnaaz Sandhu, Miss India 2021 and Miss Universe 2021
- Harpreet Sandhu (born 1979), Indian actor, director, writer, music director, editor, cinematographer and poet
- Harrdy Sandhu (born 1986), Indian singer and actor
- Heera Singh Sandhu (1706-1767), founder of the Nakai Misl
- Jaswinder Singh Sandhu, military secretary, Indian army
- Jinny Sandhu, British-Indian professional wrestler
- Jordan Sandhu, Indian singer and actor
- Kamaljeet Sandhu, Indian athlete
- Khalil Tahir Sandhu, Pakistani politician
- Manavjit Singh Sandhu (born 1976), Indian sport shooter and three-time Olympian
- Mehtab Kaur (1782-1813), Queen of the Sikh Empire
- Nandish Sandhu, Indian model and television actor
- Nashra Sandhu, Pakistani cricketer
- Nick Sandhu (born 1962), Indian field hockey player
- Paige Sandhu, British-Indian actress
- Peter Sandhu, Indo-Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Sahil Sandhu (born 1991), Indo-Canadian soccer player
- Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Indian ambassador to United States
- Tommy Sandhu (born 1976), British-Indian DJ, remixer, producer and television presenter
- Vattan Sandhu, Indian Punjabi singer and actor
- Yasir Zafar Sindhu, Pakistani politician
Griffin (1889). History Of Punjab Chifes. The * Kanheya misi was at one time the most , powerful of the. Sikh, confederacies, north of the Satlej. !:Its first leader, was J'ai Singh, the son? of a Sindhu Jat
Bhagata, Siṅgha (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 241. Deep Singh Shahid, a Sandhu Jat and resident of the village of Pohuwind of the pargana of Amritsar, was the founder of this Misal.