List of Jats
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The Jats are a community native to India and Pakistan. The following is a list of notable people belonging to Jats.
Religion
- Baba Buddha, first granthi (custodian and reader) of the Guru Granth Sahib[1]
- Bhai Bala, follower and companion of Guru Nanak (first Guru of Sikhism) and one of the most revered in Sikhism[2]
- Bhai Mani Singh[3]
- Bidhi Chand[4]
- Dharam Singh,[5] Panj Pyare
- Randhir Singh, founder of Akhand Kirtani Jatha[6]
- Tejaji,[7] Hindu deity and considered one of the major eleven incarnations of Shiva and worshipped as a deity in Rajasthan
Rulers, chieftains, and warriors
- Akali Phula Singh, Sikh warrior and a Nihang leader[8]
- Ala Singh Jat, Maharaja of Patiala[9]
- Ali Mohammad Khan, ruler of Rohailkhand.[10]
- Baba Deep Singh, founder of Shaheedan Misl[11]
- Badan Singh,[12] founder of the princely state of Bharatpur
- Baghel Singh, ruler of Singh Krora Misl[13]
- Bhim Singh Rana, Maharaja of Gohad State, and Gwalior State[14]
- Bhuma Singh Dhillon, chieftain of Bhangi Misl[15]
- Bhupinder Singh of Patiala[16]
- Brijendra Singh, the last ruler of Bharatpur State and a former Member of Parliament[17]
- Charat Singh, founder of Sukerchakia Misl[18][19]
- Chhajja Singh Dhillon, founder and chieftain of Bhangi Misl[20]
- Churaman,[21] Jat chieftain of Sinsini, Rajasthan.
- Ganda Singh Dhillon, chieftain of Bhangi Misl[22]
- Gokula, chieftain of Tilpat[23]
- Gujjar Singh Banghi, a Sikh warrior and one of the triumvirates who ruled over Lahore prior to the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh[24]
- Hari Singh Dhillon, ruler of Bhangi Misl[25]
- Heera Singh Sandhu, founder of Nakai Misl[26]
- Hira Singh Nabha, ruler of Nabha State[27]
- Jai Singh Kanhaiya, founder of Kanhaiya Misl[28]
- Jawahar Singh,[29] son of Suraj Mal
- Jhanda Singh Dhillon, chieftain of Bhangi Misl[22]
- Kishan Singh, ruler of Bharatpur State[30]
- Mai Bhago, Sikh soldier and Guru Gobind Singh's bodyguard[31][32]
- Nahar Singh, ruler of Ballabgarh estate who fought the British East India Company in the Indian Rebellion of 1857[33]
- Nawab Kapur Singh, ruler of Singhpuria Misl[34]
- Pratap Singh Nabha, last ruler of Nabha State[35]
- Raja Maldeo, ruler of Sidhmukh State[36]
- Rajaram of Sinsini, chieftain of Sinsini[37]
- Ranjit Singh, Emperor of the Sikh Empire,[38][39][40]
- Saadullah Khan, Grand Vizier of Mughal Empire[41]
- Sada Kaur, chief of Kanhaiya Misl[42]
- Sardar Tara Singh Ghaiba, chieftain of Dallewalia Misl[43]
- Suraj Mal, ruler of Bharatpur State[44][45]
- Udaybhanu Singh, ruler of the Dholpur State[46]
- Jind Kaur,[47] Maharani of Sikh Empire who fought two wars against the British[48]
Revolutionaries and freedom fighters
- Baba Gurdit Singh,[49] leader of the Komagata Maru incident
- Bhagat Singh,[50] Indian socialist revolutionary who was executed by the British colonialists in 1931
- Kartar Singh Sarabha,[51] Indian freedom fighter
- Lothoo Nitharwal, Indian freedom Fighter[52]
- Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal, freedom fighter in the Indian Rebellion of 1857[53]
- Raja Mahendra Pratap,[54] Indian freedom fighter
- Sah Mal,[55] rebel who fought against the British in Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Sohan Singh Bhakna,[56] founding president of the Ghadar party
- Teja Singh Sutantar,[57] freedom fighter and a member of Ghadar Party
Politics
India
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- Ajit Singh,[58] former Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Civil Aviation
- Baldev Singh,[59] former Defence Minister of India
- Balram Jakhar,[60] longest serving Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Parliament of India
- Bansi Lal,[61] former Chief Minister of Haryana
- Beant Singh,[62] former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Bhagwant Mann,[63] Chief Minister of Punjab
- Chaudhary Bharat Singh[64][65] former Member of Parliament and Congress leader from Delhi
- Bhupinder Singh Hooda,[66] former Chief Minister of Haryana
- Charan Singh, fifth Prime Minister of India and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh[67]
- Chhotu Ram,[68] co-founder of Unionist party and a Jat leader of the colonial era
- Darbara Singh,[69] former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Daulat Ram Saran,[70] former Minister of Urban Development
- Devi Lal,[61][71] former Deputy Prime Minister of India and former Chief Minister of Haryana
- Fateh Singh,[72] leader in Punjabi Suba movement
- Gian Singh Rarewala,[73] former Premier and former Chief Minister of Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU)
- Gurdial Singh Dhillon,[74] former two-time Speaker of the Lok Sabha and former president of Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Gurnam Singh,[75] former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Hanuman Beniwal,[76] Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Nagaur, Rajasthan and president of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party
- Harchand Singh Longowal,[77] president of the Akali Dal during Insurgency in Punjab, India
- Harcharan Singh Brar,[74] former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Harkishan Singh Surjeet,[78] former Communist leader from Punjab
- Harlal Singh,[79] farmer leader and freedom fighter of colonial India
- Hukam Singh,[80] former Chief Minister of Haryana
- Jagdeep Dhankhar,[81] 14th Vice-President of India, former Governor of West Bengal and Minister of State, Government of India
- Jagdev Singh Talwandi[82]
- Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri,[83] co-founder of Communist Party of India (Marxist) and former general secretary of All India Kisan Sabha
- Kamla Beniwal,[84] former Governor of Gujarat, Mizoram, Tripura, and former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan
- Lachhman Singh Gill,[85] former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Nathuram Mirdha,[86] former minister of Food and Civil Supplies
- Natwar Singh,[87] former diplomat and former Minister of External Affairs (India)
- Om Prakash Chautala, chief minister of Haryana for five terms and son of Devi Lal, former deputy prime minister of India[88]
- Parkash Singh Badal,[75][85] former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Partap Singh Kairon,[89] former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Parvesh Verma,[90] Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from West Delhi
- Raja Man Singh,[91] former Indian politician and titular head of Bharatpur State
- Ram Niwas Mirdha,[92] former deputy chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
- Ranbir Singh Hooda,[93] Indian independence activist and former parliamentarian from Haryana
- Sahib Singh Verma,[94] former Chief Minister of Delhi
- Sis Ram Ola,[95] former Union Minister of Labour and Employment and recipient of Padma Shri for social service in 1968
- Sukhbir Singh Badal,[96] former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab
- Surjit Singh Barnala,[97] former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Swaran Singh,[98][99] former Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Defence
Pakistan
- Feroz Khan Noon,[100] Seventh Prime minister of Pakistan
- Chaudhry Mumtaz Jajja - Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA)[101]
- Muhammad Rafiq Tarar,[102][100] Ninth President of Pakistan
- Shahbaz Gill,[103][104] Chief of Staff of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan
- Sikandar Hayat Khan,[105] former Premier of the Punjab
- Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, 1st Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan and President of the United Nations General Assembly[106]
- Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi,[107]
USA
Social reformers
- Bhagat Dhanna[109]
- Karmabai[110]
- Swami Keshwanand,[111] social reformer
Poets and writers
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- Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Pakistani revolutionary poet[112]
- Qadir Yar[113]
- Sukhpal Vir Singh Hasrat[114]
- Jaswant Singh Kanwal[115]
- Kulwant Singh Virk[116][117]
- Sant Singh Sekhon,[117] Punjabi writer
- Daljit Nagra[118]
- Fauji Kavi Mehar Singh,[119] Haryanvi language poet and a freedom fighter
Armed forces and Police
- Arjan Singh,[120][121] former Chief of the Indian Air Force
- Badlu Singh,[122] recipient of Victoria Cross
- Chhelu Ram, recipient of Victoria Cross[123]
- Gian Singh, recipient of Victoria Cross[124]
- Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh,[121] recipient of The Vir Chakra and The Padma Vibhushan
- Hoshiar Singh Dahiya, recipient of Param Vir Chakra [125][126]
- Kanwar Pal Singh Gill[127]
- Lt Gen Khem Karan Singh, recipient of Mahavir Chakra[128]
- Mohan Singh,[129] founder and General of the First Indian National Army
- Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, recipient of Param Vir Chakra[121][130]
- Parkash Singh, recipient of Victoria Cross[131]
- Ranjit Singh Dyal[132]
- Richhpal Ram, recipient of Victoria cross[133][134]
- Sant Singh[135] recipient of Mahavir Chakra
- Shabeg Singh[136]
- Ved Prakash Malik, 19th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army[a]
Sports
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India
- Avneet Sidhu[139] Indian sport shooter and gold medalist at 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Babita Kumari Phogat, Indian wrestler and gold medalist at 2014 Commonwealth Games[140]
- Bajrang Punia, bronze medalist in Olympics and gold medalist at Asian games and Commonwealth Games [141]
- Balbir Singh Sr.,[142] Indian Hockey Player and three-time Olympic gold medalist
- Balwinder Sandhu[143] former Indian cricketer and member of the 1983 World Cup squad for India
- Chandgi Ram,[144] Indian freestyle wrestler and gold medalist at 1970 Asian games
- Chandro Tomar,[145][146] oldest women sharpshooter in the world
- Deepa Malik,[147] first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games
- Krishna Poonia,[148] gold medalist at 2010 Commonwealth Games and Padma Shri recipient[149]
- Monty Panesar[150] former English international cricketer
- Navjot Singh Sidhu[151][152] former Indian cricketer and former member of the Parliament
- Pargat Singh[153] former captain of India men's national field hockey team
- Praveen Kumar[154] former Indian cricketer
- Savita Punia[155] Indian hockey player
- Shikhar Dhawan, Indian cricketer[156][157][158]
- Vijender Singh, bronze medalist at 2008 Olympics[159]
- Virender Sehwag, former Indian cricketer[160]
- Yuvraj Singh,[161] former Indian cricketer
Pakistan
- Arshad Nadeem, gold medalist at 2024 Olympics[162][163]
Cinema and television
- Arjan Bajwa, Indian film actor[164]
- Dara Singh, Indian film actor[165]
- Darshan Kumar, Indian film actor[166]
- Dharmendra, Indian film actor[167]
- Kabir Duhan Singh[168] Indian film actor
- Kirron Kher,[169] Indian film actress
- Mahie Gill,[170] Indian film actress
- Mallika Sherawat,[171] Indian film actress
- Meghna Malik, Indian TV actress[172]
- Mohit Ahlawat,[173] Indian film actor
- Parvin Dabas, Indian film actor[174]
- Rajat Tokas,[175] Indian TV actor
- Randeep Hooda, Indian film actor[176]
- Simran Mundi, Indian film actress[177]
- Sunny Deol, Indian film actor[178]
- Sushant Singh,[179] Indian film and TV actor
- Taapsee Pannu,[180] Indian film actress
- Vivek Dahiya,[181] Indian TV actor
Singers
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- Diljit Dosanjh, Indian Punjabi-language singer[182]
- Labh Janjua, Indian Punjabi-language singer[183]
- Mohammed Rafi, Indian playback singer and musician[184]
- Sidhu Moose Wala, Indian Punjabi-language singer[185]
Criminals
- Jagga Jatt,[186][187] a 20th-century heroic rebel of Punjab. He is known as the Robin Hood of Punjab for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor"
Others
- Abdus Salam,[188] Pakistani theoretical physicist who won Nobel Prize in physics for his electroweak unification theory
- Anubhav Singh Bassi[189] Indian comedian
- Dhruv Rathee[190] Indian YouTuber
- Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale,[191] jathedar of Damdami Taksal[192]
- Kahn Singh Nabha,[193][194] Sikh scholar
- Satendra Singh[195] disability activist
- Seth Chhaju Ram, Philanthropist[196]
See also
References
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