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This is a partial list of prominent Sikhs. A Sikh (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent of Sikhism. ...
Religious Figures The Ten Gurus See: The Ten Gurus of Sikhism Sikhism was established by ten Gurus, teachers or masters, over the period 1469 to 1708. ...
- Guru Nanak Pathsha
- Guru Angad Pathsha
- Guru Amar Das Ji
- Guru Ram Das Ji
- Guru Arjan Pathsha
- Guru Hargobind Ji
- Guru Har Rai Ji
- Guru Har Krishan Ji
- Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
- Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Guru Amar Das Guru Amar Das (Punjabi: ) (Born in Amritsar, Punjab, India on 5 May 1479 â 14 May 1574 Amritsar, Punjab, India) was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism, and he became Guru on 26 March 1552 following in the footsteps of Guru Angad Dev, who died 29...
Sri Guru Har Gobind Ji (Punjabi: ਸà©à¨°à© à¨à©à¨°à© ਹਰà¨à©à¨¬à¨¿à©°à¨¦ à¨à©) (19 June 1595 - 03 March 1644) was the sixth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 25 May 1606 following in the footsteps of his father Guru Arjan Dev. ...
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Guru Gobind Singh Ji (Patna, Bihar, India, December 22, 1666 – October 7, 1708) was the tenth and last of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on November 11, 1675 following in the footsteps of his father Guru Teg Bahadur Ji. ...
Political Figures Politicians - Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of Sikh kingdom of the Punjab
- Maharaja Duleep Singh, Youngest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- Hari Singh Dhillon, leader of the Bhangi misl, Ruler of Lahore & Amritsar
- Master Tara Singh, a strong Sikh leader in the first half of the 20th century.(1885-1967)
- Giani Zail Singh, Indian president (1982-1987)
- Pratap Singh Kairon, former Chief-minister of Punjab (India)
- Parkash Singh Badal, former Chief-minister of Punjab (India) and head of the Shiromani Akali Dal.
- Bhai Shaminder Singh,former MP Faridkot
- Gurcharan Singh Tohra, prominent and controversial sikh leader, President of SGPC for record 27 years (1924-2004)
- Dr. Manmohan Singh, Indian prime minister (2004-)
- Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, prominent Indian politician and Member of Indian Parliament.
- Montek Singh Ahluwalia, the first Sikh Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, India
- Sukhi Turner, mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand (1995-2004)
- Vic Dhillon, Canadian politician and current member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
- Ujjal Dosanjh, Sikh politician in Canada
- Herb Dhaliwal, Sikh politician in Canada
- Gurbax Singh Malhi, first turbaned Sikh to become member of the Canadian Parliament
- Navdeep Bains, second turbaned Sikh to become member of the Canadian Parliament
- Nina Grewal, a Sikh female politician in Canada
- Ruby Dhalla, a Sikh female politician in Canada
- Dr. Baldev Singh Sikh politician of Independent India
- Davinder Singh, a former Member of Parliament of the Republic of Singapore
- Harinder Singh Takhar Sikh Cabinet minister in Ontario, Canada
- Moe Sihota former Attorney-General of British Columbia, Canada
- Dalip Singh Saund, former US congressman
- Bhagat Singh Thind
- Dr Chirinjeev Kathuria candidate for US Congress
- Nikki Randhawa Haley, South Carolina
- Dr. Kuldip Singh Kular, MPP in Ontario, Canada - Current Member of Provincial Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
- Capt.Amrinder Singh, Chief Minister, Punjab
Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. ...
The Sikh Empire (from 1801-1849) was formed on the foundations of the Sikh Confederacy by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. ...
Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 Punjab (Persian: â, meaning Land of the five Rivers) (c. ...
Portrait of Duleep Singh by Franz Xaver Winterhalter Duleep Singh (Lahore, 6 September 1838 - Paris, 22 October 1893) was a Sikh ruler of the sovereign country of Punjab and the Sikh Empire. ...
Hari Singh Dhillon (Died 1764), one of the most powerful, admired and famous of all the Sikh warriors of the 18th century. ...
Lahore (Urdu: ÙØ§ÛÙØ±, Punjabi: ÙÛÙØ±) is the capital of the province of Punjab, and the second most dense city in Pakistan, also known as the Gardens of the Mughals or City of Gardens, after the significant rich heritage of the Mughal Empire. ...
Amritsar (Punjabi: ), meaning Pool of the Nectar of Immortality, is the administrative headquarter of the Amritsar District in Punjab, India. ...
Master Tara Singh (24 June 1885, Rawalpindi, Punjab - 22 November 1967, Chandigarh) was a prominent Sikh political and religious leader in the first half of the 20th century. ...
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Pratap Singh Kairon (1901-1965) was the Chief Minister of the Punjab province (then comprising of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh) , and is widely acknowledged to be the architect of post-Independence Punjab. ...
Indias Chief Minister is the elected head of government, and is vested with most of the executive powers. ...
Parkash Singh Badal is the current president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, a political party recognised in the Indian state of Punjab. ...
Indias Chief Minister is the elected head of government, and is vested with most of the executive powers. ...
Akali Dal, also termed as Shiromani Akali Dal (Akali Religious Party), is a Sikh political party mainly based in Punjab, India. ...
Bhai Shaminder Singh was twice Member of Parliament from Faridkot District in Indian Punjab. ...
Faridkot (1981 pop. ...
Gurcharan Singh Tohra (24 September 1924 - 31 March 2004), president of SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee), a Sikh body in charge of controlling Gurdwara (Sikh places of worship), died of a heart attack in New Delhi on 31 March 2004 at the age of 79. ...
Dr. Manmohan Singh (Punjabi: , Hindi: , translation: Charming Lion) is the 17th and current Prime Minister of India. ...
Sharanjit Singh Dhillon (born 18 April 1953) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. ...
The Parliament of India is bicameral. ...
Montek Singh Ahluwalia (born November 24, 1943) has been a key figure in Indias economic reforms from the early 1980s onwards. ...
Sukhinder (Sukhi) Turner (born 1952) was the Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand, from 1995 until her retirement from the position in 2004. ...
Dunedin (Åtepoti in Maori) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of Otago. ...
Vic Dhillon (b. ...
The Politics series Politics Portal This box: A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ...
The Provincial Parliament of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...
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Harbance Singh (Herb) Dhaliwal, PC , B.Comm (born December 12, 1952) is a Canadian politician. ...
Gurbax Singh Malhi (born October 12, 1949 to a Sikh family in Chugha Kalan, Punjab, India) is a Canadian politician. ...
Navdeep Singh Bains, PC, MP, BAS, MBA, CMA (born June 16, 1977) is a Canadian politician. ...
Nina Grewal, MP (born October 20, 1958 in Osaka, Japan) is a Canadian politician of the Conservative Party. ...
Ruby Dhalla, DC, (born February 18, 1974) is a Canadian politician. ...
Davinder Singh (born 1 August 1957) is a Senior Counsel and a Member of Parliament in Singapore. ...
Harinder Jeet Singh Takhar is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ...
Munmohan Singh Moe Sihota is a former Canadian politician. ...
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Bhagat Singh Thind, Ph. ...
Nikki Randhawa Haley (née Nimrata N. Randhawa) (January 20, 1972 - ) is a South Carolina House of Representatives legislator representing Lexington County[1]. She is of Sikh ethnicity and the first Indian American Republican state legislator in the United States. ...
Dr. Kuldip Singh Kular, BSc, MBBS, MD, MPP (born December 12, 1948 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ...
The Provincial Parliament of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...
Revolutionaries Sobha Singh (painter)s impression of Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gobind Singh (Gurmukhi:à¨à©à¨°à© à¨à©à¨¿à¨¬à©°à¨¦ ਿਸੰà¨), (Born in Patna, Bihar, India, on 22 December 1666 as Gobind Rai â 7 October 1708, Nanded, Maharashtra, India) was the tenth and last of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on November 11, 1675 following...
Guru Arjan Dev (Punjabi: ) (15 April 1563 - 30 May 1606) was the fifth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 1 September 1581 following in the footsteps of Guru Ram Das. ...
Guru Teg Bahadur Ji (April 1, 1621 - November 11, 1675) was the ninth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on March 20, 1665 following in the footsteps of his grand-nephew, Guru Har Krishan Ji. ...
Bhai Taru Singh According to http://www. ...
Portrait depicting the sacrifice of Bhai Mati Das who, along with Bhai Sati Das, was tortured to death in front of Guru Tegh Bahadar Bhai Mati Das is one of the greatest martyrs in Sikh history. ...
Bhai Mani Singh Bhai Mani Singh a great Sikh scholar and illustrious Martyr, came, according to Bhai Kesar Singh ji Chhibbar, his contemporary, of a Kamboj family, but according to Giani Gian Singh Dullat [1822-1921], author of Panth Parkash, of a Dullat Jatt family of Kamboval village (now extinct...
Portrait of Banda Singh Bahadur Baba Banda Singh Bahadur (pronounce like this: Banda- Bun-tha, Bahadur- Bah-Ha-thur {th pronounced as th in the}) is revered as one of Sikhisms greatest warriors as well as one of its most hallowed martyrs. ...
Hari Singh Nalwa (1791-1837?), an Uppal Khatri born at Gujranwala, was the Commander-in-chief of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. ...
Giani Gurdit Singh (Feb 24, 1923) was born in Mithewal village in the state of Punjab(India). ...
Kartar Singh Sarabha was an Indian freedom-fighter and a leading luminary of the Ghadar Party, which advocated violent uprisings to free India from Imperial British control. ...
Udham Singh: Famous Punjabi revolutionary and freedom fighter. ...
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gh (Punjabi: à¨à¨à¨¤ ਸਿੰà¨) (September 28,[1] 1907âMarch 23, 1931) was an Indian freedom fighter, considered to be one of the most famous revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. ...
Master Tara Singh (24 June 1885, Rawalpindi, Punjab - 22 November 1967, Chandigarh) was a prominent Sikh political and religious leader in the first half of the 20th century. ...
Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon (born 18 March 1914 died 06 February 2006), popularly known as Col. ...
Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji (August 28, 1929–October 6, 2004), also known as Yogi Harbhajan and Yogi Bhajan, was a spiritual leader who was the head of the Sikh Dharma in the western hemisphere. ...
Military Lt-Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora (February 13, 1916 - May 3, 2005) was the Indian commander whose comprehensive defeat of Pakistan in 1971 led to the creation of Bangladesh. ...
Combatants India Pakistan Commanders Sam Manekshaw J.S. Aurora A. A. K. Niazi # Strength 1,000,000+ troops[] 90,000+ troops[] Casualties 3,843 killed[1] 9,851 wounded[1] c. ...
Lieutenant-Colonel Chanan Singh Dhillon (retd) (Born 1920), is a famous Punjabi Indian Sikh WW2 hero and veteran. ...
Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
General Shabeg Singh (1952â1984), was an Indian Army general. ...
Akal Takht building after Operation Blue Star Operation Blue Star (June 3 to June 6, 1984) was an Indian military operation at the Harimandir Sahib in Amritsar, Punjab, the holiest temple of the Sikhs. ...
General Joginder Jaswant Singh (b. ...
The Indian Army is the largest branch of the Armed Forces of India and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. ...
Lieutenant General Sarabjit Singh Dhillon, is the Indian General Commander of Kashmir (GoC) since 2005. ...
Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ...
Other Bhagat Puran Singh, Founder Pingalwara, Amritsar Bhagat Puran Singh, center Bhagat Puran Singh was a Punjabi publisher of spiritual literature, environmentalist and founder of Pingalwara. ...
Balbir Singh Sodhi (1949 - September 15, 2001) was a Phoenix, Arizona gas station owner who was murdered in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. ...
Pratap Singh Giani (also Partap Singh Gyani, 1855-1920) was a Sikh schoolman and calligraphist. ...
Calligraphy (from Greek καλλι calli beauty + γραφος graphos writing) is the art of decorative writing. ...
Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, in ShÄhmukhÄ«, in transliteration) is the language of the Punjabi people and the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ...
Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale or Sant Jarnail Singh (Punjabi: ; February 12, 1947âJune 6, 1984) was the leader of the Damdami Taksal, a Sikh religious group based in India. ...
Sobha Singh may refer to: Sobha Singh, builder of Delhi Sobha Singh, Pubjabi painter This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...
Satwant Singh (son of Tarlok Singh, of Agwan village in Gurdaspur District) and Beant Singh were bodyguards to the Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, who on October 31, 1984 assassinated her at her residence. ...
Beant Singh (Left) & Satwant Singh (Right) Beant Singh was one of the bodyguards to the former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. ...
Cultural Figures Cinema & TV - Gursewak Mann, Singer, Actor
- Jazzy B, Bhangra artist.
- Kulwinder Dhillon, famous popular Punjabi Singer.
- Mangal Dhillon, famous Actor, Writer & Producer-Director.
- Gurinder Chadha, director (Bend It Like Beckham).
- Kulvinder Ghir, comedian and actor (Goodness Gracious Me).
- Malkit Singh, Bhangra Artist.
- Daler Mehndi, Bhangra Artist.
- Parminder Nagra, Lead actress in Bend it Like Beckham and currently in ER.
- Jay Sean, musician (real name: Kamaljit).
- Bally Sagoo, musician.
- RDB (Manj, Kuly, Surj), UK producers, musicians.
- Sampooran Singh Gulzar <Poet,India's first art-film director.-->
- Dharmendra, Bollywood Actor.
- Dara Singh, Bollywood Actor and Wrestler.
- Gurdas Mann, Punjabi Actor and Singer.
- Jaspal Bhatti,TV and Film Personality.
- Sunny Deol,Bollywood Actor
- Bobby Deol,Bollywood Actor
- Harbhajan Mann,Singer-Actor
- Simi Garewal, Actress
- Poonam Dhillon, Actress
- Jagjit Singh,Ghazal King
- Babbu Mann, Punjabi Singer
- Bhagwant Mann, Comedian
- Deep Dhillon, Actor
- Kanwaljit Singh, Actor
- Jimmy Shergill, Actor
- Mandira Bedi, Actor
- Ranjita, Actor
Jaswinder Singh Bains (born April 1, 1975), better known by his stage name Jazzy B, is an Indian Bhangra artist. ...
Kulwinder Dhillon, was a popular Punjabi Indian singer. ...
Mangal Dhillon, a famous Punjabi, actor, writer, producer-director. ...
Image:Gurinder Chadha. ...
Bend It Like Beckham is a British film released in 2002 and re-released in America in March, 2003, directed by Gurinder Chadha based on the screenplay she wrote with Paul Berges and Guljit Bindra. ...
Kulvinder Ghir is a British actor and comedian of South Asian ancestry, best known for his roles in the sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, in particular Chunky Lafunga, a sexy Bollywood star. ...
Goodness Gracious Me was a BBC English language sketch show originally on BBC Radio 4 and later on BBC TWO, based on four Indian-British actors: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia. ...
Singh in concert (far right). ...
Daler Mehndi (Punjabi: , ), born August 18, 1967, is a bhangra/pop singer from India. ...
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ER is a long-running American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. ...
Jay Sean, (born Kamaljit Singh Jhooti on March 26, 1981 in Harlesden, London, United Kingdom; Hindi: , Punjabi: , ) is a British Asian Sikh R&B singer. ...
Bally Sagoo (born Baljit Singh Sagoo) is a British Asian Sikh musician and DJ who was born in Ranjit Nagar, Delhi, India but grew up in Birmingham, England, in a predominantly Black neighbourhood, influenced by disco, rap and Motown music. ...
Gulzar (born Sampooran Singh on August 18, 1936) is an Indian poet, lyricist, film-maker, director, and playwright from India. ...
Dharmendra (or Dharaminder (Dharam) Singh Deol) (Punjabi:ਧਰਿਮਨਦਰ (ਧਰਮ ਸਿੰਠਦਿੰà¨à¨²), Hindi: धरà¥à¤®à¥à¤¨à¥à¤¦à¥à¤° (धरà¥à¤® सिà¤à¤¹ दà¥à¤¯à¥à¤²)), born 8 December 1935 in Sahnewal, Punjab) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. ...
Dara Singh is a legendary wrestler and film actor from India. ...
Gurdas Mann (Punjabi: , born 1957 in Giddarbaha, Faridkot District, Punjab, India) is a Sufi singer and actor. ...
Jaspal Bhatti, the most popular social satirist in India. ...
Sunny Deol (Hindi: शनि दियà¥à¤², Urdu: Ø´Ù٠دÙÛÙÙ), born as Ajay Singh Deol (Hindi: à¤
à¤à¤¯ सिà¤à¤¹ दियà¥à¤², Urdu: Ø§ÙØ¬Û سÙÚºÛ Ø¯ÙÛÙÙ) on October 19, 1961 in New Delhi, India) is an Indian film (Bollywood) actor. ...
Picture of Bobby Deol in movie Badal. ...
Harbhajan Mann started his singing career in 1977. ...
Image:Simi Grewal. ...
Poonam in Trishul (1978) Poonam Dhillon (born April 18, 1962) is a highly famous and celebrated, Indian bollywood movie actress. ...
For Jagjit Singh the science writer, see Jagjit Singh (writer). ...
Babbu Mann is a budding Indian Punjabi pop singer, actor,lyricist,composer and playback singer. ...
Bhagwant Mann born October 17 in Sangrur, Punjab, India is a well known punjabi comedian. ...
Kanwaljit Singh is an Indian actor who has performed in films as well as television serials. ...
Jimmy Shergill (born December 3, 1970) as Jasjiet Shergill is an Indian actor. ...
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Writers Khushwant Singh , born on 2 February 1915 in Punjab (Hadali, now a part of Pakistan) is one of the most prominent novelists and journalists of India. ...
Simon Singh Simon Lehna Singh (born 1964) is a British author with a doctorate in physics, who has specialized in writing about mathematical and scientific topics in an accessible manner. ...
Amrita Pritam (August 31, 1919 â October 31, 2005) (Punjabi: , Hindi: ) was a Punjabi poet and writer who migrated to India 1947, when the former British India was partitioned into India and Pakistan. ...
Sardul Singh Caveeshar (1886 in Amritsar - 1963) was an Indian newspaper editor, and a major figure in the Indian independence movement. ...
Jaspreet Singh is a writer. ...
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Bhai Vir Singh (1872-1957) was a poet, scholar and theologian and a major figure in the movement for the revival and renewal of Punjabi literary tradition. ...
Business Men - Mohan Singh Oberoi, Oberoi Hotels
- Raunaq Singh, Apollo Tyres
- Malvinder Mohan Singh, Ranbaxy/Fortis Group
- Analjit Singh, Max Healthcare
- J.J.Vallaya Fashion Designer
- Reuben Singh, entrepreneur
- Gurmastak Singh, Founder sikhnet.com
- Vikram Chatwal, Hotelier
- Harjinder Singh Sidhu , CEO Air SLOVAKIA (First Sikh Airline)
- Harpal Singh Matharu, CEO Globalgrange Hotels
- Tom Singh Founder, New Look fashion chain
- Jasminder Singh CEO Radisson Edwardian Hotels
- Avtar Lit Founder, Sunrise Radio
- Didar Singh Bains, Peach King of California
sanjay tony singh(August 15, 1900âMay 3, 2002) was a renowned Indian hotelier widely regarded as the father of 20th century Indias hotel business. ...
Malvinder Mohan Singh is the eldest son of the Parvinder the Chairman and managing director of Ranbaxy Laboratories. ...
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Vikram Chatwal {Turban Cowboy) is an American hotelier of Indian Sikh heritage. ...
Tom Singh (b. ...
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Sport Figures - Balbir Singh Sr., Indian hockey player (3 Olympics: 3 gold).
- Harbhajan Singh, Indian cricketer.
- Milkha Singh, Indian athlete.
- Navjot Singh Sidhu, Indian cricketer.
- Udham Singh, Indian hockey player (4 Olympics: 3 gold, 1 silver).
- Dara Singh, Former Indian Wrestling champion.
- Malkit Singh Kanjli, Well-known Wrestler, currently runs an akhara in Kapurthala ( Punjab, INDIA).
- Monty Panesar, English cricketer and first Sikh to play Test cricket for a country other than India.
- Ravi Bopara, English cricketer, second Sikh to play for England.
- Bishen Singh Bedi, Indian cricketer.
- Tiger Jeet Singh, Famous Wrestler.
- Tiger Ali Singh, Former Professional Wrestler.
- Jeev Milkha Singh, Golfer
- Yuvraj Singh, Cricketer
- Killer Khalsa, WWF Champion
- Fauja Singh, 90 year old Marathon runner. World Record Holder. ADIDAS model
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