List of people from Patiala
This is a list of notable people from Patiala, a city in Punjab, India.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Rachel Gupta | Miss Grand International 2024 |
| Maharaja Baba Ala Singh | Founder and Maharaja of Princely State Patiala |
| Bibi Rajindar Kaur | Sikh princess and cousin of Maharaja Amar Singh |
| Mahendra Singh of Patiala | Maharaja of Princely State Patiala |
| Bibi Sahib Kaur | Sikh princess and elder sister of Raja Sahib Singh Sidhu of Patiala |
| Maharaja Rajinder Singh | Maharaja of Princely State Patiala |
| Bhupinder Singh | Grandfather of Captain Amarinder Singh and Maharaja of Princely State Patiala |
| Mohinder Kaur | Rajmata of Patiala and Mother of Captain Amarinder Singh |
| Captain Amarinder Singh | 29th Chief Minister of Punjab |
| Preneet Kaur | MP & Minister of State for External Affairs (Central Govt. under PM Manmohan Singh) |
| Ajit Pal Singh Kohli | MLA Patiala, Former Patiala Mayor and Businessman |
| Ranbir Pushp Kaushal | Bollywood Writer and Novelist. Nominated for Filmfare Award |
| Bibi Amtus Salam | Social worker |
| Pawan Kumar Bansal | Four times MP, Union Minister of India (twice) |
| Prem Singh Chandumajra | Member of Parliament from Patiala |
| Surjit Singh Rakhra | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| Raninder Singh | President of National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) |
| Bhupinder Singh (musician) | Singer and musician |
| Balraj Pandit | Theatre director, playwright |
| Jimmy Shergill | Actor |
| Gulzar Inder Chahal | Actor and cricketer |
| Gavie Chahal | Actor |
| Rakesh Sharma | First Indian astronaut[1][2] |
| Dalip Kaur Tiwana | Punjabi writer |
| Damandeep Singh Baggan | Dub-over voice actor |
| Roopinder Singh | Assistant Editor of The Tribune; writer |
| Harpal Tiwana | Actor, writer and director |
| Samiksha | Actor |
| Smeep Kang | Actor, writer and director |
| Mahendra Sandhu | Actor and director |
| Dev Kharoud | Actor |
| Nav Bajwa | Actor |
| Satwinder Bitti | Punjabi singer |
| Harbhajan Mann | Punjabi singer and actor |
| Mika Singh | Punjabi singer and actor |
| Dilshad Khan | Husband of Parveen Sultana; member of Patiala Gharana; singer |
| Fateh Ali Khan | Member of Patiala Gharana; singer |
| Hamid Ali Khan | Member of Patiala Gharana; singer |
| Jagdish Prasad | Member of Patiala Gharana; singer |
| Kaushiki Chakraborty | Daughter of Ajoy Chakraborty; member of Patiala Gharana; singer |
| Lakshmi Shankar | Member of Patiala Gharana; singer |
| Munawar Ali Khan | Son of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan; member of Patiala Gharana; singer |
| Nirmala Devi | Member of Patiala Gharana; singer |
| Parveen Sultana | Member of Patiala Gharana; singer |
| Raza Ali Khan | Grandson of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan; member of Patiala Gharana; singer |
| Sanjukta Ghosh | Member of Patiala Gharana; singer |
| Shafqat Amanat Ali | Member of Patiala Gharana; singer |
| Mohammad Hussain Sarahang from Afghanistan | Member of Patiala Gharana; singer |
| Daler Mehndi | Punjabi singer |
| Pammi Bai | Punjabi singer |
| Malkit Singh | Punjabi singer |
| Vicky Dhaliwal | Lyricist |
| Kamal Khan (singer) | Singer |
| Tochi Raina | Singer |
| Harrdy Sandhu | Singer and Actor |
| Navneet Kaur Dhillon | Femina Miss India 2013 |
| Navjot Singh Sidhu | Former cricketer, actor, commentator and politician |
| Dhruv Pandove | Former cricketer |
| Mohinder Amarnath | Cricketer |
| Sandeep Sharma | Cricketer |
| Sarabjit Ladda | Cricketer |
| Anmol Malhotra | Cricketer |
| Anmolpreet Singh | Cricketer |
| Prabhsimran Singh | Cricketer |
| Karan Kaila | Cricketer |
| Ish Sodhi | Cricketer |
| Ravi Inder Singh | Cricketer |
| Jiwanjot Singh | Cricketer |
| Mayank Markande | Cricketer |
| Sanvir Singh | Cricketer |
| Deepak Thakur | Hockey Player |
| Heena Sidhu | Shooter |
| Abhinav Bindra | First Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics |
| Man Kaur | Athlete |
| Rishi Patialvi | Urdu poet |
References
- ^ "U.S. and Russian Human Spaceflights, 1961-Sep. 30, 1995". NASA. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Biographies of International Astronauts". SpaceFacts. Retrieved 19 August 2011.