List of people from Patiala

This is a list of notable people from Patiala, a city in Punjab, India.

Name Description
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

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  1. ^ "U.S. and Russian Human Spaceflights, 1961-Sep. 30, 1995". NASA. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Biographies of International Astronauts". SpaceFacts. Retrieved 19 August 2011.