Jalandhar, Punjab

1. Ginni Mahi (1999)

Folk Singer

Indian folk and hip-hop singer who became known in 2016 when her songs Fan Baba Sahib Di and Danger Chamar went viral. 

2. Harbhajan Singh (1980)

Indian Cricketer

Longtime international cricket player who also became captain of the Mumbai Indians.

3. Fauja Singh (1911)

British Athlete

Famous as both a supercentenarian and a champion runner, he claimed numerous United Kingdom and world records for his running times in the over-ninety-years-old age category. Impressively, he finished Toronto's...

4. Lawrence Durrell (1912)

Biographer; Poet; Playwright; No

An Indian-born novelist, poet, and travel writer, he is best known for his Alexandria Quartet, which includes the novels Justine (1957), Balthazar (1958), Mountolive (1958), and Clea (1960). Between 1931...

5. Sudesh Lehri (1968)

Actor

Comedian who appeared on the TV show Comedy Nights Live in 2016 and the film Munna Michael in 2017. He has over 550,000 followers on his realsudeshlehri Instagram account. 

6. Karan Jotwani (1991)

Model

Indian model and actor who became known for his roles in popular TV shows such asH Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan and the Bade Achee Lagte Hain.

7. Karan Mehra (1982)

Indian Actor

Actor, model, and fashion designer who is particularly known for his starring role on the Indian drama series Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai as Naitik Singhania.

8. Varun Sharma (1990)

Actor

Indian actor known for his comedy roles in films like Warning, Yaaran Da Katchup, and Dilwale. He made his movie debut in 2013 in the movie Fukrey.

9. Amrish Puri (1932)

Indian Actor

Influential Indian film and theater actor who broke through to American audiences as the sinister Mola Ram in the 1984 film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. 

10. Karan Kundra (1984)

Indian Actor

Indian actor, television personality and model known hosting three seasons of Gumrah End of Innocence and for appearing on MTV's Roadies X2. 

11. Kapil Sibal (1948)

Indian Politician

Indian politician who began serving in Parliament 1998. He was elected Minister of Communications and Information Technology in 2010 and Minister of Law and Justice.

12. David Dhawan (1955)

Director

Successful Bollywood director of comedies such as Aankhen from 1993 and Partner from 2007.

13. Taruwar Kohli (1988)

The Best

Cricketer who won the World Cup as a member of the Indian Under-19 team in 2008. He made his Raniji Trophy debut later that season and went on to become...

14. Mandeep Singh (1991)

Cricket Player

Indian cricketer who is known for his work as a middle-order batsman for the Punjab club in the top-flight Indian cricket league. He is also known for his work as...

15. Ranvir Shorey (1972)

Indian Actor

After earning his breakout role in the 2002 film Ek Chotisi Love Story, he went on to become widely known for his roles in the critically acclaimed features Traffic Signal,...

16. Vivek Ohri (1974)

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17. Nikita Anand (1983)

Indian Actor

Nikita Anand is an Indian model actress and former beauty queen.

18. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924)

Pakistani Politician

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was the sixth President of Pakistan from 1978 until his death in 1988 having declared martial law for the third time in the country's history in 1977.

19. Ajudhia Nath Khosla (1892)

Indian Politician

Ajudhia Nath Khosla was an Indian engineer and politician. He was the Chairman of the Central Waterways Irrigation and Navigation Commission of India. Dr. Khosla worked as Vice Chancellor of...

20. Ajudhiya Nath Khosla (1892)

Engineer

Ajudhiya Nath Khosla abbr. A. N. Khosla is an eminent Indian engineer educationist visionary and a social activist in later part of his life. He is recipient of second highest...

21. Wasim Sajjad (1941)

President Of Pakistan

sim Sajjad is a Pakistani lawyer and legal educator who served as an acting President of Pakistan on two non-consecutive terms: from July 1993 until November 1993 and from 1996...

22. Naresh Gujral (1948)

Indian Politician

Naresh Gujral is a Shiromani Akali Dal party politician and a member of the Parliament of India representing Punjab in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of the Indian Parliament....

23. Vimi (Unknow)

Indian Actor

Vimi was a Bollywood actress who acted in few films such as Hamraaz and Patanga.

24. Aravind Akash (1976)

Actor

Aravind Akash is an Indian actor and Dancer who perdominently works in South Indian Film Industries. He rose into fame through 2002 Malayalam film Nandanam potraying the role of Lord...

25. Buta Singh (1934)

Indian Politician

Buta Singh is a veteran Indian politician. He was the Union Home Minister of India Governor of Bihar and more recently was chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes...

26. Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (1905)

Fourth Prime Minister Of Pakista

Chaudhry Muhammad Ali was the fourth Prime Minister of Pakistan and civil service officer serving from 12 August 1955 until 12 September 1956. Educated from the Punjab University Ali passed...

27. Emmanuel Benjamin (1955)

Cricketer

Emmanuel Benjamin nicknamed Benji is a former professional cricketer who played at high levels in Australia England and India. From Jalandhar he toured the British Isles with an India Schools...

28. Vanya Mishra (1992)

Indian Model

Vanya Mishra in an Indian Actress and Model. She was crowned Femina Miss India World in 2012.

29. Kulbir Bhaura (1955)

Field Hockey Player

Kulbir Singh Bhaura is a former field hockey player who was a member of the gold medal winning British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years earlier...

30. Abdul Qadir (cricketer) (1955)

Cricketer

Abdul Qadir Khan is a former Pakistani international cricketer whose main role was as a leg spin bowler. Later he was a commentator and Chief Selector of the Pakistan Cricket...

31. John A. Millar (1855)

New Zealand Politician

John Andrew Millar was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party from Otago.

32. Rajinder Ghai (1960)

Indian Cricketer

Rajinder Singh Ghai About this sound pronunciation in a Punjabi Khukhrain family is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Punjab and played six One Day Internationals for...

33. Amarjit Kaypee (1960)

Indian Cricketer

Amarjit Kaypee is an Indian former cricketer. He was primarily a right-handed batsman and he held the record for the most runs scored in the Ranji Trophy India's premier domestic...

34. Harjit Singh Anand (Unknow)

Director Of National Krav Maga F

Harjit Singh Anand is a former senior administrator in the Government of India and former co-president of the EuroIndia Centre Professor at the Centre for Study of Administration of Relief...

35. Sandra Braganza (1961)

Cricketer

Sandra Braganza is a former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India. She played a total of six Tests and 20 ODIs.

36. Ujjal Dosanjh (1947)

Canadian Politician

Ujjal Dev Singh Dosanjh PC QC is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as 33rd Premier of British Columbia from 2000 to 2001 and as a Liberal Party of...

37. Vikram Rathour (1969)

Indian Cricketer

Vikram Rathour About this sound pronunciation is a former Indian cricketer who played in 6 Tests and 7 ODIs from 1996 to 1997. He was a right-handed opening batsman. Rathour...

38. Rahul Saini (1983)

Indian Writer

Rahul Saini is an Indian author of contemporary fiction. His books have strong comic tones and present up-beat stories that portray the fun loving free spirited and out going character...

39. Harkishan Singh Surjeet (1916)

Indian Politician

Harkishan Singh Surjeet was a communist politician from Punjab India. He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India from 1992 to 2005 and was a member of...

40. Arun Shourie (1941)

Indian Journalist And Politician

Arun Shourie is an Indian journalist author and politician. He has worked as an economist with the World Bank a consultant to the Planning Commission of India editor of the...

41. Prabhjot Singh (1980)

Indian Field Hockey Player

Prabhjot Singh is a field hockey forward for the Indian National Hockey Team. He is best known for his fast and attacking play.

42. Lehmber Hussainpuri (1977)

Indian Singer

Lehmber Hussainpuri. He is a popular Bhangra singer in India UK US and Canada.

43. M. B. Rajesh (1972)

Indian Politician

M B Rajesh is a member of parliament India from the Palakkad constituency

44. Chanderkanta Kaul (1971)

Cricketer

Chandrakanta Kaul also known as Chandrakantha Aheer is an Indian former cricketer. Kaul was born in Jalandhar Punjab. She played Women's Test cricket and ODI cricket for India . She...

45. Gurwinder Singh Chandi (1989)

Indian Field Hockey Player

Gurwinder Singh Chandi in an Indian professional field hockey player.

46. Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri (1900)

Pakistani Poet

Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri was a Pakistani Urdu-language poet who wrote the lyrics for the National Anthem of Pakistan.

47. Pir Roshan (Unknow)

Pīr Roshān

Bāyazīd Ansārī also known as Pīr Roshān or Pīr Rokhān was a Pashtun warrior poet Sufi master and intellectual from the Ormur tribe. Pir Roshan wrote mostly in Pashto...

48. Khalid Mahmud Arif (Unknow)

Pakistani General

General Khalid Mahmud Arif was a senior four-star ranking general officer who served as the vice chief of army staff of Pakistan Army under the scrutiny of President General Zia-ul-Haq.

49. Shaili Chopra (1981)

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Shaili Chopra is an Indian business journalist with nearly twelve years of experience in television anchoring reporting and writing columns. She is the Business Editor for Tehelka writes a popular...

50. Tarun Tejpal (1963)

Indian Journalist

Tarun J Tejpal is an Indian journalist publisher novelist and former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine. In November 2013 he stepped down as editor for six months after a woman colleague...

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