Amritsar, Punjab

1. Jeetendra (1942)

Indian Actor

Longtime Bollywood star who won a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003 and a Screen Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. In 2012, he received the Zee Cine Award for Lifetime...

2. Akshay Kumar (1967)

Film Actor

Widely popular Indian actor that has starred in over 100 Hindi films. His success exploded in 2007 when he starred in four hit films.

3. Kiran Bedi (1949)

Actor

Indian social activist and the highest-ranking woman police officer in India. She is also the Political Advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations in the Department of Peacekeeping...

4. Sukhwinder Singh (1971)

Sound

Best known for his playback music work in Bollywood films, this popular vocalist won a 1999 Filmfare Award for his performance of the song "Chaiyya Chaiyya" in the movie Dil...

5. Bhanu Sri Mehra (1986)

Actress

Actress who has gained fame for her career in the Telegu, Tamil, and Punjabi film industries. She earned critical acclaim for her debut role in the 2010 film Varudu. 

6. Madan Lal (1951)

Indian Cricketer

Nicknamed "Maddat Lal", all-rounder for the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

7. Payal Rajput (1990)

TV Actress

Indian actress who has made a name for herself starring in a litany of Indian TV series, including as Siya in Aakhir Bahu Bhi Toh Beti Hee Hai. She also starred...

8. Amrinder Gill (1976)

Indian Actor

Singer-actor of Punjabi cinema who starred in Ik Kudi Punjab Di and who released the hit song "Dildarian."

9. Bharti Singh (1986)

Comedian

Perhaps most famous for her Indian Television Academy Award-winning performance on Sony Entertainment Television's Comedy Circus program, Singh is also known for her critically acclaimed work on the STAR Plus...

10. Vikas Khanna (1971)

Chef

Famous for hosting MasterChef India, this celebrity chef and restaurateur is also known for a series of documentary films titled Holy Kitchens. In 2010, he opened a New York City...

11. Renu Margrate (1975)

Cricketer

Renu Margrate is a former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India. She is a right-hand batsman and bowls right-arm medium pace. She has played four Tests and...

12. Vivan Bhatena (1978)

Indian Actor

Vivan Bhatena is an Indian model and actor. He portrayed the role of the vice captain of the India national cricket team Abimanyu Singh in the 2007 hit film Chak...

13. Saleem Raza (1932)

Cricketer

Saleem Raza is a former cricketer. After playing in eight first-class games for his native Lahore City from 1986–87 to 1987–88 Saleem Raza emigrated to the United Arab Emirates for...

14. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa (1939)

Indian Decathlete

Gurbachan Singh Randhawa is a former Indian athlete who won a gold medal at the 1962 Asian Games in decathlon. He participated in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics in 110...

15. Alauddin Masood (Unknow)

Author

Alauddin Masood is an author columnist educationalist and former bureaucrat of Pakistan. He retired in January 2001 from the post of Director-General / Joint Secretary Senate Secretariat.

16. Achhar Singh Chhina (1899)

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Comrade Achhar Singh Chhina was an Indian communist politician and independence activist. He served as a MLA in the Punjab Legislative Assembly for two terms. In 1962 he contested Member...

17. Gaganjeet Bhullar (1988)

Professional Golfer

Gaganjeet Singh Bhullar is an Indian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He was awarded Arjuna Award in 2013.

18. Dalip Singh Saund (1899)

American Politician

Dalip Singh Saund was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served the 29th District of California from January 3 1957 to January 3 1963. He...

19. Shefali Sharma (1991)

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20. Ritu Kumar (1944)

Indian Fashion Designer

Ritu Kumar is one of India’s foremost fashion designer and the first woman to introduce the ‘boutique’ culture in India under the brand name ‘Ritu’. She has developed a unique...

21. Saurabh Kalia (1976)

Indian Army Captain

Captain Saurabh Kalia was an officer of the Indian Army who died during the Kargil War while being held as a prisoner of war by the Pakistani security forces. He...

22. Ghulam Haider Wyne (Unknow)

Pakistani Politician

Ghulam Haider Wyne Urdu: غلام حیدر وائیں‎ born 1950 in Amritsar Indian Punjab was a well-known politician of Pakistan. His family migrated from India to Pakistan in 1947 after the...

23. R. L. Bhatia (1921)

Indian Politician

Raghunanthanlal Bhatia also known as Raghunandan Lal Bhatia or R. L. Bhatia is an Indian political figure. He was the Governor of Kerala from June 23 2004 to July 10...

24. Adesh Partap Singh Kairon (Unknow)

Indian Politician

Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon is a politician from Punjab. He belongs to the Kairon political family and is currently the longest serving minister in the state of Punjab. He is...

25. Satjiv S. Chahil (1950)

Indian-american Businessman

Satjiv Singh Chahil is an India-born American global business executive. He has had a significant influence in shaping marketing in Silicon Valley connecting high-tech to the worlds of entertainment sports...

26. Dharam Singh Uppal (1959)

Indian Athlete And Police Office

Dharam Singh Uppal is a former Indian International athlete and presently a Superintendent of Police in Punjab. He was in the field event of men's 800 m and 1500 m...

27. Rajinder Singh, Jr. (1959)

Field Hockey Player And Coach

Sir Rajinder Singh Jr. Best Known as Rajinder Sir by field hockey players is field hockey Coach and player of Indian field hockey.

28. Alka Nath (1950)

Indian Politician

Alka Nath is a political and social worker and a Member of Parliament elected from the Chhindwara constituency in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh as an Indian National Congress...

29. Saifuddin Kitchlew (1888)

Indian Politician

Saifuddin Kitchlew سیف الدین کچلو ) was an Indian freedom fighter barrister and an Indian Muslim nationalist leader. An Indian National Congress politician he first became Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee...

30. Kamal Passi (1992)

Indian Cricketer

Kamal Passi is a cricketer from India. He is a part of the Indian Under-19 Cricket Team the current champion of Under-19 Cricket World Cup. His name came to limelight...

31. Raju Sethi (1962)

American Television Producer

Raju Sethi developed the most successful South Asian entertainment television program in North America.

32. Jaswant Singh Khalra (Unknow)

Indian Activist

33. Balli Singh Cheema (1952)

Indian Politician And Poet

Balli Singh Cheema is a famous Hindi poet and currently politician of Aam Aadmi Party contesting Indian general election 2014 from Nainital Constituency.

34. Anil Kaul (1964)

Canadian Badminton Player

Anil Kaul is a retired male badminton player from Canada who won the gold medal in the inaugural men's doubles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. He did so...

35. Hardeep Singh Puri (1952)

Indian Diplomat

Hardeep Singh Puri is a retired Indian Foreign Service officer who served as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013.

36. Pramod Moutho (1955)

Actor

Pramod Moutho is an Indian film and television actor. He has appeared as a villain in number of noted Bollywood films like Khalnayak Dilwale Raja Hindustani Gadar and Jodhaa...

37. Jaspal Bhatti (1955)

Indian Actor

Jaspal Singh Bhatti was an Indian television personality famous for his satirical take on the problems of the common man. He is most well known for his television series Flop...

38. Sohan Singh Josh (1898)

Indian Politician

Sohan Singh Josh was an Indian communist activist and freedom fighter.

39. Atul Bakshi (1956)

Glass Artist

Atul Bakshi is an Indian glass artist who specializes in hot and cold glass art. Stained glass Blown Glass ( Glassblowing and Cast glass are the mediums within glass that...

40. K. L. Devaser (Unknow)

Malaysian Politician

Kundan Lal Devaser was the fourth president of the Malayan Indian Congress from 1951 - 1955. It was under Devaser's presidency that the MIC joined the Alliance in 1954 which...

41. Raj Kumar Verka (1963)

Indian Politician

Raj Kumar Verka is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress. He is a Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly and represent Amritsar West. He is also vice...

42. Avnita Bir (1957)

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Avnita Bir is an economist and the principal of the R. N. Podar School in Mumbai. She has worked in the Indian education system for more than 15 years and...

43. Jagbir Singh Chhina (1920)

Indian Politician

Jagbir Singh Chhina was a freedom fighter who worked during freedom movement with Comrade Achhar Singh Chhina Pratap Singh Kairon Sohan Singh Josh Mohan Singh Batth Gurdial Singh Dhillon...

44. Bipul Sharma (1983)

Cricketer Player

Bipul Sharma is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Punjab in domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He is currently a...

45. Shaukat Hayat Khan (Unknow)

Member Of The Punjab Assembly

Major Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan was an influential politician military officer and the Pakistan Movement activist who played a major role in organizing of the Muslim League in the British-controlled...

46. Sanjay Tandon (1963)

Indian Politician

Sanjay Tandon is an Indian politician in the center-right Bhartiya Janata Party. He is currently the state president of Bhartiya Janata Party from Chandigarh. His father is Balramji Das Tandon...

47. Adesh Kanwarjit Singh Brar (Unknow)

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48. Harvinder Singh (1977)

Indian Cricketer

Harvinder Singh About this sound pronunciation is a former Indian cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 16 ODIs from 1997 to 2001. Singh along with Debashish Mohanty was instrumental...

49. Agha Hashar Kashmiri (1879)

Poet Playwright And Dramatist

Agha Hashar Kashmiri was an eminent Urdu poet playwright and dramatist who was called the Shakespeare of Urdu; a number of his plays were actually Indian Shakespearean adaptions.

50. Ahmad Rahi (1923)

Punjabi Poet

Ahmad Rahi was a Punjabi poet and writer. He was born in Amritsar. His real name was Ghulam Ahmad and name given by his spiurtual leader was Khorsheed ahmad. He...

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