List of Famous people born in Punjab, India

Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia, known professionally as Akshay Kumar, is an India-born naturalised Canadian actor, producer, martial artist and television personality who works in Bollywood, the commercial Hindi language film industry based chiefly in Mumbai, India. Over 29 years, Kumar has appeared in over 100 films and has won several awards, including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards. Kumar is one of the most successful prolific actors of Hindi cinema. Having starred in 113 films, 52 of which were commercially successful, he was the first Bollywood actor whose films' domestic net lifetime collections crossed ₹20 billion (US$280 million) by 2013, and ₹30 billion (US$420 million) by 2016.

Bhagat Singh was an Indian socialist revolutionary whose two acts of dramatic violence against the British in India and execution at age 23 made him a folk hero of the Indian independence movement.

Sarabjit Singh Attwal was an Indian national allegedly convicted of terrorism and spying by a Pakistani court. He was tried and convicted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan for a series of bomb attacks in Lahore and Faisalabad that killed 14 bystanders in 1990. However, according to India, Sarabjit was a farmer who strayed into Pakistan from his village located on the border, three months after the bombings.

Amrita Singh is an Indian actress. Through her films like Betaab and Mard, she gained popularity and became a well known and popular actress in the 1980s. She took a break from acting in the early 1990s for a decade and returned to acting in 2002, occasionally playing supporting roles. She also made her debut on television in 2005. Amrita keeps a low public profile and gives few interviews.

Sonu Sood is an Indian actor, producer, and humanitarian who works predominantly in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil films.

Dharam Singh Deol, known mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian film actor, producer, and politician who is best known for his work in Hindi films. He is also known as the "He-Man" of Indian cinema. He is considered one of most successful and prolific actors in the history of Indian cinema.

Anup Jalota, is an Indian singer, musician and actor best known for his performances in the Hindu devotional music, and bhajans.

Ajay Singh Deol, better known as Sunny Deol, is an Indian film actor, director, producer, politician current member of parliament from Gurdaspur of Punjab State. He is also known for his work in Hindi cinema, and has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards.

Sheila Dikshit, occasionally anglicised Dixit, was an Indian politician and stateswoman. The longest-serving Chief Minister of Delhi, as well as the longest-serving female chief minister of any Indian state, she served for a period of 15 years beginning in 1998. Dikshit led Congress party to three consecutive electoral victories in Delhi.

Kapil Sharma is an Indian stand-up comedian, television presenter, TV actor and film & television producer known for hosting The Kapil Sharma Show. He previously hosted the television comedy shows Comedy Nights with Kapil and Family Time with Kapil.