List of Famous people born in Punjab, India

Jagdish Singh Khehar was the 44th Chief Justice of India (CJI). Khehar is the first CJI from the Sikh community He has been a judge in Supreme Court of India from 13 September 2011 to 27 August 2017 upon superannuation. He served for a brief period but gave many landmark Judgements such as the Triple Talaq and the Right to Privacy Judgement. He was succeeded by Justice Deepak Misra.

Amarjeet Sohi is an Indo-Canadian politician who served as Minister of Natural Resources from 2018 to 2019 and Minister of Infrastructure and Communities from 2015 to 2018. A Liberal, Sohi sat as the member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Edmonton Mill Woods in the House of Commons from his 2015 election until his defeat in the 2019 election.

Ghulam Mohammad Baksh Butt, commonly known as Rustam-e-Hind and by the ring name The Great Gama, was an Indian wrestler who remained the undefeated champion of the world.

Dr. Kiran Bedi is an Indian politician, retired Indian Police Service Officer, social activist and former tennis player, who as of 29 May 2016 is the incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. She was the first female IPS officer and started her service in 1972. She remained in service for 35 years before taking voluntary retirement in 2007 as Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development.

Toshi Sabri is an Indian singer and music composer. He gained fame with the song "Maahi" from the 2009 Bollywood film Raaz: The Mystery Continues.

Ashok Mehta was a noted national film award-winning Indian film cinematographer, known for films such as Bandit Queen (1994), 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981) and Utsav (1984). He won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography twice, 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981) and Moksha (2000), the latter he also directed.

Upinder Singh is an Indian historian and the former head of the History Department at the University of Delhi. She is the dean of faculty and professor of history at Ashoka University. She is also the recipient of the inaugural Infosys Prize in the category of Social Sciences (History).

Sukhbir Singh Badal is an Indian politician and President of Shiromani Akali Dal, and is currently a member of Parliament from the Ferozpur. He served as Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab from 2009 to 2017. He is the son of Parkash Singh Badal, who has served several times as Chief Minister of Punjab.

Kavi Raz is an Indian-born British actor, writer, director and producer. Born in Punjab, Raz left India at a young age for the United Kingdom, where he grew up.

Mirza Ghulam Murtaza was an Indian nobleman, chief, military officer and physician, best known for being the father of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement. He belonged to a family of landed aristocracy within the Mughal Empire that lost most of its estate to the Sikh Kingdom during the late 18th century and only a fraction of which – including Qadian, the family’s ancestral seat – he was able to regain from it. He was mentioned in some detail by Sir Lepel Griffin in The Panjab Chiefs, a survey of the Punjab’s aristocracy. Ghulam Murtaza was married to Chiragh Bibi and had three surviving children.