List of Sikhs
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This is a partial list of prominent Sikhs.
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Religious Figures
The Ten Gurus
| 1. Guru Nanak Dev | 2. Guru Angad Dev | 3. Guru Amar Das |
| 4. Guru Ram Das | 5. Guru Arjan Dev | 6. Guru Hargobind |
| 7. Guru Har Rai | 8. Guru Har Krishan | 9. Guru Teg Bahadur |
| 10. Guru Gobind Singh | 11. Maharaja Ranjit Singh | 12. Banda Singh Bahadur |
| 13. Giani Ditt Singh | 14. Hari Singh Nalwa | 15. Jassa Singh Ramgharia |
Political Figures
Politicians
- Ujjal Dosanjh, premier of British Columbia, Canada (2000-2001), Minister of Health for Canada (2004-present)
- Giani Zail Singh, Indian president (1982-1987)
- Dr. Manmohan Singh, Indian prime minister (2004-)
- Sukhi Turner, mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand (1995-2004)
- Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of Sikh kingdom of the Punjab
- Maharaja Duleep Singh, Youngest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Other
- Lt. Gen. J.S. Aurora, Indian Eastern Army commander in 1971
- Balbir Singh Sodhi, post-9/11 murder victim
- Pratap Singh Giani, sikh calligraphist, priest, editor of the first punjabi newspaper
- Shabeg Singh, retired Indian Army general, killed 1984 in Operation Blue Star
Martyrs
- Shaheed Babbar Manjeet Singh Jalwehra
- Shaheed Satwant Singh
- Shaheed Beant Singh
- Shaheed Kehar Singh
- Shaheed Sukhdev Singh
- Shaheed Harjinder Singh
- Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
- Shaheed Bhai Amrik Singh
- Shaheed Gurbachan Singh Manochal
- Shaheed General Shabeg Singh
- Shaheed Navneet Singh Khadian
- Shaheed Gurjant Singh Budh Singh Wala
- Shaheed Bhai Fauja Singh
- Shaheed Talwinder Singh Babbar
- Shaheed Sukhdev Singh Babbar
- Shaheed Mengha Singh Babbar
- Shaheed General Labh Singh
- Shaheed Bhai Jugraj Singh
- Shaheed Avtar Singh Brahma
- Shaheed Udham Singh
Cultural Figures
Cinema & TV
- Gurinder Chadha, director (Bend It Like Beckham)
- Khulvinder Ghir, comedian and actor (Goodness Gracious Me)
- Rupak Mann, actress (winner of Bollywood Star)
- Parminder Nagra, actress
- Vicky Singh, bollywood actress
- Meera Syal, comedian & actress (Sikh mother)
- Jay Sean, Musician (Real Name= Kamaljit)
- Bally Sagoo, Musician
Writers
- Bhai Vir Singh, Punjabi poet
- Khushwant Singh, English-language novelist
- Simon Singh, popular-science author
- Dr. Dalip Kaur Tiwana, Punjabi novelist
Sport Figures
- Bishan Singh Bedi, Indian cricketer (one of the greatest Indian bowlers)
- Fauja Singh, 93-year-old marathon runner
- Harbhajan Singh, Indian cricketer
- Milkha Singh, Indian athlete
- Navjot Singh Sidhu, Indian cricketer
- Udham Singh, Indian hockey player (4 Olympics: 3 gold, 1 silver)
- Vijay Singh, Sikh Golfer
- Yuvraj Singh, Indian cricketer
- Dara Singh, Former Indian Wrestling champion