List of Rajputs
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This is a list of notable people who self-identify as members of the Rajput community of Northern India and Pakistan.
Historical figures
- Banda Bahadur, Sikh Minhas Rajput warrior against the Mughal Empire
- Bappa Rawal, First Gehlot king at Chitrakut(Chittor),who defeated Arabs after their capture of sindh
- Gogaji, Chauhan Rajput and Local deity of Rajasthan.
- Vachra Dada, a Solanki Rajput and folk deity of Gujarat.
- Maharaja Ganga Singh
- Harsha Vardhana
- Maharaja Jaswant Singh
- Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur Ruler of princly state of Alwar
- Maharana Pratap
- Maharao Shardul Singh Ruler of Jhunjhunu
- Mira Bai
- Pabuji Rathore (Local deity of Rajasthan)
- Prithviraj Chauhan[1], King of Ajmer
- Rai Bhoe Bhatti, Founder of Nankana Sahib
- Rai Bular Bhatti, Son of Rai Bhoe Bhatti and heir to his estate of over 100,000 acres (400 km2) of land in modern day Nankana Sahib District.
- Raja Bhagwant Das, King of Amber Rajasthan
- Ram Singh Pathania, Hero of revolts against British
- Rana Kumbha, Ruler at Chittor in 15th century
- Rana Sanga, Ruler of Mewar
- Rana Udai Singh II, Founder of Udaipur
- Rao Bika, Founded Bikaner
- Rao Jodha, Founded city of Jodhpur
- Rao Maldeo Rathore, Ruler of marwar 15 A.D.
- Rao Shekha, King of Amarsar
- Rawal Jaisal Singh, Founder of the city of Jaisalmer.
- Rawal Ratan Singh, Husband of Rani Padimini, Sisodiya ruler of Chittor (13 a.d.)
- Sangat Singh Minhas
- Vanraj Chavda, Ruler of the Chavda Dynasty in Gujarat.
- Veer Kunwar Singh
- Jambhoji
- Jai Singh II, Founder and King of Jaipur
- Jai Singh I, King of Amber
- Raja Amar Singh Rathore
- Raja Man Singh I of Amber, King of Amber, Rajasthan. General of Akbar
- Raja Pajawan or Pajjun, King of Amber
- Raja Drig Narayan Singh Ruler of Tulsipur who died as a Martyr during First War of Independence in 1857 AD
Armed forces of India
- Gabar Singh Negi, awarded the Victoria Cross
- Darwan Singh Negi, awarded the Victoria Cross
- Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat, Chief of the Naval Staff
- Admiral Madhvendra Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff
- Lieutenant General Kanwar Bahadur Singh, MBE, GoC-in-C, Central Command, Governor, Himachal Pradesh
- Brigadier Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh, MVC, Maharaja of Jaipur
- Lieutenant General Thakur Nathu Singh Rathore, former GoC-in-C, Eastern Army Command
- General Vijay Kumar Singh, Chief of the Army Staff
- Company Havildar Major Piru Singh, awarded Param Veer Chakra posthumously for gallantry of highest order, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
- Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, AVSM, Olympian
- Lieutenant General Hanut Singh, Strategician
- Major Shaitan Singh, awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the highest gallantry award posthumously during the 1962 Indo-China war.[2]
- Gurbachan Singh, awarded the Param Vir Chakra
- Lieutenant General Sagat Singh
- Kartar Singh Taunque, first soldier of the Indian Air Force to win a gallantry award
- Uday Singh Taunque, first Indian American to die in Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Karni Singh Rathore
- Saurabh Singh Shekhawat
- Rajendrasinhji Jadeja, first Chief of Army Staff
- Shah Nawaz Khan Janjua, Indian soldier with the Indian National Army
- Raja Sakhi Daler Khan, Kashmiri soldier with the Indian National Army
- Col. Rana Jodha Jung Bahadur, Commander-in-Chief Tripura State Forces, KCIO 1st King's Commissioned Officer
Armed forces of Pakistan
- Tikka Khan, former Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army
- Asif Nawaz, former Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army
- Muhammed Akbar Khan, first Muslim to become a General in the British Indian Army
- Raja Saroop Khan, former Governor of Punjab
- Iftikhar Khan, first local Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Army
- Iftikhar Janjua, most senior Pakistani officer to have been killed in battle during Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
- Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan, Secretary of Defense, Government of Pakistan
- Amir Gulistan Janjua, former Governor of the North-West Frontier Province
- Rao Qamar Suleman, Chief of Air Staff
- Muhammad Sarwar, Nishan-e-Haider recipient
- Rashid Minhas, Nishan-e-Haider recipient
- Major Shabbir Sharif, Nishan-e-Haider recipient
- Khudadad Khan, Victoria Cross recipient
Politicians of India
- Pratibha Patil, President of India
- Arjun Singh, Senior Congress Leader.Former Minister for Human Resource and Development
- Dr. Karan Singh, Senior Congress Leader and 1st Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
- Digvijay Singh, Former Chief Minister under Madhya Pradesh, General Secretary of the Congress Party
- Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, 11th Vice President of India. Also served Three times Chief Minister Of Rajasthan from BJP party.
- Rajnath Singh, former National President of BJP
- Thakur Sanjay Singh M.P from Sultanpur U.P and secretry A.I.C.C.
- Vishwanath Pratap Singh, The 10th Prime Minister of India. Former Finance Minister of India, also Served as Chief Minister Of Uttar Pradesh.
- Chandra Shekhar, The 11th Prime Minister of India. Led Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
- Deep Narayan Singh, 2nd Chief Minister of Bihar
- Madhav Singh Solanki, Former Chief Minister of Gujrat
- Jagdambika Pal, Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Member of Parliament
- Chandrashekhar Singh, Former Chief Minister of Bihar
- Dr.Anugrah Narayan Singh,Member Constituent Assembly of India & 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
- Yashwantrao Chavan, The 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India. 1st CM of Maharashtra
- Madhuri Singh, Former Member of Parliament from Purnea Bihar
- Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha, Member of 1st Lok-Sabha
- Satyendra Narayan Singh,Member of Provisional Parliament,Member of 1st Lok-Sabha & Former Chief Minister of Bihar
- Ram Dulari Sinha, Former Union Minister and Former Governor of Kerela
- Raghubansh Prasad Singh M.P from Vaishali Bihar and former cabinet minister.
- Bharatsinh Solanki, Minister, Government of India
- Kishori Sinha,Freedom fighter & 1st woman Member of Parliament (LS) from Vaishalli Parliamentary Constituency in Bihar
- Virbhadra Singh, Former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh from Indian National Congress and current Union Cabinet Minister
- Harikesh Bahadur, Senior Congress leader
- Madhurendra Kumar Singh, Senior leader of Bihar Congress( Member A.I.C.C ),prominent student leader( N.S.U.I )during his Patna University days
- Tapeshwar Singh, Former Member of Parliament from arrah Bihar
- Mrigendra Kumar Singh, Youth Congress Leader from Bihar
- Vasantdada Patil, The 5th chief Minister of Maharashtra & former governor of Rajasthan
- Raman Singh, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from BJP party
- Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Former Union Minister.
- Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Secretary A.I.C.C, Member of Parliament from Alwar Rajasthan
- Jagdanand Singh, Member of Parliament from Buxar Bihar
- Umashanker singh,Member of Parliament from Maharajganj Bihar
- Prabhunath Singh, Former Member of Parliament from Maharajganj Bihar
- Gayatri Devi, former Maharani of Jaipur
- Jaswant Singh, Leader of opposition, Rajya Sabha and Former Finance Minister of India
- Sushil Kumar Singh (politician), Member of Parliament from Aurangabad Bihar
- Nikhil Kumar, current Governor of Nagaland
- Bhakt Darshan, Former Union Minister Govt. of India
- Dharam Singh, Former Chief Minister of Karnataka
- Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister of Himachal Pardesh
- Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Former Chief Minister
- Digvijay Singh, former railway minister
- Harish Rawat, PCC Chief, Uttarakhand
- Maharaja Karni Singh, Rajasthan Leader[3]
- Tan Singh
- Rameshwar Prasad Sinha Freedom fighter,Member of Constituent Assembly of India
- Dilip Singh Judeo, Former Indian Minister of State for Environment and Forests
- Shankersinh Vaghela, Former Chief Minister of Gujrat , Current Union Minister or Textile
- Nareshchandra Singh, Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from Indian National Congress
- Kalikesh Singh Deo, Member of Parliament from Saintala Constituency
- Kalyan Singh Kalvi
- N. K. Singh, former Revenue Secretary of India & Member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha)
- Shyama Singh, First woman Member of Parliament (LS) from Aurangabad
- Amar Singh, Member of Parliament Rajya sabha
- Uday Singh,Member of Parliament from Purnea Bihar.
Politicians of Pakistan
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Fatima Jinnah, Mother of Pakistan
- Allama Mashriqi, Founder of the Khaksar Tehrik
- Malik Feroz Khan Noon, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Manzoor Wattoo, Former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Mian Mumtaz Daultana, Former Chief Minister of Punjab
- Allah Bux Soomro, Former Chief Minister of Sindh
- Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan
- Arbab Raheem, Former Chief Minister of Sindh
- Raja Mummtaz Hussain Rathore, Prime Minister of AJK
- Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan, President of AJK
- Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan, Former Prime Minister of AJK
- Raja Saroop Khan, Former Governor of Punjab
- Tikka Khan, Former Governor of Punjab
- Muhammad Mian Soomro, Chairman Senate of Pakistan
- Raja Muhammed Sarfraz Khan, a member of Pakistan Movement.
- Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan Khokhar, one of Pakistan's first Federal Ministers
- Farzana Raja, Secretary of Punjab Pakistan Peoples Party
- Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Minister for Water and Power of Pakistan
- Rana Tanveer Hussain, Former Minister of Defence Production
- Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan, Finance Minister of Pakistan
- Rai Bashir Ahmad Khan Bhatti Former MLA 1951, MNA 1960 and 1993 (Nankana)
- Rao Sikandar Iqbal, Defence Minister of Pakistan
- Iqbal Tikka, Former Minister for Food & Agriculture Punjab Assembly
- Malik Adnan Hayat Noon, Former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
- Rahim Bux Soomro
- Nisar Ali Khan, Opposition leader in the National Assembly
- Amir Gulistan Janjua, Former Governor of the North-West Frontier Province
- Riaz Khokhar, Former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
- Raja Anwar, Former minister, journalist and writer
- Raja Nadir Pervez, Politician, former federal minister and former Army officer
- M. Nawaz Khokhar, Former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.
- Rana Phool Muhammad Khan
- Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Speaker Punjab Assembly -2008
- Tehmina Janjua, Deputy Permanent Representative in United Nations.
- Tehmina Daultana, Minister for Science and Technology of Pakistan
- Rana Khudadad Khan, Former President of Pakistan Muslim League (Punjab)
- Chaudhry Ali Akbar Khan. Federal Minister for Home Affairs 1964–1966,
- Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan
- Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Khan
- Rao Rahat Ali Khan. Sec.Information (N.Punjab)Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf
Sports
- Kulbir Bhaura, British hockey player, gold medalist at the Seoul Olympics 1988
- Rajyashree Kumari, sport shooter[4]
- Dhyan "Chand" Singh, field hockey player
- R. P. Singh, cricketer
- Deepak Thakur, field hockey player
- Chetan Chauhan, cricketer
- Parimarjan Negi, chess grandmaster
- Devesh Chauhan, field hockey player
- Lokendra Singh, Indian polo team captain
- Vivek Singh, hockey player
- Vikram Solanki, cricketer
- Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Olympic silver medalist
- Rajesh Chauhan, cricketer
- Milkha Singh, athlete
- Jeev Milkha Singh, golfer
- Roop Singh, field hockey player
- Vishal Singh, polo player
- Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, Test cricketer
- Raj Singh Dungarpur, former President of BCCI
- Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, Test cricketer
- Jaspal Rana, sport shooter
- Hanumant Singh, Test cricketer
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni,Indian cricket Captain
- Ajay Jadeja, cricketer and commentator
- Ravindra Jadeja, cricketer playing for the Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League
- Divya Singh, basketball
- Prashanti Singh, basketball, Captain of silver medalist national team in Asian Indoor Games 2009
- Akanksha Singh, basketball
- Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, mountaineer
Art, culture and cinema
- Diwakar Pundir, model
- Soni Pabla, Bhangra singer
- Harssh Rajput, actor
- Kiran Rathod, actress
- Satinder Sartaaj, Punjabi Sufi singer
- Rajeev Singh, model
- Preity Zinta, actress
- Sonal Chauhan, Miss India
- Sunidhi Chauhan, singer
- Kangna Ranaut, actress
- Mohit Chauhan. singer (Silk Route lead vocalist)
- Lashmi Kumari Chundawat, author and politician of Rajasthan
- Inayat Hussain Bhatti, artist
- Arunoday Singh, actor
- Sushant Singh Rajput, actor
- Chandrachur Singh, actor