List of Jats
Appearance
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The Jat people are a community native to North India and the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The following is a list of notable Jats.
Cinema
- Simran Mundi[1]
- Dara Singh[2]
- Sunny Deol[3]
- Dharmendra Singh Deol[4]
- Randeep Hooda[5]
- Mallika Sherawat
- Bobby Deol
Religion
- Dhanna Bhagat (Dhaliwal Jat) - a Hindu Bhakti saint and disciple Ramananda, worshiper of Rama, whose poems are in the Guru Granth Sahib
- Bhai Bala (Sandhu Jat) - follower and companion of Guru Nanak (first Guru of Sikhism) and one of the most revered in Sikhism[6]
- Baba Buddha (Randhawa Jat) - companion of the guru Nanak and one of the most revered saints in Sikhism[7]
- Bhai Bidhi Chand Chhina[8][9] - renowned Sikh warrior and preacher, famed for the recovery of the horses, Dilbagh and Gulbagh for Guru Hargobind[10][11]
- Garib Das (1717–1778)- A revered saint and reformer noted for his piety and poetry. Founder 'Gribdasi sect' and composer of the granth called 'Garib Das ki granth Sahib'.
Revolutionaries and freedom fighters
Rulers
Sports
Wrestlers
- Dara Singh[17]
- Sakshi Malik, Freestyle Wrestler - Bronze Medal in Summer Olympics (Aug. 2016) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Sushil Kumar , Freestyle Wrestler (Bronze in 66 kg at Beijing Olympics 2008)
- Babita Kumari,Wrestler
- Geeta Phogat,Wrestler
- Suman Kundu,wrestler
- Amit Dhankhar ,Wrestler
Boxers
Athletes
- Krishna Poonia,[19] Discus thrower
- Virender Sehwag , Star Cricketer
- Ashish Nehra , Cricketer
- Wasim Akram ,Cricketer
- Waqar Younis ,Cricketer
- Ajay Ratra ,Cricketer
- Navjot Singh Siddhu ,Cricketer
- Devendra Jhajharia, Javelin thrower
- Ajay Ratra ,Cricketer
- Praveen Kumar ,cricketer
- Sanjay Bangar ,cricketer
- Gagan Narang,Air Rifle (Olympian)
- Saina Nehwal , Badminton star (Olympian)
- Seema Antil ,Discuss Thrower
- Manavjit Singh Sandhu,Shooter
- Vishal Dhankhar ,Ultra Runner
- Heena Sidhu ,Shooter
- Bajrang Lal Takhar ,Rowing
- Joginder Singh ,Rally Driver
Social reformers
Politics
- Mharaja Visbendar Singh FoujdarCite error: A
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- Bansi Lal[22]
- Harkishan Singh Surjeet[23] - Bassi clan.
- Balram Jakhar[24]
- Partap Singh Kairon[25]
- Amarinder Singh, Sidhu clan and direct descendent of Maharaja Patiala[26]
- Harlal Singh[27]
- Sahib Singh Verma[28]
Pakistan
- Chaudhry Mumtaz Jajja - Former member of national and provincial assemblies[29]
Other
- Manushi Chhillar - Miss World 2017
References
- ^ "The Tribune India - Miss India has roots in Doaba". Retrieved June 6, 2008.
- ^ Bhandari, Prakash (2009-06-18). "'Hema garam, won't canvass for Dharam". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ "Watch In Conversation with The Deols". 13 November 2012. BBC Asian Network. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "I am a farmer's son: Dharmendra". The Hindu. 2015-06-27. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ^ "I was too full of myself: Randeep Hooda". NDTV. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "History of the Sikhs".
- ^ "Baba Buddha ji".
- ^ The Sikh reference book - Harajindara Siṅgha Dilagīra - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ Transformation of Sikhism - Sir Gokul Chand Narang - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ History Of Sikh Gurus Retold 1606-1708 C.e. Vol# 2 - Surjit Singh Gandhi - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ Sai Grace And Recent Predictions - Dr. S. P. Ruhela - Google Books. Books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ Gaur, Ishwar Dayal (2008). Martyr as Bridegroom: A Folk Representation of Bhagat Singh. Anthem Press. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-81-905835-0-3.
- ^ Fauja Singh and Chaman Lal Datta "Who's who: Punjab Freedom Fighters" (Punjab, India) 1991 p5
- ^ Girish Chandra Dwivedi The Jats - Their Role in the Mughal Empire. Surajmal Educational Society, New Delhi, India. ISBN 81-7031-150-0
- ^ "Raja Mahendra Pratap". Archived from the original on January 20, 2007.
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- ^ "Interview with Dara Singh". SmasHits.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
- ^ Dasgupta, Piyali (2009-06-18). "'Vijender doesn't think Mallika hot". The Times of India. The Times Group. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ Koshie, Nihal (12 October 2010). "All Jats Night: Discus trio make history". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Saran, D.C., Swami Keshwanand. Jaypal Agencies, Agra,1985 (in Hindi)
- ^ "Devi Lal".
- ^ "Hindustantimes News".
- ^ "Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)".
- ^ "Official biography".
- ^ Arora, Subhash Chander (1990). Turmoil in Punjab Politics. Mittal Publications. p. 54. ISBN 9788170992516.
- ^ "Amarinder Singh's Terminator Act". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2004-07-18.
- ^ Sisson, J. Richard (November 1966). "Institutionalization and Style in Rajasthan politics". Asian Survey. 6 (11): 605–613. doi:10.2307/2642283. JSTOR 2642283.
- ^ "Tribune Editorial".
- ^ "Death of MPA".
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