Dhillon
Dhillon (Punjabi: ਢਿਲੋਂ) is a tribe of Jat found among Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims of the Punjab region.[1]
Notable people who bear the name and may or may not be associated with the tribe include:
- Bob Singh Dhillon, Canadian Billionaire businessman and property owner
- Chhajja Singh Dhillon, founder of the Bhangi Misl
- Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon (1914–2006), officer in the Indian National Army
- Gurinder Singh Dhillon, guru
- Gurdial Singh Dhillon, Speaker of Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India
- Hari Singh Dhillon, maharaja
- Harmeet Dhillon, American lawyer
- Janet Dhillon, American lawyer
- Jhanda Singh Dhillon, maharaja
- Joginder Singh Dhillon, soldier
- Navneet Kaur Dhillon, Femina Miss India 2013 a Bollywood and television actress
- Poonam Dhillon, Bollywood and television actress
- Uttam Dhillon, American law enforcement official
- Vic Dhillon, Canadian politician
- Zulfiqar Ahmad Dhillon, Pakistan Army brigadier
See also
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (1st ed.). Oxford University Press (OUP). p. 717. ISBN 978-0199677764. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
Indian (Panjab): Muslim and Sikh, unexplained. Further information: The Dhillon are one of the largest and most widely distributed Jat tribes in the Panjab.
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