This is a list of notable people from Patiala, a city in Punjab, India.
Name Description Maharaja Baba Ala Singh Founder and Maharaja of Princely State Patiala Bibi Rajindar Kaur Sikh princess and cousin of Maharaja Amar Singh Mahendra Singh of Patiala Maharaja of Princely State Patiala Bibi Sahib Kaur Sikh princess and elder sister of Raja Sahib Singh Sidhu of Patiala Maharaja Rajinder Singh Maharaja of Princely State Patiala Bhupinder Singh Grandfather of Captain Amarinder Singh and Maharaja of Princely State Patiala Mohinder Kaur Rajmata of Patiala and Mother of Captain Amarinder Singh Captain Amarinder Singh 29th Chief Minister of Punjab Preneet Kaur MP & Minister of State for External Affairs (Central Govt. under PM Manmohan Singh) Ajit Pal Singh Kohli MLA Patiala, Former Patiala Mayor and Businessman Ranbir Pushp Kaushal Bollywood Writer and Novelist. Nominated for Filmfare Award Bibi Amtus Salam Social worker Pawan Kumar Bansal Four times MP, Union Minister of India (twice) Prem Singh Chandumajra Member of Parliament from Patiala Surjit Singh Rakhra Member of Legislative Assembly Raninder Singh President of National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) Bhupinder Singh (musician) Singer and musician Balraj Pandit Theatre director, playwright Jimmy Shergill Actor Gavie Chahal Actor Rakesh Sharma First Indian astronaut Dalip Kaur Tiwana Punjabi writer Damandeep Singh Baggan Dub-over voice actor Roopinder Singh Assistant Editor of The Tribune; writer Harpal Tiwana Actor, writer and director Samiksha Actor Smeep Kang Actor, writer and director Mahendra Sandhu Actor and director Dev Kharoud Actor Nav Bajwa Actor Satwinder Bitti Punjabi singer Harbhajan Mann Punjabi singer and actor Mika Singh Punjabi singer and actor Dilshad Khan Husband of Parveen Sultana; member of Patiala Gharana; singer Fateh Ali Khan Member of Patiala Gharana; singer Hamid Ali Khan Member of Patiala Gharana; singer Jagdish Prasad Member of Patiala Gharana; singer Kaushiki Chakraborty Daughter of Ajoy Chakraborty; member of Patiala Gharana; singer Lakshmi Shankar Member of Patiala Gharana; singer Munawar Ali Khan Son of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan; member of Patiala Gharana; singer Nirmala Devi Member of Patiala Gharana; singer Parveen Sultana Member of Patiala Gharana; singer Raza Ali Khan Grandson of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan; member of Patiala Gharana; singer Sanjukta Ghosh Member of Patiala Gharana; singer Shafqat Amanat Ali Member of Patiala Gharana; singer Mohammad Hussain Sarahang from Afghanistan Member of Patiala Gharana; singer Daler Mehndi Punjabi singer Pammi Bai Punjabi singer Malkit Singh Punjabi singer Vicky Dhaliwal Lyricist Kamal Khan (singer) Singer Tochi Raina Singer Harrdy Sandhu Singer and Actor Navneet Kaur Dhillon Femina Miss India 2013 Rachel Gupta Miss Grand International 2024 Navjot Singh Sidhu Former cricketer, actor, commentator and politician Dhruv Pandove Former cricketer Mohinder Amarnath Cricketer Sandeep Sharma Cricketer Sarabjit Ladda Cricketer Anmol Malhotra Cricketer Anmolpreet Singh Cricketer Prabhsimran Singh Cricketer Karan Kaila Cricketer Ish Sodhi Cricketer Ravi Inder Singh Cricketer Jiwanjot Singh Cricketer Mayank Markande Cricketer Sanvir Singh Cricketer Deepak Thakur Hockey Player Heena Sidhu Shooter Abhinav Bindra First Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics Man Kaur Athlete Rishi Patialvi Urdu poet Narinder Singh Kapoor Punjabi Writer Gulzar Singh Sandhu Journalism faculty Gurdas Maan Punjabi singer Gurpreet Singh Lehal Computer science faculty Jagmeet Singh Brar Politician, Lawyer, Writer and Poet Parneet Kaur Compound Archer Sardar Anjum Poet and Urdu faculty Sardara Singh Johl Economist Surjit Patar Punjabi poet Bhagwant Singh Mann Chief Minister Of Punjab Binnu Dhillon Actor and Comedian Ammy Virk Singer and Actor
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