List of British Punjabis

This is a list of prominent Punjabi people from the United Kingdom who may follow a variety of beliefs including Sikhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity or atheism.

Academia and education

 * Harminder Dua – discovered a previously unknown layer lurking in the human eye named the "dua's layer".
 * Humayon Dar – director general of Islamic Research & Training Institute (IRTI)
 * Jagjit Chadha – professor and chair in Money and Banking in the Department of Economics at the University of Kent
 * Kalwant Bhopal – Professor of Education and Social Justice and Deputy Director of the Centre for Research in Race & Education at the University of Birmingham
 * Max Arthur Macauliffe (1841–1913) – senior administrator of the British Raj who was posted in the Punjab; prolific scholar and author; converted to Sikhism in the 1860s
 * Peter Bance – historian, author and Maharaja Duleep Singh archivist
 * Simon Singh – mathematician and author
 * Sukhbir Singh Kapoor – vice chancellor of The International School of Sikh Studies and Khalsa College London
 * Tejinder Virdee – experimental particle physicist and professor of physics at Imperial College London

Business and the professions

 * Avtar Lit – former owner and chairman of Sunrise Radio Group
 * Emran Mian – author and civil servant
 * Aneel Mussarat – ranked the 466th richest person in the United Kingdom and 21st richest Asian in the UK in 2007 by the Sunday Times
 * Sir Anwar Pervez – founder and chairman of Bestway
 * Dabinderjit Singh – director at the National Audit Office
 * Gulu Lalvani – founder and chairman of Binatone
 * Hasnat Khan – heart and lung surgeon; he was in a romantic relationship with Diana, Princess of Wales
 * James Caan – entrepreneur and Dragon's Den personality
 * Jasminder Singh – chairman of the Radisson Edwardian hotel empire
 * Jaz Rai – aerospace engineer and chairman of the Sikh Recovery Network
 * Kamel Hothi – former banker at Lloyds Bank
 * Karamjit Singh – chair of the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
 * Kulveer Ranger – management consultant; former London Transport Minister and Mayor's Director of Environment and Digital London
 * Mo Chaudry – chairman of WaterWorld aqua park
 * Mohammad Naseem – GP
 * Osama Saeed – Scottish communications professional
 * Param Singh – business professional and entrepreneur
 * Rami Ranger – founder of Sun Mark, an international marketing and distribution company
 * Ranjit Singh Boparan – founder and owner of 2 Sisters Food Group
 * Reuben Singh – CEO of contact centre company alldayPA
 * Reena Ranger – director at Sun Mark and founder of Women Empowered Network
 * Simon Arora – billionaire businessman, CEO of the retail chain B & M
 * Surinder Arora – hotelier
 * Tom Singh – founder of the high street fashion chain New Look
 * Zameer Choudrey

Charity, community and non-profit

 * Balwant Kaur – founder and chairperson of Mata Nanki Foundation
 * Daljit Singh Shergill – president of Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick
 * Harpal Kumar – chief executive of Cancer Research UK
 * Imandeep Kaur – director of Impact Hub: Birmingham
 * Mohinder Singh Ahluwalia (Bhai Sahib) – chairman of the Nishkam Group
 * Nidar Singh Nihang – scholar and grandmaster of Shastar Vidya
 * Ravi Singh – CEO of Khalsa Aid

Film, drama and entertainment

 * Abdullah Afzal – comedian
 * Adeel Akhtar – actor
 * Ameet Chana – actor
 * Amrit Maghera – professional model turned actress
 * Archie Renaux – actor and model
 * Art Malik – actor
 * Chandeep Uppal – actor, best known for her critically acclaimed starring role as Meena Kumar in the film Anita and Me.
 * Danny Bhoy – comedian
 * Gurinder Chadha – film director
 * Guz Khan – comedian
 * Harnaam Kaur – model, anti-bullying activist, body positive activist
 * Humza Arshad – comedian
 * Jas Binag – actor/model
 * Jassa Ahluwalia – actor and presenter
 * Jay Shareef – comedian
 * Jimi Mistry – actor
 * Kulvinder Ghir – actor, comedian and writer
 * Lena Kaur – actor, best known for her role as Leila Roy in Channel 4
 * Mandy Takhar – actor
 * Meera Syal – comedian
 * Neelam Gill – known for her work with Burberry, Abercrombie & Fitch and appearing in Vogue
 * Nitin Kundra – actor
 * Nitin Sawhney – musician, producer and composer
 * Paul Chowdhry – comedian and actor
 * Parminder Nagra – actor
 * Parvez Qadir – actor
 * Perry Bhandal – film director, screenwriter
 * Saeed Jaffrey – actor
 * Sair Khan – actor
 * Saira Choudhry – actor
 * Saira Khan – television presenter
 * Samir Bhamra – playwright, designer, producer, director
 * Sanjeev Bhaskar – comedian
 * Sanjeev Kohli – comedian
 * Shabana Bakhsh – actor
 * Simon Rivers – English actor who played the role of Kevin Tyler in Doctors
 * Stephen Uppal – actor, known for playing Ravi Roy in the long-running British soap Hollyoaks
 * Tahirah Sharif – actor
 * Zia Mohyeddin – actor

Law and justice

 * Anup Singh Choudry – retired High Court judge
 * Bobbie Cheema-Grubb (The Hon. Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb) – judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales
 * Jasvir Singh – family law barrister
 * Jo Sidhu QC – criminal law barrister
 * Mota Singh QC – retired circuit judge England
 * Nazir Afzal – lawyer
 * Rabinder Singh (The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice) – English Court of Appeal judge, formerly a High Court judge of the Queen's Bench Division
 * Tarique Ghaffur – former high ranking police officer

Journalism, writers, creatives and media

 * Aatish Taseer – writer-journalist, son of Indian journalist Tavleen Singh
 * Adil Ray – actor, comedian and radio and television presenter
 * Atta Yaqub – model
 * Anita Rani – radio and television presenter
 * Chila Kumari Burman – artist
 * Bobby Friction – DJ, television presenter and radio presenter
 * Daljit Nagra – poet
 * Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti – writer
 * Hardeep Singh Kohli – radio and television presenter
 * Hassan Ghani – Scottish broadcast journalist
 * Imtiaz Dharke – poet, artist and documentary filmmaker
 * Martin Bashir – journalist
 * Mishal Husain – British news presenter
 * Mo Dutta – television and radio presenter
 * Mohsin Hamid – novelist, writer and brand consultant
 * Moniza Alvi – poet and writer
 * Nirpal Singh Dhaliwal – journalist and writer
 * Omar Mansoor – designer
 * Priya Kaur-Jones – newsreader
 * Qaisra Shahraz – novelist, scriptwriter, college inspector, teacher trainer, education consultant
 * Raman Mundair – poet, writer, artist and playwright
 * Ranvir Singh – English television presenter and journalist
 * Razia Iqbal – journalist employed by BBC News
 * Rizwan Khan – broadcaster
 * Sangita Myska – television presenter and journalist
 * Sarfraz Manzoor – journalist, documentary maker, and broadcaster
 * Sathnam Sanghera – British journalist and author
 * Sonia Deol – English radio and television presenter
 * Sunny Hundal – journalist, blogger and academic
 * Sunny and Shay – husband and wife radio presenters
 * Tariq Ali – writer, journalist
 * Ziauddin Sardar – scholar, award-winning writer, cultural critic

Music

 * Aman Hayer – bhangra producer and singer
 * Bally Sagoo – record producer
 * Channi Singh – bhangra musician, known as the "godfather" of bhangra in the West
 * Diamond Duggal – music producer, DJ, songwriter and guitarist
 * Dr Zeus – Punjabi singer and music producer
 * Gurdeep Samra – music producer and DJ
 * Hard Kaur – rapper and hip hop singer
 * Indy Sagu – bhangra and hip hop musician
 * Jas Mann – songwriter, musician, singer, record producer and film producer
 * Jassi Sidhu – bhangra singer and the former lead singer of British Indian bhangra band B21
 * Jay Sean – R&B artist
 * Juggy D – bhangra, Punjabi music, R&B
 * Malkit Singh – Punjabi bhangra]] singer
 * Manj Musik – music composer, singer
 * Manni Sandhu – music director
 * Ms Scandalous – bhangra/rap artist
 * Naughty Boy – rapper, musician and DJ
 * Panjabi MC – rapper, musician and DJ
 * Rishi Rich – music producer
 * Silinder Pardesi – bhangra singer-songwriter, lyricist, and composer
 * Sukshinder Shinda – bhangra record producer and singer–songwriter
 * Prof Surinder Singh Matharu – founder of the Raj Academy Conservatoire
 * Surjit Khan – record producer, musician and singer-songwriter
 * Tarsame Singh Saini – singer, composer and actor
 * Talvin Singh – producer, composer and tabla player
 * Tigerstyle – folkhop group
 * Tjinder Singh – lead singer of British indie rock band Cornershop
 * Zack Knight – singer-songwriter, music composer and producer

Politics

 * Atma Singh – policy advisor to the Mayor of London on Asian Affairs in the Greater London Authority, under Ken Livingstone
 * Afzal Khan – British Labour Party politician who serves as a member of parliament for the Manchester Gorton constituency
 * Anas Sarwar – Scottish Labour Party politician
 * Bashir Ahmad – SNP Politician
 * Bashir Khanbhai – former MEP for East of England and Conservative Party politician.
 * Bashir Maan – Pakistani-Scottish politician, businessman, judge, community worker and writer
 * Diljit Rana – member of the House of Lords
 * Gurinder Josan – Labour party activist
 * Hanzala Malik – Scottish Labour Party politician
 * Humza Yousaf – SNP politician and current first Minister of Scotland
 * Rishi Sunak – current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
 * Hardyal Dhindsa – Derbyshire police and crime commissioner
 * Indarjit Singh (The Lord Singh of Wimbledon CBE) – member of House of Lords
 * Marsha Singh – British Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford West from 1997 to 2012
 * Mohammad Sarwar – former Pakistani Senator
 * Neena Gill – Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands
 * Nosheena Mobarik – life peer
 * Onkar Sahota – Member of the London Assembly for Ealing and Hillingdon
 * Parmjit Dhanda – British Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Gloucester from 2001 until the 2010 general election
 * Parmjit Singh Gill – Member of Parliament for Leicester South from July 2004 to May 2005, he was the first ethnic-minority Liberal Democrat MP
 * Paul Uppal – small business commissioner
 * Piara Khabra – Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Ealing Southall from 1992 until his death
 * Preet Gill – Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Edgbaston since the 2017 general election, first female British Sikh MP.
 * Ranbir Singh Suri, Baron Suri – member of the House of Lords
 * Sajid Javid – current Home Secretary for the UK
 * Seema Malhotra – Labour MP for Feltham
 * Shas Sheehan – life peer
 * Sonika Nirwal – senior Ealing Southall constituency Labour politician representing the Greenford Broadway ward
 * Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi – British Labour Party politician, MP for Slough since 2017
 * Virendra Sharma – Labour Party politician
 * Yasmin Qureshi – Labour Party politician
 * Zahida Manzoor – Conservative member of the House of Lords

Royalty and revolutionaries

 * Frederick Duleep Singh – younger son of Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire
 * Maharaja Duleep Singh – last Maharaja of the Sikh Kingdom, exiled in 1849 during the British Raj and possibly the first permanent Sikh resident in England
 * Princess Sophia Alexandra Duleep Singh – prominent suffragette and accredited nurse
 * Udham Singh – Punjab revolutionary and freedom fighter belonging to the Ghadar Party

Sports

 * Ajmal Shahzad – cricketer
 * Akaash Bhatia – boxer
 * Aman Dosanj – first British South Asian footballer to represent England at any level (under-16)
 * Amir Khan – boxer
 * Arjan Raikhy - footballer
 * Asim Butt – cricketer
 * Danny Batth – footballer and captain of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
 * Fauja Singh – British Sikh centenarian marathon runner
 * Harpal Singh – footballer
 * Imran Jamshed – cricketer
 * Imran Majid – pool player
 * Kabir Ali – cricketer
 * Kadeer Ali – cricketer
 * Kamran Afzaal – cricketer
 * Kash Gill – former kickboxing world champion
 * Michael Chopra – footballer
 * Mohammad Akhtar – cricketer
 * Monty Panesar – England cricketer
 * Ravi Bopara – England cricketer
 * Saqlain Mushtaq – cricketer
 * Shaftab Khalid – cricketer
 * Usman Afzaal – cricketer
 * Zafar Ansari – cricketer
 * Zesh Rehman – footballer
 * Zidane Iqbal – footballer

Causes célèbres

 * Jagtar Singh Johal
 * Lakhvir Kaur Singh