List of Jats

The Jats are a community native to India and Pakistan. The following is a list of notable people belonging to Jats.

Religion

 * Baba Buddha, first granthi (custodian and reader) of the Guru Granth Sahib
 * Bhai Bala, follower and companion of Guru Nanak (first Guru of Sikhism) and one of the most revered in Sikhism
 * Bhai Mani Singh
 * Bidhi Chand
 * Dharam Singh, Panj Pyare
 * Randhir Singh, founder of Akhand Kirtani Jatha
 * Tejaji, Hindu deity and considered one of the major eleven incarnations of Shiva and worshipped as a deity in Rajasthan

Rulers, chieftains, and warriors



 * Akali Phula Singh, Sikh warrior and a Nihang leader
 * Ala Singh Jat, Maharaja of Patiala
 * Ali Mohammad Khan, ruler of Rohailkhand.
 * Baba Deep Singh, founder of Shaheedan Misl
 * Badan Singh, founder of the princely state of Bharatpur
 * Baghel Singh, ruler of Singh Krora Misl
 * Bhim Singh Rana, Maharaja of Gohad State, and Gwalior State
 * Bhuma Singh Dhillon, chieftain of Bhangi Misl
 * Bhupinder Singh of Patiala
 * Brijendra Singh, the last ruler of Bharatpur State and a former Member of Parliament
 * Charat Singh, founder of Sukerchakia Misl
 * Chhajja Singh Dhillon, founder and chieftain of Bhangi Misl
 * Churaman, Jat chieftain of Sinsini, Rajasthan.
 * Ganda Singh Dhillon, chieftain of Bhangi Misl
 * Gokula, chieftain of Tilpat
 * Gujjar Singh Banghi, a Sikh warrior and one of the triumvirates who ruled over Lahore prior to the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
 * Hari Singh Dhillon, ruler of Bhangi Misl
 * Heera Singh Sandhu, founder of Nakai Misl
 * Hira Singh Nabha, ruler of Nabha State
 * Jai Singh Kanhaiya, founder of Kanhaiya Misl
 * Jawahar Singh, son of Suraj Mal
 * Jhanda Singh Dhillon, chieftain of Bhangi Misl
 * Kishan Singh, ruler of Bharatpur State
 * Mai Bhago, Sikh soldier and Guru Gobind Singh's bodyguard
 * Nahar Singh, ruler of Ballabgarh estate who fought the British East India Company in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
 * Nawab Kapur Singh, ruler of Singhpuria Misl
 * Pratap Singh Nabha, last ruler of Nabha State
 * Raja Maldeo, ruler of Sidhmukh State
 * Rajaram of Sinsini, chieftain of Sinsini
 * Ranjit Singh, Emperor of the Sikh Empire,
 * Saadullah Khan, Grand Vizier of Mughal Empire
 * Sada Kaur, chief of Kanhaiya Misl
 * Sardar Tara Singh Ghaiba, chieftain of Dallewalia Misl
 * Suraj Mal, ruler of Bharatpur State
 * Udaybhanu Singh, ruler of the Dholpur State
 * Jind Kaur, Maharani of Sikh Empire who fought two wars against the British

Revolutionaries and freedom fighters

 * Baba Gurdit Singh, leader of the Komagata Maru incident
 * Bhagat Singh, Indian socialist revolutionary who was executed by the British colonialists in 1931
 * Kartar Singh Sarabha, Indian freedom fighter
 * Lothoo Nitharwal, Indian freedom Fighter
 * Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal, freedom fighter in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
 * Raja Mahendra Pratap, Indian freedom fighter
 * Sah Mal, rebel who fought against the British in Indian Rebellion of 1857
 * Sohan Singh Bhakna, founding president of the Ghadar party
 * Teja Singh Sutantar, freedom fighter and a member of Ghadar Party

India


add death ref former Member of Parliament and Congress leader from Delhi
 * Ajit Singh, former Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Civil Aviation
 * Baldev Singh, former Defence Minister of India
 * Balram Jakhar, longest serving Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Parliament of India
 * Bansi Lal, former Chief Minister of Haryana
 * Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab
 * Bhagwant Mann, Chief Minister of Punjab
 * Chaudhary Bharat Singh
 * Bhupinder Singh Hooda, former Chief Minister of Haryana
 * Charan Singh, the sixth Prime Minister of India
 * Chhotu Ram, co-founder of Unionist party and a Jat leader of the colonial era
 * Darbara Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab
 * Daulat Ram Saran, former Minister of Urban Development
 * Devi Lal, former Deputy Prime Minister of India and former Chief Minister of Haryana
 * Fateh Singh
 * Gian Singh Rarewala, former Premier and former Chief Minister of Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU)
 * Gurdial Singh Dhillon, former two-time Speaker of the Lok Sabha and former President of Inter-Parliamentary Union
 * Gurnam Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab
 * Harchand Singh Longowal
 * Harcharan Singh Brar, former Chief Minister of Punjab
 * Harkishan Singh Surjeet, former Communist leader from Punjab
 * Harlal Singh, farmer leader of colonial India
 * Hukam Singh, former Chief Minister of Haryana
 * Jagdeep Dhankhar, 14th Vice President of India, former Governor of West Bengal and Minister of State, Government of India
 * Jagdev Singh Talwandi
 * Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, co-founder of Communist Party of India (Marxist) and former general secretary of All India Kisan Sabha
 * Kamla Beniwal, former Governor of Gujarat and former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan
 * Lachhman Singh Gill, former Chief Minister of Punjab
 * Raja Man singh, former Indian politician and titular head of princely Bharatpur State
 * Nathuram Mirdha, former minister of Food and Civil Supplies
 * Natwar Singh, former diplomat and former Minister of External Affairs (India)
 * Parkash Singh Badal, former Chief Minister of Punjab
 * Partap Singh Kairon, former Chief Minister of Punjab
 * Parvesh Verma Indian politician
 * Ram Niwas Mirdha, former Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
 * Ranbir Singh Hooda, Indian independence activist and former Congress leader from Haryana
 * Sahib Singh Verma, former Chief Minister of Delhi
 * Sis Ram Ola, former Union Minister of Labour and Employment, recipient of Padma Shri Award for social service in 1968
 * Sukhbir Singh Badal, former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab
 * Surjit Singh Barnala, former Chief Minister of Punjab
 * Swaran Singh, former Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Defence

Pakistan

 * Feroz Khan Noon, Seventh Prime minister of Pakistan
 * Chaudhry Mumtaz Jajja - Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA)
 * Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Ninth President of Pakistan
 * Shahbaz Gill, Chief of Staff of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan
 * Sikandar Hayat Khan, former Premier of the Punjab
 * Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, 1st Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan and President of the United Nations General Assembly
 * Chaudhry Zahoor Elahi,

USA

 * Nikki Haley, former Governor of South Carolina

Social reformers

 * Bhagat Dhanna
 * Karmabai
 * Swami Keshwanand, social reformer

Poets and writers



 * Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Pakistani revolutionary poet
 * Qadir Yar
 * Sukhpal Vir Singh Hasrat
 * Jaswant Singh Kanwal
 * Kulwant Singh Virk
 * Sant Singh Sekhon, Punjabi writer
 * Daljit Nagra
 * Fauji Kavi Mehar Singh, Haryanvi language poet and a freedom fighter

Armed forces and Police

 * Arjan Singh, former Chief of the Indian Air Force
 * Badlu Singh, recipient of Victoria Cross
 * Chhelu Ram, recipient of Victoria Cross
 * Gian Singh, recipient of Victoria Cross
 * Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh, recipient of The Vir Chakra and The Padma Vibhushan
 * Hoshiar Singh Dahiya, recipient of Param Vir Chakra
 * Kanwar Pal Singh Gill
 * Lt Gen Khem Karan Singh, recipient of Mahavir Chakra
 * Mohan Singh, founder and General of the First Indian National Army
 * Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, recipient of Param Vir Chakra
 * Parkash Singh, recipient of Victoria Cross
 * Ranjit Singh Dyal
 * Richhpal Ram, recipient of Victoria cross
 * Sant Singh recipient of Mahavir Chakra
 * Shabeg Singh
 * Ved Prakash Malik, 19th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army

Sports

 * Avneet Sidhu Indian sport shooter
 * Babita Kumari, Indian wrestler and World Championships bronze medallist
 * Bajrang Punia, Olympic bronze medal winner
 * Balbir Singh Sr., Indian Hockey Player
 * Balwinder Sandhu former Indian cricketer
 * Chandgi Ram,
 * Chandro Tomar,
 * Deepa Malik, Paralympic Silver medal winner
 * Krishna Poonia, discus thrower and track and field athlete
 * Monty Panesar former England cricketer
 * Navjot Singh Sidhu former Indian cricketer
 * Pargat Singh former Indian hockey player
 * Praveen Kumar former Indian cricketer
 * Savita Punia Indian hockey player
 * Shikhar Dhawan, Indian cricketer
 * Vijender Singh, Olympic bronze medal winner
 * Virender Sehwag, former Indian cricketer
 * Yuvraj Singh, former Indian cricketer

Cinema and television

 * Arjan Bajwa, Indian film actor
 * Dara Singh, Indian film actor
 * Darshan Kumar, Indian film actor
 * Dharmendra, Indian film actor
 * Kabir Duhan Singh Indian film actor
 * Kirron Kher, Indian film actress
 * Mahie Gill, Indian film actress
 * Mallika Sherawat, Indian film actress
 * Meghna Malik, Indian TV actress
 * Mohit Ahlawat, Indian film actor
 * Parvin Dabas, Indian film actor
 * Rajat Tokas, Indian TV actor
 * Randeep Hooda, Indian film actor
 * Simran Mundi, Indian film actress
 * Sunny Deol, Indian film actor
 * Sushant Singh, Indian film and TV actor
 * Taapsee Pannu, Indian film actress
 * Vivek Dahiya, Indian TV actor

Singers

 * Labh Janjua, Indian Punjabi-language singer
 * Mohammed Rafi, Indian playback singer and musician
 * Sidhu Moose Wala, Indian Punjabi-language singer

Criminals

 * Jagga Jatt, a 20th-century heroic rebel of Punjab. He is known as the Robin Hood of Punjab for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor"

Others

 * Abdus Salam, Pakistani theoretical physicist who won Nobel Prize in physics for his electroweak unification theory
 * Anubhav Singh Bassi Indian comedian
 * Dhruv Rathee Indian YouTuber
 * Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, jathedar of Damdami Taksal
 * Kahn Singh Nabha, Sikh scholar
 * Satendra Singh disability activist
 * Seth Chhaju Ram, Philanthropist