# 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

## Politics
### India

* 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 former Member of Parliament and Congress leader from Delhi
* Bhupinder Singh Hooda, former Chief Minister of Haryana
* Charan Singh, fifth Prime Minister of India and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
* 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, leader in Punjabi Suba movement
* 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
* Hanuman Beniwal, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Nagaur, Rajasthan and president of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party
* Harchand Singh Longowal, president of the Akali Dal during Insurgency in Punjab, India
* Harcharan Singh Brar, former Chief Minister of Punjab
* Harkishan Singh Surjeet, former Communist leader from Punjab
* Harlal Singh, farmer leader and freedom fighter 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, Mizoram, Tripura, and former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan
* Lachhman Singh Gill, former Chief Minister of Punjab
* Nathuram Mirdha, former minister of Food and Civil Supplies
* Natwar Singh, former diplomat and former Minister of External Affairs (India)
* Om Prakash Chautala, chief minister of Haryana for five terms and son of Devi Lal, former deputy prime minister of India
* Parkash Singh Badal, former Chief Minister of Punjab
* Partap Singh Kairon, former Chief Minister of Punjab
* Parvesh Verma, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from West Delhi
* Raja Man Singh, former Indian politician and titular head of Bharatpur State
* Ram Niwas Mirdha, former deputy chairperson of the Rajya Sabha
* Ranbir Singh Hooda, Indian independence activist and former parliamentarian from Haryana
* Sahib Singh Verma, former Chief Minister of Delhi
* Sis Ram Ola, former Union Minister of Labour and Employment and recipient of Padma Shri 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
### India

* Avneet Sidhu Indian sport shooter and gold medalist at 2006 Commonwealth Games
* Babita Kumari Phogat, Indian wrestler and gold medalist at 2014 Commonwealth Games
* Bajrang Punia, bronze medalist in Olympics and gold medalist at Asian games and Commonwealth Games
* Balbir Singh Sr., Indian Hockey Player and three-time Olympic gold medalist
* Balwinder Sandhu former Indian cricketer and member of the 1983 World Cup squad for India
* Chandgi Ram, Indian freestyle wrestler and gold medalist at 1970 Asian games
* Chandro Tomar, oldest women sharpshooter in the world
* Deepa Malik, first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games
* Krishna Poonia, gold medalist at 2010 Commonwealth Games and Padma Shri recipient
* Monty Panesar former English international cricketer
* Navjot Singh Sidhu former Indian cricketer and former member of the Parliament
* Pargat Singh former captain of India men's national field hockey team
* Praveen Kumar former Indian cricketer
* Savita Punia Indian hockey player
* Shikhar Dhawan, Indian cricketer
* Vijender Singh, bronze medalist at 2008 Olympics
* Virender Sehwag, former Indian cricketer
* Yuvraj Singh, former Indian cricketer

### Pakistan

* Arshad Nadeem, gold medalist at 2024 Olympics

## 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

* Diljit Dosanjh, Indian Punjabi-language singer
* 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