List of Sikhs

Sikh (/ˈsiːk/ or /ˈsɪk/; Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ, sikkh IPA: [ˈsɪkkʰ]) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. The term has its origin in the Sanskrit term śiṣya, meaning "disciple, learner" or śikṣa, meaning "instruction".

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Deep Saini is the incoming Principal and Vice-Chancellor at McGill University

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Architects
  • Ram Singh, one of pre-partition Punjab's foremost architects

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Comedians
Lilly Singh became the first person of Indian descent to host an American major broadcast network late-night talk show, hosting A Little Late with Lilly Singh on NBC from 2019 to 2021.[4][5][6]

Directors
Dhar Mann is known for his video production company, Dhar Mann Studios, that creates short films for social media platforms such as YouTube.

Fashion
Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu was Miss Universe 2021.

Musicians

Hindi music

Punjabi music

English music
Kamaljit Singh Jhooti (better known by his stage name Jay Sean) became the first South Asian to top the Billboard Hot 100 in 2009 with his single Down.[17]
Navraj Singh Goraya (better known by his stage name NAV) topped the Billboard Hot 200 in 2019 with his album Bad Habits.

Visual arts

Writers

Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu

English
Rupi Kaur is a New York Times Bestselling poet.

Athletes

Running
Milkha Singh

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Cricket

Equestrian

Football

Golf

Hockey

Muay Thai

Powerlifting

Rally
  • Karamjit Singh, PRWC champion 2002, Asia Pacific Rally Championship champion 2001. A Malaysian known as the "Flying Sikh"

Rugby

Shooting

Swimming
  • Pamela Rai, 1984 Olympic bronze medalist, 1986 Commonwealth Games gold medalist

Wrestling

Business

Humanitarians

Kharkus

Military

Indian Army

Indian Navy

Indian Air Force

Singaporean Army and Navy

Sikhs In US Military
Victoria Cross
Param Veer Chakra
Mahavir Chakra

Monarchs

Sikh nationalist leaders

Misl Period Notable Rulers

Titular Ruler

Politicians

Indian revolutionaries and freedom fighters

Canada
Jagmeet Singh is the non-White leader of a major federal political party in Canada, having led the National Democratic Party since 2017.[51]
Harjit Sajjan served as the first non-White Canadian Minister of National Defence from 2015 to 2021.
  • Navdeep Bains – Liberal MP, Minister of Education and Science
  • Amarjeet Sohi – Liberal MP, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
  • Bardish Chagger – Liberal MP, Minister of Small Business and Tourism and leader of the Government in the House of Commons
  • Ujjal Dosanjh – former Premier of British Columbia, former MPP, former federal Minister of Health
  • Prab Gill – MLA, Calgary-Greenway, Alberta
Tim Uppal became the first turbaned Sikh Canadian cabinet minister in 2011 and is currently deputy leader of the Conservative Party.

Pakistan

Fiji
  • Ujagar Singh Elected to the Legislative Council of Fiji in the 1968, representing the National Federation Party (NFP). He was also a member of independent Fiji's House of Representatives.

India
Giani Zail Singh served as President of India from 1982 to 1987, becoming the first Sikh head of state in 133 years.
Manmohan Singh served as the only non-Hindu Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014, becoming the first Sikh head of government in 155 years.

Malaysia
  • Gobind Singh Deo – Democratic Action Party Central Executive Committee, Current Member of Parliament, Minister of Communications and Multimedia
  • Karpal Singh – Chairman of DAP. Member of parliament (aka "Tiger of Jelutong")

Mauritius
  • Kher Jagatsingh – Minister of Education and Minister of Planning & Economic Development (1967-1982)

New Zealand

Philippines

Singapore
Pritam Singh has served as Singapore's first Leader of the Opposition since 2020.

United Kingdom

United States
Gurbir Grewal served as the first non-White Attorney General of New Jersey from 2018 to 2021.
Dalip Singh Saund served as the first Asian American in Congress from 1957 to 1963. At the time of his first inauguration, he was the only non-White in Congress.
  • G. B. Singh, periodontist and retired army officer
  • Bhagat Singh Thind (Bhagat Singh Thind (1892–1967) writer, scientist, and lecturer on spirituality, involved in legal battle over the rights of Indians to obtain U.S. citizenship
  • Uday Singh Taunque (1982–2003) soldier, KIA, bronze star recipient

Religious figures

Historical importance to Sikh religion
  • Bhai Mardana (1459–1534) was Guru Nanak Dev's companion on all of his Udasis (travels) and he played kirtan.
  • Bebe Nanaki (1464–1518) is known as the first Sikh. She was the elder sister of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder and first Guru (teacher) of Sikhism. Bebe Nanaki was the first to realize her brother's spiritual eminence.
  • Sri Chand ( ਸ੍ਰੀ ਚੰਦ )(1494–1629)[58] was the first son of Guru Nanak, raised by his sister. Sri Chand was a renunciate yogi. After his father left Sri Chand stayed in Dera Baba Nanak and maintained Guru Nanak's temple. He established the Udasi order who travelled far and wide to spread the Word of Nanak.
  • Mata Khivi ( ਮਾਤਾ ਖੀਵੀ ) (1506–1582) is the only woman mentioned in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib. She was the wife of Guru Angad, and established the langar system, a free kitchen where all people were served as equals. Only the best possible ingredients were used, and everyone was treated with utmost courtesy. Her hospitality has been emulated over the centuries and has become the first cultural identity of the Sikhs. She helped her husband to establish the infant Sikh community on a stronger footing, and is described as good natured, efficient, and beautiful.
  • Baba Buddha (6 October 1506 – 8 September 1631) was one of the earliest disciples of Guru Nanak. He lived an exemplary life and was called on to perform the ceremony passing the guruship on to five gurus, up to Guru Hargobind. Baba Buddha trained the sixth Guru in martial arts as a young man to prepare him for the challenges of the guruship.
  • Bhai Gurdas ( ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ ) (1551–1637) is one of the most eminent literary personalities in the history of the Sikh religion. He was a scholar, poet and the scribe of the Adi Granth. He was an able missionary and an accomplished theologian. Being well versed in Indian religious thought, he was able to elaborate profoundly the tenets of Sikhism.
  • Mata Gujri (1624–1705) joined the ninth Guru in his long meditation at Baba Bakala before he assumed the guruship. She gave birth to and raised the tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh. Mata Gujri accompanied her youngest grandsons, Baba Fateh Singh and Baba Zorawar Singh to their martyrdom at Sirhind-Fategarh, and subsequently passed as well.
  • Mai Bhago (ਮਾਈ ਭਾਗੋ)[59] is one of the most famous women in Sikh history. She is always pictured on horseback wearing a turban with her headscarf gracefully flowing in the wind, courageously leading an army into battle. A staunch Sikh by birth and upbringing, she was distressed to hear in 1705 that some of the Sikhs of her village who had gone to Anandpur to fight for Guru Gobind Singh had deserted him under adverse conditions. She rallied the deserters, persuading them to meet the Guru and apologize to him. She led them back to Guru Gobind Singh in the battlefield at Muktsar (Khidrana) Punjab. She thereafter stayed on with Guru Gobind Singh as one of his bodyguards, in male attire. After Guru Gobind Singh left his body at Nanded in 1708, she retired further south. She settled in Jinvara, where, immersed in meditation, she lived to an old age.
  • Bhai Mani Singh (1644–1738) was an 18th-century Sikh scholar and martyr. He was a childhood companion of Guru Gobind Singh[1] and took the vows of Sikhism when the Guru inaugurated the Khalsa in March 1699. Soon after that, the Guru sent him to Amritsar to take charge of the Harmandar, which had been without a custodian since 1696. He took control and steered the course of Sikh destiny at a critical stage in Sikh history. The nature of his death in which he was dismembered joint by joint has become a part of the daily Sikh Ardas (prayer).
  • Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780–1839) was the leader of the Sikh Empire which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. Ranjit Singh's reign introduced reforms, modernization, investment into infrastructure, and general prosperity. His government and army included Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims and Europeans. Ranjit Singh's legacy includes a period of Sikh cultural and artistic renaissance, including the rebuilding of the Harimandir Sahib in Amritsar as well as other major gurudwaras, including Takht Sri Patna Sahib, Bihar and Hazur Sahib Nanded, Maharashtra under his sponsorship. He was popularly known as Sher-i-Punjab, or "Lion of Punjab".
  • Bhagat Puran Singh ( ਭਗਤ ਪੁਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ )(1904–1992) was a great visionary, an accomplished environmentalist and a symbol of selfless service to humanity. He was the founder of the All India Pingalwara charitable society which imparts service to the poor, downtrodden, the dying, and the mentally and physically handicapped people.

Martyrs

Other Religious Figures

Gurbani Keertan

See also

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