FAMOUS RAJPOOT

FAMOUS RAJPOOT


Maharana Pratap of Mewar,

Maharana Pratap of Mewar, a 16th century Rajput ruler and great warrior. The Mughal emperor Akbar sent many missions against him. He survived to ultimately gain control of all of Mewar, excluding Chittorgarh Fort.

Statue of Prithvi Raj Chauhan at Ajmer

Banda Bahadur, Sikh Minhas Rajput warrior against the Mughal Empire
Bappa Rawal, First Gehlot king at Chitrakut(Chittor),who defeated Arabs after their capture of sindh
Gogaji, Chauhan Rajput and Local deity of Rajasthan.


Vachra Dada, a Solanki Rajput and folk deity of Gujarat.

Maharaja Ganga Singh

Harsha Vardhana

Maharaja Jaswant Singh

Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur

Ruler of princly state of Alwar

Maharana Pratap

Maharao Shardul Singh Ruler of Jhunjhunu

Mira Bai

Pabuji Rathore (Local deity of Rajasthan)

Prithviraj Chauhan[1], King of Ajmer

Rai Bhoe Bhatti, Founder of Nankana Sahib

Rai Bular Bhatti, Son of Rai Bhoe Bhatti and heir to his estate of over 100,000 acres (400 km2) of land in modern day Nankana Sahib District.

Raja Bhagwant Das, King of Amber Rajasthan

Ram Singh Pathania, Hero of revolts against British

Rana Kumbha, Ruler at Chittor in 15th century

Rana Sanga, Ruler of Mewar

Rana Udai Singh II, Founder of Udaipur

Rao Bika, Founded Bikaner

Rao Jodha, Founded city of Jodhpur

Rao Maldeo Rathore, Ruler of marwar 15 A.D.

Rao Shekha, King of Amarsar

Rawal Jaisal Singh, Founder of the city of Jaisalmer.

Rawal Ratan Singh, Husband of Rani Padimini, Sisodiya ruler of Chittor (13 a.d.)

Sangat Singh Minhas

Vanraj Chavda, Ruler of the Chavda Dynasty in Gujarat.

Veer Kunwar Singh

Jambhoji

Jai Singh II, Founder and King of Jaipur

Jai Singh I, King of Amber

Raja Amar Singh Rathore

Raja Man Singh I of Amber, King of Amber, Rajasthan. General of Akbar

Raja Pajawan or Pajjun, King of Amber

Raja Drig Narayan Singh Ruler of Tulsipur who died as a Martyr during First War of Independence in 1857 AD



Politicians of India


Arjun Singh Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh,Former Cabinet Minister,Government of India,a dedicated Congressman and Rajput leader from Madhya Pradesh.



Dr. Karan Singh M.P Rajya Sabha and heir-apparent to the then ruler of the state of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh, in the royal family of Jammu and Kashmir. He received the Padma Vibhushan in 2005.



Dr. Raman Singh is the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh


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Arjun Singh, Senior Congress Leader.Former Minister for Human Resource and Development
Dr. Karan Singh, Senior Congress Leader and 1st Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Digvijay Singh, Former Chief Minister under Madhya Pradesh, General Secretary of the Congress Party
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, 11th Vice President of India. Also served Three times Chief Minister Of Rajasthan from BJP party.
Rajnath Singh, former National President of BJP
Thakur Sanjay Singh M.P from Sultanpur U.P and secretry A.I.C.C.
Vishwanath Pratap Singh, The 10th Prime Minister of India. Former Finance Minister of India, also Served as Chief Minister Of Uttar Pradesh.
Chandra Shekhar, The 11th Prime Minister of India. Led Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
Deep Narayan Singh, 2nd Chief Minister of Bihar
Dr.Anugrah Narayan Singh,Member Constituent Assembly of India & 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Madhav Singh Solanki, Former Chief Minister of Gujrat
Jagdambika Pal, Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Member of Parliament
Chandrashekhar Singh, Former Chief Minister of Bihar
Madhuri Singh, Former Member of Parliament from Purnea Bihar
Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha, Member of 1st Lok-Sabha
Satyendra Narayan Singh,Rajput Chieftain,Member of Provisional Parliament,Member of 1st Lok-Sabha & Former Chief Minister of Bihar
Ram Dulari Sinha, Former Union Minister and Former Governor of Kerela
Raghubansh Prasad Singh M.P from Vaishali Bihar and former cabinet minister.
Bharatsinh Solanki, Minister, Government of India
Kishori Sinha,Freedom fighter & 1st woman Member of Parliament (LS) from Vaishalli Parliamentary Constituency in Bihar
Virbhadra Singh, Former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh from Indian National Congress and current Union Cabinet Minister
Harikesh Bahadur, Senior Congress leader
Madhurendra Kumar Singh, Senior leader of Bihar Congress( Member A.I.C.C ),prominent student leader( N.S.U.I )during his Patna University days
Tapeshwar Singh, Former Member of Parliament from arrah Bihar
Nikhil Kumar, current Governor of Nagaland
Raman Singh, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from BJP party
Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Former Union Minister.
Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Secretary A.I.C.C, Member of Parliament from Alwar Rajasthan
Jagdanand Singh, Member of Parliament from Buxar Bihar
Umashanker singh,Member of Parliament from Maharajganj Bihar
Prabhunath Singh, Former Member of Parliament from Maharajganj Bihar
Gayatri Devi, former Maharani of Jaipur
Jaswant Singh, Leader of opposition, Rajya Sabha and Former Finance Minister of India
N. K. Singh, former Revenue Secretary of India & Member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha)
Sushil Kumar Singh (politician), Member of Parliament from Aurangabad Bihar
Mrigendra Kumar Singh, Youth Congress Leader from Bihar
Bhakt Darshan, Former Union Minister Govt. of India
Dharam Singh, Former Chief Minister of Karnataka
Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister of Himachal Pardesh
Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Former Chief Minister
Digvijay Singh, former railway minister
Harish Rawat, PCC Chief, Uttarakhand
Maharaja Karni Singh, Rajasthan Leader[2]
Tan Singh
Rameshwar Prasad Sinha Freedom fighter,Member of Constituent Assembly of India
Dilip Singh Judeo, Former Indian Minister of State for Environment and Forests
Shankersinh Vaghela, Former Chief Minister of Gujrat , Current Union Minister or Textile
Nareshchandra Singh, Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from Indian National Congress
Kalikesh Singh Deo, Member of Parliament from Saintala Constituency
Kalyan Singh Kalvi
Shyama Singh, First woman Member of Parliament (LS) from Aurangabad
Amar Singh, Member of Parliament Rajya sabha
Uday Singh,Member of Parliament from Purnea Bihar.





Armed forces of India








Piru Singh was a soldier in theIndian Army. He died in service during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest award for valour in the face of the enemy.

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Gabar Singh Negi, awarded the Victoria Cross
Darwan Singh Negi, awarded the Victoria Cross
Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat, Chief of the Naval Staff
Admiral Madhvendra Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff
Lieutenant General Kanwar Bahadur Singh, MBE, GoC-in-C, Central Command, Governor, Himachal Pradesh
Brigadier Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh, MVC, Maharaja of Jaipur
Lieutenant General Thakur Nathu Singh Rathore, former GoC-in-C, Eastern Army Command
General Vijay Kumar Singh, Chief of the Army Staff
Company Havildar Major Piru Singh, awarded Param Veer Chakra posthumously for gallantry of highest order, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, AVSM, Olympian
Lieutenant General Hanut Singh, Strategician
Major Shaitan Singh, awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the highest gallantry award posthumously during the 1962 Indo-China war.[3]
Gurbachan Singh Salaria, awarded the Param Vir Chakra
Lieutenant General Sagat Singh
Kartar Singh Taunque, first soldier of the Indian Air Force to win a gallantry award
Uday Singh Taunque, first Indian American to die in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Karni Singh Rathore
Saurabh Singh Shekhawat
Rajendrasinhji Jadeja, first Chief of Army Staff
Shah Nawaz Khan Janjua, Indian soldier with the Indian National Army
Raja Sakhi Daler Khan, Kashmiri soldier with the Indian National Army
Col. Rana Jodha Jung Bahadur, Commander-in-Chief Tripura State Forces, KCIO 1st King's Commissioned Officer




Politicians of Pakistan



Muhammad Ali Jinnah in his youth, in traditional Muslim Rajput dress.

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Fatima Jinnah, Mother of Pakistan
Allama Mashriqi, Founder of the Khaksar Tehrik
Malik Feroz Khan Noon, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Muhammad Khan Janejo, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Manzoor Wattoo, Former Chief Minister of Punjab
Mian Mumtaz Daultana, Former Chief Minister of Punjab
Allah Bux Soomro, Former Chief Minister of Sindh
Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan
Arbab Raheem, Former Chief Minister of Sindh
Raja Mummtaz Hussain Rathore, Former Prime Minister of AJK
Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan, Former President of AJK
Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan, Former Prime Minister of AJK
Raja Farooq Haider Khan, Former Prime Minister of AJK
Raja Saroop Khan, Former Governor of Punjab
Tikka Khan, Former Governor of Punjab
Muhammad Mian Soomro, Chairman Senate of Pakistan
Raja Muhammed Sarfraz Khan, a member of Pakistan Movement.
Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan Khokhar, one of Pakistan's first Federal Ministers
Farzana Raja, Secretary of Punjab Pakistan Peoples Party
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Minister for Water and Power of Pakistan
Rana Tanveer Hussain, Former Minister of Defence Production
Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan, Finance Minister of Pakistan
Rai Bashir Ahmad Khan Bhatti Former MLA 1951, MNA 1960 and 1993 (Nankana)
Rao Sikandar Iqbal, Defence Minister of Pakistan
Iqbal Tikka, Former Minister for Food & Agriculture Punjab Assembly
Malik Adnan Hayat Noon, Former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Rahim Bux Soomro
Nisar Ali Khan, Opposition leader in the National Assembly
Amir Gulistan Janjua, Former Governor of the North-West Frontier Province
Riaz Khokhar, Former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
Raja Anwar, Former minister, journalist and writer
Raja Nadir Pervez, Politician, former federal minister and former Army officer
M. Nawaz Khokhar, Former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.
Rana Phool Muhammad Khan
Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Speaker Punjab Assembly −2008
Tehmina Janjua, Deputy Permanent Representative in United Nations.
Tehmina Daultana, Minister for Science and Technology of Pakistan
Rana Khudadad Khan, Former President of Pakistan Muslim League (Punjab)
Chaudhry Ali Akbar Khan. Federal Minister for Home Affairs 1964–1966,
Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan
Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Khan
Dr.Iqbal Ahmed Rajput,Chairman Awami Rabta Party(Pakistan)
Rao Rahat Ali Khan. Sec.Information (N.Punjab)Pakistan Tehreek e Insa
Armed forces of Pakistan
Tikka Khan, former Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army
Asif Nawaz, former Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army
Muhammed Akbar Khan, first Muslim to become a General in the British Indian Army
Raja Saroop Khan, former Governor of Punjab
Iftikhar Khan, first local Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Army
Iftikhar Janjua, most senior Pakistani officer to have been killed in battle during Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan, Secretary of Defense, Government of Pakistan
Amir Gulistan Janjua, former Governor of the North-West Frontier Province
Rao Qamar Suleman, Chief of Air Staff
Muhammad Sarwar, Nishan-e-Haider recipient
Rashid Minhas, Nishan-e-Haider recipient
Major Shabbir Sharif, Nishan-e-Haider recipient
Khudadad Khan, Victoria Cross recipient
Sports



Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian Cricket Captain




jeev mikha sing is the first Indiangolfer to become a member of the European Tour. He is the highest ranked Indian golfer in the world and first broke into the top 100 in October 2006.
Cricket
Mahendra Singh Dhoni,Indian Cricket Captain & Famous Cricket World Cup 2011 Winning Team Captain . -- a Rawat Rajput .
Raj Singh Dungarpur, former President of BCCI
Ravindra Jadeja, cricketer playing for the Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League
Wasim Raja, Pakistani Cricketer
Chetan Chauhan, Indian Cricketer
Rameez Raja , Pakistani Cricketer
Vikram Solanki, British - Indian-Born Cricketer
R. P. Singh, Indian Cricketer (Bowler)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Pakistani Cricketer
Rajesh Chauhan, Indian cricketer
Sajid Mahmood Janjua, Pakistani Cricketer
Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Pakistani Cricketer
Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, Indian Test cricketer
Azmat Rana, Pakistani Cricketer
Shakoor Rana, Pakistani Cricketer
Hanumant Singh, Indian Test cricketer
Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, Indian Test cricketer
Majid Haq, Pakistani Cricketer
Ajay Jadeja, Indian cricketer and commentator
Jaspal Rana, Indian sport shooter
Omer Hussain, Pakistani cricketer
Saqlain Mushtaq, Pakistani Cricketer


Hockey
Kulbir Bhaura, British hockey player, gold medalist at the Seoul Olympics 1988
Rajyashree Kumari, sport shooter[4]
Dhyan "Chand" Singh, field hockey player
Deepak Thakur, field hockey player
Devesh Chauhan, field hockey player
Roop Singh, field hockey player
Vivek Singh, hockey player


Basketball

Divya Singh, basketball
Prashanti Singh, basketball, Captain of silver medalist national team in Asian Indoor Games 2009
Akanksha Singh, basketball


Other Sports

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Olympic silver medalist
Parimarjan Negi, chess grandmaster
Lokendra Singh, Indian polo team captain
Milkha Singh, athlete
Jeev Milkha Singh, golfer
Vishal Singh, polo player
Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, mountaineer


Art, culture and cinema


Preity Zinta

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Kunwar Amar, famous hip-hop & bollywood style dancer.
Diwakar Pundir, model
Harssh Rajput, actor
Kiran Rathod, actress
Satinder Sartaaj, Punjabi Sufi singer
Rajeev Singh, model
Preity Zinta, actress
Sonal Chauhan, Miss India
Sunidhi Chauhan, singer
Kangna Ranaut , actress
Mohit Chauhan. singer (Silk Route lead vocalist)
Chitra Mudgal, Renowned writer
Lashmi Kumari Chundawat, author and politician of Rajasthan
Inayat Hussain Bhatti, artist
Arunoday Singh, actor
Sushant Singh Rajput, actor
Chandrachur Singh, actor
Chandrakant Singh, director
Vishakha Singh , actress
Ram Gopal (dancer) , British dancer