| Sandhu | |
|---|---|
| Jāti | Jat |
| Languages | Punjabi, Haryanvi |
| Country | India, Pakistan |
| Region | Punjab, Haryana |
| Ethnicity | Punjabi, Haryanvi |
Sandhu or Sindhu is a Jat clan or family name found among the Jats in India and Pakistan, mostly in the Punjab and Haryana regions.[1][2]
List of notable people
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:
- Aaqib Javed Pakistani cricket player
- Baba Deep Singh (1682–1757), Sikh martyr
- Banita Sandhu, British-Indian actress
- Mehtab Kaur (1782-1813), Queen of the Sikh Empire
- Bhai Bala (1466–1544), a companion of Guru Nanak[3][4]
- Bhagat Singh (1907-1931), Saheed-e-Azam, Indian revolutionary
- Garry Sandhu (born 1984), Indian singer, lyricist, actor and owner of label Fresh Media Records
- Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu, former national boxing coach, India
- Gurinder Sandhu (born 1993), Indian-Australian professional cricketer
- Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (born 1992), Indian international goalkeeper
- Harnaaz Sandhu, Miss India 2021 and Miss Universe 2021
- Harpreet Sandhu (actor) (born 1979), Indian actor, director, writer, music director, editor, cinematographer and poet
- Harrdy Sandhu (born 1986), Indian singer and actor
- Heera Singh Sandhu (1706-1767), founder of the Nakai Misl
- Jaswinder Singh Sandhu (general), military secretary, Indian army
- Jinny Sandhu, British-Indian professional wrestler
- Jordan Sandhu, Indian singer and actor
- Kamaljeet Sandhu, Indian athlete
- Khalil Tahir Sandhu, Pakistani politician
- Manavjit Singh Sandhu (born 1976), Indian sport shooter and three-time Olympian
- Nandish Sandhu, Indian model and television actor
- Nashra Sandhu, Pakistani cricketer
- Nick Sandhu (born 1962), Indian field hockey player
- Paige Sandhu, British-Indian actress
- Peter Sandhu, Indo-Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Sahil Sandhu (born 1991), Indo-Canadian soccer player
- Surinder Sandhu, Indian sarangi player and composer
- Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Indian ambassador to United States
- Tommy Sandhu (born 1976), British-Indian DJ, remixer, producer and television presenter
- Vattan Sandhu, Indian Punjabi singer and actor
- Yasir Zafar Sindhu, Pakistani politician
References
- ↑ Pettigrew, Joyce J. M. (2023). "Chapter 4 Patterns of allegiance I". ROBBER NOBLEMEN a study of the political system of the sikh jats. [S.l.]: ROUTLEDGE. ISBN 978-1-000-85849-5. OCLC 1367232807.
- ↑ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1996). "Appendix B". Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. People of India: National series. Vol. 8 (Illustrated ed.). Delhi: Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 1355–1357. ISBN 0-19-563357-1. OCLC 35662663.
- ↑ Singha, H.S. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism. p. 28. ISBN 9788170103011. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ↑ McLeod, W. H. (1980). Early Sikh tradition : a study of the janam-sākhīs. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-19-826532-8. OCLC 5100963.
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