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{{short description|Notable members of the Rajput community}}
{{short description|Notable members of the Rajput community}}
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This is a list of notable members of the [[Rajput]] community.
This is a list of notable members of the [[Rajput]] community.
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* [[Rana Sanga]], King of [[Mewar]] and head of Rajput confederacy in Rajputana during the early 16th century<ref name=EB1>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/490157/Rajput|title=Rajput|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica|access-date=1 November 2014}}</ref>
* [[Rana Sanga]], King of [[Mewar]] and head of Rajput confederacy in Rajputana during the early 16th century<ref name=EB1>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/490157/Rajput|title=Rajput|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica|access-date=1 November 2014}}</ref>
* [[Hasan Khan Mewati]], Ruler of [[Mewat]], he allied with [[Rana Sanga]] in the [[Battle of Khanwa]].<ref>An Advanced History of India, Dr K.K.Datta</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Decisive Battles India Lost (326 B. C. to 1803 A. D.)|last1=Joglekar|year=2006|page=60 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4_SB95ZA-_cC&pg=PA60|isbn=9781847283023}}</ref>
* [[Hasan Khan Mewati]], Ruler of [[Mewat]], he allied with [[Rana Sanga]] in the [[Battle of Khanwa]].<ref>An Advanced History of India, Dr K.K.Datta</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Decisive Battles India Lost (326 B. C. to 1803 A. D.)|last1=Joglekar|year=2006|page=60 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4_SB95ZA-_cC&pg=PA60|isbn=9781847283023}}</ref>
* [[Maldev Rathore]], King of [[Marwar]] was a insurgent ruler against both the [[Sur Empire]] and the [[Mughals]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Royal Umbrellas of Stone: Memory, Politics, and Public Identity in Rajput Funerary Art |first=Melia Belli |last=Bose |publisher=BRILL |year=2015 |isbn=978-9-00430-056-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6dR0CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA150 |page=150}}</ref>
* [[Gajpati Ujjainia]], commander in the army of the [[Sur Empire]] and chieftain in the [[Bhojpuri region]] of [[Bihar]]<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ansari |first1=Tahir Hussain |title=A Political Biography of an Ujjainia Chief of Bhojpur: Raja Gajpati |journal=Karatoya |date=2014 |volume=7 |pages=40–48 |url=http://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/3840}}</ref>
* [[Maldev Rathore]], King of [[Marwar]] was a insurgent ruler against both the [[Sur Empire]] and the [[Mughals]]<ref name="Bose 2015 150">{{cite book |title=Royal Umbrellas of Stone: Memory, Politics, and Public Identity in Rajput Funerary Art |first=Melia Belli |last=Bose |publisher=BRILL |year=2015 |isbn=978-9-00430-056-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6dR0CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA150 |page=150}}</ref>
* [[Rana Udai Singh II]], King of [[Mewar]] and founder of its capital city [[Udaipur]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Wah!Udaipur Wah!!|author=Ranawat, P. S.|date=2016|isbn=978-81-929881-1-5}}</ref>
* [[Rana Udai Singh II]], King of [[Mewar]] and founder of its capital city [[Udaipur]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Wah!Udaipur Wah!!|author=Ranawat, P. S.|date=2016|isbn=978-81-929881-1-5}}</ref>
* [[Isa Khan]], a [[Muslim Rajput]] chieftain who led the [[Bhuyan chieftains|Baro Bhuiyans]] (twelve landlords) in 16th-century [[Bengal]], throughout his reign he resisted the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] attacks<ref>{{cite web|author=AA Sheikh Md Asrarul Hoque Chisti|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Isa_Khan|title=Isa Khan|publisher=[[Banglapedia]]: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, [[Asiatic Society]] of Bangladesh, [[Dhaka]]|access-date=5 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[Isa Khan]], a [[Muslim Rajput]] chieftain who led the [[Bhuyan chieftains|Baro Bhuiyans]] (twelve landlords) in 16th-century [[Bengal]], throughout his reign he resisted the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] attacks<ref>{{cite web|author=AA Sheikh Md Asrarul Hoque Chisti|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Isa_Khan|title=Isa Khan|publisher=[[Banglapedia]]: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, [[Asiatic Society]] of Bangladesh, [[Dhaka]]|access-date=5 May 2015}}</ref>
* [[Maharana Pratap Singh]], King of [[Mewar]] who was a successful insurgent ruler against the [[Mughals]]<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/545844/Rana-Pratap-Singh Encyclopædia Britannica, Rana Pratap Singh]</ref>
* [[Maharana Pratap Singh]], King of [[Mewar]] who was a successful insurgent ruler against the [[Mughals]]<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/545844/Rana-Pratap-Singh Encyclopædia Britannica, Rana Pratap Singh]</ref>
* [[Chandrasen Rathore]], King of [[Marwar]] who defended his kingdom for nearly two decades against relentless attacks from the [[Mughals]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Royal Umbrellas of Stone: Memory, Politics, and Public Identity in Rajput Funerary Art |first=Melia Belli |last=Bose |publisher=BRILL |year=2015 |isbn=978-9-00430-056-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6dR0CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA150 |page=150}}</ref>
* [[Chandrasen Rathore]], King of [[Marwar]] who defended his kingdom for nearly two decades against relentless attacks from the [[Mughals]]<ref name="Bose 2015 150"/>
* [[Man Singh I]], King of [[Kingdom of Amber|Amber]], a state later known as [[Jaipur state|Jaipur]], he was a trusted general of the Mughal emperor [[Akbar]], who included him among the [[Navaratnas]], or the nine gems of the royal court<ref>[http://persian.packhum.org/persian/main?url=pf%3Ffile%3D00702051%26ct%3D237%26rqs%3D302%26rqs%3D309%26rqs%3D310 30. Ra´jah Ma´n Singh, son of Bhagwán Dás - Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007092053/http://persian.packhum.org/persian/main?url=pf%3Ffile%3D00702051%26ct%3D237%26rqs%3D302%26rqs%3D309%26rqs%3D310 |date=7 October 2016 }} [[Ain-i-Akbari]], Vol. I.</ref>
* [[Man Singh I]], King of [[Kingdom of Amber|Amber]], a state later known as [[Jaipur state|Jaipur]], he was a trusted general of the Mughal emperor [[Akbar]], who included him among the [[Navaratnas]], or the nine gems of the royal court<ref>[http://persian.packhum.org/persian/main?url=pf%3Ffile%3D00702051%26ct%3D237%26rqs%3D302%26rqs%3D309%26rqs%3D310 30. Ra´jah Ma´n Singh, son of Bhagwán Dás - Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007092053/http://persian.packhum.org/persian/main?url=pf%3Ffile%3D00702051%26ct%3D237%26rqs%3D302%26rqs%3D309%26rqs%3D310 |date=7 October 2016 }} [[Ain-i-Akbari]], Vol. I.</ref>
* [[Amar Singh I|Maharana Amar Singh I]], King of [[Mewar]], he was the eldest son of [[Maharana Pratap]] who continued his father's struggle against the [[Mughals]] and defeated the [[Mughal army]] sent by [[Jahangir]] in the [[Battle of Dewar]]<ref name="Bhawan Singh Rana p.81">Maharana Pratap by Bhawan Singh Rana. p.81 {{ISBN|978-8128808258}}</ref><ref name="Rajsamand 2001">{{citation|location=[[Rajasthan]]|title=District Gazetteers|last=Rajsamand|date=2001|page=35|quote=The battle of Dewar was fought in a valley of Arvali about 40 km north -east of Kumbhalgarh. ... Prince Amar Singh fought valiantly and pierced through Sultan Khan and the horse he was riding.}}</ref>{{sfn|Mathur|1994|p=23}}{{sfn|Srivastava|1969|p=269}}
* [[Amar Singh I|Maharana Amar Singh I]], King of [[Mewar]], he was the eldest son of [[Maharana Pratap]] who continued his father's struggle against the [[Mughals]] and defeated the [[Mughal army]] sent by [[Jahangir]] in the [[Battle of Dewar]]<ref name="Bhawan Singh Rana p.81">Maharana Pratap by Bhawan Singh Rana. p.81 {{ISBN|978-8128808258}}</ref><ref name="Rajsamand 2001">{{citation|location=[[Rajasthan]]|title=District Gazetteers|last=Rajsamand|date=2001|page=35|quote=The battle of Dewar was fought in a valley of Arvali about 40 km north -east of Kumbhalgarh. ... Prince Amar Singh fought valiantly and pierced through Sultan Khan and the horse he was riding.}}</ref>{{sfn|Mathur|1994|p=23}}{{sfn|Srivastava|1969|p=269}}
* [[Dulla Bhatti]], rebel against [[Akbar]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Folk romances of Punjab|last1=Duggal|year=1979|page=51 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D1JeAAAAIAAJ}}</ref>
* [[Vir Singh Deo]], King of [[Orchha State|Orchha]], he assassinated [[Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak|Abul Fazl]] on the request of [[Jahangir]]<ref name="mehta">{{cite book |title=Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813 |first=Jaswant Lal |last=Mehta |publisher=Sterling Publishers |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-93270-554-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC |page=105}}</ref>
* [[Vir Singh Deo]], King of [[Orchha State|Orchha]], he assassinated [[Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak|Abul Fazl]] on the request of [[Jahangir]]<ref name="mehta">{{cite book |title=Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707-1813 |first=Jaswant Lal |last=Mehta |publisher=Sterling Publishers |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-93270-554-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1wUgKKzawoC |page=105}}</ref>
* [[Jai Singh I]], King of Amber, a state later known as Jaipur, and a senior general ("[[Mirza]] [[Raja]]") of the [[Mughal Empire]]<ref name=DV>{{cite book |last1=Sarkar |first1=Jadunath |title=Shivaji and His Times |year=1992 |publisher=Orient Longman |isbn=978-81-250-1347-1 |page=80 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WYFrgILWbIgC&q=jadunath+sarkar+jai+singh+shivaji&pg=PA80 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Sarkar |first1=Jadunath |title=History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938 |pages=123–126}}</ref>
* [[Jai Singh I]], King of Amber, a state later known as Jaipur, and a senior general ("[[Mirza]] [[Raja]]") of the [[Mughal Empire]]<ref name=DV>{{cite book |last1=Sarkar |first1=Jadunath |title=Shivaji and His Times |year=1992 |publisher=Orient Longman |isbn=978-81-250-1347-1 |page=80 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WYFrgILWbIgC&q=jadunath+sarkar+jai+singh+shivaji&pg=PA80 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Sarkar |first1=Jadunath |title=History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938 |pages=123–126}}</ref>
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* [[Maharaja Gulab Singh]], first Maharaja of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref name=autogenerated1>[https://archive.org/stream/gulabsingh179218031570mbp/gulabsingh179218031570mbp_djvu.txt Full text of "Gulab Singh 1792 1858"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Maharaja Gulab Singh]], first Maharaja of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref name=autogenerated1>[https://archive.org/stream/gulabsingh179218031570mbp/gulabsingh179218031570mbp_djvu.txt Full text of "Gulab Singh 1792 1858"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Rana Ratan Singh]], was a rebel against British rule who was affiliated to Sodhas of [[Umerkot]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1176551 |title=Umerkot: Lost in history |work=Dawn.Com |access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref>
* [[Rana Ratan Singh]], was a rebel against British rule who was affiliated to Sodhas of [[Umerkot]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1176551 |title=Umerkot: Lost in history |work=Dawn.Com |access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref>
* [[Veer Kunwar Singh]], Ruler of [[Jagdishpur estate|Jagdishpur]] rebel leader in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]] against British rule<ref>[http://www.veerkunwarsingh.com/history-of-veer-kunwar-singh.html Veer Kanwar Singh foundation]</ref>
* [[Veer Kunwar Singh]], Ruler of [[Jagdishpur estate|Jagdishpur]] rebel leader in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]] against British rule<ref name="Veer Kanwar Singh foundation">[http://www.veerkunwarsingh.com/history-of-veer-kunwar-singh.html Veer Kanwar Singh foundation]</ref>
*[[Lal Pratap Singh]] of [[Kalakankar]]. He was prominent leader in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] against British rule<ref>{{cite web|title=Lal Pratap Singh|url=http://stampsathi.in/stamppages/2560-lal-pratap-singh.php|publisher=Stamp Sathi|access-date=15 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412230214/http://stampsathi.in/stamppages/2560-lal-pratap-singh.php|archive-date=12 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Lal Pratap Singh]] of [[Kalakankar]]. He was prominent leader in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] against British rule<ref name="Lal Pratap Singh">{{cite web|title=Lal Pratap Singh|url=http://stampsathi.in/stamppages/2560-lal-pratap-singh.php|publisher=Stamp Sathi|access-date=15 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412230214/http://stampsathi.in/stamppages/2560-lal-pratap-singh.php|archive-date=12 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Pratap Singh of Idar|Sir Pratap Singh]] of [[Idar State|Idar]], was a career British Indian Army officer, served as ADC ([[aide-de-camp]]) to [[Edward VII]] from 1887 to 1910. He commanded his regiments heroically during the [[First World War]] in [[France]] and [[Flanders]] from 1914 to 1915 and in the [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine Mandate]] at [[Haifa]] and [[Aleppo]]. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant-General]] in 1916.<ref>{{cite news|title=Famous Indian General Dead|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19220906-1.2.71|access-date=9 May 2017|work=[[The Straits Times]]|date=6 September 1922|page=10}}</ref>
*[[Pratap Singh of Idar|Sir Pratap Singh]] of [[Idar State|Idar]], was a career British Indian Army officer, served as ADC ([[aide-de-camp]]) to [[Edward VII]] from 1887 to 1910. He commanded his regiments heroically during the [[First World War]] in [[France]] and [[Flanders]] from 1914 to 1915 and in the [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine Mandate]] at [[Haifa]] and [[Aleppo]]. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant-General]] in 1916.<ref>{{cite news|title=Famous Indian General Dead|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19220906-1.2.71|access-date=9 May 2017|work=[[The Straits Times]]|date=6 September 1922|page=10}}</ref>
* [[Bhagvatsinhji|Sir Bhagvatsinhji]] of [[Gondal State|Gondal]], a modern reformist visionary, he studied Medicine at the [[University of Edinburgh]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://edin.ac/2HuWwAD|title=Bhagvat Singh (1865 – 1944)|work=The University of Edinburgh|access-date=20 February 2018|language=en}}</ref> from where he graduated as a medical doctor in 1895.<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Maharaja |first=Bhagvats Singhji |date=1895 |title=History of Aryan medical science |language=en |publisher=University of Edinburgh|hdl=1842/24115 }}</ref>
* [[Bhagvatsinhji|Sir Bhagvatsinhji]] of [[Gondal State|Gondal]], a modern reformist visionary, he studied Medicine at the [[University of Edinburgh]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edin.ac/2HuWwAD|title=Bhagvat Singh (1865 – 1944)|work=The University of Edinburgh|access-date=20 February 2018|language=en}}</ref> from where he graduated as a medical doctor in 1895.<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Maharaja |first=Bhagvats Singhji |date=1895 |title=History of Aryan medical science |language=en |publisher=University of Edinburgh|hdl=1842/24115 }}</ref>
* [[Maharaja Ganga Singh]] of [[Bikaner State|Bikaner]], a modern reformist visionary.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=RL8qWNmpkc0C&pg=PT112&lpg=PT112&dq=Ganga+Singh+rajput&source=bl&ots=lT58nQbitq&sig=ImQnMTOd6wKJKYBqf03lTtyo3M0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MBUdVLPyJ-K8ygPsl4HIBQ&ved=0CEYQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Ganga%20Singh%20rajput&f=false Animal Kingdoms By Julie E. Hughes- Google Books]</ref> During the [[First World War]], he commanded the [[Bikaner Camel Corps]] which served in [[France]], [[Egypt]] and [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctevans.net/Versailles/Documents/Whos%20Who.pdf|title=Who's Who in the Peace Conference}}</ref> he was also the only non-White member of the British [[Imperial War Cabinet]] during [[World War I]].
* [[Maharaja Ganga Singh]] of [[Bikaner State|Bikaner]], a modern reformist visionary.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=RL8qWNmpkc0C&pg=PT112&lpg=PT112&dq=Ganga+Singh+rajput&source=bl&ots=lT58nQbitq&sig=ImQnMTOd6wKJKYBqf03lTtyo3M0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MBUdVLPyJ-K8ygPsl4HIBQ&ved=0CEYQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Ganga%20Singh%20rajput&f=false Animal Kingdoms By Julie E. Hughes- Google Books]</ref> During the [[First World War]], he commanded the [[Bikaner Camel Corps]] which served in [[France]], [[Egypt]] and [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctevans.net/Versailles/Documents/Whos%20Who.pdf|title=Who's Who in the Peace Conference}}</ref> he was also the only non-White member of the British [[Imperial War Cabinet]] during [[World War I]].
* [[Maharaja Hari Singh]], the last ruler of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ubx7_Y677oUC&pg=PA137 Jael Silliman]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Nyk6oA2nOlgC&pg=PA207 Aspects of India's International Relations, 1700 to 2000: South Asia]</ref>
* [[Maharaja Hari Singh]], the last ruler of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ubx7_Y677oUC&pg=PA137 Jael Silliman]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Nyk6oA2nOlgC&pg=PA207 Aspects of India's International Relations, 1700 to 2000: South Asia]</ref>


==Freedom fighters==
==Freedom fighters==
* [[Veer Kunwar Singh]], ruler of [[Jagdishpur estate]], rebel leader in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]] against British rule<ref>[http://www.veerkunwarsingh.com/history-of-veer-kunwar-singh.html Veer Kanwar Singh foundation]</ref>
* [[Veer Kunwar Singh]], ruler of [[Jagdishpur estate]], rebel leader in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]] against British rule<ref name="Veer Kanwar Singh foundation"/>
*[[Kushal Singh of Auwa|Kushal Singh]], the rebel thakur of [[Auwa]] who defeated British Army under General Lawrence during [[Indian rebellion of 1857]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hooja|first=Rima|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tosMAQAAMAAJ|title=A History of Rajasthan|date=2006|publisher=Rupa & Company|isbn=978-81-291-0890-6|pages=836|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Kushal Singh of Auwa|Kushal Singh]], the rebel thakur of [[Auwa]] who defeated British Army under General Lawrence during [[Indian rebellion of 1857]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hooja|first=Rima|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tosMAQAAMAAJ|title=A History of Rajasthan|date=2006|publisher=Rupa & Company|isbn=978-81-291-0890-6|pages=836|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Lal Pratap Singh]] of [[Kalakankar]]. He was prominent leader in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] against British rule<ref>{{cite web|title=Lal Pratap Singh|url=http://stampsathi.in/stamppages/2560-lal-pratap-singh.php|publisher=Stamp Sathi|access-date=15 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412230214/http://stampsathi.in/stamppages/2560-lal-pratap-singh.php|archive-date=12 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Lal Pratap Singh]] of [[Kalakankar]]. He was prominent leader in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] against British rule<ref name="Lal Pratap Singh"/>
* [[Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa]], erstwhile ruler of [[Kharwa, Rajasthan|Kharwa]] state, was jailed for organising revolt against the British<ref name=jpr />
* [[Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa]], erstwhile ruler of [[Kharwa, Rajasthan|Kharwa]] state, was jailed for organising revolt against the British<ref name=jpr />
*[[Rana Beni Madho]], ruler of Shankarpur estate and was one of the important rebel leaders in Oudh in the revolt of 1857.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Chanana|first=Priyanka|date=2012|title="Colonial Remodeling of Land Rights After the Uprising of 1857: Conferment and Resumptions in Baiswara Region"|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44156269?read-now=1&refreqid=excelsior%3Ac47a26f588dbd986c5c92544dc6670e3&seq=4#metadata_info_tab_contents|journal=[[Proceedings of the Indian History Congress]]|publisher=[[Indian History Congress]]|volume=73|pages=740|jstor=44156269|via=JSTOR}}</ref>
*[[Meghar Singh Sakarwar]], a rebel zamindar who participated in the rebellion of 1857.<ref name="Downs2002">{{cite journal | title=Rural Insurgency During the Indian Revolt of 1857-59: Meghar Singh and the Uprising of the Sakarwars | author= Troy Downs | journal=South Asia Research |volume = 22| issue=2 | year=2002 | pages= 123–143| doi=10.1177/026272800202200202 | s2cid= 145242596 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Guha|first=Ranajit|title= Elementary Aspects of Peasant Insurgency in Colonial India|publisher=[[Duke University Press]]|year=1999|pages= 118, 238, 323–326|isbn=0822323486 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=y5SrnXC-HNcC&q=ranajit+guha+elementary+aspects+of+peasant+insurgency |language=English}}</ref>
*[[Raja Narain Singh]], Zamindar of the Seris and Kutumba estate. Participated in the [[1781 revolt in Bihar]]<ref name=Maharatna2012>{{cite journal | title=The Zamindars of Bihar: Their Resistance to Colonial Rule Between 1765-1781 | author= Paramita Maharatna | journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume = 73|year=2012 | pages= 1435|jstor = 44156363}}</ref>


==Politicians of India==
==Politicians of India==
[[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|[[V.P. Singh]], former Indian Prime Minister]]
[[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|[[V.P. Singh]], former Indian Prime Minister]]
[[File:Jaswant Singh.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Jaswant Singh]]]]
[[File:Jaswant Singh.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Jaswant Singh]]]]
*[[Jaswant Singh]], former Minister of Defence and Minister of External Affairs<ref>{{Cite news|title=In Rajasthan, Jaswant Singh's Son Banks On Rajput Anger, Father's Legacy|last=IANS|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-rajasthan-jaswant-singhs-son-banks-on-rajput-anger-fathers-legacy-1954657|date=28 November 2018|access-date=23 September 2020|website=NDTV}}</ref>
*[[V. P. Singh]], former Prime Minister of India (1989-1990) and former Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="Kumar2008">{{cite book |last1=Kumar |first1=Ashwani |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=num2I4NFGqIC&pg=PA76 |title=Community Warriors: State, Peasants and Caste Armies in Bihar |date=2008 |publisher=Anthem Press |isbn=978-1-84331-709-8 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Chandra Shekhar]], former Chief minister of India (1990-1991)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chand |first1=Attar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YY4I36ZbJ7gC&pg=PA59 |title=The Long March: Profile of Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar |date=1991 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-81-7099-272-1 |pages=59 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jaswant Singh]], former Minister of Defence and Minister of External Affairs<ref>{{cite news|title=In Rajasthan, Jaswant Singh's Son Banks On Rajput Anger, Father's Legacy|last=IANS|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-rajasthan-jaswant-singhs-son-banks-on-rajput-anger-fathers-legacy-1954657|date=28 November 2018|access-date=23 September 2020|website=NDTV}}</ref>
* [[Karni Singh]], former politician from Rajasthan<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=siooAAAAMAAJ&q=contested+against+as+formidable+a+Rajput+candidate+as+the+Maharaja+of+Bikaner,+Karni+Singh.&dq=contested+against+as+formidable+a+Rajput+candidate+as+the+Maharaja+of+Bikaner,+Karni+Singh.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjz1Lyn_t_wAhXBYysKHcEYAZsQ6AEwAHoECAUQAw Economic and Political Weekly - Volume 6, Part 3 - Page 1318] Quote: "The former represented an instrument for the restoration of not merely Rajput domination but also Jat pride while the latter contested against as formidable a Rajput candidate as the Maharaja of Bikaner, Karni Singh."</ref>
* [[Karni Singh]], former politician from Rajasthan<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=siooAAAAMAAJ&q=contested+against+as+formidable+a+Rajput+candidate+as+the+Maharaja+of+Bikaner,+Karni+Singh.&dq=contested+against+as+formidable+a+Rajput+candidate+as+the+Maharaja+of+Bikaner,+Karni+Singh.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjz1Lyn_t_wAhXBYysKHcEYAZsQ6AEwAHoECAUQAw Economic and Political Weekly - Volume 6, Part 3 - Page 1318] Quote: "The former represented an instrument for the restoration of not merely Rajput domination but also Jat pride while the latter contested against as formidable a Rajput candidate as the Maharaja of Bikaner, Karni Singh."</ref>
*[[Dinesh Singh (politician)|Dinesh Singh]], former Minister of External Affairs<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Dinesh Singh  |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-dinesh-singh-1523677.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date= 2 December 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8v7Vr2iQUHkC&q=dinesh+singh+minister+Rajput&pg=PA300|title=India Since Independence: Making Sense Of Indian Politics|page=300|isbn=9788131734650|last1=Krishna|first1=Ananth V.|date=September 2011}}</ref>
*[[Dinesh Singh (politician)|Dinesh Singh]], former Minister of External Affairs<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: Dinesh Singh  |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-dinesh-singh-1523677.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date= 2 December 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8v7Vr2iQUHkC&q=dinesh+singh+minister+Rajput&pg=PA300|title=India Since Independence: Making Sense Of Indian Politics|page=300|isbn=9788131734650|last1=Krishna|first1=Ananth V.|date=September 2011}}</ref>
*[[Bhim Singh (politician)|Bhim Singh]], Jammu and Kashmir politician<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profbhimsingh.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38 |title=Prof. Bhim Singh Official Website |publisher=Profbhimsingh.com |access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref>
*[[Bhim Singh (politician)|Bhim Singh]], Jammu and Kashmir politician<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profbhimsingh.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38 |title=Prof. Bhim Singh Official Website |publisher=Profbhimsingh.com |access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref>
*[[Manish Sisodia]], Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi<ref>{{Cite news|date=26 January 2018|title=Manish Sisodia will watch film with Rajputs|url=https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/260118/manish-sisodia-will-watch-film-with-rajputs.html|access-date=22 September 2020|work=The Asian Age}}</ref>
*[[Manish Sisodia]], Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi<ref>{{cite news|date=26 January 2018|title=Manish Sisodia will watch film with Rajputs|url=https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/260118/manish-sisodia-will-watch-film-with-rajputs.html|access-date=22 September 2020|work=The Asian Age}}</ref>
*[[Dilip Singh Judeo]], former politician from Chhattisgarh<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mQiKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA100&dq=Dilip+Singh+Judeo+Rajput&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwie8IahiuDwAhXcILcAHfrkA9sQ6AEwA3oECAUQAw#v=onepage&q=Dilip%20Singh%20Judeo%20Rajput&f=false Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India]</ref>
*[[Dilip Singh Judeo]], former politician from Chhattisgarh<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mQiKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA100&dq=Dilip+Singh+Judeo+Rajput&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwie8IahiuDwAhXcILcAHfrkA9sQ6AEwA3oECAUQAw#v=onepage&q=Dilip%20Singh%20Judeo%20Rajput&f=false Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India]</ref>
* [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]], former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gbuZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT65&dq=Son+of+the+great+Rajput+leader+Anugrah+Narayan+Sinha&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3xcaF8N_wAhVYfisKHVStAUcQ6AEwAXoECAAQAw#v=onepage&q=Son%20of%20the%20great%20Rajput%20leader%20Anugrah%20Narayan%20Sinha&f=false India Votes: Alliance Politics And Minority Governments]</ref>
* [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]], former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gbuZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT65&dq=Son+of+the+great+Rajput+leader+Anugrah+Narayan+Sinha&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3xcaF8N_wAhVYfisKHVStAUcQ6AEwAXoECAAQAw#v=onepage&q=Son%20of%20the%20great%20Rajput%20leader%20Anugrah%20Narayan%20Sinha&f=false India Votes: Alliance Politics And Minority Governments]</ref>
* [[Raghuvansh Prasad Singh]], former Bihar politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/face-behind-biggest-anti-poverty-scheme-how-rjd-sidelined-raghuvansh-prasad-amid-family-poll-game-2684857.html|title=Brain Behind the Biggest Anti-poverty Scheme, How RJD Sidelined Raghuvansh Prasad|date=24 June 2020}}</ref>
* [[Raghuvansh Prasad Singh]], former Bihar politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/face-behind-biggest-anti-poverty-scheme-how-rjd-sidelined-raghuvansh-prasad-amid-family-poll-game-2684857.html|title=Brain Behind the Biggest Anti-poverty Scheme, How RJD Sidelined Raghuvansh Prasad|date=24 June 2020}}</ref>
* [[Amar Singh (politician)|Amar Singh]], former Uttar Pradesh politician<ref>{{cite book|author=Chande, B.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fEhXiAnWXA4C&pg=PA337|title=Betrayal of Indian Democracy|date=1999|publisher=Atlantic Publishers and Distributors|isbn=9788171567928|page=337|access-date=7 July 2015}}</ref>
* [[Amar Singh (politician)|Amar Singh]], former Uttar Pradesh politician<ref>{{cite book|author=Chande, B.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fEhXiAnWXA4C&pg=PA337|title=Betrayal of Indian Democracy|date=1999|publisher=Atlantic Publishers and Distributors|isbn=9788171567928|page=337|access-date=7 July 2015}}</ref>
* [[Sher Singh Rana]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brdQ65Rczvs Sher Singh Rana interview video on Rajasthan TV 02:00 ''YouTube'']</ref>  Politician, founder of Rashtravadi Janlok Party.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sher Singh Rana, key accused in Phoolan Devi murder case, joins hands with UKD to contest Delhi polls|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/19/sher-singh-rana-key-accused-in-phoolan-devi-murder-case-joins-hands-with-ukd-to-contest-delhi-poll-2091650.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120123503/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/19/sher-singh-rana-key-accused-in-phoolan-devi-murder-case-joins-hands-with-ukd-to-contest-delhi-poll-2091650.html|archive-date=20 January 2020|access-date=3 December 2020|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sher Singh Rana Gets Bail In Phoolan Devi Murder Case|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sher-singh-rana-gets-bail-in-phoolan-devi-murder-case-1477819|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823103221/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sher-singh-rana-gets-bail-in-phoolan-devi-murder-case-1477819|archive-date=23 August 2019|access-date=3 December 2020|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
* [[Sher Singh Rana]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brdQ65Rczvs Sher Singh Rana interview video on Rajasthan TV 02:00 ''YouTube'']</ref>  Politician, founder of Rashtravadi Janlok Party.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sher Singh Rana, key accused in Phoolan Devi murder case, joins hands with UKD to contest Delhi polls|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/19/sher-singh-rana-key-accused-in-phoolan-devi-murder-case-joins-hands-with-ukd-to-contest-delhi-poll-2091650.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120123503/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/jan/19/sher-singh-rana-key-accused-in-phoolan-devi-murder-case-joins-hands-with-ukd-to-contest-delhi-poll-2091650.html|archive-date=20 January 2020|access-date=3 December 2020|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sher Singh Rana Gets Bail In Phoolan Devi Murder Case|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sher-singh-rana-gets-bail-in-phoolan-devi-murder-case-1477819|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823103221/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sher-singh-rana-gets-bail-in-phoolan-devi-murder-case-1477819|archive-date=23 August 2019|access-date=3 December 2020|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>


=== [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Ministers]] ===
* [[Deep Narayan Singh]], former Chief minister of Bihar<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mishra |first1=Girish |last2=Pandey |first2=Braj Kumar |title=Sociology and Economics of Casteism in India: A Study of Bihar |date=1996 |publisher=Pragati Publications |isbn=978-81-7307-036-5 |page=323 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Sociology_and_Economics_of_Casteism_in_I/e41uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Deep+Narayan+Singh+bihar+rajput&dq=Deep+Narayan+Singh+bihar+rajput&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
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* [[Harihar Singh]], former Chief minister of Bihar<ref name="Kumar2008"/>
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* [[Chandrashekhar Singh]], former Chief minister of Bihar<ref name="Zarhani">{{cite news |last1=Zarhani |first1=Seyed Hossein |title=Governance and Development in India: A Comparative Study on Andhra Pradesh and Bihar after Liberalization |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Governance_and_Development_in_India/_3tqDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Chandrashekhar+Singh+bihar+chief+minister+rajput&pg=PT184&printsec=frontcover |publisher=Routledge |date=3 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
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* [[Satyendra Narayan Sinha]], former Chief minister of Bihar<ref name="Kumar2008"/>
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* [[Madhav Singh Solanki]], former Chief minister of Gujarat<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chawla |first1=Prabhu |title=Anti-reservation agitation does not have mass support: Madhavsinh Solanki |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19810315-anti-reservation-agitation-does-not-have-mass-support-madhavsinh-solanki-772741-2013-11-26 |access-date=6 April 2022 |work=India Today |date=15 March 1981 |language=en}}</ref>
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* [[Shankersinh Vaghela]], former Chief minister of Gujarat and Union Minister of Textiles
|[[File:Visit of Vishwanath Pratap Sing, Indian Minister for Trade, to the CEC (cropped).jpg|101x101px]]
* [[Thakur Ram Lal]], former Chief minister of Himachal Pradesh<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grover |first1=Verinder |last2=Arora |first2=Ranjana |title=Encyclopaedia of India and Her States: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab |date=1996 |publisher=Deep & Deep |isbn=978-81-7100-730-1 |page=42 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Encyclopaedia_of_India_and_Her_States_Hi/aPVtAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Thakur+Ram+Lal+rajput&dq=Thakur+Ram+Lal+rajput&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]
* [[Virbhadra Singh]], former Chief minister of Himachal Pradesh<ref name="WeekHimachal">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Pratul |title=It's Rajput versus Rajput in Himachal polls |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/its-rajput-versus-rajput-in-himachal-polls.html |access-date=6 April 2022 |work=the Week |date=2 November 2017}}</ref>
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* [[Dharam Singh]], former Chief minister of Karnataka<ref>{{cite news |title=N Dharam Singh: 'A simple politician with no enemies' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/n-dharam-singh-a-simple-politician-with-no-enemies-ajatshatru-4770673/ |access-date=6 April 2022 |work=The Indian Express |date=28 July 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
|[[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|99x99px]]
* [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]], former Chief minister of Madhya Pradesh<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tillin |first1=Louise |title=Remapping India: New States and their Political Origins |date=1 October 2013 |publisher=Hurst Publishers |isbn=978-1-84904-229-1 |page=153 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Remapping_India/abENAQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=arjun+Singh+chief+minister+madhya+pradesh+rajput&pg=PA153&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Chandra Shekhar]]
* [[Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo]], former Chief minister of Odisha and member of Royal [[Singh Deo family]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=P |first1=Kabad: Waman |title=Indian Who's who |publisher=Yeshanand & Company |page=272 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Indian_Who_s_who/QIkyQEfSH70C?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Rajendra+Narayan+Singh+Deo+rajput&dq=Rajendra+Narayan+Singh+Deo+rajput&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
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* [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]], former Chief minister of Rajasthan<ref>{{Cite news|title=राजपूतों को आईना दिखाने वाले भैरों सिंह शेखावत|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-41715698|access-date=6 April 2022|work=BBC|date=23 October 2017|language=hi}}</ref>
 
* [[Tribhuvan Narain Singh]],former Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh <ref name="Print2020">{{cite news |title=Who are Thakurs of UP and why are they powerful? Answers are key to understanding Hathras |url=https://theprint.in/india/who-are-thakurs-of-up-and-why-are-they-powerful-answers-are-key-to-understanding-hathras/519418/ |access-date=6 April 2022 |work=ThePrint |date=9 October 2020}}</ref>
=== [[List of current Indian chief ministers|Chief Ministers]] ===
* [[Vir Bahadur Singh]],former Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh<ref name="Print2020"/>
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* [[Yogi Adityanath]], 17th and current Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aron |first1=Sunita |title=Yogi Adityanath interview: 'I do politics of development... how can that be divisive' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly-election/yogi-adityanath-interview-i-do-politics-of-development-how-can-that-be-divisive-101643309039129.html |access-date=6 April 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=28 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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* [[Harish Rawat]], former Chief minister of Uttarakhand<ref>{{cite news |title=Not Just BJP, Congress' Harish Rawat Faces Ire of Party Workers Too as he Contests From Nainital |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/not-just-bjp-congress-harish-rawat-faces-ire-of-party-workers-as-he-contests-from-nainital-2076157.html |access-date=6 April 2022 |work=News18 |date=24 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Deep Narayan Singh]]
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|[[Harihar Singh]]
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|[[Chandrashekhar Singh]]
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|[[Satyendra Narayan Sinha]]
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|[[File:The former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Dr. Raman Singh.jpg|104x104px]]
|[[Raman Singh]]
|[[List of chief ministers of Chhattisgarh|Chhattisgarh]]
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|[[File:Madhavsinh Solanki.jpg|75x75px]]
|[[Madhav Singh Solanki]]
| rowspan="2" |[[List of chief ministers of Gujarat|Gujarat]]
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|[[File:Shankersinh vaghela profile.jpg|87x87px]]
|[[Shankersinh Vaghela]]
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|[[File:Yashwant Singh Parmar 1988 stamp of India.jpg|99x99px]]
|[[Yashwant Singh Parmar]]
| rowspan="5" |[[List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]]
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|[[File:Thakur Ram Lal.jpg|94x94px]]
|[[Thakur Ram Lal]]
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|[[File:Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh.jpg|89x89px]]
|[[Virbhadra Singh]]
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|[[File:Prem Kumar Dhumal.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Prem Kumar Dhumal]]
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|[[File:JRThakur.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Jai Ram Thakur]]
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|[[File:Dharam Singh.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Dharam Singh]]
|[[List of chief ministers of Karnataka|Karnataka]]
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|[[Govind Narayan Singh]]
| rowspan="3" |[[List of chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]]
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|[[File:Arjun Singh 237.jpg|109x109px]]
|[[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]]
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|[[File:Digvijaya Singh.jpg|97x97px]]
|[[Digvijaya Singh]]
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|[[File:RNS-Deo.jpg|85x85px]]
|[[Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo]]
|[[List of chief ministers of Odisha|Odisha]]
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|[[File:BS Shekhawat.jpg|110x110px]]
|[[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]]
|[[List of chief ministers of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]]
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|[[Tribhuvan Narain Singh]]
| rowspan="5" |[[List of chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]]
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|[[File:Visit of Vishwanath Pratap Sing, Indian Minister for Trade, to the CEC (cropped).jpg|101x101px]]
|[[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]
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|[[Vir Bahadur Singh]]
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|[[File:Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh in February 2020.jpg|116x116px]]
|[[Rajnath Singh]]
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|[[File:The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Shri Yogi Adityanath in New Delhi on February 10, 2018 (cropped).jpg|117x117px]]
|[[Yogi Adityanath]]
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|[[File:Bhagatsinghkoshyari.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]
| rowspan="5" |[[List of chief ministers of Uttarakhand|Uttarakhand]]
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|[[File:HarishRawat.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Harish Rawat]]
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|[[File:The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat.jpg|94x94px]]
|[[Trivendra Singh Rawat]]
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|[[File:The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Tirath Singh Rawat.jpg|113x113px]]
|[[Tirath Singh Rawat]]
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|[[File:Pushkar Singh Dhami.jpg|75x75px]]
|[[Pushkar Singh Dhami]]
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|[[Awadhesh Pratap Singh]]
|[[Vindhya Pradesh]]
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[[File:Admiral Madhvendra Singh.jpg|thumb|160px|[[Madhvendra Singh]], former Chief of Indian Navy]]
[[File:Admiral Madhvendra Singh.jpg|thumb|160px|[[Madhvendra Singh]], former Chief of Indian Navy]]
* [[Rajendrasinhji Jadeja|General Rajendrasinhji Jadeja]], former chief of the Indian Army<ref>[https://www.defencebrat.com/indian-army-post/chief-of-army-staff/amp/ List of Chief of Army Staff (India)| Army Chiefs of India]</ref><ref name=jpr/>
* [[Rajendrasinhji Jadeja|General Rajendrasinhji Jadeja]], former chief of the Indian Army<ref>[https://www.defencebrat.com/indian-army-post/chief-of-army-staff/amp/ List of Chief of Army Staff (India)| Army Chiefs of India]</ref><ref name=jpr/>
*[[Rajinder Singh (brigadier)|Brigadier Rajinder Singh]], popularly known as "Saviour of Kashmir" and India's first recipient of the Maha Vir Chakra.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jamwal|first=Ayushman|date=2016-08-15|title=The 1947 War Hero Who Sacrificed His Life For Kashmir|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/blogs/brigadier-rajinder-singh-the-1947-war-hero-who-sacrificed-his-life-for-kashmir|access-date=2020-08-21|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Brig Rajinder Singh among greatest Dogra warriors: MLC|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/j-k/brig-rajinder-singh-among-greatest-dogra-warriors-mlc-422351|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=First war hero of Independent India: Brig Rajinder Singh|url=https://news.statetimes.in/first-war-hero-of-independent-india-brig-rajinder-singh/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=State Times|language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[Rajinder Singh (brigadier)|Brigadier Rajinder Singh]], popularly known as "Saviour of Kashmir" and India's first recipient of the Maha Vir Chakra.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jamwal|first=Ayushman|date=15 August 2016|title=The 1947 War Hero Who Sacrificed His Life For Kashmir|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/blogs/brigadier-rajinder-singh-the-1947-war-hero-who-sacrificed-his-life-for-kashmir|access-date=21 August 2020|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Brig Rajinder Singh among greatest Dogra warriors: MLC|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/j-k/brig-rajinder-singh-among-greatest-dogra-warriors-mlc-422351|access-date=18 September 2020|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=First war hero of Independent India: Brig Rajinder Singh|url=https://news.statetimes.in/first-war-hero-of-independent-india-brig-rajinder-singh/|access-date=18 September 2020|website=State Times|language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[Shah Nawaz Khan (general)|Shah Nawaz Khan Janjua]], an officer in the Indian National Army during Second World War<ref>Shah Nawaz Khan, ''The I. N. A. Heroes: Autobiographies of Maj. Gen. Shahnawaz, Col. Prem K. Sahgal [and] Col. Gurbax Singh Dhillon of the Azad Hind Fauj'', Hero Publications (1946), p. 3</ref><ref>''Indian Annual Register'', July-December 1945, vol. 2, p. 200</ref>
*[[Shah Nawaz Khan (general)|Shah Nawaz Khan Janjua]], an officer in the Indian National Army during Second World War<ref>Shah Nawaz Khan, ''The I. N. A. Heroes: Autobiographies of Maj. Gen. Shahnawaz, Col. Prem K. Sahgal [and] Col. Gurbax Singh Dhillon of the Azad Hind Fauj'', Hero Publications (1946), p. 3</ref><ref>''Indian Annual Register'', July–December 1945, vol. 2, p. 200</ref>
* [[Jadu Nath Singh|Naik Jadu Nath Singh Rathore]], awarded the Param Vir Chakra<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NXZgxn_wORwC&q=naik+jadu+nath+singh+rajput|title=Traditions of the Indian army |last1=Pal |first1=Dharm |year=1978}} Cite: ''Naik Jadunath Singh, a Rathor Rajput, serving in 1/7 Rajput Regiment (now the 4th Battalion of the Brigade of Guards) won the Param Vir Chakra posthumously in the Jammu and Kashmir operations in 1948.''</ref>
* [[Jadu Nath Singh|Naik Jadu Nath Singh Rathore]], awarded the Param Vir Chakra<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NXZgxn_wORwC&q=naik+jadu+nath+singh+rajput|title=Traditions of the Indian army |last1=Pal |first1=Dharm |year=1978}} Cite: ''Naik Jadunath Singh, a Rathor Rajput, serving in 1/7 Rajput Regiment (now the 4th Battalion of the Brigade of Guards) won the Param Vir Chakra posthumously in the Jammu and Kashmir operations in 1948.''</ref>
* [[Shaitan Singh|Major Shaitan Singh]], awarded the Param Vir Chakra<ref>[https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/news/india/know-more-about-india-s-rajput-community-18695.html/page/9 Indian Rajput Community : India TV]</ref>
* [[Shaitan Singh|Major Shaitan Singh]], awarded the Param Vir Chakra<ref>[https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/news/india/know-more-about-india-s-rajput-community-18695.html/page/9 Indian Rajput Community : India TV]</ref>
* [[Sawai Bhawani Singh|Brigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh]], awarded the Mahavir Chakra<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-17/jaipur/29427553_1_maharaja-city-palace-diya-kumari | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606143649/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-17/jaipur/29427553_1_maharaja-city-palace-diya-kumari | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-06-06 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Maharaja of Jaipur Bhawani Singh passes away}}</ref>
* [[Sawai Bhawani Singh|Brigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh]], awarded the Mahavir Chakra<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-17/jaipur/29427553_1_maharaja-city-palace-diya-kumari | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606143649/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-17/jaipur/29427553_1_maharaja-city-palace-diya-kumari | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 June 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Maharaja of Jaipur Bhawani Singh passes away}}</ref>
* [[Hanut Singh (soldier)|Lt Gen Hanut Singh Rathore]], awarded the Maha Vir Chakra<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theindianfeed.in/dehradun-hanut-singh-1971-indo-pak-heros-memorial-sealed-triggers-protest/|title=Dehradun: 1971 Indo-Pak hero Hanut Singh's memorial sealed, triggers protest|first=Zoyena Shams|last=Ansari|date=15 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/lt-gen-hanut-singh-rathore-dies-while-in-meditation/66101.html|title=Lt-Gen Hanut Singh Rathore dies while in meditation}}</ref>
* [[Hanut Singh (soldier)|Lt Gen Hanut Singh Rathore]], awarded the Maha Vir Chakra<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theindianfeed.in/dehradun-hanut-singh-1971-indo-pak-heros-memorial-sealed-triggers-protest/|title=Dehradun: 1971 Indo-Pak hero Hanut Singh's memorial sealed, triggers protest|first=Zoyena Shams|last=Ansari|date=15 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/lt-gen-hanut-singh-rathore-dies-while-in-meditation/66101.html|title=Lt-Gen Hanut Singh Rathore dies while in meditation}}</ref>
* [[Kishan Singh Rathore|Colonel Kishan Singh Rathore]], a war hero of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, was awarded Maha Vir Chakra.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kishan Singh Rathore {{!}} Gallantry Awards|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/kishan-singh-rathor|access-date=|website=}}</ref>  
* [[Kishan Singh Rathore|Colonel Kishan Singh Rathore]], a war hero of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, was awarded Maha Vir Chakra.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kishan Singh Rathore {{!}} Gallantry Awards|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/kishan-singh-rathor|access-date=|website=}}</ref>  
*[[Bipin Rawat|General Bipin Rawat]], current Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India and former chief of Indian Army.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/top-positions-in-countrys-security-establishments-helmed-by-men-from-ukhand/articleshow/56056880.cms|title=Top positions in country's security establishments helmed by men from Uttarakhand - Times of India|access-date=1 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221184712/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/top-positions-in-countrys-security-establishments-helmed-by-men-from-ukhand/articleshow/56056880.cms|archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref>
*[[Bipin Rawat|General Bipin Rawat]], first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India and former chief of Indian Army.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/top-positions-in-countrys-security-establishments-helmed-by-men-from-ukhand/articleshow/56056880.cms|title=Top positions in country's security establishments helmed by men from Uttarakhand - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=1 January 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221184712/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/top-positions-in-countrys-security-establishments-helmed-by-men-from-ukhand/articleshow/56056880.cms|archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref>
* [[V. K. Singh|General V.K. Singh]], Indian politician and former chief of the Indian Army<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Anuj|date=2019-03-29|title=General V.K. Singh fights a divided Opposition in U.P.'s Ghaziabad|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/general-vk-singh-fights-a-divided-opposition-in-ups-ghaziabad/article26680967.ece|access-date=2020-08-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* [[V. K. Singh|General V.K. Singh]], Indian politician and former chief of the Indian Army<ref>{{cite news|last=Kumar|first=Anuj|date=29 March 2019|title=General V.K. Singh fights a divided Opposition in U.P.'s Ghaziabad|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/general-vk-singh-fights-a-divided-opposition-in-ups-ghaziabad/article26680967.ece|access-date=29 August 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* [[Anant Singh Pathania|Maj Gen Anant Singh Pathania]], a recipient of Maha Vir Chakra and the first Indian to receive Military Cross in the Second World War.<ref name= "pathania_clan">{{cite book |editor1-last=Brentnall |editor1-first=Mark |title=The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire (Volume I: Himachal Pradesh) |year=2004 |publication-date=2004 |page=360 |isbn=81-7387-163-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/from-a-family-of-warriors-i/|title = From a Family of Warriors – I|date = April 2021}}</ref>
* [[Anant Singh Pathania|Maj Gen Anant Singh Pathania]], a recipient of Maha Vir Chakra and the first Indian to receive Military Cross in the Second World War.<ref name= "pathania_clan">{{cite book |editor1-last=Brentnall |editor1-first=Mark |title=The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire (Volume I: Himachal Pradesh) |year=2004 |publication-date=2004 |page=360 |isbn=81-7387-163-9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/from-a-family-of-warriors-i/|title = From a Family of Warriors – I|date = April 2021}}</ref>
* [[Madhvendra Singh|Admiral Madhvendra Singh]], former chief of the Indian Navy<ref>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/taking-navy-from-seas-to-the-highest-peak/cid/722333 Taking navy from seas to the highest peak : ''Telegraph India'']</ref>
* [[Madhvendra Singh|Admiral Madhvendra Singh]], former chief of the Indian Navy<ref>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/taking-navy-from-seas-to-the-highest-peak/cid/722333 Taking navy from seas to the highest peak : ''Telegraph India'']</ref>
* [[Nathu Singh Rathore|Lt Gen Nathu Singh Rathore]], served the Indian Army from 1947 to 1954, was offered Commander-in-Chief of army post but he declined, stating that General K. M. Cariappa was senior to him and more eligible for the post. <ref>{{cite book|title=Leadership in the Indian Army|first=V.K.|last=Singh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cJDsk_g6tXUC&q=nathu+singh+rathore+rajput&pg=PA54|page=54|publisher=Sage publications|date=2005|isbn=9780761933229}}</ref>
* [[Nathu Singh Rathore|Lt Gen Nathu Singh Rathore]], served the Indian Army from 1947 to 1954, was offered Commander-in-Chief of army post but he declined, stating that General K. M. Cariappa was senior to him and more eligible for the post.<ref>{{cite book|title=Leadership in the Indian Army|first=V.K.|last=Singh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cJDsk_g6tXUC&q=nathu+singh+rathore+rajput&pg=PA54|page=54|publisher=Sage publications|date=2005|isbn=9780761933229}}</ref>
* [[Piru Singh|Hawaldar Piru Singh Shekhawat]], awarded the Param Vir Chakra<ref>[https://www.mynation.com/india-news/havaldar-piru-singh-died-bayoneting-enemy-troops-while-fatally-injured-in-indo-pakistan-war-prt10r Havaldar Piru Singh: Died bayoneting enemy troops while fatally injured in Indo-Pakistan war]</ref>
* [[Piru Singh|Hawaldar Piru Singh Shekhawat]], awarded the Param Vir Chakra<ref>[https://www.mynation.com/india-news/havaldar-piru-singh-died-bayoneting-enemy-troops-while-fatally-injured-in-indo-pakistan-war-prt10r Havaldar Piru Singh: Died bayoneting enemy troops while fatally injured in Indo-Pakistan war]</ref>
* [[Gurbachan Singh Salaria|Capt Gurbachan Singh Salaria]], awarded the Param Vir Chakra<ref>[https://www.thebetterindia.com/165526/indian-army-param-vir-chakra-soldier-congo-news/ An Ode To The Only UN Peacekeeper Awarded The Param Vir Chakra]</ref>
* [[Gurbachan Singh Salaria|Capt Gurbachan Singh Salaria]], awarded the Param Vir Chakra<ref>[https://www.thebetterindia.com/165526/indian-army-param-vir-chakra-soldier-congo-news/ An Ode To The Only UN Peacekeeper Awarded The Param Vir Chakra]</ref>
* [[Sagat Singh|Lt Gen Sagat Singh]], awarded the Padma Bhushan<ref>[https://thedailyguardian.com/the-forgotten-general-who-never-lost-a-war/ The forgotten general who never lost a war : ''The Daily Guardian'']</ref>
* [[Sagat Singh|Lt Gen Sagat Singh]], awarded the Padma Bhushan<ref>[https://thedailyguardian.com/the-forgotten-general-who-never-lost-a-war/ The forgotten general who never lost a war : ''The Daily Guardian'']</ref>
* [[Vijai Singh Shekhawat|Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat]], former chief of the Indian Navy<ref name=jpr>{{cite book|title=Jaipur: Gem of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5tCeDAAAQBAJ&q=jaipur+gem+of+india+page+420&pg=PT3|first=D.K.|last=Taknet|publisher=Integral IDMS|page=420-421|date=2016|isbn=9781942322054}}</ref>
* [[Vijai Singh Shekhawat|Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat]], former chief of the Indian Navy<ref name=jpr>{{cite book|title=Jaipur: Gem of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5tCeDAAAQBAJ&q=jaipur+gem+of+india+page+420&pg=PT3|first=D.K.|last=Taknet|publisher=Integral IDMS|pages=420–421|date=2016|isbn=9781942322054}}</ref>
* [[Chandan Singh (Air Vice Marshal)|Air Vice Marshal Chandan Singh Rathore]], awarded the Maha Vir Chakra<ref>https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/features/brilliant-unconventional-fearless-group-captain-chandan-singh-seniormost-iaf-officer-to-be-awarded-mvc-250238</ref>
* [[Chandan Singh (Air Vice Marshal)|Air Vice Marshal Chandan Singh Rathore]], awarded the Maha Vir Chakra<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/features/brilliant-unconventional-fearless-group-captain-chandan-singh-seniormost-iaf-officer-to-be-awarded-mvc-250238|title=Brilliant, unconventional, fearless, Group Captain Chandan Singh, seniormost IAF officer to be awarded MVC}}</ref>
* [[Saurabh Singh Shekhawat|Brigadier Saurabh Singh Shekhawat]], awarded the Kirti Chakra<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/viral-videos-trending/colonel-saurabh-singh-shekhawat-viral-video-on-religion-padmaavat-controversy-rajput-5055863/ VIDEO: This army officer’s take on religion has gone viral for all the right reasons ''The Indian Express'']</ref>
* [[Saurabh Singh Shekhawat|Brigadier Saurabh Singh Shekhawat]], awarded the Kirti Chakra<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/viral-videos-trending/colonel-saurabh-singh-shekhawat-viral-video-on-religion-padmaavat-controversy-rajput-5055863/ VIDEO: This army officer’s take on religion has gone viral for all the right reasons ''The Indian Express'']</ref>
* [[Kanwar Bahadur Singh|Lt Gen Kanwar Bahadur Singh]], served the Indian Army from 1931 to 1959<ref name=jpr />
* [[Kanwar Bahadur Singh|Lt Gen Kanwar Bahadur Singh]], served the Indian Army from 1931 to 1959<ref name=jpr />
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[[File:Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto]], former President and Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
[[File:Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto]], former President and Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
* [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]], [[List of Presidents of Pakistan|4th President]] and the [[List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan|9th Prime Minister]] of Pakistan<ref name=ancestry>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/64265/Zulfikar-Ali-Bhutto|title=Zulfikar Ali Bhutto|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>
* [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]], [[List of Presidents of Pakistan|4th President]] and the [[List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan|9th Prime Minister]] of Pakistan<ref name=ancestry>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/64265/Zulfikar-Ali-Bhutto|title=Zulfikar Ali Bhutto|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>
*[[Benazir Bhutto]],elected twice as Prime Minister of Pakistan.<ref name="EB">{{Cite news|title=Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9079077/Zulfikar-Ali-Bhutto|access-date=7 November 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhutto Family|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/bhutto.htm|access-date=2020-09-09|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>  
*[[Benazir Bhutto]],elected twice as Prime Minister of Pakistan.<ref name="EB">{{cite news|title=Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9079077/Zulfikar-Ali-Bhutto|access-date=7 November 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhutto Family|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/bhutto.htm|access-date=9 September 2020|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>  
* [[Allah Bux Soomro]], former chief minister of [[Sindh]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of National Biography|page=435|publisher=Research Wing, Indian Bibliographic Centre|year=2000|isbn=978-81-85131-15-3}}</ref>
* [[Allah Bux Soomro]], former chief minister of [[Sindh]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of National Biography|page=435|publisher=Research Wing, Indian Bibliographic Centre|year=2000|isbn=978-81-85131-15-3}}</ref>
* [[Shah Nawaz Bhutto|Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto]], Prime Minister of the princely state [[Junagadh State|Junagarh]]<ref name=ancestry/>
* [[Shah Nawaz Bhutto|Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto]], Prime Minister of the princely state [[Junagadh State|Junagarh]]<ref name=ancestry/>
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* [[Chaya Singh]], Indian actress<ref>{{cite news |last1=Prabhakaran |first1=Mahalakshmi |title=A new year by any other name |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-a-new-year-by-any-other-name-1666512 |access-date=29 March 2020 |work=DNA India |date=23 March 2012 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Chaya Singh]], Indian actress<ref>{{cite news |last1=Prabhakaran |first1=Mahalakshmi |title=A new year by any other name |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-a-new-year-by-any-other-name-1666512 |access-date=29 March 2020 |work=DNA India |date=23 March 2012 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Preity Zinta]], Indian film actress<ref>{{cite news |title=Preity Zinta rubbishes claims of her 'British ancestry'! |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/preity-zinta-rubbishes-claims-of-her-british-ancestry_22242.html |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=Zee News |date=2 February 2009}}</ref>
* [[Preity Zinta]], Indian film actress<ref>{{cite news |title=Preity Zinta rubbishes claims of her 'British ancestry'! |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/preity-zinta-rubbishes-claims-of-her-british-ancestry_22242.html |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=Zee News |date=2 February 2009}}</ref>
* [[Abhimanyu Singh]], Indian film and TV actor<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sidhu |first1=Gurpreet |title=Abhimanyu Singh's Shades of Reel in Real|url=https://www.nevanta.com/abhimanyu-singh-the-character-overtake-my-personality/|access-date=18 November 2021 |work=Nevanta|date=6 July 2013}}</ref>
* [[Kangana Ranaut]], Indian film actress<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Divya |title=Kangana Ranaut To Karni Sena On Manikarnika Row: I'm Rajput, Will Destroy You |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kangana-ranaut-to-karni-sena-on-manikarnika-row-im-rajput-will-destroy-you-1979536 |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=NDTV.com |date=18 January 2019}}</ref>
* [[Kangana Ranaut]], Indian film actress<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Divya |title=Kangana Ranaut To Karni Sena On Manikarnika Row: I'm Rajput, Will Destroy You |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/kangana-ranaut-to-karni-sena-on-manikarnika-row-im-rajput-will-destroy-you-1979536 |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=NDTV.com |date=18 January 2019}}</ref>
* [[Sonal Chauhan]], Indian film actress and model<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 August 2014|title=When Sonal Chauhan felt like Rajput princess|url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/glamtalk/when-sonal-chauhan-felt-like-rajput-princess_160480.html|access-date=22 September 2020|work=Zee News|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sonal Chauhan]], Indian film actress and model<ref>{{cite news|date=21 August 2014|title=When Sonal Chauhan felt like Rajput princess|url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/glamtalk/when-sonal-chauhan-felt-like-rajput-princess_160480.html|access-date=22 September 2020|work=Zee News|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sushant Singh Rajput]], former Indian TV and film actor<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramashankar |title=Caste factor turns Sushant Singh Rajput death into emotive issue ahead of Bihar assembly polls {{!}} Patna News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/caste-factor-turns-sushant-death-into-emotive-issue-ahead-of-assembly-polls/articleshow/77357958.cms |access-date=22 September 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=5 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Sushant Singh Rajput]], former Indian TV and film actor<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramashankar |title=Caste factor turns Sushant Singh Rajput death into emotive issue ahead of Bihar assembly polls |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/caste-factor-turns-sushant-death-into-emotive-issue-ahead-of-assembly-polls/articleshow/77357958.cms |access-date=22 September 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=5 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mohena Singh]], Indian TV actress and member of [[Rewa State|Rewa]] royal family<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jain |first1=Sanya |title=Actress Mohena Kumari Singh Shuts Down Troll Who Questioned Her Veil In Wedding Pic |url=https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/actress-mohena-kumari-singh-shuts-down-troll-who-questioned-her-veil-in-wedding-pic-2158074 |access-date=22 June 2022 |work=NDTV |date=3 January 2020}}</ref>
* [[Sonarika Bhadoria]], Indian TV actress<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wadhwa |first1=Akash |title=I am the only Parvati for Mahadev: Sonarika - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-am-the-only-Parvati-for-Mahadev-Sonarika/articleshow/20872169.cms |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2 July 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Sonarika Bhadoria]], Indian TV actress<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wadhwa |first1=Akash |title=I am the only Parvati for Mahadev: Sonarika - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/I-am-the-only-Parvati-for-Mahadev-Sonarika/articleshow/20872169.cms |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2 July 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Disha Patani]], Indian actress<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Madhureeta |title=Disha Patani: The only time I'm not shy is when I'm facing the camera |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Disha-Patani-The-only-time-Im-not-shy-is-when-Im-facing-the-camera/articleshow/53569765.cms |access-date=19 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=23 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Disha Patani]], Indian actress<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Madhureeta |title=Disha Patani: The only time I'm not shy is when I'm facing the camera |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Disha-Patani-The-only-time-Im-not-shy-is-when-Im-facing-the-camera/articleshow/53569765.cms |access-date=19 January 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=23 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Thakur Anoop Singh]], Indian film and TV actor<ref>{{Cite news|date=15 March 2019|title=Thakur Anoop Singh talks about his association with Sunil Kumar Desai|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/a-hero-can-land-a-loaded-punch/articleshow/68415745.cms|access-date=22 September 2020|work=Bangalore Mirror|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Thakur Anoop Singh]], Indian film and TV actor<ref>{{cite news|date=15 March 2019|title=Thakur Anoop Singh talks about his association with Sunil Kumar Desai|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/a-hero-can-land-a-loaded-punch/articleshow/68415745.cms|access-date=22 September 2020|work=Bangalore Mirror|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Urvashi Rautela]], Indian film actress<ref>[https://bollywoodtoday.in/manushi-chillar-and-urvashi-rautela-reacts-to-swara-bhaskars-open-letter/ Manushi Chillar And Urvashi Rautela Reacts To Swara Bhaskar’s Open Letter] ''Quote'': “I am a Rajput myself, I respect Rani Padmini and I really don’t want to comment much on the film as I haven’t seen it. But all I can say that trolling is such a common thing, it happens to everyone. During Filmfare it happened with me”</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_WEGxEhmsQ Urvashi Rautela interview]</ref>
* [[Urvashi Rautela]], Indian film actress<ref>[https://bollywoodtoday.in/manushi-chillar-and-urvashi-rautela-reacts-to-swara-bhaskars-open-letter/ Manushi Chillar And Urvashi Rautela Reacts To Swara Bhaskar’s Open Letter] ''Quote'': “I am a Rajput myself, I respect Rani Padmini and I really don’t want to comment much on the film as I haven’t seen it. But all I can say that trolling is such a common thing, it happens to everyone. During Filmfare it happened with me”</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_WEGxEhmsQ Urvashi Rautela interview]</ref>
* [[Vishakha Singh]], Indian film actress<ref>[https://planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=s061008051523 I Am A Maverick´ - Vishakha Singh - Planet Bollywood Features]</ref>
* [[Vishakha Singh]], Indian film actress<ref>[https://planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=s061008051523 I Am A Maverick´ - Vishakha Singh - Planet Bollywood Features]</ref>
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[[File:Cool Maal launches official merchandise of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.jpg|thumb|200px| Former Indian cricketer [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]]]
[[File:Cool Maal launches official merchandise of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.jpg|thumb|200px| Former Indian cricketer [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]]]
* [[Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji]], former Indian test cricketer<ref>{{cite book |last = Wilde |first = Simon |title = Ranji. The Strange Genius of Ranjitsinhji |publisher = Aurum Press |year = 1999 |location= London |pages=194–195 |isbn = 1-84513-069-3}}</ref>
* [[Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji]], former Indian test cricketer<ref>{{cite book |last = Wilde |first = Simon |title = Ranji. The Strange Genius of Ranjitsinhji |publisher = Aurum Press |year = 1999 |location= London |pages=194–195 |isbn = 1-84513-069-3}}</ref>
* [[Chetan Chauhan]], former Indian cricketer<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lokapally|first=Vijay|title=Chetan Chauhan, the batsman who knew no fear|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/chetan-chauhan-tribute-india-madan-lal-sunil-gavaskar-kapil-dev-bishan-bedi-north-zone-delhi-1981-melbourne/article32369227.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823033916/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/chetan-chauhan-tribute-india-madan-lal-sunil-gavaskar-kapil-dev-bishan-bedi-north-zone-delhi-1981-melbourne/article32369227.ece|archive-date=23 August 2020|access-date=23 September 2020|work=Sportstar|language=en|date=16 August 2020}}</ref>
* [[Duleepsinhji]], former Indian test cricketer<ref>{{cite book |last1=Haggis |first1=Jane |last2=Midgley |first2=Clare |last3=Allen |first3=Margaret |last4=Paisley |first4=Fiona |title=Cosmopolitan Lives on the Cusp of Empire: Interfaith, Cross-Cultural and Transnational Networks, 1860-1950 |date=23 May 2017 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-319-52748-2 |page=81 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Cosmopolitan_Lives_on_the_Cusp_of_Empire/DiclDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Kumar+Shri+Duleepsinhji+rajput&pg=PA81&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Chetan Chauhan]], former Indian cricketer<ref>{{cite news|last=Lokapally|first=Vijay|title=Chetan Chauhan, the batsman who knew no fear|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/chetan-chauhan-tribute-india-madan-lal-sunil-gavaskar-kapil-dev-bishan-bedi-north-zone-delhi-1981-melbourne/article32369227.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823033916/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/chetan-chauhan-tribute-india-madan-lal-sunil-gavaskar-kapil-dev-bishan-bedi-north-zone-delhi-1981-melbourne/article32369227.ece|archive-date=23 August 2020|access-date=23 September 2020|work=Sportstar|language=en|date=16 August 2020}}</ref>
* [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]], former Indian cricketer and captain of India across all formats<ref>{{cite news |title=Interview - M. S. Dhoni |first=S. |last=Dinakar |url=http://www.tssonnet.com/tss2849/stories/20051203001202300.htm |work=Sportstar |publisher=The Hindu |volume=28 |issue=49 |date=9 December 2005 |access-date=30 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220163914/http://www.tssonnet.com/tss2849/stories/20051203001202300.htm |archive-date=20 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]], former Indian cricketer and captain of India across all formats<ref>{{cite news |title=Interview - M. S. Dhoni |first=S. |last=Dinakar |url=http://www.tssonnet.com/tss2849/stories/20051203001202300.htm |work=Sportstar |publisher=The Hindu |volume=28 |issue=49 |date=9 December 2005 |access-date=30 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220163914/http://www.tssonnet.com/tss2849/stories/20051203001202300.htm |archive-date=20 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Samarth |last2=Magoo |first2=Sahil |title=Too mooch this Movember |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/too-mooch-this-movember/story-eMi9WkMpvuE69ENUB1WBBO.html |access-date=19 January 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=15 November 2013 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Samarth |last2=Magoo |first2=Sahil |title=Too mooch this Movember |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/too-mooch-this-movember/story-eMi9WkMpvuE69ENUB1WBBO.html |access-date=19 January 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=15 November 2013 |language=en}}</ref>
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===Wrestling===
===Wrestling===
[[File:The Great Khali.png|thumb|upright|World Heavyweight Champion The Great Khali alias Dalip Singh Rana, and the first Indian wrestler to win a World Title in WWE.]]
*[[Dalip Singh Rana]] (popularly known as [[The Great Khali]]), WWE wrestler<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpaxh3bStSQ Khali says I am a Rajput : ''YouTube'']</ref>
*[[Dalip Singh Rana]] (popularly known as [[The Great Khali]]), WWE wrestler<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpaxh3bStSQ Khali says I am a Rajput : ''YouTube'']</ref>


==Criminals==
==Criminals==
* [[Man Singh (dacoit)|Man Singh]], the leader of Indian dacoits and a Robin Hood figure from [[Chambal division|Chambal]] region of India.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hansen |first1=Kathryn |title=Grounds for Play: The Nautanki Theatre of North India |date=13 December 1991 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-91088-1 |page=140-141 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Grounds_for_Play/INEnJvlv6JsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=daku+man+singh+rajput&pg=PA140&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref> Between 1939 and 1955, he is credited with 1,112 robberies and 185 murders, including the killing of 32 police officers.<ref>https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/dec/23/a-village-which-revers-daku-man-singh-as-god-in-a-temple-1915216.html</ref>
* [[Man Singh (dacoit)|Man Singh]], the leader of Indian dacoits and a Robin Hood figure from [[Chambal division|Chambal]] region of India.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hansen |first1=Kathryn |title=Grounds for Play: The Nautanki Theatre of North India |date=13 December 1991 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-91088-1 |pages=140–141 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Grounds_for_Play/INEnJvlv6JsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=daku+man+singh+rajput&pg=PA140&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref> Between 1939 and 1955, he is credited with 1,112 robberies and 185 murders, including the killing of 32 police officers.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/dec/23/a-village-which-revers-daku-man-singh-as-god-in-a-temple-1915216.html| title = A village which revers Daku Man Singh as God in a temple- The New Indian Express}}</ref>
*[[Anandpal Singh]], a most-wanted gangster with a reward of ₹10 lakh on his head, accused of multiple murders as well as extortion.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-13|title=Who is Anandpal Singh and why Rajputs in Rajasthan erupted in anger at his killing?|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-anandpal-singh-and-why-rajputs-in-rajasthan-erupted-in-anger-at-his-killing/story-YPpyFhIUSPzE3XEtMBsYGJ.html|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Anandpal Singh]], a most-wanted gangster with a reward of ₹10 lakh on his head, accused of multiple murders as well as extortion.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 July 2017|title=Who is Anandpal Singh and why Rajputs in Rajasthan erupted in anger at his killing?|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-anandpal-singh-and-why-rajputs-in-rajasthan-erupted-in-anger-at-his-killing/story-YPpyFhIUSPzE3XEtMBsYGJ.html|access-date=6 October 2020|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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