The Sandhu or Sindhu clan (Punjabi: ਸੰਧੂ (Gurmukhi); سندھو (Shahmukhi)) is the second-largest clan of Jats in the Punjab, spanning both India and Pakistan.
List of notable people
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:
-
Arif Nakai, 12th Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan, direct descendant of the Nakai misldars
-
Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricket player
-
Avtar Singh Sandhu, better known as Pash, Indian poet
-
Baba Deep Singh (1682–1757), Sikh martyr
-
Banita Sandhu, British-Indian actress
-
Bhai Bala (1466–1544), a companion of Guru Nanak
-
Bhagat Singh (1907-1931), Indian revolutionary
-
Captain Abhimanyu, former cabinet minister, Government of Haryana
-
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 (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, 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
-
Mehtab Kaur (1782-1813), Queen of the Sikh Empire
-
Muhammad Afzal Sindhu, Pakistani politician, Ex Minister of State for Law and Justice and federal minister for railways
-
Nandish Sandhu, Indian model and television actor
-
Nashra Sandhu, Pakistani cricketer
-
Nick Sandhu (born 1962), Indian field hockey player
-
Nauman Zakaria, Lieutenant General in the Pakistan Army
-
Paige Sandhu, British-Indian actress
-
Peter Sandhu, Indo-Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
-
Qadir Yar, court poet under Ranjit Singh
-
Sahil Sandhu (born 1991), Indo-Canadian soccer player
-
Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Indian ambassador to United States
-
Tayyab Rashid, Pakistani politician
-
Tommy Sandhu (born 1976), British-Indian DJ, remixer, producer and television presenter
-
Yasir Zafar Sindhu, Pakistani politician
