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[[File:Veer Durgadas Rathore.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Durgadas Rathore]], by [[Har Bilas Sarda]]]]

[[File:Kunvar singh.jpg|thumb|180px|An illustration of [[Veer Kunwar Singh]] in ''The History of the Indian Empire'', {{circa|1858}}]]

List of notable [[Rajput]]s upduring ~~till~~the ~~1947~~pre-British era, ordered chronologically by reign.

* [[Rawal Jaisal Singh]], King and founder of the city of [[Jaisalmer]]<ref>{{cite book| last =Balfour| first =Edward| title =The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia| publisher =B. Quaritch| year =1885| location =Original from Oxford University| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=3U0OAAAAQAAJ&q=%22Rawal+Jaisal%22&pg=PA406| page =406 }}</ref>

* [[Prithviraj Chauhan]], King from the [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari|Chahamana]] dynasty who ruled Sapadalaksha (present-day north-western India)<ref>{{Cite book |first=Satish |last=Chandra |author-link=Satish Chandra (historian) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XAkVclcWWeUC |title=Historiography, religion, and state in medieval India |date=1996 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |isbn=978-81-241-0035-6 |oclc=506132072}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |first=Upinder |last=Singh |author-link=Upinder Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZjFuAAAAMAAJ&q=Rajput |title=Ancient Delhi |date=1999 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-564919-2 |oclc=607469894}}</ref>

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* [[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 an 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>

* [[Rani Durgavati]], Queen of [[Gondwana]], most remembered to defend her kingdom against the [[Mughals]].<ref name="akbarnama">{{cite book |last1=Beveridge |first1=H. |title=The Akbarnama Of Abul Fazl : Vol. II |date=1907 |page=323-333 |url=http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/55649 |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55649/page/n333/mode/2up |archive-date=16 January 2017 |language=en |chapter=Conquest of the country of Gadha Katanga by the sword of the genius of Khwaja Abdul Majid Asaf Khan}}</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>

* [[Maharana Pratap|'''Maharana ~~Singh~~Pratap''']], King of [[Mewar]] who was a successful insurgent ruler against the [[Mughals]]<ref>~~[http~~{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/~~EBchecked/topic/545844~~biography/Rana-Pratap-Singh ~~Encyclopædia Britannica,~~ |title=Rana Pratap Singh] | Indian ruler | Britannica|website=www.britannica.com}}</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>

* [[Raja Jagat Singh]], King and soldier of the [[Nurpur kingdom]] of [[Nurpur]], in Himachal Pradesh.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l2oZiyOqReoC&dq=Raja+Jagat+Singh+nurpur&pg=PA39 | isbn=9788173871047 | title=Forts and Palaces of the Western Himalaya | year=2000 | publisher=Indus }}</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}}

* [[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>

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By Sri Ram Sharma</ref><ref>Maharana Raj Singh and His Times pg 29</ref> he also gave aid to [[Durgadas Rathore]] of [[Marwar]] during the Rathore rebellion<ref>John F. Richards. ''[[The New Cambridge History of India]]: The Mughal Empire'' (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993) p. 181-184</ref><ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-93-80607-34-4 |pages=190}}</ref>

* [[Maharaja Jaswant Singh]], King of [[Marwar]], he was a trusted general of the Mughal emperor [[Shah Jahan]]<ref>John F. Richards. ''[[The New Cambridge History of India]]: The Mughal Empire'' (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993) p. 180-184</ref>

* [[Bhim Chand (Kahlur)|Bhim Chand]] was the Rajput King of [[Bilaspur State (princely state)|Bilaspur state]] (reigned 1665 – 1692)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29703420 |title=The encyclopaedia of Sikhism |date=1992–1998 |publisher=Punjabi University |others=Harbans Singh |isbn=0-8364-2883-8 |volume=1 |location=Patiala |pages=358 |oclc=29703420}}</ref>

* [[Durgadas Rathore]], was a minister of [[Marwar]] who was successful in preserving Marwar against Mughal rule<ref>{{cite book |title=The Cambridge History of India |page=247 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yoI8AAAAIAAJ|last1=Rap;son |first1=Edward James |last2=Haig |first2=Sir Wolseley |last3=Burn |first3=Sir Richard |year=1962 }}</ref>

* [[Maharaja Chhatrasal]], King of [[Bundelkhand]], who led a successful rebellion against the [[Mughals]] and established his own independent kingdom<ref name="sen2p187">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=187–188}}</ref>

* [[Ajit Singh of Marwar|Maharaja Ajit Singh]], King of [[Marwar]], he made an alliance with the [[Sayyid brothers]] against [[Farrukhsiyar]] and fought Farrukhsiyar in the [[Red Fort]] and after a night-long battle, on 28 February 1719 Farrukhsiyar was defeated and deposed.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.280772|title=William Irvine|page=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.280772/page/n852 379]–382, 384, 388–389, 394, 408}}</ref>

* [[Banda Singh Bahadur]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OVqP54UEe4QC&pg=PA117|title=Revenge and Reconciliation|author=Rajmohan Gandhi|pages=117–18|isbn=9780140290455|year=1999}}</ref><ref name=eos>{{cite web|url=http://www.learnpunjabi.org/eos/BANDA%20SINGH%20BAHADUR%20%281670-1716%29.html|last=Ganda Singh|title=Banda Singh Bahadur|website=Encyclopaedia of Sikhism|publisher=Punjabi University Patiala|access-date=27 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/51460/Banda-Singh-Bahadur|title=Banda Singh Bahadur|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=15 May 2013}}</ref> was a [[Sikh]] military commander of [[Khalsa]] army who assembled a fighting force and led the rebellion against the [[Mughals]] to establish Khalsa rule in [[Punjab (region)|Punjab]]<ref>{{cite book |author=Harbans Kaur Sagoo |title=Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh sovereignty |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XnPiAAAAMAAJ |year=2001 |publisher=Deep & Deep |page=112 |isbn=9788176293006 |quote=His father, Ram Dev, was an ordinary ploughman, Rajput of the Bharadwaj clan}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Vidya Dhar Mahajan |title=Muslim Rule in India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sLo9AAAAMAAJ |year=1965 |publisher=S. Chand |page=231 |quote=Banda Bahadur was a Dogra Rajput}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=H. S. Singha |title=Sikh Studies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fa6B20l9AeQC&pg=PA8 |year=2005 |publisher=Hemkunt Press |isbn=978-81-7010-258-8 |page=8 |quote=Banda Singh Bahadur was born in 1670 AD at Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir of Dogra Rajput parents.}}</ref>

* [[Susheel Kaur]], wife of Banda Singh Bahadur, born to the king of [[Chamba State|Chamba]], which was a family of Mushana Rajputs of Himachal Pradesh.<ref name="Rathore">{{Cite web |last=Rathore |first=Abhinay |title=Chamba (Princely State) |url=https://www.indianrajputs.com/view/chamba |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Rajput Provinces of India |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Jai Singh II]], King of [[Amber (state)|Amber]] and founder of its capital city [[Jaipur]]<ref name="Jaipur">{{cite book |title=A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938|first1=Jadunath|last1=Sarkar|year=1994|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O0oPIo9TXKcC|isbn=9788125003335}}</ref>

* [[Sansar Chand]], Katoch Rajput ruler of [[Kangra State|Kangra]] who liberated his ancestral kingdom from Mughal rule.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/snapshort-histories/sansar-chand-the-emperor-of-the-hills/|title=Sansar Chand – The Emperor Of The Hills|date=17 October 2017 }}</ref>

* [[Zorawar Singh Kahluria]], Kalhuria Rajput who conquered [[Ladakh]], [[Baltistan]], [[Gilgit]] and Western Tibet<ref>{{cite book |author=Sukh Dev Singh Charak |title=General Zorawar Singh |url=https://archive.org/details/generalzorawarsi00char |year=1983 |publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India |page=[https://archive.org/details/generalzorawarsi00char/page/14 14] }}</ref>

* [[Maharaja Gulab Singh]], first Maharaja of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref name=autogenerated1>~~[https~~{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/~~stream~~details/gulabsingh179218031570mbp~~/gulabsingh179218031570mbp_djvu.txt Full text of "~~|title=Gulab Singh 1792 1858~~"]~~Archive}}</ref>

* [[Mian Dido Jamwal]], a [[Dogra Rajput]] warrior from the [[Jamwal]] clan who rebelled against the overlords of [[Jammu]] during the [[Sikh Empire]] of [[Ranjit Singh]].<ref name="m">{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Surinder |last2=Gaur |first2=I. D. |title=Popular Literature and Pre-modern Societies in South Asia |date=2008 |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-81-317-1358-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVA0JAzQJkYC&dq=mian+dido&pg=PA130 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="m2">{{cite book |last1=Jeratha |first1=Aśoka |title=Dogra Legends of Art & Culture |date=1998 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=978-81-7387-082-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ToONShWeEB0C&dq=Mian+Dido&pg=PA188 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="the">{{cite web |last1=Mohammed |first1=Prof Jigar |title=Mian Dido: The man Jammu must know |url=https://www.thedispatch.in/mian-dido-man-jammu-must-know/ |website=The Dispatch}}</ref><ref name="j">{{cite web |last1=JV |first1=Team |title=You can't be a proud Dogra if you don't know about Mian Deedo |url=https://jammuvirasat.com/2017/09/03/you-cant-be-a-proud-dogra-if-you-dont-know-about-mian-dido/ |website=#JammuVirasat |date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="s">{{cite web |last1=Aslam |first1=M. J. |title=The story of Gulab Singh, Ranjit Singh and Mian Dido |url=https://www.asnaav.com/the-story-of-gulab-singh-ranjit-singh-and-mian-dido/ |website=Asnaav |date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="ep">{{cite book |title=Epilogue |publisher=Epilogue |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o5OF9LmRkGgC&dq=mian+dido&pg=PA52 |language=en}}</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>

* [[Maharaja Ganga Singh]] of [[Bikaner State|Bikaner]], a modern reformist visionary.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=RL8qWNmpkc0C&dq=Ganga+Singh+rajput&pg=PT112 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>

==Freedom fighters==

*[[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>

* [[Kunwar Singh]], ruler of [[Jagdishpur estate]], rebel leader in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]] against British rule<ref name="auto2">{{cite book |last1=Paul |first1=E. Jaiwant |title=The Greased Cartridge: The Heroes and Villains of 1857-58 |date=1 August 2011 |publisher=Roli Books Private Limited |isbn=978-93-5194-010-4 |page=93 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=65vrBAAAQBAJ&dq=Kunwar+Singh+rajput&pg=PT93 |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Babu Amar Singh]], brother of Kunwar Singh, the ruler of [[Jagdishpur estate]], rebel leader in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]] against British rule<ref name="auto2"/>

* [[Hare Krishna Singh]], commander and chief of Kunwar Singh, the rebel leader in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]] against British rule<ref name="auto2"/>

*[[Ram Baksh Singh]], Zamindar of Daundia Khera estate. Participated in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Archaeological Survey of India springs into action after sant dreams of treasure|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-archaeological-survey-of-india-springs-into-action-after-sant-dreams-of-treasure-1904193|accessdate=26 October 2013|newspaper=DNA India|date=19 October 2013}}</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>

*[[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>

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*[[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|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>

* [[S. R. Rana|Sardarsinhji Ravaji Rana]], was an Indian political and independence activist, founding member of the [[Paris Indian Society]] and the vice-president of the [[Indian Home Rule Society]].<ref name=Chopra145>{{Harvnb|Chopra|Chopra|1988|p=145}}</ref><ref name=Sareen38>{{Harvnb|Sareen|1979|p=38}}</ref><ref name=Phatak518>{{Harvnb|Phatak|1958|p=518}}.</ref>

*[[Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal]], leader of Bar rebellion in [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=33xmAAAAMAAJ&q=rai+ahmad+khan+kharal+rajput |title=Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan: Millennium 2000 |date=2001 |publisher=Research Institute of Historiography, Biography and Philosophy |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa]], erstwhile ruler of [[Kharwa, Rajasthan|Kharwa]] state, was jailed for organising revolt against the British<ref name=jpr />

* [[Thakur Roshan Singh]], was an Indian revolutionary and a member of [[Hindustan Socialist Republican Association]]<ref name=quarterly>{{cite book|title=The Quarterly Review of Historical Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iu0Y1rM1n84C|year=1994|publisher=Institute of Historical Studies|page=75}}</ref>

* [[Mahavir Singh (revolutionary)]], revolutionary freedom fighter who helped Bhagat Singh escape from the British.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051031/jal.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - JALANDHAR PLUS}}</ref>

* [[Bandhu Singh]],<ref name=Amin1995>{{cite book |last1=Amin |first1=Shahid |title=Event, Metaphor, Memory: Chauri Chaura, 1922-1992 |date=1995 |publisher=University of California Press |pages=137–140 |isbn=9780520087804 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pbYwDwAAQBAJ&q=bandhu+singh+1857}}</ref>

* [[Ram Singh Pathania]], freedom fighter against the British rule from Himachal Pradesh. Widely regarded as one of the greatest freedom fighters of Himachal Pradesh<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tG0fnF0VRk0C&dq=wazir+ram+singh+pathania+rajput&pg=PA43 | isbn=9788173870897 | title=Social, Cultural, and Economic History of Himachal Pradesh | year=1998 | publisher=Indus }}</ref>

* [[Ram Prasad Bismil]], freedom fighter against the British rule<ref>{{Cite web |title=तारीख़: अपने अंतिम दिनों में राम प्रसाद बिस्मिल को किस बात का अफ़सोस रहा? |url=https://www.thelallantop.com/videos/the-story-of-kakori-train-heist-in-1925-and-ram-prasad-bismil-roshan-singh-ashfaq-ulla-and-rajendra-lahiri-tarikh/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=LallanTop - News with most viral and Social Sharing Indian content on the web in Hindi |language=hi}}</ref>

* [[Subhadra Kumari Chauhan]], female freedom fighter and famed poet <ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WPSLBgAAQBAJ&dq=Subhadra+Kumari+Chauhan+rajput&pg=PA105 | isbn=9781316092996 | title=The Rani of Jhansi: Gender, History, and Fable in India | date=9 June 2014 | publisher=Cambridge University Press }}</ref>

* [[Harihar Singh]], independence activist from Bihar<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Narain|first1=Jai Prakash|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mfIdAAAAMAAJ|title=A Revolutionary's Quest: Selected Writings of Jayaprakash Narayan|last2=Narayan|first2=Jayaprakash|date=1980|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-561204-2|language=en}}</ref>

* [[Thakur Pyarelal Singh]], freedom fighter from Madhya Pradesh<ref>https://www.ijmra.us/project%20doc/2020/IJRSS_SEPTEMBER2020/IJRSS13Sep20-20024.pdf</ref>

==Indian royalty==

List of notable [[Rajput]]s during the British era who hailed from royal families that ruled [[Princely states|princely states]], Thikanas, and [[Zamindar]]s.

[[File:Hari Singh 1931.jpg|thumb|140px|Maharaja [[Hari Singh]], the last Maharaja of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], hailed from the [[Dogra Dynasty]] of Rajputs]]

* [[Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja]], Maharaja of [[Nawanagar State|Jamnagar]]. He established the Polish Children's Camp in Jamnagar-Balachadi for refugee Polish children who were brought out of the USSR during World War II.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NYK7ZSpPzkUC&dq=Digvijaysinhji+Ranjitsinhji+rajput&pg=PA187 | isbn=9788171545469 | title=The Rajputs of Saurashtra | year=1994 | publisher=Popular Prakashan }}</ref>

* [[Maharaja Ganga Singh]] of [[Bikaner State|Bikaner]], a modern reformist visionary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RL8qWNmpkc0C&dq=Ganga+Singh+rajput&pg=PT112|title=Animal Kingdoms: Hunting, the Environment, and Power in the Indian Princely States|first=Julie E.|last=Hughes|date=25 March 2013|publisher=Harvard University Press|via=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]].

* [[Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir]], Maharaja of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ubx7_Y677oUC&pg=PA137|title=Jewish Portraits, Indian Frames: Women's Narratives from a Diaspora of Hope|first=Jael|last=Silliman|date=9 May 2003|publisher=UPNE|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="auto9">{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nyk6oA2nOlgC&pg=PA207|title=Aspects of India's International Relations, 1700 to 2000: South Asia and the World|first=Jayanta Kumar|last=Ray|date=9 May 2007|publisher=Pearson Education India|via=Google Books}}</ref>

* [[Maharaja Hari Singh]], the last ruler of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto9"/>

* [[Natwarsinhji Bhavsinhji]], former Indian test cricketer, also the last Maharaja of [[Porbandar State|Porbandar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/34/34192/34192.html|title=The Home of CricketArchive|website=cricketarchive.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QIkyQEfSH70C&q=natwarsinhji+bhavsinhji+porbandar+rajput | title=Indian Who's who | publisher=Yeshanand & Company }}</ref>

* [[Takhtsinhji]], Maharaja of [[Bhavnagar State|Bhavnagar]].<ref name="auto6">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EN4cywAACAAJ | title=Rajput Chiefs, Including: Rajput, Takhtsinhji, Silhadi, Rao Sheoji, Rao Sonag, Rao Doohad, Bargujar, Kailas Pal, Bhil Pal, Bakht Mal, Sensphal Khan, Chaudhry Ameer Khan, Rai Bhoe Bhatti, Rao Shobhit, Hasan Khan Mewati, Ramshah Tanwar, Raja Nipal Chand | date=25 August 2011 | isbn=9781242779022 }}</ref>

* [[Sajjan Singh of Ratlam]], Maharaja of [[Ratlam State|Ratlam]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IBUnAQAAIAAJ&dq=Sajjan+Singh+of+Ratlam&pg=PA342 | title=The Feudatory and zemindari India | year=1922 }}</ref>

* [[Bhavsinhji II]], Maharaja of [[Bhavnagar State|Bhavnagar]].<ref name="auto6"/>

* [[Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji]], Maharaja of [[Bhavnagar State|Bhavnagar]].<ref name="auto6"/>

* [[Lakhajirajsinhji II Bavajirajsinhji]], Maharaja of [[Rajkot State|Rajkot]].<ref name="auto5">{{cite thesis |degree=M.A. |first=Rajendra Harzilal |last=Brahmbhatt |title=Aspects of the life and works of Sir Lakhajiraj of Rajkot State under British paramount power |publisher=[[San Jose State University]] |year=1990|page=7}}</ref>

* [[Pradyumansinhji Lakhajirajsinhji]], Maharaja of [[Rajkot State|Rajkot]].<ref name="auto5"/>

* [[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>

* [[Khengarji III]], Maharaja of [[Cutch State|Kutch]].<ref name="auto">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BSNtEAAAQBAJ&dq=Khengarji+III+rajput&pg=PA138 | isbn=9788186982051 | title=Lives of the Indian Princes | date=June 1998 | publisher=BPI }}</ref>

* [[Harisinhji Jaisinhji]], Thakore of [[Dhrol State|Dhrol]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vadivelu |first=A. |title=The Ruling Chiefs, Nobles & Zamindars of India, Volume 1 |publisher=G.C. Loganadham |year=1915 |pages=368}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lethbridge |first=Sir Roper |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zykYAAAAYAAJ |title=The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire ; with an App. for Ceylon |date=1900 |publisher=Low & Marston |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Takht Singh]], Maharaja of [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]].<ref name="auto3">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6dR0CgAAQBAJ&dq=Jaswant+Singh+II+++rajput&pg=PR20 | isbn=9789004300569 | title=Royal Umbrellas of Stone: Memory, Politics, and Public Identity in Rajput Funerary Art | date=25 August 2015 | publisher=BRILL }}</ref>

* [[Jaswant Singh II]], Maharaja of [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]].<ref name="auto3"/>

* [[Sardar Singh of Jodhpur]], Maharaja of [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]].<ref name="auto3"/>

* [[Fateh Singh of Udaipur and Mewar]], Maharaja of [[Kingdom of Mewar|Udaipur]].<ref name="auto3"/>

* [[Bhupal Singh]], Maharaja of [[Kingdom of Mewar|Udaipur]].<ref name="auto3"/>

* [[Madho Singh II]], Maharaja of [[Jaipur State|Jaipur]].<ref name="auto3"/>

* [[Man Singh II]], Maharaja of [[Jaipur State|Jaipur]].<ref name="auto3"/>

* [[Pragmalji II]], Maharaja of [[Cutch State|Kutch]].<ref name="auto"/>

* [[Ishwari Singh]], Maharaja of [[Bundi State|Bundi]].<ref name="b">Indian States: A Biographical, Historical, and Administrative Survey edited by Arnold Wright pp:157-163</ref>

* [[Umaid Singh]], Maharaja of [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]].<ref name="auto3"/>

* [[Hanwant Singh]], last Maharaja of [[Jodhpur State|Jodhpur]].<ref name="auto3"/>

* [[Jai Singh Prabhakar]], Maharaja of [[Alwar State|Alwar]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eAOrCQAAQBAJ&dq=Jai+Singh+Prabhakar+rajput+++rajput&pg=PA37 | isbn=9780313365492 | title=The Life and Fate of the Indian Tiger | date=23 July 2009 | publisher=Abc-Clio }}</ref>

* [[Umed Singh II]], Maharaja of [[Kota State|Kota]].<ref name="b"/>

* [[Bhim Singh II]], Maharaja of [[Kota State|Kota]].<ref name="b"/>

* [[Vijayasinhji Chhatrasinhji]], Maharaja of [[Rajpipla State|Rajpipla]].<ref name="auto6"/>

* [[Udai Pratap Singh of Bhinga]], Raja of [[Bhinga]].<ref name=a>[http://www.akhilbharatiyakshatriyamahasabha.com/history.html Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha]</ref>

* [[Raja Rajendra Singh]], Raja of [[Baghal State|Baghal]] from 1946 until 1971.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brentnall |first=Mark |title=The Princely and Noble Families of the Former Indian Empire |publisher=Indus Publishing Company |year=2004 |isbn=9788173871634 |volume=1 |location=New Delhi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ayYbAvECXQwC}}</ref>

==British Indian military people==

* [[Ram Sarup Singh]], British Indian officer who served in [[World War II]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/100-year-old-ina-soldier-to-take-part-in-republic-day-parade-119012301373_1.html#:~:text=The%20other%20three%20members%20include,with%20the%20British%20till%20Independence | title=100-year-old INA soldier to take part in Republic Day parade | date=23 January 2019 }}</ref>

* [[Thakur Mahadeo Singh]], British Indian officer who served in [[World War II]].<ref name="road_glory">{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Pradeep |date=10 November 2022 |title=Gen Mahadeo Singh & the Road of Glory |url=https://garhwalpost.in/gen-mahadeo-singh-the-road-of-glory/ |work=Garhwal Post |location= |access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="1/2_Punjab">{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Aditya |date=1 May 2020 |title=1/2 Punjab in World War II |url=https://salute.co.in/1-2-punjab-in-world-war-2/ |work=Salute |location= |access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref>

* [[Raghbir Singh Pathania]], British Indian officer who served and was killed in [[World War I]]<ref name= "pathania_clan"/>

* [[Hanut Singh]], British Indian officer, son of [[Pratap Singh of Idar]], served in [[World War I]].<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2ZF5EIfX9VwC&q=rao+raja+hanut+singh+jodhpur+state+forces&pg=PA35 |title = Polo in India|isbn = 9781845379131|last1 = Singh|first1 = Jaisal|year = 2007}}</ref> He served in the [[Egyptian Revolution of 1919|Egyptian Rebellion]] of 1919 and was appointed to an honorary Captaincy in the [[British Army]] in 1921.<ref>London Gazette 1 January 1921</ref>

* [[Abhey Singh]], British Indian officer who served in [[World War II]], and was of the Palaitha royal family.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/stream/chiefsleadingfam00csba/chiefsleadingfam00csba_djvu.txt | isbn=9788120610668 | title=Chiefs and leading families in Rajputana | year=2004 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://colsudhirfarm.com/memorabilia.html | title=Sudhir Farm : Kota : Rajasthan : India : Vicky's Farm : History of Kota }}</ref>

* [[Bahadur Singh of Bundi]], British Indian officer who served in [[World War II]], and was the last ruler of the [[Bundi State|Bundi]] royal family.<ref name="b"/>

* [[Dalpat Singh (soldier)|Thakur Dalpat Singh Shekhawat]], British Indian officer who served in [[World War I]], and was killed in action.<ref name="JPost">{{cite news |last1=Jangid |first1=Khinvra |title=From Jodhpur to Haifa: Representations of 'Hero of Haifa,' Dalpat Singh |url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/from-jodhpur-to-haifa-representations-of-hero-of-haifa-dalpat-singh-568224 |access-date=5 April 2023 |publisher=[[Jerusalem Post]] |date=2018-09-28}}</ref><ref name="Old Eastbournian">{{cite web |last1=Bowden |first1=Bill |title=Major Thakur Dalpat Singh |url=https://www.eastbourne-college.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/esorg-dalpat-singh-oemag-2012.pdf |website=Old Eastbournian |publisher=[[Eastbourne College]] |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref>

==Politicians of India==

[[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|[[V.P. Singh]], former Indian Prime Minister]]

[[File:Jaswant Singh.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Jaswant Singh]]]]

[[File: Digvijaya Singh (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Digvijaya Singh]], veteran politician of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]]]]

*[[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>

*[[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 Prime 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.com/books?id=siooAAAAMAAJ&q=contested+against+as+formidable+a+Rajput+candidate+as+the+Maharaja+of+Bikaner,+Karni+Singh. 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>

*[[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>

*[[Brajesh Singh]], Indian politician belonging to the [[Communist Party of India]]. He lived in the Soviet Union, and was known for being in a deep relationship with [[Svetlana Alliluyeva]], who was the daughter of former Soviet dictator [[Joseph Stalin]]<ref name="Fitzpatrick">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b1iYDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA263|title=On Stalin's Team: The Years of Living Dangerously in Soviet Politics|first=Sheila|last=Fitzpatrick|date=30 May 2017|page=263|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=9780691175775|access-date=27 August 2021|via=Google Books}}</ref>

*[[Yashwant Singh Parmar]], first Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh<ref name="auto7">{{cite web | url=https://thewire.in/politics/himachal-pradesh-sukhwinder-singh-sukku | title=Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu: From Humble Beginnings, a Journey to the Top of Himachal's Political Ladder }}</ref>

*[[Anurag Thakur]], BJP Member of Parliment of the Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh, and current [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Sports Minister]] of India<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachal/bjp-works-out-caste-equation-carefully-756554|title=BJP works out caste equation carefully|work=The Trobune|date=11 April 2019|access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref>

*[[Rajnath Singh]], current [[Minister of Defence (India)|Defense Minister]] of India.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaushal |first1=Pradeep |title=Jaswant is sacked without show-cause notice, but Vasundhara could defy directive to resign |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-jaswant-is-sacked-without-showcause-notice-but-vasundhara-could-defy-directive-to-resign-/517003 |work=Indian Express |date=15 September 2009 |access-date=21 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|title=Biography – Rajnath Singh|url=https://www.rajnathsingh.in/biography/ |website=rajnathsingh.in |date=7 July 2014 |access-date=25 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Ujjwal Kumar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HeCGAwAAQBAJ&dq=rajnath+singh+rajput&pg=PA244|title=The State, Democracy and Anti-Terror Laws in India|date=11 January 2007|publisher=SAGE Publications India|isbn=978-81-7829-955-6|language=en}}</ref>

*[[Raghuraj Pratap Singh]], commonly known as Raja Bhaiya, Uttar Pradesh politician<ref name=ProfileH>{{cite web |title=Members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |url=https://uplegisassembly.gov.in/Members/main_members_en.aspx#/Data/12244/17 |website=uplegisassembly.gov.in |access-date=18 August 2020|lang=hi}}</ref><ref name="ProfileE">{{cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): Member info |url=http://www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in/member?memberId=19797 |website=www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in |access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jansatta.com/rajya/uttar-pradesh/uttar-pradesh-independent-mla-raja-bhaiya-may-announce-new-political-party-nav-ratri-kunda-mla-rajput-leader/781401/|title=जिस राजपूत नेता ने अमित शाह और योगी की बचाई थी लाज, बनने जा रहे भाजपा की नई मुसीबत}}</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>[{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQiKDwAAQBAJ&dq=Dilip+Singh+Judeo+Rajput&pg=PA100 |title=Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India]|first=Sejuti Das|last=Gupta|date=9 May 2019|publisher=Cambridge University Press|via=Google Books}}</ref>

*[[Tan Singh]], former Indian politician, founded the [[Shri Kshatriya Yuvak Sangh]] <ref>{{Cite web|title=75 साल पहले बाड़मेर के तनसिंह ने बनाया श्री क्षत्रिय युवक संघ|url=https://www.patrika.com/barmer-news/75-years-ago-tansingh-of-barmer-formed-shri-kshatriya-yuvak-sangh-7234647/|archive-date=22 December 2021|access-date= 2 April 2022|website= Patrika.com|date=22 December 2021 |language=hindi}}</ref> which became a milestone for [[Rajput]] society.

*[[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]], former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gould |first1=Harold A. |title=India Votes: Alliance Politics And Minority Governments In The Ninth And Tenth General Elections |date=20 May 2019 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-429-72277-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gbuZDwAAQBAJ&dq=Son+of+the+great+Rajput+leader+Anugrah+Narayan+Sinha&pg=PT65 |language=en}}</ref>

*[[Karan Singh]], former [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref name="PTI">{{cite news |title=Reverence doesn't mean you issue threats: Karan Singh on |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/reverence-doesn-t-mean-you-issue-threats-karan-singh-on-117112401175_1.html |work=[[Business Standard]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |date=24 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124180130/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/reverence-doesn-t-mean-you-issue-threats-karan-singh-on-117112401175_1.html |archive-date=24 November 2017 |url-status=live |quote=" ... I am a Rajput, ..."}}</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>

* [[Digvijaya Singh]], [[Indian National Congress]] veteran politician from Madhya Pradesh.<ref name="auto8">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/you-are-a-rajput-says-digvijaya-singh-to-shankersinh-vaghela/articleshow/59966177.cms | title=Gujarat RS poll: 'You are a Rajput', says Digvijaya Singh to Shankersinh Vaghela | newspaper=The Times of India | date=8 August 2017 }}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web | url=http://www.digvijayasingh.in/raghogarh.html | title=About Raghogarh }}</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>

* [[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1971)]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] politician from Jammu and Kashmir, member of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir Royal Family]].<ref>{{cite web|agency=First Post|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/lok-sabha-polls-battle-royale-between-rajputs-in-jammus-udhampur-as-vikramaditya-singh-takes-on-jitendra-singh-6459461.html|title=Lok Sabha polls: Battle royale between Rajputs in Jammu's Udhampur as Vikramaditya Singh takes on Jitendra Singh|date=16 April 2019}}</ref>

* [[Vikramaditya Singh (politician)]], [[Indian National Congress]] politician from Jammu and Kashmir, member of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir Royal Family]].<ref>{{cite web|agency=First Post|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/lok-sabha-polls-battle-royale-between-rajputs-in-jammus-udhampur-as-vikramaditya-singh-takes-on-jitendra-singh-6459461.html|title=Lok Sabha polls: Battle royale between Rajputs in Jammu's Udhampur as Vikramaditya Singh takes on Jitendra Singh|date=16 April 2019}}</ref>

* [[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1971)]], [[Indian National Congress]] politician from Rajasthan, member of the [[Alwar State|Alwar Royal Family]].<ref name="auto8"/><ref name="auto1"/>

* [[Sher Singh Rana]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brdQ65Rczvs|title=Sher Singh Rana Rajput Gaurav | Interview Rajasthan tv|via=www.youtube.com}}</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>

* [[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://books.google.com/books?id=e41uAAAAMAAJ&q=Deep+Narayan+Singh+bihar+rajput |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Harihar Singh]], former Chief minister of Bihar<ref name="Kumar2008"/>

* [[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://books.google.com/books?id=_3tqDwAAQBAJ&dq=Chandrashekhar+Singh+bihar+chief+minister+rajput&pg=PT184 |publisher=Routledge |date=3 September 2018 |isbn=9781351255189 |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Satyendra Narayan Sinha]], former Chief minister of Bihar<ref name="Kumar2008"/>

* [[Raman Singh]], former Chief Minister of [[Chhattisgarh]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/latest-headlines/story/chhattisgarh-polls-bjp-strong-as-congress-fumbles-32289-2008-10-25 | title=Chhattisgarh polls: BJP strong as Congress fumbles }}</ref>

* [[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>

* [[Shankersinh Vaghela]], former Chief minister of Gujarat and Union Minister of Textiles

* [[Gaj Singh]], Indian politician who served as a [[Member of parliament|member]] of the [[Indian parliament]] and as Indian [[High Commissioner]] to [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. He became the titular [[Maharaja of Jodhpur]] in 1952.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=aa5520fc035cff7bb0f216408e0fab50&mediatype=video&source=youtube | title=AP }}</ref>

* [[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://books.google.com/books?id=aPVtAAAAMAAJ&q=Thakur+Ram+Lal+rajput |language=en}}</ref>

* [[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>

* [[Vikramaditya Singh (Himachal Pradesh politician)]], son of Virbhadra Singh, the 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>

* [[Pratibha Singh]], wife of Virbhadra Singh, the 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><ref>https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news/himachal-pradesh-poll-results-the-rise-of-maharani-pratibha-singh-chief-minister-contender-in-congress-bjp-loses-jairam-thakur-hp-election-2022-2022-12-08-829696</ref>

* [[Prem Kumar Dhumal]], former Chief minister of Himachal Pradesh<ref name="auto7"/>

* [[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>

* [[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://books.google.com/books?id=abENAQAAQBAJ&dq=arjun+Singh+chief+minister+madhya+pradesh+rajput&pg=PA153 |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>

* [[Shaktisinh Gohil]], member of the Rajya Sabha, and Congress politician from Gujarat.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theprint.in/politics/koli-hriday-samrat-why-gujarat-bjp-is-breaking-1-family-1-ticket-rule-for-parshottam-solanki/1222348/ | title='Koli Hriday Samrat' — why Gujarat BJP is breaking '1 family, 1 ticket' rule for Parshottam Solanki | date=18 November 2022 }}</ref>

* [[Jai Ram Thakur]], former Chief minister of Himachal Pradesh<ref name="auto7"/>

* [[Pragya Singh Thakur]], BJP politician from Bhopal<ref>{{cite news |last1=Deep |first1=Desh |title=Caste remark from Pragya Thakur stirs controversy {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/caste-remark-from-pragya-thakur-stirs-controversy/articleshow/79720253.cms |access-date=28 July 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=Dec 14, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Vir Bahadur Singh]],former Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh<ref name="Print2020"/>

* [[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>

* [[Pratibha Patil]], former president of India.<ref name="Kumar Pankaj, Ayushma Sharma">{{cite book|author=Kumar Pankaj, Ayushma Sharma|title=The First Lady President : Pratibha Patil |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yxZBDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT32|year=2016|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd |isbn=978-93-5083013-20|page=32}}</ref>

* [[Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu]], 7th and current Chief minister of Himachal Pradesh<ref name="auto7"/>

* [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] politician from Bihar <ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pilot-cum-politician-rajiv-pratap-rudy-returns-to-government/articleshow/45087498.cms | title=Pilot-cum-politician Rajiv Pratap Rudy returns to government | newspaper=The Economic Times | date=9 November 2014 }}</ref>

* [[Ratna Singh]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] politician from Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Erstwhile rajas in poll race |url=http://www.hindu.com/holnus/002200903231151.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=23 March 2009 }}</ref>

* [[Narendra Singh Tomar]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] politician from Madhya Pradesh and the [[Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Bharat Bandh shooter admits to firing at Dalits, says union minister Narendra Singh Tomar protected him |url=https://caravanmagazine.in/caste/raja-chauhan-shooter-dalit-protest-narendra-singh-tomar |access-date=2 March 2022 |magazine=The Caravan |date=28 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Jagada Nand Singh]], politician from Bihar, co-founder of the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/news/jagdanand-singh-resign-lalu-prasad-yadav-party-on-rjd-state-president-brahmin-or-muslim-face-128685882.html|title=RJD में जगदानंद सिंह की जगह कौन?: सोशल इंजीनियरिंग का ख्याल जरूरी; जातिगत समीकरणों के साथ तेज प्रताप का दबाव भी झेलना होगा|first=प्रणय|last=प्रियंवद|date=10 July 2021|website=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref>

* [[Nana Chudasama]], Indian jurist, mayor, and sheriff of [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Khullar|first=Darshan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3QmqCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA106|title=Pakistan Our Difficult Neighbour and India's Islamic Dimensions|date=2014-09-30|publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd|isbn=978-93-82652-82-3|location=|pages=|language=en|quote=Former Sheriff of Mumbai, Nana Chudasama, a Hindu Gujarati Rajput married Muraina Jasdanvala.}}</ref>

* [[Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh]], Indian politician of the BJP, mainly accused of the sexual harassment allegations by Indian wrestlers in the ongoing [[2023 Indian wrestlers' protest]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-mp-accused-of-harassing-wrestlers-is-a-controversial-bahubali-with-a-wide-fanbase/article66417592.ece|title=BJP MP accused of harassing wrestlers is a controversial bahubali with a wide fanbase|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Members: Lok Sabha |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=438 |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=164.100.47.194}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Supriya |title=In Uttar Pradesh, big dons aren't afraid to cry in public |url=http://scroll.in/article/661744/in-uttar-pradesh-big-dons-arent-afraid-to-cry-in-public |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref>

* [[Anirudh Singh (politician)]], [[Indian National Congress]] politician from Himachal Pradesh<ref>https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/leaders-from-shimla-rajput-community-dominate-himachal-pradesh-cabinet-expansion-468594</ref>

* [[Chander Kumar]], [[Indian National Congress]] politician from Himachal Pradesh<ref>https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/leaders-from-shimla-rajput-community-dominate-himachal-pradesh-cabinet-expansion-468594</ref>

==Activists==

* [[Manvendra Singh Gohil]], prince of [[Rajpipla State|Rajpipla]], the first recognized [[LGBT]] prince of India, and an activist for LGBT rights.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-18 |title=Pride and Prejudice: Indian royal Manvendra Singh Gohil on being the ~~world’s~~world's first openly gay prince |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/prince-manvendra-singh-gohil-gay-indian-royal-interview |access-date=2023-02-05 |website=Tatler |language=en-GB}}</ref> He runs a charity, the Lakshya Trust, which works with the [[LGBT]] community.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/world/asia/india-prince-manvendra-gay-rights.html | title=In India, a Gay Prince's Coming Out Earns Accolades, and Enemies | work=The New York Times | date=31 July 2020 | last1=Bhagat | first1=Shalini Venugopal }}</ref>

* [[Anjhula Mya Bais]], human rights activist and international psychologist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The double lives of India's top models - Vogue Magazine, India|url=https://www.vogue.in/content/double-lives-india-top-models|access-date=January 25, 2022|website=Vogue Magazine India|date=August 14, 2013 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/Model-Anjhula-brings-son-home-from-Rwanda/articleshow/10881576.cms?|title=Model Anjhula brings son home from Rwanda|last1=Kapoor|first1=Kritika|date=26 November 2011|work=The Times of India|accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/others/Royal-Rajput-and-model-Anjhula-married-business-magnate-Hari-Selvanathans-son-in-a-four-day-long-celebration-in-Rajasthan/articleshow/6879783.cms | title=Royal Rajput and model, Anjhula married business magnate Hari Selvanathan's son in a four-day long celebration in Rajasthan | newspaper=The Times of India | date=14 May 2014 }}</ref>

==Indian armed forces==

[[File:Gen Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja.jpg|thumb|~~180px~~130px|[[Rajendrasinhji Jadeja]], former Chief of Indian Army]]

[[File:Admiral Madhvendra Singh.jpg|thumb|~~160px~~130px|[[Madhvendra Singh]], former Chief of Indian Navy]]

[[File:Bipin Rawat VCOAS.jpg|thumb|130px|[[Bipin Rawat]], former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army]]

* [[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=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|date=28 October 2019 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

*[[Kashmir Singh Katoch]], Indian general during the 1947 war<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=toheLRVgjLsC&dq=Kashmir+Singh+Katoch+rajput&pg=PA110 | isbn=9781897829202 | title=Behind the Scene: An Analysis of India's Military Operations, 1947-1971 | year=1993 | publisher=Lancer Publishers }}</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>

* [[Shaitan Singh|Major Shaitan Singh]], awarded the Param Vir Chakra<ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com~~/amp~~/news/india/know-more-about-india-s-rajput-community-18695.html~~/page/9~~|title=Know ~~Indian~~more about India's Rajput ~~Community~~community :| India News – India TV] | Page 9|first1=India TV|last1=News|first2=India TV News|last2=Desk|date=20 November 2012|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</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 : The Tribune India}}</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]], first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India and former chief of Indian Army.<ref>{{cite news|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]]|date=19 December 2016 |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=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>

* [[R. K. S. Bhadauria| Air Chief Marshall R. K. S. Bhadauria]], former [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Cheif of the Air Staff]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/uttar-pradesh/agra/air-marshal-rakesh-kumar-singh-bhadauria-success-untold-story|title=उड़ते जहाज ने पैदा की फाइटर पायलट बनने की ललक, आज पाया ये मुकाम, जानिए सफलता की अनसुनी कहानी|website=Amar Ujala}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.magzter.com/share/mag/6727/346624|title=SP's Aviation - May 2019 Digital Magazine from Magzter - World's Largest Digital Newsstand|website=Magzter|access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref>

* [[Anil Chauhan|General Anil Chauhan]], current and 2nd [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] (CDS) of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/who-is-lt-gen-anil-chauhan-heres-everything-about-the-indias-new-chief-of-defence-staff|title=Who is Lt Gen Anil Chauhan: Here's everything about India's new Chief of Defence Staff|website=www.freepressjournal.in|date=28 September 2022}}</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>

* [[Virender Singh Pathania]], [[Indian Coast Guard]] officer serving as the 24th and the current [[Director General of the Indian Coast Guard|Director General]] of the Indian Coast Guard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/nurpur-resident-dg-of-indian-coast-guard-357202|title=Nurpur resident DG of Indian Coast Guard : The Tribune 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>

* [[Kiran Shekhawat]], she was the first [[Indian Navy]] woman officer to be killed in the line of duty during a flight as an observer with the [[Indian Navy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/jaipur/indian-female-officers-from-rajput-community-490773.html|title = जब राजस्थान की इन राजपूत अफसर बेटियों ने रचा इतिहास तो पूरे देश का सीना गर्व से हो गया चौड़ा|date = 28 January 2019}}</ref>

* [[Madhvendra Singh|Admiral Madhvendra Singh]], former chief of the Indian Navy<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/taking-navy-from-seas-to-the-highest-peak/cid/722333|title=Taking navy from seas to the highest peak|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</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>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.mynation.com/india-news/havaldar-piru-singh-died-bayoneting-enemy-troops-while-fatally-injured-in-indo-pakistan-war-prt10r |title=Havaldar Piru Singh: Died bayoneting enemy troops while fatally injured in Indo-Pakistan war]|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd}}</ref>

* [[Gurbachan Singh Salaria|Capt Gurbachan Singh Salaria]], awarded the Param Vir Chakra<ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/165526/indian-army-param-vir-chakra-soldier-congo-news/|title=#ForgottenHeroes: An Ode To The Only UN Peacekeeper Awarded The Param Vir Chakra]!|first=Lekshmi Priya|last=S|date=29 November 2018|website=The Better India}}</ref>

* [[Sagat Singh|Lt Gen Sagat Singh]], awarded the Padma Bhushan<ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://thedailyguardian.com/the-forgotten-general-who-never-lost-a-war/ |title=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|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>{{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 : The Tribune India}}</ref>

* [[Saurabh Singh Shekhawat|Brigadier Saurabh Singh Shekhawat]], awarded the Kirti Chakra<ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/viral-videos-trending/colonel-saurabh-singh-shekhawat-viral-video-on-religion-padmaavat-controversy-rajput-5055863/ |title=VIDEO: This army officer’s take on religion has gone viral for all the right reasons|date=8 ~~''The Indian~~February ~~Express'']~~2018}}</ref>

* [[Kanwar Bahadur Singh|Lt Gen Kanwar Bahadur Singh]], served the Indian Army from 1931 to 1959<ref name=jpr />

* [[Kanwar Zorawar Singh|Maj Gen Kanwar Zorawar Singh]], awarded the Military Cross<ref name=jpr />

* [[Kiran Shekhawat|Lt Kiran Shekhawat]], the first woman officer of the Indian Navy to be martyred in the line of duty<ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/jaipur/indian-female-officers-from-rajput-community-490773.html|title=जब ~~''One~~राजस्थान ~~India~~की इन राजपूत अफसर बेटियों ने रचा इतिहास तो पूरे देश का सीना गर्व से हो गया चौड़ा|first=Vishwanath|last=Saini|date=28 January 2019|website=https://hindi.oneindia.com~~'']~~}}</ref>

== Pakistani politicians and lawyers==

[[File:Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.jpg|thumb|~~180px~~120px|[[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>{{Better source needed|date=May 2023}}

*[[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>{{Better source needed|date=May 2023}}<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> {{Better source needed|date=May 2023}}

* [[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/>{{Better source needed|date=May 2023}}

*[[Muhammad Khan Junejo]], former [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Staff|first=Books Group|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MK47YgEACAAJ|title=Junejo Rajputs: Muhammad Khan Junejo, Jan Muhammad Junejo, Jam Sadiq Ali, Chakar Ali Khan Junejo|date=2010|publisher=General Books LLC|isbn=978-1-158-28465-8|language=en}}</ref>

* [[Rana Chander Singh]], former Federal Minister of Pakistan<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/article198019.ece|title=Umerkot's former Rajput ruler is dead|publisher=The Hindu News|access-date=14 November 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=6 August 2009}}</ref>

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== Pakistani armed forces ==

* Major [[Rana Shabbir Sharif]], awarded the [[Nishan-e-Haider]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urdubiography.com/national-heroes/major-shabbir-sharif-shaheed.html|title=Major Shabbir Sharif belonged to a Rajput family|language=ur |publisher=urdubiography.com|access-date=18 September 2014}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2023}}

* Pilot [[Rashid Minhas]], awarded the Nishan-e-Haider<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/20-Aug-2013/1971-war-hero-rashid-minhas-shaheed-remembered|title=1971 war hero Rashid Minhas|publisher=Samaa tv|access-date=18 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031112758/http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/20-Aug-2013/1971-war-hero-rashid-minhas-shaheed-remembered|archive-date=31 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* Major [[Raja Aziz Bhatti]], awarded the Nishan-e-Haider<ref>{{cite web|url=http://topics.onepakistan.com.pk/raja-aziz-bhatti/|title=Raja Aziz Bhatti|publisher=OnePakistan|access-date=23 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031104411/http://topics.onepakistan.com.pk/raja-aziz-bhatti/|archive-date=31 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* Captain [[Raja Muhammad Sarwar]], awarded the Nishan-e-Haider<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.uniquepakistan.com.pk/aye-rahe-haq-ke-shaheedo/|title=Aye rahe-haq ke shaheedo|publisher=Unique Pakistan|access-date=12 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912005349/http://news.uniquepakistan.com.pk/aye-rahe-haq-ke-shaheedo/|archive-date=12 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* [[Tikka Khan|General Tikka Khan]], former Chief of the Pakistan Army<ref name="Springer, Burki">{{cite book |last1=Burki |first1=Shahid Javed |author-link=Shahid Javed Burki |title=Pakistan Under Bhutto, 1971–1977 |date=November 1988 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LX6xCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA207 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-349-19529-9 |access-date=19 August 2016}}</ref>

* [[Raheel Sharif|General Raheel Sharif]], former Chief of the Pakistan Army<ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/~~archive/print/469432-luck-plays-role-in-gen-sharifs-promotion~~|title=The ~~Luck~~News ~~plays~~International: ~~role~~Latest inNews ~~Gen~~Breaking, ~~Sharif’s~~Pakistan ~~promotion]~~News|website=www.thenews.com.pk}}</ref>

* [[Raja Sakhi Daler Khan]], fought for Pakistan in the 1947 Indo-Pakistan war.<ref>[https://www.morebooks.de/store/fr/book/raja-sakhi-daler-khan/isbn/978-613-3-09487-1 Raja Sakhi Daler Khan]</ref>

==Film, television and ~~television~~entertainment==

[[File:Sushant Singh Rajput snapped at the promotions of 'M.S. Dhoni - The Untold Story' (cropped).jpg|thumb|~~180px~~130px|[[Sushant Singh Rajput]] (actor)]]

[[File:~~Disha~~Preity ~~Patani~~Zinta ~~(Cropped)~~at an event for ISHKQ IN PARIS.jpg|thumb|~~180px~~130px|[[~~Disha~~Preity ~~Patani~~Zinta]] ~~(actress)~~]]

[[File:Disha-Patani-grace-the-premiere-of-Bharat-in-Mumbai-1.jpg|thumb|130px|[[Disha Patani]]]]

* [[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>

* [[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>

* [[Kratika Sengar]], Indian film and TV actress<ref>{{ cite news|title=Happy Birthday Kratika Sengar!|url=https://news.abplive.com/videos/happy-birthday-kratika-sengar-1025244|newspaper=ABP Live News|access-date=3 July 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524023421/https://news.abplive.com/videos/happy-birthday-kratika-sengar-1025244|archive-date=3 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=New mommy Kratika Sengar thanks her baby girl Devika for making her birthday a special one |work=Times of India |date=4 July 2022 |access-date=4 July 2022 |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/new-mommy-kratika-sengar-thanks-her-baby-girl-for-making-her-birthday-a-special-one/amp_articleshow/92643546.cms}}</ref>

* [[Rituraj Singh (actor)]], Indian TV actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Whts your story with Actor Rituraj.K.Singh

|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba0IWiKOiNQ |via=YouTube |quote=5:17 where he gives his bio in Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/gossip/whats-name | title=What's in a name? }}</ref>

* [[Navni Parihar]], Indian TV actress<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/things-have-changed-drastically-in-tv-industry-navni-parihar/articleshow/20665454.cms | title=Things have changed drastically in TV industry: Navni Parihar | newspaper=The Times of India | date=20 June 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>

* [[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>

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* [[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>

* [[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>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_WEGxEhmsQ |title=Urvashi Rautela ~~interview]~~Comments On Swara Bhaskar's Open Letter On Padmavati|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

* [[Vishakha Singh]], Indian film actress<ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=s061008051523 |title=Â´I Am A ~~Maverick~~MaverickÂ´ - Vishakha Singh - Planet Bollywood Features]|website=planetbollywood.com}}</ref>

* [[Vidyut Jammwal]], Indian actor<ref name="Vidyut">{{cite news |title=At 11, I had done martial art shows in 30 countries: Vidyut |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/at-11-i-had-done-martial-art-shows-in-30-countries-vidyut/articleshow/19030832.cms |work=The Times of India |date=15 January 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221119172858/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/at-11-i-had-done-martial-art-shows-in-30-countries-vidyut/articleshow/19030832.cms |archive-date=19 November 2022 |quote=I am a Rajput ...}}</ref>

* [[Nakuul Mehta]], Indian TV actor<ref>{{cite news |title='TV is still looked down upon, like it's the lesser cousin of Bollywood' — Nakuul Mehta |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/39-tv-is-still-looked-down-upon-like-it-39-s-the-lesser-cousin-of-bollywood-39-mdash-nakuul-mehta/cid/1654939 |access-date=28 July 2022 |work=The Telegraph |date=29 Aug 2018}}</ref>

* [[Jaspal Bhatti]], Indian film and TV actor<ref>{{cite news |title=Jaspal Singh Bhatti Death Anniversary: Lesser-known and interesting facts about the King of Comedy |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/bollywood/jaspal-singh-bhatti-death-anniversary-lesser-known-and-interesting-facts-about-the-king-of-comedy |access-date=28 July 2022 |work=Free Press Journal |date=October 24, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

*[[Anurag Kashyap]], Indian filmmaker<ref name="Talwar">{{cite news |last=Talwar |first=Puja |title='Draft' History Like Constitution: Anurag Kashyap's Dig On Padmavat Row |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/draft-history-like-constitution-anurag-kashyaps-dig-on-padmavati-row-1798489 |work=[[NDTV]] |date=10 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109023124/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/draft-history-like-constitution-anurag-kashyaps-dig-on-padmavati-row-1798489 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |url-status=live |quote="I am a Rajput. ... ," he said today.}}</ref>

*[[Pratibha Singh Baghel]], Indian singer<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/now-one-doesnt-have-to-be-dependent-on-a-filmmaker-or-composer-to-get-ones-music-heard-7802428/ | title='Now one doesn't have to be dependent on a filmmaker or composer to get one's music heard' | date=5 March 2022 }}</ref>

*[[Neha Singh Rathore]], Indian folk singer<ref>{{cite web | url=https://scroll.in/article/975902/democracy-gives-us-the-right-to-ask-questions-neha-singh-rathores-bhojpuri-tunes-are-going-viral | title='Democracy gives us the right to ask questions': Neha Singh Rathore's Bhojpuri tunes are going viral }}</ref>

==Authors, biographers, and writers==

*[[MK Ranjitsinh Jhala]], author on wildlife conservation in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-18 |title=The Indian Prince Who Gave It All Up for The Jungle {{!}} Condé Nast Traveller |url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/indian-prince-gave-jungle/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=Condé Nast Traveller India |language=en-IN}}</ref>

*[[Anuja Chauhan]], author and screenwriter.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/indian-cinema/anuja-chauhan-on-padmaavat | title=It's a Typical Rajput Situation, Says Anuja Chauhan on 'Padmaavat' | date=2 February 2018 }}</ref>

*[[Rajendra Singh (RSS)|Rajendra Singh Tomar ]], author, physics professor at the [[University of Allahabad]], later on became a grand member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2003-07-25|title=Rajendra Singh|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/rajendra-singh-36818.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611161928/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/rajendra-singh-36818.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2021|access-date=2020-08-07|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref>

==Sports==

[[File:Cool Maal launches official merchandise of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.jpg|thumb|170px| Former Indian cricketer [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]]]

[[File:Ranjitsinhji c1905.jpg|thumb|130px|[[Ranjitsinhji]], the Maharaja of [[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]], known as the "Father of Indian Cricket"]]

===Athletics===

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===Cricket===

* [[Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji]], former Indian test cricketer and Maharaja of [[Nawanagar State|Nawanagar]]. The [[Ranji Trophy]] is named after him.<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>

~~[[File:Cool Maal launches official merchandise of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.jpg|thumb|200px| Former Indian cricketer [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]]]~~

* [[Duleepsinhji]], former Indian test cricketer. The [[Duleep Trophy]] is named after him.<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://books.google.com/books?id=DiclDwAAQBAJ&dq=Kumar+Shri+Duleepsinhji+rajput&pg=PA81 |language=en}}</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>

* [[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://books.google.com/books?id=DiclDwAAQBAJ&dq=Kumar+Shri+Duleepsinhji+rajput&pg=PA81 |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>

* [[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>

* [[Ajay Jadeja]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{cite book |title=The Journal of Indo-judaic Studies, Volumes 1–4 |year=1998 |publisher=Society for Indo-Judaic Studies |page=95 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a9wsAQAAIAAJ&q=ajay+jadeja+royal}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=I am suffering irreparably: Ajay Jadeja Ajay Jadeja studied in the esteemed Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune-times/I-am-suffering-irreparably-Ajay-Jadeja/articleshow/33617885.cms |access-date=25 June 2013 |newspaper=Times of India |date=7 January 2003}}</ref>

* [[Ghanshyamsinhji Daulatsinhji Jhala]], Indian cricketer <ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34179/34179.html KS Limbdi player profile] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2014.</ref><ref name=L>[http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/l/limbdi.html Limbdi (Princely State)]</ref>

* [[Vikram Solanki]], Indian-born English cricketer<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/vikram-solanki-the-rajput-in-english-ranks/cid/1225031 | title=Vikram Solanki the Rajput in English Ranks }}</ref>

* [[Hanumant Singh]], Indian cricketer<ref><nowiki/>"The Rajputs from Battle fields to Cricket fields"</ref>{{Sfn|Srinivasan|2014|p=71}}

===Hockey===

* [[Dhyan Chand]], former Indian [[field hockey]] captain<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fq1wdzqhu6kC&pg=PA245 |page=245 |title=Indian Champions: Profiles Of Famous Indian Sportspersons |isbn=978-8170288527 |last1=Garg |first1=Chitra |year=2010}}</ref>

===Shooting===

* [[Apurvi Chandela]], Indian shooter<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/apurvi-chandela-women-10m-air-rifle-shooting-2948440/ | title=Apurvi Chandela Profile: Women's 10m air rifle | date=August 2016 }}</ref>

* [[Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore]], former Indian shooter, silver medalist at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/its-advantage-bjp-as-ex-royal-families-tilt-to-its-side/articleshow/23435962.cms | title=Its advantage BJP as ex-royal families tilt to its side | newspaper=The Times of India | date=3 October 2013 }}</ref>

* [[Karni Singh]], former Indian shooter, last Maharaja of [[Bikaner State|Bikaner]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=siooAAAAMAAJ&q=contested+against+as+formidable+a+Rajput+candidate+as+the+Maharaja+of+Bikaner,+Karni+Singh. 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>

===Tennis===

*[[Madansinhji]], former tennis player and last Maharaja of [[Cutch State|Kutch]] who represented India at the [[Davis Cup]] in 1936.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.db4tennis.com/players/male/meghrajji-bahadur|title=Meghrajji Bahadur's GS Performance Timeline & Stats|publisher=db4tennis.com|accessdate=16 November 2015}}</ref>

===Squash===

* [[Bhuvneshwari Kumari]], former Indian squash player, belongs to the Royal family of [[Alwar State|Alwar]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/bhuvneshwari-confident-of-indias-chances-at-asiad/article24106286.ece | title=Bhuvneshwari confident of India's chances at Asiad | newspaper=The Hindu | date=7 June 2018 | last1=Keerthivasan | first1=K. }}</ref>

===Boxing ===

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===Wrestling===

*[[Dalip Singh Rana]] (popularly known as [[The Great Khali]]), WWE wrestler<ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpaxh3bStSQ |title=Khali says Ii am arajput ~~Rajput : ''YouTube'']~~🔥|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

==Criminals==