INDIAN RAJPUTS
Historical figures Maharana Pratap of Mewar, a 16th century Rajput ruler and great warrior. The Mughal emperor Akbar sent many missions against him. He survived to ultimately gain control of all of Mewar, excluding Chittorgarh Fort. Statue of Prithvi Raj Chauhan at Ajmer
- Banda Bahadur, Sikh Dogra Rajput(Minhas Sub Clan) warrior against the Mughal Empire.Leader of Khalsa armies.Defeated Punjab governor Wazir Khan and founded the first independent Sikh Kingdom. Executed by Mogul Empire for not converting to islam.
- Bappa Rawal, First Gehlot king at Chitrakut(Chittor),who defeated Arabs after their capture of sindh
- Gogaji, Chauhan Rajput and Local deity of Rajasthan.
- Vachra Dada, a Solanki Rajput and folk deity of Gujarat.
- Maharaja Gulab Singh, Started his career as Maharaja Ranjit Singh captain soon rise in rank and stature to become the first Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir.[1]
- Chatrapati Shivaji- Founder of Maratha Raj considered the greatest warrior of modern Indian Subcontinent. Many scholars believe Shivaji to be a descendant of Sesodia.[2][3][4]While some scholars doubt Sisodia origin of Shivaji.[5] For more Info see Bhosle
- Zorawar Singh Kalhuria rajput conqueror of Ladakh,Baltistan,Gilgit,Western Tibet.[1]
- Prithvi Narayan Shah, United Emperor of Gorkha, descendants of Sisodia of Chittor.He was of mixed race Aryan Rajput from father side and Mongol from mother side.
Politicians of India
Pratibha Patil is the 12th and current President of India and first woman to hold the office
- Shah Nawaz Khan Janjua, Indian soldier with the Indian National Army and Former Union Minister
India,a
dedicated Congressman and Rajput leader from Madhya Pradesh.
Dr. Karan Singh M.P Rajya Sabha and heir-apparent to the then ruler of the state of Jammu and
Kashmir
Maharaja Hari Singh, in the royal family of Jammu and Kashmir. He received the Padma Vibhushan in
2005.
Dr. Raman Singh is the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Thakur Sanjay Singh Rajput leader from Uttar
Pradesh,belongs to the Royal family of Amethi
- Pratibha Patil, President of India
- Arjun Singh, Senior Congress Leader.Former Minister for Human Resource and Development
- Dr. Karan Singh, Senior Congress Leader and 1st Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
- Digvijay Singh, Former Chief Minister under Madhya Pradesh, General Secretary of the Congress Party
- Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, 11th Vice President of India. Also served Three times Chief Minister Of Rajasthan from BJP party.
- Rajnath Singh, former National President of BJP
- Thakur Sanjay Singh M.P from Sultanpur U.P and secretry A.I.C.C.
- Vishwanath Pratap Singh, The 10th Prime Minister of India. Former Finance Minister of India, also Served as Chief Minister Of Uttar Pradesh.
- Chandra Shekhar, The 11th Prime Minister of India. Led Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
- Deep Narayan Singh, 2nd Chief Minister of Bihar
- Dr.Anugrah Narayan Singh,Member Constituent Assembly of India & 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
- Madhav Singh Solanki, Former Chief Minister of Gujrat
- Jagdambika Pal, Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Member of Parliament
- Chandrashekhar Singh, Former Chief Minister of Bihar
- Satyendra Narayan Singh,Rajput Chieftain,Member of Provisional Parliament,Member of 1st Lok-Sabha & Former Chief Minister of Bihar
- Raghubansh Prasad Singh M.P from Vaishali Bihar and former cabinet minister.
- Bharatsinh Solanki, Minister, Government of India
- Virbhadra Singh, Former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh from Indian National Congress and current Union Cabinet Minister
- Harikesh Bahadur, Senior Congress leader
- Nikhil Kumar, current Governor of Nagaland
- Raman Singh, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from BJP party
- Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Former Union Minister.
- Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Secretary A.I.C.C, Member of Parliament from Alwar Rajasthan
- Prabhunath Singh, Former Member of Parliament from Maharajganj Bihar
- Gayatri Devi, former Maharani of Jaipur
- Jaswant Singh, Leader of opposition, Rajya Sabha and Former Finance Minister of India
- N. K. Singh, former Revenue Secretary of India & Member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha)
- Sushil Kumar Singh (politician), Member of Parliament from Aurangabad Bihar
- Bhakt Darshan, Former Union Minister Govt. of India
- Dharam Singh, Former Chief Minister of Karnataka
- Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister of Himachal Pardesh
- Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Former Chief Minister
- Digvijay Singh, former railway minister
- Harish Rawat, PCC Chief, Uttarakhand
- Maharaja Karni Singh, Rajasthan Leader
- Tan Singh
- Rameshwar Prasad Sinha Freedom fighter,Member of Constituent Assembly of India
- Dilip Singh Judeo, Former Indian Minister of State for Environment and Forests
- Shankersinh Vaghela, Former Chief Minister of Gujrat , Current Union Minister or Textile
- Nareshchandra Singh, Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from Indian National Congress
- Kalikesh Singh Deo, Member of Parliament from Saintala Constituency
- Kalyan Singh Kalvi
- Shyama Singh, First woman Member of Parliament (LS) from Aurangabad
- Amar Singh, Member of Parliament Rajya sabha
- Uday Singh,Member of Parliament from Purnea Bihar.
- Chhavi Rajawat,Female Sarpanch of Soda, Rajasthan, described as changing face of Rajasthan by Times of India.
- Shivraj Singh Chauhan C.M Of Madhya Pradesh
- Gabar Singh Negi, awarded the Victoria Cross
- Darwan Singh Negi, awarded the Victoria Cross
- Admiral Vijai Singh Shekhawat, Chief of the Naval Staff
- Admiral Madhvendra Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff
- Lieutenant General Kanwar Bahadur Singh, MBE, GoC-in-C, Central Command, Governor, Himachal Pradesh
- Brigadier Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh, MVC, Maharaja of Jaipur
- Lieutenant General Thakur Nathu Singh Rathore, former GoC-in-C, Eastern Army Command
- General Vijay Kumar Singh, Chief of the Army Staff
- Company Havildar Major Piru Singh, awarded Param Veer Chakra posthumously for gallantry of highest order, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
- Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, AVSM, Olympian
- Lieutenant General Hanut Singh, Strategician
- Major Shaitan Singh, awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the highest gallantry award posthumously during the 1962 Indo-China war.[11]
- Naik Jadu Nath Singh,awarded Param Vir Chakra in 1948 Indo-Pak War.[12][13]
- Lieutenant General Sagat Singh
- Karni Singh Rathore
- Saurabh Singh Shekhawat
- Rajendrasinhji Jadeja, first Chief of Army Staff
- Raja Sakhi Daler Khan, Kashmiri soldier with the Indian National Army
- Col. Rana Jodha Jung Bahadur, Commander-in-Chief Tripura State Forces, KCIO 1st King's Commissioned Officer
