# Personalities of Hoshiarpur: 47 People, Six Inspiring Collections - Link: https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/personalities-of-hoshiarpur-47-people-six-inspiring-collections/ - Published: 2026-10-27T02:56:10+05:30 - Author: RAMAN KUMAR SAHDEV Hoshiarpur Today · People & heritage ## Local roots.⏎ Remarkable journeys. Meet people connected with Hoshiarpur city and district through birth, family, education, public service and enterprise. Explore their achievements and discover the local connection behind each story. **47 personalities****6 themed collections****Sources & photo credits** This collection brings together historical and contemporary figures. It is a selected directory, not an exhaustive list or a ranking. A connection with Hoshiarpur does not always mean that a person was born here; every profile explains the relationship. **New · Saints, Gurus & Spiritual Heritage** ### 󠀁[Explore 22 spiritual profiles across six illustrated articles →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/saints-gurus-and-spiritual-heritage-of-hoshiarpur-22-profiles/)󠁿 Discover Hoshiarpur’s sacred visits, village saints, Sikh seva traditions, Guru Ravidas heritage, Udasi, Sant Mat, Bhuriwale and Jain educational legacies. Each entry explains its local connection and links to sources. ## Choose a collection [⌊Official portrait of Dr Manmohan Singh⌉⌊Official portrait of Dr Manmohan Singh⌉[ 11 profiles ### 󠀁[Public life & leadership](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-in-public-life-leaders-parliamentarians-and-administrators/)󠁿 National leaders, parliamentarians and administrators with documented links to the district. [See names ↓](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/personalities-of-hoshiarpur-47-people-six-inspiring-collections/#browse-public)· [Read the collection →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-in-public-life-leaders-parliamentarians-and-administrators/) [⌊Portrait of Urdu and Punjabi poet Munir Niazi⌉⌊Portrait of Urdu and Punjabi poet Munir Niazi⌉[ 6 profiles ### 󠀁[Science, literature & art](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-thinkers-and-creators-science-history-literature-and-art/)󠁿 Scientists, historians, poets and artists whose work reached beyond their hometowns. [See names ↓](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/personalities-of-hoshiarpur-47-people-six-inspiring-collections/#browse-culture)· [Read the collection →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-thinkers-and-creators-science-history-literature-and-art/) [⌊Historical photograph of Babu Mangu Ram Mugowalia in the Philippines in 1920⌉⌊ Historical photograph of Babu Mangu Ram Mugowalia in the Philippines in 1920⌉[ 5 profiles ### 󠀁[Reform, education & service](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-legacy-of-service-reformers-educationists-and-humanitarians/)󠁿 Reformers, freedom fighters, educationists and humanitarian figures. [See names ↓](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/personalities-of-hoshiarpur-47-people-six-inspiring-collections/#browse-service)· [Read the collection →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-legacy-of-service-reformers-educationists-and-humanitarians/) [⌊Portrait of Sonalika founder Lachhman Das Mittal⌉⌊Portrait of Sonalika founder Lachhman Das Mittal⌉[ 3 profiles ### 󠀁[Business & industry](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-industrial-story-the-sonalika-entrepreneurs/)󠁿 The entrepreneurs behind Sonalika and Hoshiarpur’s international industrial connections. [See names ↓](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/personalities-of-hoshiarpur-47-people-six-inspiring-collections/#browse-business)· [Read the collection →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-industrial-story-the-sonalika-entrepreneurs/) [⌊Cricketer Mohammad Nissar photographed around 1932⌉⌊Cricketer Mohammad Nissar photographed around 1932⌉[ 6 profiles ### 󠀁[Sports & achievement](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-sporting-legacy-football-athletics-and-cricket/)󠁿 Football, athletics and cricket stories spanning generations and borders. [See names ↓](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/personalities-of-hoshiarpur-47-people-six-inspiring-collections/#browse-sports)· [Read the collection →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-sporting-legacy-football-athletics-and-cricket/) [⌊Satinder Sartaaj performing at Punjabi University in Patiala⌉⌊Satinder Sartaaj performing at Punjabi University in Patiala⌉[ 16 profiles ### 󠀁[Music, cinema & entertainment](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/)󠁿 Punjabi music, classical singing, film and television, including ancestral connections. [See names ↓](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/personalities-of-hoshiarpur-47-people-six-inspiring-collections/#browse-music)· [Read the collection →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/) **Featured full-length article** ### 󠀁[Dr Manmohan Singh: His Hoshiarpur Years and National Legacy →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/dr-manmohan-singh-his-hoshiarpur-years-and-national-legacy/)󠁿 Explore his academic connection with the city, his national career and photographs with complete credits. ## Find a personality Choose any name below to open that person’s profile in the relevant collection. ### Public life & leadership * [Avinash Rai Khanna →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-in-public-life-leaders-parliamentarians-and-administrators/#avinash-rai-khanna) Garhshankar and Hoshiarpur public life * [Dr Manmohan Singh →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-in-public-life-leaders-parliamentarians-and-administrators/#dr-manmohan-singh) Education and teaching in Hoshiarpur * [Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-in-public-life-leaders-parliamentarians-and-administrators/#dr-raj-kumar-chabbewal) Chabbewal and Hoshiarpur representation * [Giani Zail Singh →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-in-public-life-leaders-parliamentarians-and-administrators/#giani-zail-singh) Parliamentary representation * [Harjit Singh Sajjan →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-in-public-life-leaders-parliamentarians-and-administrators/#harjit-singh-sajjan) Born in Bombeli/Bambeli village * [Kanshi Ram →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-in-public-life-leaders-parliamentarians-and-administrators/#kanshi-ram) Elected from Hoshiarpur in 1996 * [Santosh Chowdhary →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-in-public-life-leaders-parliamentarians-and-administrators/#santosh-chowdhary) Former Hoshiarpur MP * [Som Parkash →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-in-public-life-leaders-parliamentarians-and-administrators/#som-parkash) Elected from Hoshiarpur in 2019 * [Squadron Leader Kamal Chaudhry →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-in-public-life-leaders-parliamentarians-and-administrators/#squadron-leader-kamal-chaudhry) Born in and represented Hoshiarpur * [Sunil Arora →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-in-public-life-leaders-parliamentarians-and-administrators/#sunil-arora) Born in Hoshiarpur * [Vijay Sampla →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpur-in-public-life-leaders-parliamentarians-and-administrators/#vijay-sampla) Former Hoshiarpur MP ### Science, literature & art * [Dr Ganda Singh →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-thinkers-and-creators-science-history-literature-and-art/#dr-ganda-singh) Born in Hariana * [Dr Piara Singh Gill →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-thinkers-and-creators-science-history-literature-and-art/#dr-piara-singh-gill) Born in Chela village * [Habib Jalib →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-thinkers-and-creators-science-history-literature-and-art/#habib-jalib) Born in the Hoshiarpur region before Partition * [Munir Niazi →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-thinkers-and-creators-science-history-literature-and-art/#munir-niazi) Born in Khanpur near Hoshiarpur * [Sahir Hoshiarpuri →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-thinkers-and-creators-science-history-literature-and-art/#sahir-hoshiarpuri) Born and raised in Hoshiarpur * [Shiv Singh →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-thinkers-and-creators-science-history-literature-and-art/#shiv-singh) Born in Bassi Ghulam Hussain ### Reform, education & service * [Babu Mangu Ram Mugowalia →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-legacy-of-service-reformers-educationists-and-humanitarians/#babu-mangu-ram-mugowalia) From Mugowal village * [Dr Lajpat Rai Munger →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-legacy-of-service-reformers-educationists-and-humanitarians/#dr-lajpat-rai-munger) Educational philanthropy in Hoshiarpur * [Harnam Singh Tundilat →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-legacy-of-service-reformers-educationists-and-humanitarians/#harnam-singh-tundilat) From Kotla Naudh Singh * [Principal Harbhajan Singh →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-legacy-of-service-reformers-educationists-and-humanitarians/#principal-harbhajan-singh) Education and institution building in Mahilpur * [Ravinder “Ravi” Singh →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-legacy-of-service-reformers-educationists-and-humanitarians/#ravinder-ravi-singh) Roots in Mundian Jattan ### Business & industry * [Amrit Sagar Mittal →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-industrial-story-the-sonalika-entrepreneurs/#amrit-sagar-mittal) Sonalika leadership and local civic activity * [Deepak Mittal →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-industrial-story-the-sonalika-entrepreneurs/#deepak-mittal) Sonalika business leadership and philanthropy * [Lachhman Das Mittal →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-industrial-story-the-sonalika-entrepreneurs/#lachhman-das-mittal) Sonalika founder and Hoshiarpur industry ### Sports & achievement * [Amandeep Singh Bains →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-sporting-legacy-football-athletics-and-cricket/#amandeep-singh-bains) Mahilpur athletics family * [Harmilan Bains →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-sporting-legacy-football-athletics-and-cricket/#harmilan-bains) From Mahilpur * [Intikhab Alam →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-sporting-legacy-football-athletics-and-cricket/#intikhab-alam) Born in Hoshiarpur before Partition * [Jarnail Singh Dhillon →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-sporting-legacy-football-athletics-and-cricket/#jarnail-singh-dhillon) Panam village and Mahilpur football * [Madhuri A. Singh / Madhuri Saxena →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-sporting-legacy-football-athletics-and-cricket/#madhuri-a-singh-madhuri-saxena) Mahilpur family and sporting connection * [Mohammad Nissar →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-sporting-legacy-football-athletics-and-cricket/#mohammad-nissar) Born in Hoshiarpur ### Music, cinema & entertainment * [Amar Singh Shaunki →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#amar-singh-shaunki) From Bhajjlan village * [Debi Makhsoospuri →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#debi-makhsoospuri) Born in Makhsoospur * [Kamal Heer →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#kamal-heer) Born in Halluwal * [Kulwinder Dhillon →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#kulwinder-dhillon) Roots in Pandori Ladha Singh * [Manmohan Waris →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#manmohan-waris) From Halluwal near Mahilpur * [Monica Bedi →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#monica-bedi) Born in Chabbewal * [Nachhatar Gill →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#nachhatar-gill) From Akalgarh near Garhshankar * [Sangtar →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#sangtar) Halluwal origins and Mahilpur schooling * [Satinder Sartaaj →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#satinder-sartaaj) From Bajrawar village * [Sham Kaushal →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#sham-kaushal) Family origin in Mirzapur, Hoshiarpur district * [Simran Kaur Mundi →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#simran-kaur-mundi) Ancestral roots in Mundian Jattan * [Sunny Kaushal →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#sunny-kaushal) Shared Kaushal-family roots * [Upasana Singh →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#upasana-singh) Born in Hoshiarpur * [Ustad Nazakat Ali Khan →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#ustad-nazakat-ali-khan) Born in Sham Chaurasi * [Ustad Salamat Ali Khan →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#ustad-salamat-ali-khan) Sham Chaurasi musical roots * [Vicky Kaushal →](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/hoshiarpurs-creative-voices-music-cinema-and-entertainment/#vicky-kaushal) Family roots in Hoshiarpur ## Add to Hoshiarpur’s living archive Know a personality who should be included? Share a short biography, their exact connection with the district and reliable sources. Families, schools, colleges and community organisations are welcome to contribute photographs and records. [**Suggest a personality or contribute a photograph →**](https://hoshiarpurtoday.com/get-local-help/?kind=story) For photographs, include the photographer’s name and permission or licence for publication. Submissions and corrections are reviewed before they are added. ## Photograph credits The six collection images show the named representative personalities; each photograph illustrates its own subject, not everyone in the collection. * Dr Manmohan Singh, official portrait, 2004. Prime Minister’s Office, Government of India / Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India. [Source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Official_Portrait_of_the_Prime_Minister_Dr._Manmohan_Singh.jpg)· [Licence / reuse terms](https://data.gov.in/sites/default/files/Gazette_Notification_OGDL.pdf). * Munir Niazi. Photograph credited to Sami ur Rehman; supplied through the Amarjit Chandan archive, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. [Source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Munir_Niazi._Poet.jpg)· [Licence / reuse terms](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). * Mangu Ram Mugowalia in the Philippines, 1920. Unknown photographer; family photograph courtesy of Laxmi Dass Gangar, via Wikimedia Commons; public-domain designation. [Source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Photograph_of_Mangu_Ram_Mugowalia_in_the_Philippines,_1920.jpg)· [Licence / reuse terms](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/). * Lachhman Das Mittal. Photo: Ashray007 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. [Source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lachhman_Das_Mittal.png)· [Licence / reuse terms](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). * Mohammad Nissar, circa 1932. Unknown photographer; public domain in India, via Wikimedia Commons. [Source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mohammad_Nissar_1932.jpg)· [Licence / reuse terms](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mohammad_Nissar_1932.jpg). * Satinder Sartaaj performing at Punjabi University, Patiala, 2016. Photo: Gagandeep Singh Jattana / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. [Source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Satinder_Sartaaj.jpg)· [Licence / reuse terms](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Researched and assembled on 27 October 2026. Source links are provided alongside individual profiles. Inclusion records a documented connection and does not imply endorsement by the person or their family.