Notable Residents
see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People_from_Amritsar
- Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621-1675), 9th Guru of Sikhs
- Maurice Barrymore, (1849–1905) patriarch of the Barrymore acting family
- Dara Singh, wrestler-Indian actor
- Rajesh Khanna, Indian actor
- Jeetendra, Indian actor
- Vinod Mehra, Indian actor
- Akshay Kumar, Indian actor
- Madan Lal, cricketer
- Vikas Khanna, chef
- Amrinder Gill,Punjabi Singer
- Deepa Mehta, Indo-Canadian filmmaker
- Mira Nair, Indo-American filmmaker
- Manmohan Singh, Prime minister of India
- Sam Manekshaw, Field Marshal of India
- Kiran Bedi, First woman IPS officer of India
- Deepti Naval, Indian actress
- Madan Lal Dhingra, Freedom fighter in British Era
- Narendra Chanchal, Indian singer
- Mahendra Kapoor, Indian playback singer
- Shamshad Begum, Indian classical singer
- Geeta Bali, Indian actress
- Hans Raj Khanna, Judge at the Supreme court of India
- Krishan Kant, 10th Vice-President of India
- Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, First woman Director General of Police in India
- Bhisham Sahni Hindi writer
- Bharti Singh Indian stand-up comedian
- Kapil Sharma Comedian
- Sudesh Lehri Comedian
- Navjot Singh Sidhu Indian Actor
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