Personalities

Captain Amarinder Singh Captain Amarinder Singh is the current Maharaja of Patiala. He served as the Chief Minister of Punjab from 2002 to 2007.He currently resides in New Moti Bagh Palace, Patiala. Captain Singh is the son of His Late Highness Maharaja Dhiraj Yadavindra Singh of Patiala , and Her Highness Rani Mohinder Kaur , Rajmata of Patiala. He is the head of the royal house of Patiala belonging to the Phulkian dynasty. He attended the Lawrence School Sanawar and The Doon School, Dehradun. He has two children: Yuvraj Raninder Singh and Maharajkumari Jai Inder Kaur. He is a keen flyer and golfer and shooter.
Maharani Preneet Kaur Maharani Preneet Kaur is the wife of Maharaja Amarinder Singh.Educated at Jesus & Mary Convent, Simla and St Bede's College, she has a BA degree.She is MP & Minister of State for External Affairs.
Pammi Bai Pammi Bai is a singer and bhangra dancer from Village Jakhepal, district Sangrur Punjab.He is the son of the late Partap Singh Baghi, a famous freedom fighter.. He recorded his first audio cassette in 1987, along with the late Narinder Biba. Then he recorded an audio cassette with Surinder Kaur, a renowned TV and radio artist.
Navjot Singh Sidhu Navjot Singh Sidhu  is  former Indian cricket batsman and politician. After retirement from cricket Navjot Singh Sidhu took up television commentary, and politics.
Om Puri Om Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both main stream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE. Puri was born in Ambala, Haryana and spent the early part of his life living with his maternal uncle in Sanaur Patiala. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India. He is also an alumnus of the 1973 class of National School of Drama where Naseeruddin Shah was a co-student.
Mohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj Mohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj is a former Indian cricketer (1969–1989) and current cricket analyst. He is commonly known as "Jimmy". He is the son of Lala Amarnath, the first post-independence captain of India. His brother Surinder Amarnath was a Test player. His brother Rajinder Amarnath is a former first class cricket and current cricket coach.
Wing commander Rakesh Sharma Wing commander Rakesh Sharma is a former Indian Air Force test pilot, and  first Indian and 138th person to travel in space. Rakesh Sharma was born in 1949 in Patiala in a Punjabi family and was schooled at St. George's Grammar School, Abid Road, Hyderabad. He joined the NDA as an Air Force cadet in July 1966. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force as a Pilot Officer in 1970. In 1971 operations against Pakistan, he flew various missions in his MIG aircraft with distinction.