Avtar is a given name. Notable people with this name include: *

Avtar Singh Atwal Avtar Singh Atwal was a Deputy Inspector General in Punjab Police. He was murdered by a follower of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale at the steps of Golden temple while coming out after prayers on 25 April 1983 His murder set in motion a chain of ev ...

, Deputy Inspector General of Police in Punjab Police *

Avtar Singh Bhadana Avtar Singh Bhadana (born 17 December 1957) is an Indian politician from Faridabad in Haryana. He is a former Minister in Haryana, former MP and former MLA of Uttar Pradesh representing the Meerapur Assembly constituency as a member of Bharat ...

(born 1957), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India *

Avtar Singh Cheema Avatar Singh Cheema (1933–1989) was the first Indian man and sixteenth person in world to climb Mount Everest. Along with 8 others he was a part of the third mission undertaken by the Indian Army, in 1965, to climb Mount Everest after two ...

(1933–1989), the first Indian to lead a successful expedition that climbed Mount Everest * Avtar Gill, Indian Television and film actor *

Avtar Gill (darts player) Avtar Gill (born July 17, 1952) is a Canadian former professional darts player. Career Gill was runner-up in the 1986 Canada National Championships losing to Bob Sinnaeve in the final. Gill played in the 1987 World Professional Darts Cham ...

, Canadian darts player * Avtar Singh Kang, Punjabi singer and Punjabi Folk contributor *

Avtar Singh Karimpuri Avtar Singh Karimpuri, is an Indian politician of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) from Punjab. He is President of Bahujan Samaj Party Punjab Unit and is ex-Rajya Sabha member. See also *Kanshi Ram Kanshi Ram (15 March 1934 – 9 October 2006) ...

, Indian politician of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) * Avtar Lit, the owner and chairman of Sunrise Radio Group * Avtar Singh Malhotra (1917–2005), Punjabi politician belonging to the Communist Party of India *

Avtar Singh Paintal Autar Singh Paintal (24 September 1925 – 21 December 2004) was a medical scientist who made pioneering discoveries in the area of neurosciences and respiratory sciences. He is the first Indian Physiologist to become the Fellow of the Royal ...

M.D. Ph.D. (1925–2004), medical scientist who made pioneering discoveries *

Avtar Singh Rikhy Avtar Singh Rikhy (born 23 December 1923) was an Indian civil servant who was the former Secretary-General of the 6th Lok Sabha and 7th Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament of India). He succeeded Shri S. L. Shakdhar S. L. Shakdher (1918– ...

(born 1923), former Secretary-General of Lower House of Parliament of India *

Avtar Saini Avtar Saini is a microprocessor designer and developer. He holds some patents related to microprocessor design. He is also former director for Intel's South Asia division. He is best known for his leadership role in the design and development of P ...

, microprocessor designer and developer *

Avtar Singh Sandhu Pash (9 September 1950 – 23 March 1988) was the pen name of Avtar Singh Sandhu, one of the major poets in the Punjabi literature of the 1970s. He was killed by extremists on 23 March 1988. His strongly left-wing views were reflected in his ...

(1950–1988), poet of the Naxalite movement in the Punjabi literature of the 1970s *

Avtar Singh (judoka) Avtar Singh (born 3 April 1992) is an Indian judoka who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Personal life Singh was born on 3 April 1992 in Gurdaspur, Punjab, India. Whilst growing up in Kothe Ghurala vill ...

(born 1992), Indian judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil * Avtar Singh (politician), Indian politician, member of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi of India