Brar () is a

Jat The Jat people ((), ()) are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and su ...

clan from the

Punjab region Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...

. Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated with the tribe, include: *

Sham Singh Attariwala Sham Singh Attariwala (1790 – 10 February 1846) was a general of the Sikh Empire. He was born in the 1790s in the town of Attari (a few kilometres from the border of Indian and Pakistan Punjab in India), Amritsar, in the Majha region of Panj ...

(1790-1846), a Sikh general in the Sikh army of Lahore Darbar. *

Sher Singh Attariwalla Raja Sher Singh Attariwala was a royal military commander and a member of the Sikh nobility during the period of the Sikh Empire in the mid-19th century in Punjab. He commanded the Sikh Khalsa army in the Second Anglo-Sikh War against the Brit ...

, was a royal military commander and a member of the Sikh nobility during the period of the Sikh Empire in the mid-19th century in Punjab. *

Chattar Singh Attariwalla General Raja Chattar Singh Attariwalla, also spelt Chatar Singh Aṭārīvālā, was Governor of Hazara province and a military commander in the army of the Sikh Empire during the reign of Maharaja Duleep Singh in the Punjab. He fought in the S ...

, was Governor of Hazara province and a military commander in the army of the Sikh Empire during the reign of Maharaja Duleep Singh in the Punjab. * Adesh Kanwarjit Singh Brar (1939–2012), Congress MLA from Punjab *

Harpal Brar Harpal Brar (born 5 October 1939) is an Indian communist politician, writer and businessman, based in the United Kingdom. He is the founder and former chairman of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist–Leninist), a role from which he st ...

(born 1939), Indian communist politician, writer and businessman, based in Britain. *

Harcharan Singh Brar Harcharan Singh Brar (21 January 1922 – 6 September 2009) was an Indian politician belonging to the Punjab unit of Indian National Congress. He was the 13th Chief Minister of Punjab and held this position from 31 August 1995 to 21 Novembe ...

(1919–2009), Indian politician, Chief Minister of Punjab, Governor of Orissa, and Governor of Haryana * Jagmeet Singh Brar (born 1958), Indian politician, lawyer, writer, and poet *

Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (; born Jarnail Singh Brar; 2 June 1947– 6 June 1984) was a militant leader of the Sikh organization Damdami Taksal. He was not an advocate of Khalistan. "Bhindranwale was not an outspoken supporter of Khalistan, ...

(1947–1984; born Jarnail Singh Brar), Sikh preacher and leader of Damdami Taksal *

Jagbir Singh Brar Jagbir Singh Brar is an Indian politician from the state of Punjab. He is a member of Shiromani Akali Dal. Brar won the seat of Jalandhar Cantt Assembly Constituency in the 2007 Punjab Legislative Assembly elections. He is also former Presiden ...

Indian politician (MLA), lawyer and PWRMDC chairman (2019-present) *

Karan Brar Karan Brar (born January 18, 1999) is an American actor. He portrayed Chirag Gupta in the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film franchise and Ravi Ross on the Disney Channel Original Series '' Jessie'' and its subsequent spin-off ''Bunk'd''. Early lif ...

(born 1999), American actor *

Mink Brar Mink Brar (born 4 November 1983) is a German model, actress and producer. Mink is known for her work in Bollywood films and on Indian television shows. She participated in the reality show ''Bigg Boss'' in 2012. Early life Mink was born on 4 No ...

(born 1980), German-Indian model, actress, and producer *

Manpreet Brar Manpreet Kaur Brar is an Indian actress and model. She won the Miss India crown in 1995, and was the first runner-up at the 1995 Miss Universe pageant. Early life Manpreet was born on 9 June 1973 to a Jat Sikh family in Mizoram, India. She g ...

(born 1973), Indian actress and model, Femina Miss India * Preet Brar, Punjabi musician *

Raj Brar Raj Brar (3 January 1972 – 31 December 2016) was an Indian singer, actor, lyricist and music director who worked in Punjabi cinema Punjabi cinema, sometimes Metonymy, metonymously referred to as Pollywood or Punjwood is the Punjabi lang ...

(1972–2016), Punjabi singer, actor, lyricist, and music director *Air marshal

Trilochan Singh Brar Air Marshal Trilochan Singh Brar PVSM AVSM He was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (IAST: ) is a military award of India. It was constituted in 1960 and since then it is awarded in recognition to peac ...

(born 1925), head of the Indian Air Force

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