Virk 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. In India and Pakistan, it is used as a surname by the

Jatt Sikh Jat Sikh (also known by the more conventional endonym Jatt Sikh) is a sub-group of the Jat people and the Sikh religious group from the Indian subcontinent. They are one of the dominant communities in the Punjab owing to their large land holdin ...

s and

Jat Muslim Jat Muslim or Musalman Jat also spelled Jutt ( ur, ) (also spelled Jatt or Jutt; ) are a sub-group of the Jat people, who are followers of Islam and are primarily native to the Punjab region, Gujarat Region or Northern regions of the Indian S ...

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

Adnan Virk Adnan Virk ( ur, ) (born July 29, 1978) is a Canadian sportscaster for MLB Network and DAZN who previously worked for ESPN, TSN, and WWE. He also produces and hosts the weekly podcast ''Cinephile with Adnan Virk'' show covering cinema news and in ...

, Canadian television sportscaster *

Ammy Virk Amninderpal Singh Virk, better known as Ammy Virk, is an Indian singer, actor and producer associated with Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi and Hindi films. He started the production house Villagers Film Studio and a distribution compan ...

, Indian Punjabi-language singer *

Jani Virk Jani Virk (born 4 March 1962) is a Slovene writer, poet, translator and editor. He writes poetry, short stories, essays, novels and scripts and translates from German into Slovene. Virk was born in Ljubljana in 1962. He studied at the German a ...

(born 1962), Slovenian writer, poet, translator and editor * Kapur Singh Virk, Sikh warrior *

Kuwar Virk Kuwar Virk (born 21 October 1990) is an Indian music director, singer, rapper, and songwriter from Delhi, India. He made his debut as a rap artist in the year 2010 as D-Rap Blaster. His first commercial track was ''Nakhra'' featuring Mika Singh, ...

, Indian singer *

Kulwant Singh Virk Kulwant Singh Virk (20 May 1921 – 24 December 1987) was an author who wrote mostly in Punjabi but also extensively in English. His short stories were translated into several other languages, including Russian and Japanese. Kulwant Singh Vir ...

(1921–1987), Indian poet, writer and civil servant *

Manjinder Virk Manjinder Virk is a British actress, director and writer. She has appeared in the television series '' Holby City'' (1999), ''Doctors'' (2000), ''The Bill'' (2004), ''The Ghost Squad'' (2005), '' Runaway'' (2009), '' Skins'' (2010), '' Monroe'' ...

(born 1975), British actress, film director and writer *

Tomo Virk Tomo Virk (born 31 May 1960) is a Slovene literary historian and essayist. Virk was born in Ljubljana in 1960. He studied Comparative literature and German language at the University of Ljubljana and works as a lecturer at the University.

(born 1960), Slovenian historian and essayist

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