List of Khatris

Historical figures

Sikh Gurus^[1]
- Guru Nanak Dev Bedi, founder of Sikhism
- Guru Angad Dev, Trehan
- Guru Amar Das, Bhalla
- Guru Ram Das, Sodhi
- Guru Arjan Dev, Sodhi
- Guru Har Gobind, Sodhi
- Guru Har Rai, Sodhi
- Guru Har Krishan, Sodhi
- Guru Tegh Bahadur, Sodhi
- Guru Gobind Singh, Sodhi, founder of Khalsa
Bhai Daya Singh Sobti, the first of the Panj Pyare (the initial members of the Khalsa), belonged to the Sobti clan of the Khatris^[2]
Baba Sri Chand was the founder of the ascetic sect of Udasin and was the elder son of Guru Nanak, first Guru and founder of Sikhism.
Baba Prithi Chand Sodhi (1558–1618), the eldest son of Guru Ram Das after the younger brother Guru Arjan was the founder of the Mina sect.
Bhai Gurdas (1555–1636), a Bhalla Khatri who served as the first Jathedar of Akal Takht and the first scribe of the Adi Granth
Ram Rai Sodhi, the eldest son of Guru Har Rai was the founder of Ram Raiyas sect of Sikhism.
Shiv Dayal Singh, founder of the Radhasoami religious movement.^[3]
Baba Dayal Singh Malhotra, founder of Nirankari^[4]
Baba Binod Singh,^[5] Sikh warrior, and first jathedar of Buddha Dal, commander of Khalsa Fauj
Vadbhag Singh Sodhi, one of the companion of Sikh Gurus originally prevailed from Sodhi-Bans (lineage)^[6]^{[better source needed]}

Hari Singh Nalwa (Uppal Khatri) (1791–1837), the Commander-in-Chief of the Khalsa army of the Sikh Empire under Ranjit Singh,^[7] Diwan of Kashmir, Diwan of Hazara, Diwan of Peshawar
Dewan Mokham Chand Kochhar (1785–1814), General of the Khalsa Army under Ranjit Singh^[8]
Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra, Governor of Lahore and Multan, Commander in the Khalsa Army^[9]
Diwan Mulraj Chopra (1814–1851), Governor of Multan, leader of a rebellion against the British which led to the Second Anglo-Sikh War^[9]
Sardar Gulaba Khatri, founder of Dallewalia Misl which controlled Nakodar, Talwan, Badala, Rahon, Phillaur, Ludhiana at its peak.

Maharaja Bijay Chand Mahtab Kapoor GCIE, KCSI, IOM, with origins from Kotli, Sialkot was the ruler of Bardhaman Raj in Bengal from 1887 till his death in 1941. At its height, the kingdom extended to around 5,000 square miles (13,000 km) and included many parts of what is now Burdwan, Bankura, Medinipur, Howrah, Hooghly and Murshidabad districts^[10]
Maharaja Uday Chand Mahtab of Bardhaman Raj, K.C.I.E., (14 July 1905 – 10 October 1984) was the last ruler of Burdwan Raj, who ruled from 1941 until 1955^[11]
Maharaja Chandu Lal was the prime minister (1833–1844) for 3rd Nizam of Hyderabad Sikandar Jah.^[12]
Maharaja Kishen Pershad, GCIE (1864–1940) came from a Peshkari Hyderabadi Noble family and served as the Prime Minister of Hyderabad State twice^[13]^[14]^[15]
Raja Sukh Jiwan Mal, The ruler of Kashmir (1754-1762)^[16]
Haqiqat Rai , beheaded at the age of 14 for refusing to convert to Islam by Governor Zakariya Khan. Puri stood up against his classmates ridiculing Hindu deities.^[17]
Omichund, a merchant and broker during the Nawabi period of Bengal^[18]

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Indian independence activists

Sukhdev, Indian freedom fighter, he participated in several actions alongside Bhagat Singh and Shivaram Rajguru, and was hanged by the British authorities on 23 March 1931 at the age of 23. He was a Thapar Khatri.^[23]
Madan Lal Dhingra, Indian freedom fighter, While studying in England, he assassinated William Hutt Curzon Wyllie, a British official.^[24]
Prem Krishan Khanna, Indian freedom fighter and a member of the Hindustan Republican Association. One of the revolutionaries prosecuted for the Kakori Conspiracy.^[25]^[26]
Purushottam Das Tandon, Indian freedom fighter who opposed the partition of India, British rule over India. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 1961.^[27]

Historical figures