Following is a list of notable members of the Khatri community in India.
Historical figures
Sikhism
Sikh Gurus
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 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. Baba Dayal Singh Malhotra, founder of Nirankari
Sikh Empire
Hari Singh Nalwa (Uppal Khatri) (1791–1837), the Commander-in-Chief of the Khalsa army of the Sikh Empire under Ranjit Singh Dewan Mokham Chand Kochhar (1785-1814), General of the Khalsa Army under Ranjit Singh Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra, Governor of Lahore and Multan, Commander in the Khalsa Army Diwan Mulraj Chopra (1814–1851), Governor of Multan, leader of a rebellion against the British which led to the Second Anglo-Sikh War Sardar Gulaba Khatri, founder of Dallewalia Misl which controlled Nakodar, Talwan, Badala, Rahon, Phillaur, Ludhiana at its peak.
Others
Sultan Muzaffar Shah I, the founder of the Gujarat Sultanate, a Muslim Khatri kingdom and its ruling Muzaffarid Dynasty. He was a Tanka Khatri convert to Islam. 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 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 Maharaja Chandu Lal was the prime minister (1833–1844) for 3rd Nizam of Hyderabad Sikandar Jah. Maharaja Kishen Pershad, GCIE (1864-1940) came from a Peshkari Hyderabadi Noble family and served as the Prime Minister of Hyderabad State twice Raja Sukh Jiwan Mal, The ruler of Kashmir (1754-1762) Raja Todar Mal Tandon, finance minister of Akbar. He rebuilt the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in 1585. Haqiqat Rai Puri, 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.
Indian military
Vikram Batra, Param Vir Chakra awardee during the 1999 Kargil War. General Pran Nath Thapar, 4th Chief of the Indian Army. General J.J Singh Marwah , 21st Chief of Indian Army Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda, 7th Chief of the Indian Navy. Air Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, Chief of the Indian Air Force.
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. Madan Lal Dhingra, Indian freedom fighter, While studying in England, he assassinated William Hutt Curzon Wyllie, a British official. Prem Krishan Khanna, Indian freedom fighter and a member of the Hindustan Republican Association. One of the revolutionaries prosecuted for the Kakori Conspiracy. 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.