- Lala Gura Ditta Mal Kapahi
- Kalicharan P.Dogra, Self glorified junior beizzat Sports Copy Writer, Zee News
- Girdhari Lal Dogra, former Minister and senior Congress leader
- Raja Ranjit Dev, Dogra ruler
- Maharaja Gulab Singh, general of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and later Maharaja of the Dogra Kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir
- General Zorawar Singh, general of Maharaja Gulab Singh
- Maharaja Hari Singh (1895–1961), was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state / Kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir in India. He was the Father of Dr. Karan Singh
- Dr. Karan Singh, son of Maharaja Hari Singh and distinguished diplomat (Congress Leader from J&K, Royal Family and would have been Maharaja / King of Jammu and Kashmir, Dr Karan Singh was born heir apparent to the then ruler of the state of Jammu and Kashmir and served successively as regent, Sardar-i-Riyasat and governor of the state)
- Mr. P. C. Dogra, IPS, Director General of Police (Retd.), Punjab
- Mr. A. S. Dogra, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Retd.), Punjab
- Mr. H. S. Dogra, IES, Director General, Central Public Works Department, Govt. of India
- Mr. M. L. Dogra, Director, Athletics Federation of India
- Sansar Chand - (1900-1995) The Doyen of art movement in Jammu, who cultivated, promoted three generations of art talent in painting. His works including landscapes, portraits, war paintings, subject art and miniature work adorn many individual and public galleries world over. The most precious gift he gave to Jammuites was the Dogra Art Gallery, presently known as Dogra Art Museum.
- Dr.Waqar Doger
- Ustad Alla Rakha, master of tabla
- Padma Sachdev, Famous dogri writer
- Miyan Dido, Dogra warrior born in Nagrota, who fought against Maharaja Hari Singh
- Prem Nath Dogra
- Balraj Madhok
- Arjun Joga Bonito Dogra
- Baba Chamliyal a.k.a Duleep Singh Manhas, warrior-saint, whose samadhi is visited by tens of thousands per year
- Kundan Lal Saigal, Hindi movie singer and actor
- Rishi Kumar Koushal - Founder of Praja Parishad, Jansangh, BJP. MLA Reasi for 3 times
- Mallika Pukhraj - Ghazal singer
- A. S. Anand - Former Chief Justice of India
- Lt. Gen H. S. Kanwar, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)
- Mast Ram Dogra F/o Sh. Madan Lal Sharma, ARO, Dangoh Khurd, Pirthipur, Una (H. P.)
- Om Prakash, Hindi movie actor
- Rajeev Sharma, poet, 138 Colonel Colony, Jammu
- Sh. Vachaspati Sharma - Eminent sitarist and a disciple of renowned sitar maestro Pt. Ravi Shankar. Principal, Institute of Music and Fine Arts; formerly dean of the faculty of music and fine arts, University of Jammu.
- Deepak Balotra - First surveying supervisor from Jammu
- Bansi Lal Sharma-A GeoScientist from Jammu who was a member of the 9th Indian Expedetion to Antartica. B.L. Sharma, who died in January 1990, was awarded posthumously the distinguished national mineral award in 1991. Memorial plaque at India Point,Humboldt Mountains, Wohlthat Massif, central Dronning Maud Land erected in memory of three scientists of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and a communication technician from the Indian Navy—all members of the ninth Indian Expedition to Antarctica, who sacrificed their lives in this mountain camp in an accident on 8th January 1990.This site is included in the A.
FAMOUS PERSONALITIES : Pandit shiv Kumar Sharma , famous santoor player, Mehar Chand Mahajan, Instrumental for integration of J&k with India AND General N.C.Vij, former chief of Army Staff
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