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In honor of Guru Gobind Singh's birthday today, some background info in regard to what a Guru really is:

In Hinduism a guru is a spiritual teach or guide. Sikhs have retained his basic meaning, but the title itself is very limited in application: there have only been ten human Gurus, starting with Guru Nanak who founded the Sikh religion. The Gurus are:

Guru Nanak, 1469-1539
Guru Angad: born 1504, Guru 1539-1552
Guru Amar Das: born 1479, Guru 1552-1574
Guru Ram Das: born 1534, Guru 1574-1581
Guru Arjan: born 1563, Guru 1581-1606
Guru Hargobind: born 1595, Guru 1606-1644
Guru Har Rai: born 1630, Guru 1644-1661
Guru Har Krishan: born 1656, Guru 1661-1664
Guru Teg Bahadur: born 1621, Guru 1664-1675
Guru Gobind Singh: born 1666, Guru 1675-1708

The Gurus are not incarnations of God and they are not worshipped. They are, instead, simply held in very high esteem as especially enlightened spiritual guides. It is not unusual for Sikh holy places, Sikh homes and Sikh gurdwaras to have pictures of Gurus hanging on the walls. When Amar Das appointed his son, Ram Das, to be the next Guru, the position became hereditary and remained within the family.

More: about.com