Pakistan
Historical figures born in Pakistan
2,339 notable historical figures were born in Pakistan. These are the most notable:
Pakistan ranks #49 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Georgia, Chile and Estonia.
By era
- Ancient: 3
- Medieval: 1
- Early Modern: 3
- Modern: 33
By occupation
- Politician: 20
- Writer/Author: 12
- Minister/Cabinet Official: 7
- Prime Minister: 7
- Head of State/President: 6
- Soldier/Officer: 5
- Monarch/Royalty: 4
- Lawyer: 4
- Akbar (1542 to 1605, Politics)
- Mohammad Ali Jinnah (1876 to 1948, Politics)
- Imran Khan (born 1952, Politics)
- Malala Yousafzai (born 1997, Literature)
- Benazir Bhutto (1953 to 2007, Politics)
- Asif Ali Zardari (born 1955, Politics)
- Shah Jahan (1592 to 1666, Politics)
- Shehbaz Sharif (born 1951, Politics)
- Manmohan Singh (1932 to 2024, Politics)
- Bhagat Singh (1907 to 1931, Politics)
- Nawaz Sharif (born 1949, Politics)
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928 to 1979, Politics)
- Asim Munir (born 1968, Military)
- Guru Nanak (1469 to 1539, Religion)
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948 to 1997, Arts & Music)
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877 to 1938, Philosophy)
- Chanakya (375 BC to 283 BC, Philosophy)
- Reginald Dyer (1864 to 1927, Military)
- Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (born 1988, Politics)
- Gulzar (born 1933, Literature)
- Yahya Khan (1917 to 1980, Politics)
- Ayub Khan (1907 to 1974, Politics)
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910 to 1995, Science)
- Inder Kumar Gujral (1919 to 2012, Politics)
- Abdus Salam (1926 to 1996, Science)
- Shekhar Kapur (born 1945, Entertainment)
- Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890 to 1988, Politics)
- Aga Khan III (1877 to 1957, Religion)
- Mawra Hocane (born 1992, Entertainment)
- Noor Jehan (1926 to 2000, Arts & Music)
- Qamar Javed Bajwa (born 1960, Military)
- Kanishka (78 to 144, Politics)
- Mohsin Raza Naqvi (born 1978, Politics)
- Pāṇini (520 BC to 460 BC, Science)
- Hasnat Khan (born 1958, Science)
- Arif Alvi (born 1949, Politics)
- Amrita Pritam (1919 to 2005, Literature)
- Fatima Jinnah (1893 to 1967, Politics)
- Balraj Sahni (1913 to 1973, Entertainment)
- Alamgir II (1699 to 1759, Politics)
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