Malala Yousafzai
1997 – Present
Pakistani children's education activist
women's rights activistmemoiristbloggerhuman rights defenderwriter
Born July 12Wikipedia →Famous People from Pakistan
31 notable historical figures from Pakistan, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
politician (18)diplomat (4)entrepreneur (3)women's rights activist (2)financier (2)freedom fighter (2)autobiographer (2)cricketer (2)university teacher (2)memoirist (1)
Benazir Bhutto
1953 – 2007
11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan (1953–2007)
politician
Born June 21Wikipedia →Pervez Musharraf
1943 – 2023
Pakistani soldier and politician (1943-2023)
financierpoliticianmilitary personnel
Born August 11Wikipedia →Mohammad Ali Jinnah
1876 – 1948
politician and the founder of Pakistan (1876–1948)
freedom fighterbarristerpoliticianlawyer
Born December 25Wikipedia →Imran Khan
1952 – Present
former Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
autobiographercricketerinvestorpolitician
Born October 5Wikipedia →Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
1928 – 1979
4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan (1928–1979)
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Born January 5Wikipedia →Asif Ali Zardari
1955 – Present
President of Pakistan (2008–2013; since 2024)
entrepreneurpolitician
Born July 26Wikipedia →Abdus Salam
1926 – 1996
theoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient
theoretical physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
Born January 29Wikipedia →Nawaz Sharif
1949 – Present
former prime minister of Pakistan
cricketerentrepreneurpoliticianlawyer
Born December 25Wikipedia →Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
1924 – 1988
President of Pakistan from 1978 to 1988 Of Saudi origin
military officerpolitician
Born August 12Wikipedia →Shehbaz Sharif
1951 – Present
Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2022 to 2023 and since 2024
politician
Born September 23Wikipedia →Taslima Nasrin
1962 – Present
author, secular humanist, and feminist
women's rights activistpoetphysicianwriter
Born August 25Wikipedia →Ayub Khan
1907 – 1974
President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969
autobiographerfinancierpoliticianmilitary personnel
Born May 14Wikipedia →Khaleda Zia
1946 – 2025
Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1991–1996, 2001–2006)
politician
Born August 15Wikipedia →Mamnoon Hussain
1940 – 2021
12th president of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018
entrepreneurpolitician
Born December 23Wikipedia →Yahya Khan
1917 – 1980
former Pakistani president (1917–1980)
diplomatpoliticianmilitary personnel
Born February 4Wikipedia →Liaquat Ali Khan
1895 – 1951
1st Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1947 to 1951
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Born October 1Wikipedia →Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1948 – 1997
Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali (1948-1997)
recording artiststorytellermusic educatorsingercomposer
Born October 13Wikipedia →Yusuf Raza Gilani
1952 – Present
Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012
journalistpolitician
Born June 9Wikipedia →Arif Alvi
1949 – Present
13th President of Pakistan from 2018 to 2024
politiciandentist
Born July 29Wikipedia →Oskar Kokoschka
1886 – 1980
Austrian dramatic, painter and writer (1886–1980)
draftspersondesignervisual artistgraphic artistuniversity teacherpainterillustratorartistplaywrightpoetwriter
Born March 1Wikipedia →Tariq Ali
1943 – Present
British political activist, writer, and historian (born 1943)
producerpeace activistnovelistfilm directorjournalisthistorianpoliticianwriterscreenwriter
Born October 21Wikipedia →Iskandar Ali Mirza
1899 – 1969
Pakistani politician, statesman and military general (1899–1969)
politician
Born November 13Wikipedia →Abdul Ghaffar Khan
1890 – 1988
Pashtun independence activist against British rule in India
freedom fighterpolitician
Born February 6Wikipedia →Ziaur Rahman
1936 – 1981
Chief of Army Staff and President of Bangladesh (1936-1981)
politicianmilitary personnel
Born January 19Wikipedia →Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
1988 – Present
37th Foreign Minister of Pakistan
politician
Born September 21Wikipedia →Iajuddin Ahmed
1931 – 2012
former president of Bangladesh (1931-2012)
university teacherdiplomatpolitician
Born February 1Wikipedia →Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
1965 – Present
Pakistani militant who was a member of al-Qaeda
terrorist
Born April 14Wikipedia →Fatima Jinnah
1893 – 1967
Pakistani dental surgeon, biographer and stateswoman (1893–1967)
biographer
Born July 31Wikipedia →