Lahore
Lahore ranks 288th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kazan, Norway, and Leiden. Memorable people born in Lahore include Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, and Pran. Memorable people who died in Lahore include Muhammad Iqbal, Qutb al-Din Aibak, and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. Lahore has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Lahore is located in Pakistan.
Lahore is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is the second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and 27th largest in the world, with a population of over 14 million. Lahore is one of Pakistan's major industrial, educational and economic hubs. It has been the historic capital and cultural centre of the wider Punjab region, and is one of Pakistan's most socially liberal, progressive, and cosmopolitan cities. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1016 and 2002, Lahore was the birth place of 45 globally memorable people, including Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, and Pran. Additionaly, 23 globally memorable people have passed away in Lahore including Muhammad Iqbal, Qutb al-Din Aibak, and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.
People Born in Lahore
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Nawaz Sharif
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 42
Shehbaz Sharif
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 10
Pran
ACTOR
1920 - 2013
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 30
Shah Jahan
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1666
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 35
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1995
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 24
Ustad Ahmad Lahori
ARCHITECT
1580 - 1649
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 16
Kabir Bedi
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 1
Imran Khan
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 13
Guru Ram Das
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1534 - 1581
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 38
Naropa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1016 - 1100
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 28
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1956
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 22
Tariq Ali
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Lahore
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Muhammad Iqbal
WRITER
1877 - 1938
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 22
Qutb al-Din Aibak
POLITICIAN
1150 - 1210
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 5
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1908
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 6
Guru Arjan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1563 - 1606
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 11
Ranjit Singh
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1839
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 12
Nur Jahan
COMPANION
1577 - 1645
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 17
Ali Hujwiri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1009 - 1072
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 21
Lala Lajpat Rai
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1928
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 19
Ayub Khan
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1914
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 16
The Great Gama
WRESTLER
1878 - 1960
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 8
Amrita Sher-Gil
PAINTER
1913 - 1941
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 3
Bahadur Shah I
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1712
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 15
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lahore were politicians (11), actors (9), writers (4), film directors (3), and physicists (2), while most who died were politicians (10), writers (4), religious figures (3), singers (2), and companions (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lahore, including Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, and Imran Khan. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lahore, including Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, and Shah Jahan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Lahore since 1700.
