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 Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Balakh Sher Mazari, and Amrita Sher-Gil. 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 center 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 Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, Balakh Sher Mazari, and Amrita Sher-Gil.
People Born in Lahore
Go to all RankingsNawaz Sharif
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 2
Shehbaz Sharif
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 15
Pran
ACTOR
1920 - 2013
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 35
Shah Jahan
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1666
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 40
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1995
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 29
Ustad Ahmad Lahori
ARCHITECT
1580 - 1649
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 21
Kabir Bedi
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 6
Imran Khan
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 18
Guru Ram Das
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1534 - 1581
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 43
Naropa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1016 - 1100
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 33
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1956
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 27
Tariq Ali
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Lahore
Go to all RankingsFazal Ilahi Chaudhry
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1982
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Balakh Sher Mazari
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Amrita Sher-Gil
PAINTER
1913 - 1941
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Asma Jahangir
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - 2018
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 4
Qutb al-Din Aibak
POLITICIAN
1150 - 1210
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1908
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
The Great Gama
WRESTLER
1878 - 1960
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Malika Pukhraj
SINGER
1912 - 2004
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Reshma
SINGER
1947 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Guru Arjan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1563 - 1606
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Ranjit Singh
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1839
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Lahore
Go to all RankingsFazal Ilahi Chaudhry
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1982
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Balakh Sher Mazari
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Amrita Sher-Gil
PAINTER
1913 - 1941
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Qutb al-Din Aibak
POLITICIAN
1150 - 1210
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1908
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
The Great Gama
WRESTLER
1878 - 1960
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Malika Pukhraj
SINGER
1912 - 2004
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Reshma
SINGER
1947 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Guru Arjan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1563 - 1606
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Ranjit Singh
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1839
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
WRITER
1911 - 1984
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
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 painters (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.