The Most Famous

Actors from Pakistan

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This page contains a list of the greatest Pakistani Actors. The pantheon dataset contains 13,578 Actors, 54 of which were born in Pakistan. This makes Pakistan the birth place of the 24th most number of Actors behind Austria and Ukraine.

Top 10 Pakistani Actors

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Pakistani Actors of all time. This list of famous Pakistani Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Pakistani Actors.

  1. #2
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    Dev Anand

    1923 - 2011

    HPI 68.9441 langs

    Dev Anand is most famous for being one of the pioneers of Indian cinema. He is also known for his work in the film Guide.

  2. #6
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    Kumail Nanjiani

    b. 1978

    HPI 59.8033 langs

    Pakistani-American comedian and actor

  3. #9
    Photo of Sunil Dutt

    Sunil Dutt

    1929 - 2005

    HPI 57.2839 langs

    Indian film actor, producer, director and politician

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Pakistani Actors grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

Overlapping Lives

Which Actors were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 21 most globally memorable Actors since 1700.

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