Lahore
Lahore ranks 322nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dnipro, Weimar, and Tirana. Memorable people born in Lahore include Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Kabir Bedi, and Imran Khan. 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 26th largest in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is located in the north-eastern region of Punjab, along the River Ravi. Lahore is one of Pakistan's major industrial 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
Between 1016 and 1980, Lahore was the birth place of 36 globally memorable people, including Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Kabir Bedi, and Imran Khan. Additionaly, 25 globally memorable people have passed away in Lahore including Muhammad Iqbal, Qutb al-Din Aibak, and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.
People Born in Lahore
Go to all Rankings
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
1910 - 1995
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 1
Kabir Bedi
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 2
Imran Khan
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 3
Guru Ram Das
1534 - 1581
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 4
Naropa
1016 - 1100
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 5
Nawaz Sharif
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 6
Ustad Ahmad Lahori
1580 - 1649
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 7
Tariq Ali
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 8
Shehbaz Sharif
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 9
Yash Chopra
1932 - 2012
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 10
Duleep Singh
1838 - 1893
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 11
Shahid Khan
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Lahore
Go to all RankingsImran Khan
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 3
Ustad Ahmad Lahori
1580 - 1649
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 7
Ramanand Sagar
1917 - 2005
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 14
Kamini Kaushal
1927 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 16
Keshav Dutt
1925 - 2021
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 20
Salima Ikram
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 21
Surinder Kaur
1929 - 2006
HPI: 36.01
Rank: 24
Bina Rai
1931 - 2009
HPI: 35.34
Rank: 25
Shyama
1935 - 2017
HPI: 34.21
Rank: 27
Hina Jilani
1953 - Present
HPI: 33.64
Rank: 29
Maleeha Lodhi
1952 - Present
HPI: 26.32
Rank: 32
Nergis Mavalvala
1968 - Present
HPI: 25.24
Rank: 34
People Deceased in Lahore
Go to all Rankings
Muhammad Iqbal
1877 - 1938
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 1
Qutb al-Din Aibak
1150 - 1210
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 2
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 3
Nur Jahan
1577 - 1645
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 4
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
1551 - 1602
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 5
Ranjit Singh
1780 - 1839
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 6
Lala Lajpat Rai
1865 - 1928
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 7
Bahadur Shah I
1643 - 1712
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 8
Guru Arjan
1563 - 1606
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 9
Amrita Sher-Gil
1913 - 1941
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 10
Sukhdev Thapar
1907 - 1931
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 11
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
1911 - 1984
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Lahore
Go to all Rankings
The Great Gama
1878 - 1960
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 18
Bano Qudsia
1928 - 2017
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 20
Malika Pukhraj
1912 - 2004
HPI: 35.17
Rank: 23
Reshma
1947 - 2013
HPI: 34.95
Rank: 24
Most individuals born in present day Lahore were politicians (8), actors (7), film directors (4), writers (3), and physicists (2), while most who died were politicians (10), writers (5), religious figures (3), singers (2), and companions (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Lahore, including Kabir Bedi, Prem Chopra, and Suraiya. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lahore, including Imran Khan, Nawaz Sharif, and Shehbaz Sharif.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Lahore since 1700.
