List of Famous people born in Lahore, Pakistan

Wasim Akram

First Name Wasim
Last Name Akram
Born on June 3, 1966 (age 59)
Born in Pakistan, Punjab

Wasim Akram is a Pakistani cricket commentator, coach, and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. He is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. A left-arm fast bowler who could bowl with significant pace, he represented Pakistan in Test cricket and One Day International (ODI) matches. In October 2013, Wasim Akram was the only Pakistani cricketer to be named in an all-time Test World XI to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.

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Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar

First Name Khalil-Ur-Rehman
Born on December 16, 1961 (age 64)
Born in Pakistan, Punjab

Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar is a Pakistani writer, director, lyricist and occasional actor known for such dramas as Pyarey Afzal (2013), Sadqay Tumhare (2014) and most recently the top-rated Meray Paas Tum Ho (2019-2020), as well as the 2019 ISPR-produced film Kaaf Kangana.

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Mani Shankar Aiyar

First Name Mani
Last Name Aiyar
Born on April 10, 1941 (age 85)
Born in Pakistan, Punjab

Mani Shankar Aiyar is an Indian politician and former career civil servant diplomat. He is a member of the Indian National Congress Party.

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Fatima Ali

First Name Fatima
Last Name Ali
Born on August 8, 1989
Died on January 25, 2019 (aged 29)
Born in Pakistan, Punjab

Fatima Ali was a Pakistani-American executive chef, restaurateur and television personality. She came to notice for her successful appearances on reality cooking shows Chopped and Top Chef, and for winning a James Beard Foundation Award for her essay on living with sarcoma.

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Nergis Mavalvala

First Name Nergis
Last Name Mavalvala
Born on January 1, 1968 (age 58)
Born in Pakistan, Punjab

Nergis Mavalvala is a Pakistani-American astrophysicist known for her role in the first observation of gravitational waves. She is the Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she is also the Dean of the university's School of Science. She was previously the Associate Head of the university's Department of Physics She was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2010.

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Yash Chopra

First Name Yash
Born on September 27, 1932
Died on October 21, 2012 (aged 80)
Born in Pakistan, Punjab

Yash Raj Chopra was an Indian director and film producer who worked in Hindi films. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chopra was the recipient of several awards, including 6 National Film Awards and 08 Filmfare Awards. He is considered among the best Indian filmmakers. For his contributions to film, the Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001, and the Padma Bhushan in 2005.British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA 2006 presented him with a lifetime membership, making him the first Indian to receive the honour.

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Prem Chopra

First Name Prem
Last Name Chopra
Born on September 23, 1935 (age 90)
Born in Pakistan, Punjab

Prem Chopra is an Indian actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in 380 films over a span of over 60 years. He has a soft-spoken diction despite being a villain in most films. His 19 films, with him as antagonist and Rajesh Khanna in the lead role remain popular with audiences and critics.

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Yogesh Chander Deveshwar

First Name Yogesh
Born on February 4, 1947
Died on May 11, 2019 (aged 72)
Born in Pakistan, Punjab

Yogesh Chander Deveshwar was an Indian businessman. He was the chairman of ITC Limited. He was the longest-serving CEO of any Indian company.

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Iman Ali

First Name Iman
Last Name Ali
Born on December 19, 1980 (age 45)
Born in Pakistan, Punjab

Iman Ali, is a Pakistani actress, veteran model and singer who appears in Urdu films. Ali made her film debut with a leading role in the 2007 thriller film Khuda Kay Liye, for which she won a Lux Style Award for Best Actress. She has also starred as main female lead in 2016 film Mah e Mir and had a supporting role in the 2011 social drama Bol.

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Abdul Hafeez Kardar

First Name Abdul
Last Name Kardar
Born on January 17, 1925
Died on April 21, 1996 (aged 71)
Born in Pakistan, Punjab

Abdul Hafeez Kardar pronunciation  or Abdul Kardar was a Pakistani cricketer and politician. He was the first captain of the Pakistan Test cricket team. He is one of the only three players to have played Test cricket for both India and Pakistan, the other two being Amir Elahi and Gul Mohammad.

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