List of Famous people born in Pakistan

Qandeel Baloch

First Name Qandeel
Born on March 1, 1990
Died on July 15, 2016 (aged 26)
Born in Pakistan, Punjab

Fouzia Azeem, known by her stage name Qandeel Baloch, was a Pakistani model, actress, social media celebrity and activist. She was the country's first social media celebrity. Azeem rose to prominence due to her videos on social networks discussing her daily routine, her rights as a Pakistani woman, and various controversial issues.

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Milkha Singh

First Name Milkha
Died on June 18, 2021 (aged 51)
Born in Pakistan, Punjab
Height 172 cm | 5'8

Milkha Singh, also known as The Flying Sikh, is an Indian former track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He was the only Indian athlete to win an individual athletics gold medal at a Commonwealth Games until Krishna Poonia won the discus gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He also won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his sporting achievements.

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Riaz Afridi

First Name Riaz
Last Name Afridi
Born on January 21, 1985 (age 41)

Riaz Afridi is a Pakistani cricket coach and cricketer.

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Junaid Jamshed

First Name Junaid
Born on September 3, 1964
Died on December 7, 2016 (aged 52)
Born in Pakistan, Sindh

Junaid Jamshed Khan was a Pakistani recording artist, television personality, fashion designer, occasional actor, singer-songwriter, and preacher. After graduating with a degree in engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore, Jamshed briefly worked as a civilian contractor and engineer for the Pakistan Air Force before focusing on a musical career.

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Sajid Khan

First Name Sajid
Born on September 3, 1993 (age 32)
Born in Pakistan

Sajid Khan is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in April 2021.

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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

First Name Subrahmanyan
Born on October 19, 1910
Died on August 21, 1995 (aged 84)
Born in Pakistan, Punjab

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was an Indian-American astrophysicist who spent his professional life in the United States. He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with William A. Fowler for "...theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars". His mathematical treatment of stellar evolution yielded many of the current theoretical models of the later evolutionary stages of massive stars and black holes. The Chandrasekhar limit is named after him.

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Nadia Chaudhri

First Name Nadia
Last Name Chaudhri
Died on October 5, 2021 (aged 51)
Born in Pakistan, Sindh

Nadia Chaudhri was a Canadian psychologist. She was a professor of psychology at Concordia University where she researched drug and alcohol abuse.

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Hasnat Khan

First Name Hasnat
Born on April 1, 1959 (age 67)

Hasnat Ahmad Khan, FRCS is a British-Pakistani heart and lung surgeon. He is widely known for his romantic relationship with Diana, Princess of Wales from 1995 to 1997.

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Yasir Afridi

First Name Yasir
Last Name Afridi
Born on July 27, 1988 (age 37)

Yasir Afridi is a Pakistani footballer who plays for Khan Research Laboratories and Pakistan national football team as a midfielder. He was part of the Pakistani football team during the 2010 Asian Games.

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Ziauddin Yousafzai

First Name Ziauddin
Born on December 31, 1968 (age 57)

Ziauddin Yousafzai is a Pakistani education activist best known as the father of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who protested against the Taliban's opposition to the education rights of girls, especially for Pakistani girls. He is currently co-founder and Board Member of Malala Fund and the author of Let Her Fly.

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