List of Famous people born in Pakistan

Asma Jilani Jahangir was a Pakistani human rights lawyer and social activist who co-founded and chaired the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. Jahangir was known for playing a prominent role in the Lawyers' Movement and served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief and as a trustee at the International Crisis Group.

Sarfaraz Ahmed is a Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman who plays for the Pakistani national cricket team. He was the former captain of the Pakistan side in all formats.

Maryam Nawaz Sharif, also known as Maryam Safdar, is a Pakistani politician and the daughter of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif. Maryam was initially involved in the family's philanthropic organisations. However, in 2012, she entered politics and was put in charge of election campaign during the 2013 general election. In 2013, she was appointed as the Chairperson of the Prime Minister's Youth Programme. However, she resigned in 2014 after her appointment was challenged in the Lahore High Court.

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 21st Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2017 to May 2018. Abbasi was born in Gujranwala. Later on, he moved to Islamabad and became the Senior Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N), and Secretary General of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an anti-establishment coalition of political parties in Pakistan. He has been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since October 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 1988 to 1999 and again from 2008 to 2018.

Danish Kaneria, is a former Pakistani cricketer.

Tarek Fatah is a Pakistani-Canadian journalist and author. Fatah advocates LGBT rights, a separation of religion and state, opposition to sharia law, and advocacy for a "liberal, progressive form" of Islam. Some of his activism and statements have been met with criticism from right-wing Muslim groups and the Indian liberal left. He calls himself an Indian born in Pakistan, a Punjabi born in Islam and is a vocal critic of the Establishment in Pakistan. To this end, Fatah has criticized the partition of India.

Momina Mustehsan is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, musician and social activist. In 2017, BBC named her one of the 100 most influential women, and the following year, Forbes featured her among its "30 Under 30" Asia list along with nine other Pakistani individuals. Mustehsan later sang the song "Awari" for the Indian thriller film Ek Villain (2014). In season 9, she performed a rendition of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's "Afreen Afreen", with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and received critical appraisal. Mustehsan's next releases, the singles "Aaya Na Tu" (2018) and "Baari" (2019), topped the country's charts. Her track Uchiyaan Dewara topped the Official Asian Top 40 Charts in November 2020.

Sajal Aly is a Pakistani actress noted for playing a variety of characters in a range of serials—from contemporary social to romantic dramas.

Iqbal Masih was a Pakistani Christian boy who became a symbol of abusive child labour in Pakistan.

Fawad Tariq Alam is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Sindh and Pakistan national cricket team. He came back into Pakistan's test team after a gap of 88 tests and more than 10 years, second longest gap by a Pakistani in test cricket after Younis Ahmed’s 104 tests gap.