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Muhammad Iqbal
South Asian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician
Shah Jahan
the fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 to 1658
Nawaz Sharif
former prime minister of Pakistan
Jahangir I
Nur ud-din Muhammad Salim ( ) (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his royal name Jahangir (, ), was the fourth emperor of the Mughal Empire, reigning from 1605 until his death in 1627.
Shehbaz Sharif
Prime Minister of Pakistan (2022–2023; 2024–present)
Ranjit Singh
First Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (1780–1839)
Aurel Stein
Hungarian-British archaeologist (1862-1943)
Nur Jahan
Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire (1577-1645)
Dev Anand
Indian actor, producer, director
Khushwant Singh
Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician (1914–2014)
Ali Zafar
Pakistani singer and film actor
Wasim Sajjad
Acting President of Pakistan in 1993 and 1997–98
Fawad Afzal Khan
actor and singer
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Islamic scholar
Duleep Singh I
last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (1838-1893)
Anarkali
thumb|Depiction of Prince Salim and Anarkali, 1940 Anarkali () is a legendary lady said to be loved by the 16th-century Mughal Prince Salim, who later became Emperor Jahangir. According to some accounts, Anarkali was the nickname of the courtesan (tawaif) Mehr-un-Nisa, though scholars hold varying opinions.
The Great Gama
Indian and Pakistani professional wrestler
Maleeha Lodhi
Pakistani diplomat
Khusrau Mirza
son of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1587-1622)
Ayesha Omar
Pakistani actor, singer and model
Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner
Anglo-Hungarian orientalist
Malik Ghulam Muhammad
3rd Governor General of Pakistan (1895-1956)
Kharak Singh
2nd ruler of the Sikh Empire
Nau Nihal Singh
Sikh emperor
Mian Mir
Sufi saint (1550-1635)
Shah Hussain
16th century Indian Punjabi poet
Princess Sarvath El Hassan
Jordanian princess
Riffat Hassan
Pakistani-American theologian
Asha Devi Aryanayakam
Indian freedom fighter, educationist and gandhian
Manmohan Krishna
Indian film actor and director (1922-1990)
Princess Bamba Kaur of Lahore
Lahorian Royal
Salima Hashmi
Pakistani artist, cultural writer, painter and an anti-nuclear weapon activist
Wazir Khan
Mughal court physician
Lala Rukh
Pakistani women's rights activist (1948-2017)
Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi
Pakistani academic (1888–1963)
Javed Ahmad Ghamidi
Pakistani philosopher and Muslim scholar (born 1952)
Ajit Singh of Marwar
Ruler of Marwar
Akash Bashir
Pakistani martyr and Servant of God
Mubashir Hassan
Pakistani engineer and politician
Tariq Rahman
expert in sociolinguistic history and language
Arslan Ash
esports player
Roderick MacFarquhar
British politician (1930-2019)
Anusha Rahman
Pakistani politician
Madanjeet Singh
Indian philanthropist (1924-2013)
Mufti Ghulam Sarwar Lahori
Historian, theologian, researcher and lexicographer
Syed Qasim Mahmood
Pakistani writer
Babar Awan
Pakistani politician
Muhammad Shafi
Member of Imperial Legislative Council of India
Muhammad Aurangzeb
Pakistani politician and veteran banker
Fakir Azizudin
Minister of Sikh Empire
Bhagwant Das
Kacchwaha King of Amber, later known as Jaipur
Madan Gopal Gandhi
Indian educationalist
Irshad Hasan Khan
Pakistani Chief Justice
Gaj Singh of Marwar
maharaja of Jodhpur
Khawar Mumtaz
Pakistani women's rights activist, author and professor (1945-)
Khawaja Saad Rafique
politician in Pakistan
Athar Zaidi
Umpire (1946-2012)
Amar Khan
Pakistani director, screenwriter and actor
Khawaja Khurshid Anwar
Pakistani film director and composer (1912-1984)
M.M. Sharif
Pakistani philosopher