31.5498° N, 74.3435° E
LAHORE
Most Famous People Born in Lahore, Pakistan
- Notable people
- 920
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1961
- Most distinctive
- Cricket 22.4×
Behind the cricket-mad headlines, Lahore still carries its old Mughal-capital swagger — the runways and studios turn out fashion Models at a clip you wouldn't guess from a subcontinental megacity, and the Physicist bench is a quiet echo of the pre-Partition university scene when this was the liberal heart of Punjab. Alhamra and Government College still sit where the Mayo School of Arts drew the city's first generation of painters and engineers out into the wider world.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Lahore during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Lahore Is Known For
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Cricket is Lahore's biggest profession — 28% of all notables (262).
Lahore over-indexes on cricket — 22.4× the global rate.
Lahore under-produces writer — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Lahore's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 2000s Clear ×
Tari Khan
Born 2000
Mehak Gul
Born 2000
Ainna Hamizah Hashim
Born 2000