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Most Famous Pakistani Actors & Filmmakers

Film & TV 16
Pakistan 460
26,183 NJ Noor Jehan Noor Jehan Pakistani Film 1926–2000
37,124 SH Saadat Hasan Manto Pakistani Screenwriter 1912–1955
165,063 SR Sultan Rahi Pakistani Actor 1938–1996
232,103 SK Saeed Khan Rangeela Pakistani Actor 1937–2005
235,998 BM Badar Munir Pakistani Actor 1940–2008
335,021 SN Saima Noor Pakistani Actor b. 1975
439,795 SM Shafi Muhammad Shah Shafi Muhammad Shah Pakistani Actor 1949–2007
456,017 AL Aamir Liaquat Hussain Pakistani Presenter b. 1971
508,818 ED Ejaz Durrani Pakistani Film b. 1935
522,692 MZ Munawar Zarif Munawar Zarif Pakistani Actor 1940–1976
540,364 AK Ayub Khoso Pakistani Actor b. 1959
721,003 AS Anwar Solangi Pakistani Film 1944–2008
809,615 IT Iftikhar Thakur Pakistani Actor b. 1962
852,456 IA Iftikhar Ahmad (journalist) Iftikhar Ahmad (journalist) Pakistani Presenter b. 1950
1,548,975 RG Rahim Gul Rahim Gul Pakistani Film 1924–1985
2,730,164 SS Syed Shahenshah Pakistani Actor 1949–2017
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Inside Pakistan Actors & Filmmakers

16 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous pakistan actors & filmmakers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Pakistan Actors & Filmmakers peaked in the 1940s with 5 people.

What Pakistan Actors & Filmmakers Are Known For

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Actor are Pakistan Actors & Filmmakers's biggest group — 56% of all notables (9).

Pakistan Actors & Filmmakers over-index on actor — 12.2× the global rate.

  1. Actor9
  2. Film4
  3. Presenter2
  4. Screenwriter1
  1. Actor912.2×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Pakistan Actors & Filmmakers compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.