People from Punjab Province (British India)

Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician and politician

South Asian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician

theoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient

Indian-American molecular biologist (1922-2011)

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 192417 August 1988) was a Pakistani military officer and politician who served as the sixth president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He also served as the second chief of the army staff of the Pakistan Army from 1976 until his death. The country's longest-serving de facto head of state and chief of the army staff, Zia's political ideology is known as Ziaism.

former Pakistani president (1917–1980)

1st Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1947 to 1951

Hungarian-Indian painter (1913–1941)

Dharmendra (8 December 1935 – 24 November 2025) was an Indian actor, producer and politician, primarily known for his work in Hindi films. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema. In a career spanning 65 years, he worked in over 300 films, holding the record for starring in the highest number of hit films in Hindi cinema.

Indian religious leader (1835–1908)

President of India from 1982 to 1987

Indian politician (1898-1998)

Indian actor (1932–2005)

Punjabi poet (1919–2005)

Indian revolutionary (1907–1931)

Prime Minister of India (1997-1998)

Indian playback singer (1924–1980)

Indian actor, producer, director

Indian film director, script writer and film producer (1932–2012)

Pakistani judge and activist (1929–2022)

Hindi film actor and politician (1929–2005)

Gulzar (born Sampooran Singh Kalra; 18 August 1934) is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as an important Urdu poet of this era. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film Bandini and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. Gulzar also writes poetry, dialogues and scripts. He directed films such as Aandhi and Mausam during the 1970s and the TV series Mirza Ghalib in the 1980s. He also directed Kirda

Indian track and field athlete (1935–2021)

Indian English writer (1905–2004)

film director, screenwriter, novelist, and journalist (1914–1987)

Indian author and politician (1865-1928)

Pakistani Urdu poet and author (1911–1984)

British-Indian centenarian marathon runner

Indian journalist and politician

Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician (1914–2014)

Pakistani politician (1904-1982)

Indian film director

Pakistani politician (1944-2011)

Indo-Pakistani novelist, playwright and writer (1912-1955)

Pakistani singer and actress (1920–2000)

Indian professional wrestler and actor (1928-2012)

Afghan Sufi teacher (1924-1996)

Pakistani economist (1934-1998)

politician and Prime minister of Pakistan (1905–1982)

First Field marshal of the Indian Army (1914–2008)

Pakistani diplomat (1893–1985)

Pakistani politician (1897–1951)

Indian film and stage actor (1913-1973)

religious leader of the Sikh organization Damdami Taksal (1947–1984)

Pakistani writer

7th Prime Minister of Pakistan (1893–1970)

Suraiya Jamal Sheikh (15 June 1929 – 31 January 2004), mononymously known as Suraiya, was an Indian actress and playback singer who worked in Hindi films. Regarded as one of the greatest and finest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, she was known for her strong on-screen portrayals in a variety of genres. In a career spanning from 1936 to 1964, Suraiya acted in over 70 films and sang 338 songs. Suraiya was the most celebrated actress between the mid- to late 1940s and early 1950s and was paid more than her male counterparts.

Indian botanist (1891-1949)

Pakistani actor (1938–1996)

Indian missionary (1889–1929)

Indian revolutionary (1899-1940)

Indian actor (1915–2012)

Indian film director (1914–2008)

Hindi film producer, screenwriter and director (1915–1997)

Urdu poet and writer

Indian and Pakistani professional wrestler

Indian actor

Indian singer (1929-2006)

Indian author and journalist (1923-2018)

Politician from Punjab, India