List of sons and daughters of the city of Karachi
This is a list of famous people who were born in the Pakistani city of Karachi . The list does not claim to be complete.
1801-1900
- Alibhoy Mulla Jeevanjee (1856–1936), Indian businessman and entrepreneur and also a Kenyan politician
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948), politician in British India, is considered the founder of the state of Pakistan
- Aga Khan III. (1877–1957), religious leader of the Ishmaelites
- Fatima Jinnah (1893–1967), sister of Muhammad Ali Jinnah , the founding father of Pakistan and one of the most influential figures of the independence movement in British India
- Naval Gandhi (1897 – after 1952), Indian film director and producer of war documentaries
- Valerian Gracias (1900–1978), Archbishop of Bombay and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
1901-1950
- Edwin Pinto (1901–1978), Roman Catholic bishop of the Ahmedabad diocese ; Jesuit
- NR Acharya (1909–1993), Indian film director and producer
- Charles Gomes (1910–2002), Jesuit, Bishop of Ahmedabad
- Peter Calvocoressi (1912-2010), British barrister, publicist, university professor, author and human rights activist
- Margaret Lockwood (1916–1990), British actress
- Googie Withers (1917-2011), British actress
- Lal Krishna Advani (* 1927), Indian politician; Minister of the Interior from 1998 to 2004
- Armando Trindade (1927–2000), Roman Catholic clergyman
- Bonaventure Patrick Paul (1929–2007), Roman Catholic Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan
- June Thorburn (1931-1967), British actress
- Bashir Ahmad (* 1934), Pakistani hockey player
- Samuel Harris (born 1934), Pakistani boxer
- Rasheed Araeen (* 1935), Pakistani conceptual artist, sculptor, painter, writer and curator
- Abdul Razzaq Baloch (* 1936), Pakistani racing cyclist
- Anthony Theodore Lobo (1937–2013), Roman Catholic Bishop of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi Diocese
- Nasreen Mohamedi (1937–1990), Indian artist
- Max John Rodrigues (* 1938), emeritus Roman Catholic bishop of the Hyderabad diocese in Pakistan
- Ramesh Sippy (* 1947), Indian film director and producer
- Lenny Zakatek (* 1947), British musician, composer and promoter
- Arif Alvi (* 1949), politician
- Shaukat Aziz (* 1949), Pakistani Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
- Michael Nazir-Ali (* 1949), British-Pakistani Anglican clergyman
- Muhammad Mian Soomro (* 1950), Pakistani politician; from 2007 to 2008 Prime Minister of Pakistan
1951-1970
- Yousaf Raza Gilani (* 1952), Pakistani politician; prime minister
- Parveen Shakir (1952–1994), Pakistani poet, educator, and government employee
- Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007), Pakistani Prime Minister
- Daniele Mastrogiacomo (* 1954), Italian-Swiss journalist and reporter
- Asif Ali Zardari (* 1955), Pakistani politician and President of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013
- Mushtaq Ahmad (* 1956), Pakistani hockey player and 1984 Olympic champion
- Hussein Haqqani (* 1956), Pakistani diplomat, journalist and academic
- Javed Miandad (born 1957), Pakistani cricketer
- Hassan Sardar (* 1957), Pakistani hockey player and 1984 Olympic champion
- Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (* 1958), Pakistani politician
- Sami Solanki (* 1958), Swiss astronomer
- Chris Van Hollen (* 1959), American politician
- Hanif Khan (* 1959), Pakistani hockey player and 1984 Olympic champion
- Imran Farooq (1960–2010), founding member of the Muttahida Qaumi movement
- Salma Agha (born 1962), British singer and actress
- Huma Bhabha (* 1962), Pakistani-American sculptor, draftsman and photographer
- Hasan Habib (* 1962), American-Pakistani poker player
- Chris Sheldon (* 1962), English music producer, sound engineer and mixer
- Jahangir Khan (* 1963), President of the World Squash Federation and most successful squash player of all time
- Iqbal Theba (born 1963), Pakistani-American actor
- Shahid Ali Khan (* 1964), Pakistani hockey player and 1984 Olympic champion
- Ayaz Mahmood (* 1964), Pakistani hockey player and 1984 Olympic champion
- Rez Abbasi (* 1965), American fusion and jazz guitarist, music producer and composer
- Azhar Kamal (* 1966), guitarist, composer and music producer
- Farjad Saif (* 1966), Pakistani table tennis player
- Benny Mario Travas (* 1966), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Multan
- Patrick Chappatte (* 1967), Swiss cartoonist
- Muhammad Qamar Ibrahim (* 1968), Pakistani hockey player
- Nergis Mavalvala (* 1968), Pakistani-American physicist
1971-2000
- Ahmed Alam (born 1972), Pakistani hockey player
- Kamran Pasha (* 1972), American screenwriter, director and writer
- Aafia Siddiqui (* 1972), Pakistani neuroscientist
- Kamila Shamsie (* 1973), Pakistani-British writer
- Tamsin Causer (1974-2006), British world champion and world record holder in skydiving
- Sohail Abbas (* 1975), Pakistani hockey player
- Sabeen Mahmud (1975-2015), Pakistani human rights activist
- Raheem Shah (* 1975), Pakistani pop singer
- Kumail Nanjiani (* 1978), Pakistani-American actor and stand-up comedian
- Kashif Jawwad (* 1981), Pakistani hockey player
- Syed Sameer Hussain (* 1982), Pakistani hockey player
- Nasir Ahmed (* 1984), Pakistani hockey player
- Mahira Khan (* 1984), Pakistani actress
- Dilshad Vadsaria (* 1985), American actress
- Syed Imran Ali Warsi (* 1985), Pakistani hockey player
- Abdul Haseem Khan (* 1987), Pakistani hockey player
- Rubin Okotie (* 1987), Austrian soccer player
- Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (* 1988), Pakistani politician
Web links
Commons : People of Karachi - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Archbishop Armando Trindade † , catholic-hierarchy.org
- ↑ Bashir Ahmed in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Samuel Harris in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Abdul Razzaq Baloch in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Mushtaq Ahmed in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Hassan Sardar in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Hanif Khan in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Iqbal Theba in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Shahid Ali Khan in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Ayaz Mahmood in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Farjad Saif in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Muhammad Qamar Ibrahim in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Ahmed Alam in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Sohail Abbas in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ^ Raheem Shah , pakistanherald.com
- ↑ Kashif Jawwad in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Sameer Hussain in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Nasir Ahmed in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Mahira Khan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Syed Imran Ali Warsi in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Abdul Haseem Khan in the database of Sports-Reference (English)