List of people from Gujranwala
This is the list of people born, grew up or lived in Gujranwala city and Gujranwala District. The list is ordered by the professions of these people.
Activists, lawyers and politicians
- Hamid Nasir Chattha ex- Federal Minister
- Iftikhar Cheema
- Rafiq Tarar ex-President of Pakistan
- Imtiaz Safdar Warraich
- Bashir Maan
- Bhupinder Singh Mann
- Usman Ibrahim
- Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar
- Akram Zaki
- Chaudry Tussadiq Masud Khan
- Jagdish Tytler
- Makhan Singh
- P. N. Haksar
- Khizr and Ghazala Khan
- Khurram Khan ex- Minister of Commerce, ex Minister of Defence, Minister of Power
- Ghulam Dastgir Khan ex- Federal Minister
- Muhammad Aslam Butt ex- Mayor[1]
- Lala Jagat Narain Chopra
- Rishi Sunak, former Prime Minister of UK also has his ancestral roots from Gujranwala
Actors
- Munawar Zarif, actor and comedian
- Sohail Ahmed, actor and comedian
- Saba Qamar, actress
- Arun Kumar Ahuja, Indian actor and producer
- Atif Aslam, Pakistani actor and Singer
- Babu Baral, Pakistani stage actor and comedian
- Amanullah (comedian), Pakistani Punjabi theatre performer, comedian and TV artist
- Murtaza Hassan, Pakistani comedian and actor
- Karan Dewan Chopra, Indian Cinema actor
- Govinda, has ancestral roots in Gujranwala, where his father was born
Religious personalities
Literature
Military
Musicians
- Atif Aslam
- Imran Khan, singer
- Roshan, Indian music director
- Yashpaul
- Humaira Arshad
Scholars, scientists and teachers
Sportsperson
- Talib Ali - International footballer
- Khalid Butt - International footballer and manager
- Imran Nazir
- Saad Bin Zafar
- Bholu Brothers
- Harmik Singh
- Khalid Hamid
- Muhammad Inam
- Nida Dar
- Hasan Ali
- Talha Talib - 2018 Commonwealth Games Weightlifting Bronze Medal
- Nooh Dastgir Butt - 2018 Commonwealth Games Weightlifting Bronze Medal
- Muhammad Bilal - 2018 Commonwealth Games Wrestling Bronze Medal
References
- ↑ "Muhammad Aslam Butt Ex Mayor Gujranwala Municipal Corporation Died". Sports Workers Helpline. Retrieved 2021-10-22.