Historical figures in Lahore
The atlas holds 24 people and 41 moments here, from 1239 to 1999. The most recorded lives are Muhammad Iqbal, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Aurangzeb. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
in 1974
1 moment here
Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…
Abdus Salam
from 1942 to 1951
2 moments here
Pakistani theoretical physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate whose career connected education in Punjab and Cambridge with professorships in Lahore…
Anwar Sadat
in 1974
1 moment here
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
in 1999
1 moment here
Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…
Aurangzeb
from 1626 to 1647
3 moments here
Aurangzeb (Muhi al-Din Muhammad, later Alamgir I) was the sixth Mughal emperor, ruling from 1658 until 1707.…
Babur
in 1524
1 moment here
Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur was a Timurid prince from the Fergana Valley who founded the Mughal Empire.…
Benazir Bhutto
from 1974 to 1986
2 moments here
Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…
Diana, Princess of Wales
from 1996 to 1997
2 moments here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Humayun
from 1540 to 1555
2 moments here
Nasir al-Din Muhammad Humayun was the second Mughal emperor. His reign in northern India was interrupted by defeat and exile, followed by a…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1929
2 moments here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1930
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1974
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
in 1940
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister and political leader who led the All-India Muslim League and became Pakistan’s first governor-general after…
Muhammad Iqbal
from 1895 to 1938
4 moments here
Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) was a South Asian philosopher, poet, lawyer, and political figure.…
Pervez Musharraf
in 1965
1 moment here
Pakistani military officer and politician who served as Pakistan’s chief executive after the 1999 coup and as president from 2001 to 2008.…
Pran
from 1920 to 1945
3 moments here
Pran Krishan Sikand, known mononymously as Pran, was an Indian actor whose screen career extended from pre-Partition Lahore to Hindi cinema in…
Ram Narayan
from 1943 to 1944
2 moments here
Indian sarangi player who established the sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music.…
Razia Sultan
in 1239
1 moment here
Razia Sultan, also called Raziyya, was the fifth ruler of the Delhi Sultanate and its only female Muslim ruler.…
Richard Nixon
in 1969
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Rudyard Kipling
in 1883
1 moment here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Shah Jahan
in 1592
1 moment here
Shah Jahan (born Prince Khurram) was the fifth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1628 until his deposition in 1658.…
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
from 1966 to 1974
2 moments here
Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
in 1910
1 moment here
Indian-American astrophysicist whose work established the Chandrasekhar limit and ranged across stellar structure, stellar dynamics, radiative…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
from 1967 to 1977
4 moments here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…
Moments
- 1239 Campaign against the Lahore governor Razia Sultan
- 1524 Arrival and sack of Lahore Babur
- 1540 Retreat and council at Lahore Humayun
- 1555 Entry into Lahore during reconquest Humayun
- 1592 Birth in Lahore Shah Jahan
- 1626 Hostage at the Mughal court Aurangzeb
- 1640 Meeting Shah Jahan at Lahore Aurangzeb
- 1647 Audience and promotion at Lahore Aurangzeb
- 1883 Journalism in Lahore Rudyard Kipling
- 1895 Government College studies begin Muhammad Iqbal
- 1899 Arabic reader at Oriental College Muhammad Iqbal
- 1908 Return to Lahore Muhammad Iqbal
- 1910 Birth in Lahore Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- 1920 Birth in Lahore Pran
- 1929 Independence flag ceremony on the Ravi Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1929 Congress presidency at Lahore Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1930 Leads independence observance in Lahore Mahatma Gandhi
- 1938 Death in Lahore Muhammad Iqbal
- 1940 First film role in Lahore Pran
- 1940 Lahore Resolution session Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 1942 Student at Government College Abdus Salam
- 1943 Audition at All India Radio Lahore Ram Narayan
- 1944 All India Radio employment Ram Narayan
- 1945 Return to Lahore after marriage Pran
- 1951 Professor in Lahore Abdus Salam
- 1965 1965 war service in Lahore war zone Pervez Musharraf
- 1966 Six-point proposal at Lahore conference Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1967 Arrival speech in Lahore Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1967 Founding of the Pakistan Peoples Party Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1969 State visit to Lahore Richard Nixon
- 1974 Islamic summit in Lahore Abdelaziz Bouteflika
- 1974 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit Benazir Bhutto
- 1974 Lahore visit Anwar Sadat
- 1974 Islamic Summit in Lahore Muammar Gaddafi
- 1974 OIC conference in Lahore Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1974 Islamic Summit in Lahore Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1977 Murder trial at Lahore High Court Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1986 Return rally at Iqbal Park Benazir Bhutto
- 1996 Visited children's cancer wards in Lahore Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1997 Second Lahore cancer-hospital visit Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1999 Lahore peace visit Atal Bihari Vajpayee