Artists & Writers

Contemporary era

Kanye West

b. June 8, 1977

American rapper and record producer

Contemporary era

Beyonce

b. September 4, 1981

American singer-songwriter (born 1981)

Contemporary era

Lady Gaga

b. March 20, 1986

American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1986)

Contemporary era

Taylor Swift

b. December 13, 1989

American singer-songwriter (born 1989)

Contemporary era

Avril Lavigne

b. September 27, 1984

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1984)

Contemporary era

Kelly Clarkson

b. April 24, 1982

American singer-songwriter (born 1982)

Contemporary era

Hayley Williams

b. December 27, 1988

American singer

Contemporary era

Hilary Duff

b. September 28, 1987

American actress and singer (born 1987)

Contemporary era

Shawn Mendes

b. August 8, 1998

Canadian singer

Contemporary era

Conan Gray

b. December 5, 1998

American singer-songwriter

Contemporary era

Tate McRae

b. July 1, 2003

Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer

Contemporary era

Gracie Abrams

b. September 7, 1999

American singer-songwriter (born 1999)

Contemporary era

Adele

b. May 5, 1988

English singer-songwriter (born 1988)

Contemporary era

Carl Lewis

b. July 1, 1961

US track & field athlete

Contemporary era

Muhammad Ali

January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016

Three-time heavyweight champion and conscience of his era

Contemporary era

Kobe Bryant

August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020

American basketball player (1978–2020)

Contemporary era

LeBron James

b. December 30, 1984

American basketball player (born 1984)

Modern era

Wilt Chamberlain

August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999

American basketball player (1936–1999)

Contemporary era

Diego Maradona

October 30, 1960 – November 25, 2020

Argentine footballer of the 'Hand of God' and the Goal of the Century

Contemporary era

Venus Williams

b. June 17, 1980

American tennis player (born 1980)

Contemporary era

Martina Navratilova

b. October 18, 1956

Czech-American tennis player

Modern era

Billie Jean King

b. November 22, 1943

American tennis player (born 1943)

Modern era

Arthur Ashe

July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993

American tennis player (1943–1993)

Contemporary era

Tiger Woods

b. December 30, 1975

American golfer

Modern era

Arnold Palmer

September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016

American golfer (1929–2016)

Contemporary era

Simone Biles

b. March 14, 1997

American artistic gymnast

Contemporary era

Nadia Comaneci

b. November 12, 1961

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist (born 1961)

Modern era

Henry Ford

July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947

American business magnate (1863–1947)

Modern era

Ray Kroc

October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984

American businessman

Contemporary era

Richard Branson

b. July 18, 1950

British business magnate

Modern era

Fatima Jinnah

July 31, 1893 – July 9, 1967

Pakistani dental surgeon, biographer and stateswoman (1893–1967)

Modern era

Ruth Pfau

September 9, 1929 – August 10, 2017

German-Pakistani physician and Catholic nun (1929–2017)

Contemporary era

Abida Parveen

b. February 20, 1954

Pakistani Sufi Muslim singer, composer and musician

Contemporary era

Atif Aslam

b. March 12, 1983

Pakistani playback singer and songwriter

Contemporary era

Ali Zafar

b. May 18, 1980

Pakistani singer and film actor

Contemporary era

Faisal Kapadia

b. June 29, 1971

Vocalist

Contemporary era

Ali Hamza

Pakistani musician and co-founder of the band Noori

Modern era

Anwar Maqsood

b. 1935

Pakistani writer

Contemporary era

Moin Akhtar

December 24, 1950 – April 22, 2011

Pakistani comedian (1950–2011)

Contemporary era

Umer Sharif

April 19, 1960 – October 2, 2021

Pakistani film director, comedian and actor

Modern era

Sadequain

June 30, 1923 – February 10, 1987

Pakistani calligrapher (1923-1987)

Modern era

Gulgee

October 25, 1926 – December 16, 2007

Pakistani artist (1926-2007)

Modern era

Amrita Sher-Gil

January 30, 1913 – December 5, 1941

Hungarian-Indian painter (1913–1941)

Contemporary era

Parveen Shakir

November 24, 1952 – December 26, 1994

Pakistani writer and poet (1952–1994)

Modern era

Ahmad Faraz

January 12, 1931 – August 25, 2008

Pakistani writer (1931–2008)

Modern era

Habib Jalib

March 24, 1928 – March 13, 1993

Pakistani poet (1928–1993)

Modern era

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

February 13, 1911 – November 20, 1984

Pakistani Urdu poet and author (1911–1984)

Modern era

Saadat Hasan Manto

May 11, 1912 – January 18, 1955

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

Modern era

Bano Qudsia

November 28, 1928 – February 4, 2017

Pakistani writer

Modern era

Mustansar Hussain Tarar

b. March 1, 1939

Pakistani writer and actor

Medieval era

Ali Hujwiri

1009 – September 25, 1072

Sufi mystic

Medieval era

Fariduddin Ganjshakar

1175 – 1265

12th-century Punjabi Sunni Muslim preacher and mystic

Medieval era

Nizamuddin Auliya

1238 – April 3, 1325

One of the most prominent Indian Sufi Saint, lived most of his life around Delhi. Spiritual guide to Amir Khusrau

Medieval era

Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi

1274 – September 13, 1356

Mystic poet and Sufi saint

Medieval era

Amir Khusrau

1253 – September 27, 1325

Indian poet, writer, singer and scholar (1253–1325)

Medieval era

Bande Nawaz

August 7, 1321 – November 10, 1422

Indian Sufi saint

Modern era

Waris Ali Shah

1817 – 1905

Indian Sufi saint

Medieval era

Lal Shahbaz Qalandar

1177 – 1274

Sufi saint, philosopher and poet

Early Modern era

Bulleh Shah

1680 – August 22, 1757

Punjabi poet

Early Modern era

Sultan Bahu

1630 – 1691

Punjabi Sufi mystic, poet and scholar (1630–1691)