Musicians & Composers

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

Selena Quintanilla

April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995

American singer (1971–1995)

Modern era

Joe Louis

May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981

American boxer (1914-1981)

Modern era

Sugar Ray Robinson

May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989

American boxer (1921–1989)

Contemporary era

Mike Tyson

b. June 30, 1966

American boxer and media personality (born 1966)

Contemporary era

LeBron James

b. December 30, 1984

American basketball player (born 1984)

Contemporary era

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

b. April 16, 1947

American basketball player (born 1947)

Modern era

Wilt Chamberlain

August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999

American basketball player (1936–1999)

Modern era

Bill Russell

February 12, 1934 – July 31, 2022

American basketball player (1934–2022)

Contemporary era

Shaquille O'Neal

b. March 6, 1972

American basketball player (born 1972)

Contemporary era

Pelé

October 23, 1940 – December 29, 2022

Brazilian footballer, three-time World Cup winner, the game's first global king

Contemporary era

David Beckham

b. May 2, 1975

English footballer (born 1975)

Contemporary era

Serena Williams

b. September 26, 1981

Winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, a tennis era unto herself

Contemporary era

Steffi Graf

b. June 14, 1969

German tennis player

Modern era

Don Bradman

August 27, 1908 – February 25, 2001

Australian cricketer (1908–2001)

Modern era

Howard Hughes

December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976

American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer (1905–1976)

Contemporary era

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

b. December 9, 1974

Pakistani sufi singer

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

Junaid Jamshed

September 3, 1964 – December 7, 2016

Pakistani recording artist

Contemporary era

Ali Azmat

b. April 20, 1970

Pakistani singer

Contemporary era

Salman Ahmad

b. December 12, 1963

Musician, actor

Contemporary era

Bilal Maqsood

b. March 23, 1971

Pakistani musician

Contemporary era

Faisal Kapadia

b. June 29, 1971

Vocalist

Contemporary era

Ali Noor

Pakistani rock singer and co-founder of the band Noori

Contemporary era

Ali Hamza

Pakistani musician and co-founder of the band Noori

Contemporary era

Shafqat Amanat Ali

b. February 26, 1965

Pakistani singer

Contemporary era

Alamgir

b. April 3, 1950

Bangladeshi actor

Contemporary era

Nazia Hassan

April 3, 1965 – August 13, 2000

Pakistani singer (1965–2000)

Modern era

Mehdi Hassan

July 18, 1927 – June 13, 2012

Pakistani singer (1927–2012)

Modern era

Noor Jehan

September 21, 1926 – December 23, 2000

Pakistani singer and actress (1920–2000)

Modern era

Iqbal Bano

August 27, 1928 – April 21, 2009

Pakistani singer (1928-2009)

Modern era

Farida Khanum

b. January 6, 1929

Pakistani classical singer

Contemporary era

Reshma

1947 – November 3, 2013

Folk singer from Pakistan

Contemporary era

Ali Salman

Pakistani television host, actor and model

Contemporary era

Sajal Aly

b. January 17, 1994

Pakistani actress and model

Contemporary era

Ayeza Khan

b. January 15, 1991

Pakistani actress and model

Contemporary era

Fahad Mustafa

b. June 26, 1983

Pakistani actor, producer and model

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

Contemporary era

Bushra Ansari

b. May 15, 1956

Pakistani actress

Modern era

Habib Jalib

March 24, 1928 – March 13, 1993

Pakistani poet (1928–1993)

Modern era

Mustansar Hussain Tarar

b. March 1, 1939

Pakistani writer and actor

Medieval era

Amir Khusrau

1253 – September 27, 1325

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

Modern era

C. Rajagopalachari

December 10, 1878 – December 25, 1972

Indian politician and activist (1878–1972)

Modern era

Josh Malihabadi

December 5, 1898 – February 22, 1982

Shayar-e-Inqalab (1894-1982)

Modern era

Munir Niazi

April 9, 1923 – December 26, 2006

Punjabi poet (1923–2006)

Modern era

Ustad Daman

January 1, 1910 – December 3, 1984

Punjabi poet

Modern era

Shiv Kumar Batalvi

July 23, 1936 – May 6, 1973

Punjabi poet (1936–1973)

Modern era

Majrooh Sultanpuri

October 1, 1919 – May 24, 2000

Indian Urdu poet and Hindi language lyricist (1919-2000)

Modern era

Sahir Ludhianvi

March 8, 1921 – October 25, 1980

Indian Urdu and Hindi poet (1921–1980)

Modern era

Kaifi Azmi

January 14, 1919 – May 10, 2002

Indian poet and songwriter (1919–2002)

Modern era

Gulzar

b. August 19, 1933

Indian poet, lyricist and author (1933- Present)

Contemporary era

Rahat Indori

January 1, 1950 – August 11, 2020

Indian Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet (1950–2020)

Modern era

Kazi Nazrul Islam

May 24, 1899 – August 29, 1976

National poet of Bangladesh (1899-1976)