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The Contemporary Era
Lives within living memory, from world wars to the digital age.
Contemporary era
Lalak Jan
April 1, 1967 – July 7, 1999
Pakistani soldier
Contemporary era
Cecil Chaudhry
August 27, 1947 – April 13, 2012
Pakistani academic and activist (1947–2012)
Contemporary era
Chaudhry Aslam Khan
April 10, 1963 – January 9, 2014
Pakistani police officer
Contemporary era
Safwat Ghayur
July 14, 1959 – August 4, 2010
Pakistani police officer
Contemporary era
Aitzaz Hasan
January 7, 1999 – January 6, 2014
Pakistani schoolboy
Contemporary era
Sabeen Mahmud
June 20, 1975 – April 24, 2015
Pakistani human rights activist (1974–2015)
Contemporary era
Asma Jahangir
January 27, 1952 – February 11, 2018
Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer (1952–2018)
Contemporary era
Ali Sadpara
February 2, 1976 – February 5, 2021
Pakistani mountaineer
Contemporary era
Hassan Sadpara
April 3, 1963 – November 21, 2016
Pakistani mountaineer (1963-2016)
Contemporary era
Nazir Sabir
b. December 10, 1955
Pakistani mountain climber
Contemporary era
Ansar Burney
b. August 14, 1956
Pakistani human and civil rights activist
Contemporary era
Ahmed Dawood
b. January 31, 1983
Egyptian actor
Contemporary era
Hassan Sardar
b. October 22, 1959
Field hockey player
Contemporary era
Islahuddin Siddique
b. January 10, 1948
Pakistani field hockey player
Contemporary era
Kalimullah Khan
b. January 2, 1958
Olympic field hockey player
Contemporary era
Shahnaz Sheikh
b. March 21, 1949
Field hockey player
Contemporary era
Shahbaz Ahmed (hockey)
b. September 1, 1968
Pakistani field hockey player and politician
Contemporary era
Mohibullah Khan
b. c. 2000
Squash player
Contemporary era
Qamar Zaman
b. April 11, 1952
Pakistani squash player
Contemporary era
Maria Toorpakai
b. November 22, 1990
Pakistani squash player
Contemporary era
Majid Khan
b. September 28, 1946
Pakistani cricketer
Contemporary era
Sarfraz Nawaz
b. December 1, 1966
Pakistani cricketer
Contemporary era
Saqlain Mushtaq
b. December 29, 1976
Pakistani cricketer
Contemporary era
Khaleda Zia
August 15, 1946 – December 30, 2025
Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1991–1996, 2001–2006)
Contemporary era
Sanath Jayasuriya
b. June 30, 1969
Cricketer
Contemporary era
Arjuna Ranatunga
b. December 1, 1963
Sri Lankan cricketer
Contemporary era
Birendra of Nepal
December 28, 1945 – June 1, 2001
King of Nepal (1945–2001)
Contemporary era
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
December 10, 1961 – April 22, 1993
Nepalese mountain climber (1961–1993)
Contemporary era
Apa Sherpa
b. January 20, 1960
Nepalese mountain climber
Contemporary era
Ahmad Shah Massoud
September 2, 1953 – September 9, 2001
Tajik military leader (1953–2001)
Contemporary era
Tetsu Nakamura
September 15, 1946 – December 4, 2019
Japanese-Afghan physician (1946-2019)
Contemporary era
Sudirman
May 25, 1954 – February 22, 1992
Malaysian singer and songwriter (1954-1992)
Contemporary era
Chairil Anwar
b. May 1, 1957
Historical figure
Contemporary era
Zera Yacob
b. August 15, 1953
Head of the House of Solomon
Contemporary era
Samori Toure
b. March 24, 1998
American football player (born 1998)
Contemporary era
Michael Scot
1951 – August 12, 2018
Scottish writer (1951–2018)
Contemporary era
Ramon Muntaner
September 29, 1950 – December 9, 2021
Catalan singer-songwriter and composer
Contemporary era
Kassia
b. January 17, 1995
Korean progamer
Contemporary era
Roderic
b. February 19, 1956
American neuroscientist
Contemporary era
Dido
b. December 25, 1971
English singer and songwriter (born 1971)
Contemporary era
Arun Khetarpal
October 14, 1950 – December 16, 1971
Recipient of Param Vir Chakra
Contemporary era
Manoj Kumar Pandey
June 25, 1975 – July 3, 1999
Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1975–1999)
Contemporary era
Mostafa Kamal (Bir Sreshtho)
December 16, 1947 – April 18, 1971
Bangladeshi soldier, Bir Sreshtho (1947-1971)
Contemporary era
Mohiuddin Jahangir
March 7, 1949 – December 14, 1971
Bangladeshi Army officer, Bir Sreshtho
Contemporary era
Ruhul Amin
b. 1971
Film director
Contemporary era
Noor Mohammad Sheikh
b. 1966
Indian politician
Contemporary era
Taramon Bibi
c. 1956 – December 1, 2018
Bangladeshi freedom fighter
Contemporary era
Prakash Amte
b. December 26, 1948
Indian medical doctor and social worker
Contemporary era
Sara Shagufta
October 31, 1954 – June 4, 1984
Urdu poet from Pakistan
Contemporary era
Khurshid Anwar
b. December 2, 1987
Pakistani cricketer
Contemporary era
Zarsanga
b. 1946
Pashtun singer
Contemporary era
Ahmad Zahir
June 14, 1946 – June 14, 1979
Afghan singer (1946-1979)
Contemporary era
Shahla Zia
February 12, 1947 – March 10, 2005
Pakistani lawyer and activist
Contemporary era
Nigar Ahmed
1945 – February 24, 2017
Pakistani women’s rights activist
Contemporary era
P. T. Usha
b. June 27, 1964
Indian track and field athlete
Contemporary era
Mohammed Salim (footballer)
b. June 5, 1957
Indian politician
Contemporary era
Ghulam Raziq
b. May 6, 1979
Indonesian politician (born 1979 in Sintang)
Contemporary era
Hussain Shah (boxer)
b. August 14, 1964
Pakistan boxer
Contemporary era
Torsam Khan
1952 – November 28, 1979
Squash player
Contemporary era
Meena Keshwar Kamal
February 27, 1956 – February 4, 1987
Afghan activist (1956–1987)