What is List of people from Lahore?
The old and historical city of [[Lahore]], now in [[Punjab (Pakistan)]], has been home to many famous personalities in [[India]]n history, and later [[Pakistani]] history after 1947. A list of famous 'Lahoris', or people who lived in Lahore and added positively to its social, cultural and intellectual life, is given below. This is not complete and you may add to it. This list is given in chronological order. ==Notable Lahoris== * [[Lav]], son of [[Rama]], the legendary founder of Lahore. * Hazrat [[Ali al-Hajvery]], patron [[Sufi]] saint of the city. * Sultan [[Qutb-ud-din Aibak]], a ruler of the [[Delhi Sultanate]] who did much to embellish the city. * [[Akbar the Great]], [[Mughal]] Emperor * [[Jahangir]], Mughal Emperor<ref>W Dalrymple, ''In Xanadu:A Quest'', London, 1989, pp.185-186</ref> * [[Anarkali (girl)|Anarkali]], famed dancing-girl of Mughal times. * [[Nur Jahan]], Mughal Empress and early social hostess<ref>Dalrymple, p.185</ref> * [[Mian Mir Sahib]], another very popular [[Sufi]] saint of the city. * [[Madho Lal Hussain]], 16th century Punjabi Sufi poet. * Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]], [[Sikh]] ruler of [[Punjab]] * The [[Fakir Family]] of the old walled Lahore, owners of the [[Fakir Khana]] * The [[Mian Family of Baghbanpura]] which produced many famous people * Sir [[Henry Lawrence]], early [[British India]]n administrator * Sir [[John Lawrence]] (later Lord Lawrence) first Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab * Sir [[Charles Umpherston Aitchison]], Lieutenant-Governor * [[John Lockwood Kipling]], artist and art curator<ref>''Murray's Handbook of the Punjab'' 1883 ed</ref> * Prof. Dr [[Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner]], educationalist * Sir [[Ganga Ram]], engineer and philanthropist * [[Rudyard Kipling]], author<ref>P Hopkirk, ''Quest for Kim'' London, 1996</ref> * [[Hakim Ahmad Shuja]], scholar, poet, writer and lyricist<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.celebritynetworth.com/view/m/0hnc342/ |title= Hakim Ahmad Shuja |accessdate= 24 Nov 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix