This is the list of people born, grew up or lived in Gujranwala city and Gujranwala District. The list is ordered by the professions of these people.
Activists, lawyers and politicians Hamid Nasir Chattha ex- Federal Minister Iftikhar Cheema Rafiq Tarar ex-President of Pakistan Imtiaz Safdar Warraich Bashir Maan Bhupinder Singh Mann Usman Ibrahim Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar Akram Zaki Chaudry Tussadiq Masud Khan Jagdish Tytler Makhan Singh P. N. Haksar Khizr and Ghazala Khan Khurram Khan ex- Minister of Commerce, ex Minister of Defence, Minister of Power Ghulam Dastgir Khan ex- Federal Minister Muhammad Aslam Butt ex- Mayor Lala Jagat Narain Chopra Rishi Sunak, former Prime Minister of UK also has his ancestral roots from Gujranwala
Actors Munawar Zarif, actor and comedian Sohail Ahmed, actor and comedian Saba Qamar, actress Arun Kumar Ahuja, Indian actor and producer Atif Aslam, Pakistani actor and Singer Babu Baral, Pakistani stage actor and comedian Amanullah (comedian), Pakistani Punjabi theatre performer, comedian and TV artist Murtaza Hassan, Pakistani comedian and actor Karan Dewan Chopra, Indian Cinema actor Govinda, has ancestral roots in Gujranwala, where his father was born
Religious personalities Yogi Bhajan Faiz-ul Hassan Shah Vijayanandsuri H. W. L. Poonja Raza Saqib Mustafai
Literature
Ahmad Bashir Altaf Gauhar Amrita Pritam Giani Dhanwant Singh Sital Kripa Sagar Mahboob Alam Meeraji Nadeem Aslam Noon Meem Rashid Qadir Yar Shaista Nuzhat Zafar Ali Khan Dr. Younis Butt
Military Qamar Javed Bajwa, Ex Chief of Army Staff. Nassar Ikram Ahsan Malik Hari Singh Nalwa Imtiaz Ahmed Jind Kaur Maharaja Ranjit Singh Mahan Singh Hazarawala Mitty Masud Prem Kaur Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra Mulraj Chopra
Musicians Atif Aslam Imran Khan, singer Roshan, Indian music director Yashpaul Humaira Arshad
Scholars, scientists and teachers Bashir al-Najafi Kewal Krishan Anand Parvez Butt Qaiser Mushtaq Rama Tirtha Vivienne Stacey Ram Nath Chopra Kasturi Lal Chopra
Sportsperson
Talib Ali - International footballer Khalid Butt - International footballer and manager Imran Nazir Saad Bin Zafar Bholu Brothers Harmik Singh Khalid Hamid Muhammad Inam Nida Dar Hasan Ali Talha Talib - 2018 Commonwealth Games Weightlifting Bronze Medal Nooh Dastgir Butt - 2018 Commonwealth Games Weightlifting Bronze Medal Muhammad Bilal - 2018 Commonwealth Games Wrestling Bronze Medal
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