Khan () is a surname of

Turko-Mongol The Turco-Mongol or Turko-Mongol tradition was an ethnocultural synthesis that arose in Asia during the 14th century, among the ruling elites of the Golden Horde and the Chagatai Khanate. The ruling Mongol elites of these Khanates eventually a ...

origin, commonly found in parts of

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and

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. It is derived from the historic title '' khan'', referring to a military chief or ruler; it originated as a hereditary title among nomadic tribes in the Central and Eastern Eurasian Steppe during antiquity and was popularized by

Turkic dynasties Turkic may refer to: * anything related to the country of Turkey * Turkic languages, a language family of at least thirty-five documented languages ** Turkic alphabets (disambiguation) ** Turkish language, the most widely spoken Turkic language * ...

in the rest of

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as well as in

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during the

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. The name's earliest discovered usage as a title for chiefs and for monarchs dates back respectively to the

Xianbei The Xianbei (; ) were a Proto-Mongolic ancient nomadic people that once resided in the eastern Eurasian steppes in what is today Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Northeastern China. They originated from the Donghu people who splintered into th ...

and the

Rourans The Rouran Khaganate, also Juan-Juan Khaganate (), was a tribal confederation and later state founded by a people of Proto-Mongolic Donghu origin.*Pulleyblank, Edwin G. (2000)"Ji 姬 and Jiang 姜: The Role of Exogamic Clans in the Organizati ...

, two proto-Mongolic societies in

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during antiquity; in the

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and Carpathian Mountains and their surrounding regions of Central and

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, the title was used by the

Pannonian Avars The Pannonian Avars () were an alliance of several groups of Eurasian nomads of various origins. The peoples were also known as the Obri in chronicles of Rus, the Abaroi or Varchonitai ( el, Βαρχονίτες, Varchonítes), or Pseudo-Avars ...

and the early Bulgars during the early medieval period before being more widely spread by various Muslim chieftains in a region spanning the empires centred in modern-day

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and

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to those in the

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Khan as a surname is occasionally found among people of Turkic and Mongolic descent, but is a far more common name among Muslims in South Asia, including

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

and

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

.People of India Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hassan & J C Das page 1139 to 1141 Manohar Publications , Khan is one of the most common surnames worldwide, shared by over 22 million people in Asia and 23 million people worldwide. It is the surname of over 108,674

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, making it the 12th-most common surname in the

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People

Bahlul Khan Lodi Bahlul Khan Lodi (12 July 1489) was the chief of the Pashtun Lodi tribe. Founder of the Lodi dynasty from the Delhi Sultanate upon the abdication of the last claimant from the previous Sayyid rule. Bahlul became sultan of the dynasty on 19 Apr ...

(1401 – 12 July 1489) was the chief of the

Pashtun Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...

Lodi tribe. Founder of the

Lodi dynasty The Lodi dynasty ( ps, لودي سلسله; fa, سلسله لودی) was an Afghan dynasty that ruled the Delhi Sultanate from 1451 to 1526. It was the fifth and final dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, and was founded by Bahlul Khan Lodi when he ...

from the Delhi Sultanate upon the abdication of the last claimant from the previous

Sayyid ''Sayyid'' (, ; ar, سيد ; ; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master'; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ; ) is a surname of people descending from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhamma ...

rule. Bahlul became sultan of the dynasty on 19 April 1451 (855 AH). *

Khushal Khan Khattak Khošāl Khān Khaṭak (1613 – 25 February 1689; Pashto: خوشال خان خټک), also known as Khushal Baba ( ps, خوشال بابا), was a Pashtun poet, chief, and warrior. Khushal Khan served the Mughal Empire protecting them fr ...

(1613 – 25 February 1689;

Pashto Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official langua ...

: خوشال خان خټک), also known as Khushal Baba ( ps, خوشال بابا), was a

poet, chief, and warrior. * Mirwais Khan Hotak, revolted against Safavid Iran and established the Hotak dynasty. * Azad Khan Afghan rose to power between 1752 and 1757, and controlled part of the Azerbaijan region up to Urmia city, northwestern and northern Persia, and parts of southwestern Turkmenistan and eastern Kurdistan.

Scholars, intellectuals and academics

Ahmed Raza Khan Ahmed Raza Khan, commonly known as Aala Hazrat, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, or Ahmed Rida Khan in Arabic, (14 June 1856 CE or 10 Shawwal 1272 AH – 28 October 1921 CE or 25 Safar 1340 AH), was an Islamic scholar, jurist, mufti, philoso ...

(1856–1921), Sunni Islamic scholar of south Asia * Dilwar Khan, Bengali poet * Gul Khan Nasir (1914–1983), poet, historian and politician from Pakistan *

Geoffrey Khan Geoffrey Allan Khan FBA (born 1 February 1958) is a British linguist who has held the post of Regius Professor of Hebrew at the University of Cambridge since 2012. He has published grammars for the Aramaic dialects of Barwari, Qaraqosh, Erbil ...

(born 1958), professor of Semitic Languages at the University of Cambridge * Muhammad Mojlum Khan, non-fiction writer best known for The Muslim 100 * Muhammad Siddiq Khan (1910–1978), Bengali academic from Bangladesh, "father of the Library and Information Science discipline in Bangladesh" * M. A. Muqtedar Khan, American Islamic philosopher, Sufi and academic *

Rukhsana Khan Rukhsana Khan ( ur, ; born 1962) is a Canadian children's writer and storyteller, whose stories have enabled children of all cultures to connect with cultures of Eastern origins. Biography Khan was born in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1962. She imm ...

, Pakistani-Canadian children's writer and storyteller * Salman "Sal" Khan, Muslim Bengali-American educator, known for the online Khan Academy *

Sirajul Hossain Khan Sirajul Hossain Khan (1926-2007) was a Jatiya Party politician and former minister and member of parliament for Habiganj-2. Early life Khan was born on 17 July 1926, in Baniachong village, Baniachong Upazila, Habiganj subdivision, Sylhet dis ...

, editor of Pakistan Times and the Eastern News Agency *

Wahiduddin Khan Wahiduddin Khan (1 January 1925 – 21 April 2021), known with the honorific "Maulana", was an Indian Islamic scholar and peace activist and author known for having written a commentary on the Quran and having translated it into contemporary E ...

, Islamic scholar and peace activist *

Wasiullah Khan Mohammad Wasiullah Khan is the founder and chancellor of East-West University, a private, non-profit, non-denominational college based in Chicago's South Loop neighbourhood. He is also a veteran of the Pakistani educational system, working in the ...

, Pakistani-American educator and founder of East–West University in Chicago * Yasmin Khan (b. 1977), Associate Professor of History, Kellogg College, Oxford

Politicians and rulers

* Abdul Majid Khan, former MP for

Habiganj-2 Habiganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Abdul Majid Khan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Ajmiriganj and Baniachong upazilas. History The ...

, Bangladesh * Abdul Majid Khan Tarin (1877–1939), senior political figure of the North-West Frontier Province, British India *

Abu'l-Khayr Khan Abu'l-Khayr Khan ( uz, Abulxayirxon) (1412–1468) was a Khan of the Uzbek Khanate which united the nomadic Central Asian tribes.

founder of

Shaybanid Dynasty The Shibanids or Shaybanids ( fa, سلسله شیبانیان) or more accurately the Abu'l-Khayrid-Shibanids were a Persianized''Introduction: The Turko-Persian tradition'', Robert L. Canfield, Turko-Persia in Historical Perspective, ed. Robert L. ...

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

* Akram Khan (born 1970), Indian politician *

Imran Ahmad Khan Imran Nasir Ahmad Khan (born 6 September 1973) is a British former politician and convicted sex offender who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wakefield from the 2019 general election until 2022. Elected as a Conservative, Ahmad Khan ha ...

, British politician, former Conservative MP * Ali Haider Khan (1900–1963),

Nawab of Longla The Prithimpassa family, also known as the Nawabs of Longla, are an royal family from the Prithimpassa Union, Kulaura Upazila, Moulvibazar District, Moulvibazar, Sylhet Division, Sylhet, Bangladesh. The family was of the erstwhile feudal nobility ...

Alivardi Khan Alivardi Khan (1671 – 9 April 1756) was the Nawab of Bengal from 1740 to 1756. He toppled the Nasiri dynasty of Nawabs by defeating Sarfaraz Khan in 1740 and assumed power himself. During much of his reign Alivardi encountered frequent Mar ...

(1671–1756), Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa *

Amanullah Khan Ghazi Amanullah Khan ( Pashto and Dari: ; 1 June 1892 – 25 April 1960) was the sovereign of Afghanistan from 1919, first as Emir and after 1926 as King, until his abdication in 1929. After the end of the Third Anglo-Afghan War in August 1 ...

, Sovereign of Afghanistan 1919-1929 *

Amir Khan (Pindari) Nawab Muhammad Amir Khan (1769–1834) was a military general in the service of Yashwantrao Holkar of the Maratha Empire and later became the first ruler of the princely state of Tonk (in the present day Rajasthan state of India). He was of Pa ...

(1768–1834), Pindari leader in the early 19th century, later the Nawab of Tonk *

Arif Mohammad Khan Arif Mohammad Khan (born 18 November 1951) is an Indian politician representing the BJP. He currently serving as the Governor of Kerala & the Chancellor of all State Universities in Kerala. He is a former Union Minister. He has held several po ...

, Indian politician and current governor of Kerala * Asaf Khan, Wazir (Prime Minister) of Emperor Jahangir and Shahjahan * Asif Nawaz Khan Janjua (1937–1993), former Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army *

Ataur Rahman Khan Ataur Rahman Khan ( bn, আতাউর রহমান খান; 1 July 1907 – 7 December 1991) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, politician and writer, and served as Chief Minister of East Pakistan from 1 September 1956 – March 1958, and as the P ...

(1907–1991), Bengali activist politician, later Chief Minister of East Pakistan * Ayub Khan (field marshal), Pakistan Army's only Field Marshall and president of Pakistan *

Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan) Ghazi Mohammad Ayub Khan ( ps, ; Dari: ) (1857 – 7 April 1914) also known as The Victor of Maiwand or The Afghan Prince Charlie was, for a while, the governor of Herat Province in the Emirate of Afghanistan. He was Emir of Afghanistan from ...

, former emir of Afghanistan during the Second Anglo-Afghan War * Bahlul Khan (died 1488), founder of the Lodi dynasty * Bairam Khan (1501–1561), Mughal commander, mentor and guardian of Akbar the Great *

Bilge Kul Qadir Khan Kül Bilge Qadir Khan (; ) or Bilge Kul Qara Khan was the first known ruler of the Karakhanids. Tribal affinity There are different theories on the tribal identity of Bilge Kul khagan. According to Western and Kazakh historiographies, he was a ...

, first ruler of Kara-Khanid empire *

Bismillah Khan Mohammadi Bismillah Khan Mohammadi (; born 1961, in Panjshir Province), or Bismillah Khan, is an Afghan politician who served as the defense minister of Afghanistan from 2012 to 2015 and for two months in 2021. From 2002 to 2010, he served as Chief of St ...

, politician in Afghanistan *

Bostan Khan Bostan Khan (died 1825), was a warrior of the Tareen (or Tarin) tribe settled in the Haripur, Hazara region of what was to later become the North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), who was executed for rebellion by the Sikh adminis ...

Tarin, 19th-century Pashtun clan warrior *

Chaudhry Ali Akbar Khan Chaudhry Ali Akbar Khan (1911–1967) was a Pakistani politician and diplomat who stayed as the Member of Legislative Assembly 1945, Minister of Education, Minister of Industries 1950s, Federal Minister for Home Affairs (1965–1966), Ambassa ...

(1911–1967), Pakistani Federal Minister for Home Affairs 1964–1966 * Chaudhry Aurangzeb Khan, of the British era * Dilal Khan (1585-1666), Muslim ruler of Sandwip *

Dost Mohammad Khan Dost Mohammad Khan Barakzai (Pashto/Persian: ; 23 December 17929 June 1863), nicknamed the Amir-i Kabir, Also titled Amir al-Mu'minin, was a member of the Barakzai dynasty and one of the prominent rulers of the Emirate of Afghanistan. His 37-year ...

, Sovereign of the Kingdom of Cabool and Afghanistan during the 19th century * Fatali Khan Khoyski, first Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic *

Fateh Naseeb Khan Khan Bahadur Maj.Gen. Fateh Naseeb Khan, OBE KB (1888–1933), was the Commander-in-chief of Alwar State Forces. He was a close confidant and trusted aide of Maharaja Jai Singh Prabhakar Bahadur, who was the Maharaja of Alwar State. He ...

, Chief General of Alwar Armed Forces *

Feroz Khan Noon Sir Malik Feroz Khan Noon, ( ur, ملک فیروز خان نون; 7 May 18939 December 1970), best known as Feroze Khan, was a Pakistani politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Pakistan from 1957 until being removed wh ...

(1893–1970), former Prime Minister of Pakistan * Franklin Khan, Trinidad and Tobago politician *

Fuad Khan Fuad Khan (born 1 February 1955) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian doctor and politician. Fuad Khan first entered Parliament as the elected Member for Barataria/ San Juan in 1995, a position he would retain on three subsequent occasions until 2007. ...

(born 1955), Trinidad and Tobago politician * Ganj Ali Khan, military officer and Governor in Safavid Iran * Genghis Khan, Mongol warlord of the 12th century *

German Khan German Borisovich Khan (russian: Герман Борисович Хан; born 24 October 1961) is a Ukrainian-Russian oligarch, billionaire, and businessman. After graduating from university in 1988 he worked in a wholesale business selling ...

, Russian oligarch * Ghazala Khan, mother of American soldier Humayun Khan * Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan Khokhar, one of Pakistan's first Federal Ministers *

Ghulam Jilani Khan , nationality = , party = , otherparty = , spouse = , relations = Zia Ullah Khan , children = Shaukat Jilani Khan Usman Jilani Khan Saulat Jilani Khan Omer Jilani Khan S ...

(1925–1999), Governor of Punjab 1980 to 1985 *

Habibullah Khan Habibullah Khan (Pashto/Dari: ; 3 June 1872 – 20 February 1919) was the Emir of Afghanistan from 1901 until his death in 1919. He was the eldest son of the Emir Abdur Rahman Khan, whom he succeeded by right of primogeniture in October 1901 ...

, Emir of Afghanistan from 1901 to 1919 *

Hafiz Khan Hafizud Dean Khan (1950–2022) was a Fijian politician and businessman who was the president of the Fiji Muslim League. He was also a former Senator and he served as the vice-president of the Senate of Fiji. Political career Khan was appoi ...

, Fijian Businessman, former Senator, and President of the Muslim League * Haydar Khan, 2nd Wazir of Sylhet *

Hulagu Khan Hulagu Khan, also known as Hülegü or Hulegu ( mn, Хүлэгү/ , lit=Surplus, translit=Hu’legu’/Qülegü; chg, ; Arabic: fa, هولاکو خان, ''Holâku Khân;'' ; 8 February 1265), was a Mongol ruler who conquered much of We ...

, ruler of Mongolian horde *

Humayun Khan (soldier) Humayun Saqib Muazzam Khan (9 September 19768 June 2004) was a United States Army officer who was killed by a suicide attack near Baqubah, Iraq during the Iraq War. He came to national attention in the United States during the 2016 presidential ...

, United States Army Captain, died in the Iraq War in 2004 *

Iftikhar Khan Major General Muhammed Iftikhar Khan (10 January 1907 – 13 December 1949) was an officer of the British Indian Army and later Pakistan Army. He was the strongest contender to succeed General Douglas Gracey as the Commander-in-Chief, but unfor ...

(1909–1949), had been nominated to become the first local Commander in Chief of Pakistan *

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...

, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018–2022 *

Ismail Khan Mohammad Ismail Khan (Dari/Pashto: محمد اسماعیل خان) (born 1946) is an Afghan former politician who served as Minister of Energy and Water from 2005 to 2013 and before that served as the governor of Herat Province. Originally a cap ...

, former Afghan politician and warlord from Herat *

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Abdul Ghaffār Khān (; 6 February 1890 – 20 January 1988), also known as Bacha Khan () or Badshah Khan (), and honourably addressed as Fakhr-e-Afghan (), was a Pakistani Pashtun, independence activist, and founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar ...

''Badshah Khan'' (1890–1988), Pashtun leader and activist * Khan Sahib Shahal Khan Khoso (1909–1956), Baloch leader, MLA West Pakistan Assembly from 1953 to 1956 *

Khizr Khan Khizr Khan (reigned 28 May 1414 – 20 May 1421) was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty, the ruling dynasty of the Delhi sultanate, in northern India soon after the invasion of Timur and the fall of the Tughlaq dynasty. Khan was Governor of Mult ...

, first ruler of Sayyid Dynasty, fourth period of the Delhi Sultanate * Khizr Muazzam Khan, father of American soldier Humayun, known for a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention *

Khudadad Khan Subedar Khudadad Khan, VC (20 October 1888 – 8 March 1971) was a Pakistani and the recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces. During t ...

(1888–1971), Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross * Kublai Khan, king of China and founder of Yuan Dynasty * Kutb Khan, commandant of Mahim when it was under Gujarat Sultanate * Krum Khan, ruler and founder of Bulgaria *

Liaquat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan ( ur, ; 1 October 1895 – 16 October 1951), also referred to in Pakistan as ''Quaid-e-Millat'' () or ''Shaheed-e-Millat'' ( ur, lit=Martyr of the Nation, label=none, ), was a Pakistani statesman, lawyer, political theoris ...

(1895–1951), 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan *

Maryam Khan Maryam Khan (born 1988) is a Pakistan-born American politician who has been a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives since winning a special election to the 5th House District of Windsor and Hartford in 2022. She is the first Muslim e ...

(born 1989), member of the Connecticut State House * M.J. Khan, member of the Houston City Council *

Malik Umar Hayat Khan Major General Nawab Sir Umar Hayat Khan Tiwana (5 October 1874 – 24 March 1944), was soldier of the Indian Empire, one of the largest landholders in the Punjab, and an elected member of the Council of State of India. Background and early li ...

(1875–1944), elected member of the Council of State of India * Munawar Khan, soldier of INA and later Pakistani Army, known for Operation Gibraltar *

Mahboob Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, also known as, Sir Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi (17 August 1866 – 29 August 1911) was the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad. He ruled Hyderabad state, one of the Princely states in India between 1869 and 1911. Early life Mahb ...

, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad, popularly known as Teesmaar Khan *

Mir Osman Ali Khan Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 — 24 February 1967), was the last Nizam (ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad, the largest princely state in British India. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age o ...

(1886–1967), 7th Nizam of Kingdom of Hyderabad *

Mir Lawang Khan Lawang Khan ( ur, ) was the second eldest son of Mir Habib Khan, a member of the Paindzai family of the Zagr Mengal Tribe. Education Lawang Khan got his early education in his native town of Noshki. Death Lawang Khan died on 7 August 1 ...

, politician of Balochistan and brother of Gul Khan Nasir * Mete Khan, ruler and warlord of China in 2nd century BCE * Sultan Fetih Mehmet Khan, Ottoman sultan and conqueror of Constantinople *

Muhammad Hamidullah Khan Muhammad Hamidullah Khan, TJ, Sitara-e-Harb, BP ( bn, এম হামিদুল্লাহ খান; 11 September 1938 – 30 December 2011) was a military leader in two wars fought in South Asia: the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and t ...

(1938–2011), Bangladeshi military leader, politician and author * General Muhammad Musa Khan Hazara, former Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army *

Muhammed Akbar Khan Muhammed Akbar Khan ( ur, محمد اکبر خان), MBE PA-1 (19 April 1897 - 1993) was a Pakistani general and at the time of the independence of Pakistan, he was the most senior Muslim General. He also served as the first Senior Military ...

, the first Muslim to become a General in British Indian Army *

Mohammad Daoud Khan Mohammed Daoud Khan ( ps, ), also romanized as Daud Khan or Dawood Khan (18 July 1909 – 28 April 1978), was an Afghan politician and general who served as prime minister of Afghanistan from 1953 to 1963 and, as leader of the 1973 Afghan coup ...

, former (1909-1978), former Prime Minister and President of Afghanistan *

Muhammad Khan Junejo Mohammad Khan Junejo (Urdu: ; Sindhi: ; 18 August 193216 March 1993) was a Pakistani politician and an agriculturist who served as the tenth prime minister of Pakistan, having elected in this capacity in 1985 until being dismissed in 1988. Junejo ...

(1932–1993), former Prime Minister of Pakistan *

Murshid Quli Khan Murshid Quli Khan ( fa, , bn, মুর্শিদকুলি খান; 1660 – 30 June 1727), also known as Zamin Ali Quli and born as Surya Narayan Mishra, was the first Nawab of Bengal, serving from 1717 to 1727. Born a Hindu in the De ...

( 1665–1727), founder of the Nawab rulers in Bengal *

Nauroz Khan Nawab Nauroz (Nowroz) Khan (1874?–1965), also known by Balochs as Babu Nowroz, was the head of the Zarakzai (Zehri), a subject to the Khan of Kalat in Balochistan, Pakistan. After his unsuccessful insurgency against the government of that time ...

(1874-1964), Balochi Independence movement leader * Nawab Ali Abbas Khan, Jatiya Party politician and three-time MP for Maulvibazar-2, Bangladesh *

Nawab Ali Haider Khan Nawab Ali Haider Khan (11 February 1896 – 30 June 1963) was a Bengali noble and politician. Early life and family Khan was born on 11 February 1896 to an royal Bengali Shia family known as the Nawabs of Longla based in the village of Pri ...

, 9th Nawab of Longla, minister and leader of the Independent Muslim Party * Nawab Qaim Khan, 14th-century Ameer of the Delhi Sultanate and chief of Qaimkhani clan * Nawazish Alam Khan (Hindi: नवाज़िश आलम ख़ान), Indian Baloch politician and member of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh *

Nisar Ali Khan Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan ( ur, ; born 31 July 1954) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Interior Minister from 2013 to 2017. He is currently an independent member-of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab - elected to represent PP-10 (Rawa ...

(born 1954), Pakistani politician, former cabinet minister and opposition leader in the National Assembly of Pakistan *

Prince Aly Khan Prince Ali Salman Aga Khan (13 June 1911 – 12 May 1960), known as Aly Khan, was a Pakistani diplomat of Iranian and Italian descent. He was the son of the Aga Khan III, and the father of Aga Khan IV. A socialite, racehorse owner and jockey, ...

(1911–1960), Pakistani United Nations diplomat * Prince Sadruddhin Aga Khan (1933–2003), diplomat, UN High Commissioner for Refugees from 1965 to 1977 * Qasim Khan, was the founder of

Qasim Khanate Qasim Khanate or Kingdom of Qasim or Khanate of Qasım ( tt-Cyrl, Касыйм ханлыгы/Касыйм патшалыгы; russian: Касимовское ханство/Касимовское царство, ''Kasimovskoye khanstvo/Kasimo ...

dynasty of russia * Qasim Khan politician of pakistan and former deputy speaker of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022 *

Rabina Khan Rabina Khan ( bn, রবিনা খান; born 15 September 1972) is a Bangladeshi-born British writer, politician, former councillor for Shadwell and Cabinet Member for Housing in Tower Hamlets Council, community worker and author of '' Aye ...

, councillor for Shadwell and former Housing Cabinet member in Tower Hamlets, London *

Raeesah Khan Raeesah Begum bte Farid Khan (born 1993) is a Singaporean social activist and former politician. A former member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Compassvale division of Sengkang GR ...

, former Member of Parliament in Singapore *

Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan Habib ur Rahman (1913–1978) was an army officer in the Indian National Army (INA) who was charged with "waging war against His Majesty the King Emperor". He served as Subhas Chandra Bose's chief of staff in Singapore, and accompanied Bose on hi ...

(1913–1978), Indian freedom fighter with the Indian National Army *

Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan is a Kashmiri politician who served as the President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir from 25 August 2006 to 25 August 2011. He was replaced by Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan. Prior to this he served as Member of the Legisla ...

, President of AJK * Raja Muhammed Sarfraz Khan (1905–1968), member of the Pakistan Movement *

Raja Sakhi Daler Khan Raja Sakhi Daler Khan (or Sakhi Delair Khan) was born in the village of Sarsawa, Kotli in the year 1928. He led Pakistani troops and irregulars in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Due to his major role in the liberation of the Poonch valley re ...

Mangral The Mangral (alternately Mahngral, "Mungral", Mangarpal, ur, مہنگرال، منگرال) is a Rajput caste, some of whom were the historical founders and rulers of Kotli and Poonch. Their ancestor Raja Mangar Pal was the founder of the city ...

, Kashmiri freedom fighter with the Indian National Army * Raja Saroop Khan, former Governor of Punjab * Rana Khudadad Khan, President of Pakistan Muslim League (Punjab) *

Rana Afzal Khan Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan (; 22 February 1949 – 27 September 2019) was a Pakistani politician, businessman and Army officer who served as leader of PML-N, and Minister of State for Finance and Economic Affairs in the Abbasi cabinet from Dece ...

(1949–2019), Finance Minister of Pakistan and PML-N Leader *

Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan (رانا محمد حنیف خان ) was a politician who served as the Finance minister of pakistan from 22 October 1974 to 28 March 1977. He was from the city of hichawatni, Sahiwal which is in the Punjab (Pakistan ...

(1922–2005), Finance Minister of Pakistan *

Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to May 2018. He had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2008 t ...

, Speaker of the Punjab Assembly from 2008 * Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan (born 1949), Pakistani former Federal Minister * Rana Phool Muhammad Khan, MPA from Bhai Pheru (Phool Nagar) *

Purnendu Khan Purnendu Narayan Khan (born 21 April 1911, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Uluberia in West Bengal as a member of the Indian National Congress ...

, MP from Uluberia Constituency of Bengal *

Sadiq Khan Sadiq Aman Khan (; born 8 October 1970) is a British politician serving as Mayor of London since 2016. He was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting from 2005 until 2016. A member of the Labour Party, Khan is on the party's sof ...

, Mayor of London * Saifullah Khan family is a prominent political family of modern-day Pakistan, also known as Khans of Mewat *

Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Lieutenant General Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan ( ; born 23 December 1920 – 26 January 2016) was a Pakistani politician, diplomat, military figure, pacifist, linguist, and a retired general in the Pakistani Army. Born into an Indian nobility ...

(born 1920), Pakistani general and diplomat * Sardar Farooq Khan Leghari (1940–2010), first Baloch president of Pakistan *

Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (22 April 1915 – 31 July 2003) was the key instigator of the 1947 Poonch Rebellion in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in British India and the later establishment of Azad Kashmir under Pakistani admi ...

(1915–2003), founder of Azad Jammu Kashmir State * Sardar

Shaukat Hayat Khan Major Shaukat Hayat Khan ( Punjabi, ; 24 September 1915 – 25 September 1998) was an influential politician, military officer, and Pakistan Movement activist who played a major role in the organising of the Muslim League in the British-controlle ...

(1915–1998), senior political figure and lieutenant of the Quaid-i-Azam in the Punjab *

Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan ( ur, سردار سِکندر حیات خان) (1 June 1932 – 9 October 2021) was elected as Prime Minister twice and president twice of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). He was the longest-serving Prime Minister of AJK ...

(born 1934), former Prime Minister and President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir * Sardar Sir

Sikandar Hayat Khan '' Khan Bahadur'' Captain Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, (5 June 1892 – 26 December 1942), also written Sikandar Hyat-Khan or Sikandar Hyat Khan, was an Indian politician and statesman from the Punjab who served as the Premier of the Punjab, amon ...

(1892–1942), KCSI, Premier of the Punjab * Sikandar Khan Ghazi, commander during the Conquest of Gour and the 1st Wazir of Sylhet *

Shah Mahmud Khan Sardar Shah Mahmud Khan (Pashto/Dari: سردار شاه محمود خان – b:1890 d: 27 December 1959) was the Prime Minister of Afghanistan from May 1946 to 7 September 1953, under King Mohammed Zahir Shah's monarchy. He was from the Pashtun ...

, former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Afghanistan *

Shah Nawaz Khan (general) Shah Nawaz Khan (January 1914 – 9 December 1983) was an Indian politician who served as an officer in the Indian National Army (INA) during World War II. He was profoundly influenced by Subhas Chandra Bose's speeches asking POWs to join the ...

(1914–1983), Major General of the Indian National Army, one of the three of the famed ''Red Fort Trio'' * Shah Nawaz Khan Janjua (1914–1983), Indian freedom fighter with the Indian National Army * Shah Nawaz Khan, revolutionary in India of the Janjua Rajput *

Shaista Khan Mirza Abu Talib (22 November 1600 – 1694), better known as Shaista Khan, was a general and the subahdar of Mughal Bengal. A maternal uncle to the emperor Aurangzeb, he acted as a key figure during his reign. Shaista Khan initially governed ...

, Mughal governor of Bengal from 1664 to 1688 * Shaybani Khan the Uzbek ruler of Samarkand and king who revived

. * Sir

Muhammad Zafarullah Khan Chaudhry Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan ( ur, ‎; 6 February 1893 – 1 September 1985) was a Pakistani jurist and diplomat who served as the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan. After serving as foreign minister he continued his internati ...

(1893–1985), the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan * Sulaiman Khan Karrani, Sultan of Bengal * Sultan Suleiman Khan (

Suleiman the Magnificent Suleiman I ( ota, سليمان اول, Süleyman-ı Evvel; tr, I. Süleyman; 6 November 14946 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the West and Suleiman the Lawgiver ( ota, قانونى سلطان سليمان, Ḳ ...

) (1494–1566), Ottoman Turkish Sultan * Mesbahuddin Ahmed Khan (1893–1947), British Indian

Zamindar A zamindar ( Hindustani: Devanagari: , ; Persian: , ) in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semiautonomous ruler of a province. The term itself came into use during the reign of Mughals and later the British had begun using it as ...

of Bhawal Fuldi Estate and 16th Head of The House Of Auliya *

Tughral Tughan Khan Tughral Tughan Khan ( bn, তুগরল তুগান খান, fa, طغرل طوغان خان), later known as Mughith ad-Din Tughral ( bn, মুগিসউদ্দীন তুগরল, fa, مغيث الدين طغرل), was an offi ...

, 13th-century Mamluk Governor * Turram Khan, revolutionary fighter from Hyderabad whose name has become eponym of bravery in many Indian languages *

Tikka Khan General Tikka Khan ( ur, ٹکا خان; 10 February 1915 – 28 March 2002) was a Pakistan Army general who was the first chief of army staff from 3 March 1972 until retiring on 1 March 1976. Along with Yahya Khan, he is considered a chief a ...

(1915–2002), former Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army *

Wazir Akbar Khan Wazīr Akbar Khān (Pashto/Dari: ; 1816-1847), born Mohammad Akbar Khān () and also known as Amīr Akbar Khān (), was an Afghan prince, general, emir for a year, and finally wazir/heir apparent to Dost Mohammad Khan until his death in 1847. ...

(1816-1847), prince and general in Afghanistan * Yulbars Khan Uyghur General of Kuomintang, also known as "Tiger General" for his bravery, provincial Governor of Xinjiang province from 1951 to 1971 * Yusaf Khan (Muhammad Yusaf Khan) (born 1948), former Vice Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army * Zafar Khan, former general in the Afghan National Army ,Daku Muhammad Khan from chakwal belongs to dhurnal Awan tribe

Actors and entertainers

Aamir Khan Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi films. Through his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian ci ...

, Indian actor, film producer and director * Abdul Karim Khan, Indian classical vocalist *

Abdul Wahid Khan Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan (1871–1949) was an Indian subcontinental singer from the Kirana gharana. He died in 1949 in Saharanpur, India.Adil Khan, Norwegian actor of Pashtun and Punjabi descent *

Adnan Sami Khan Adnan Sami Khan (born 15 August 1971) is an Indian singer, musician, music composer and pianist. He performs Indian and Western music, including for Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil movies. He has been awarded with Padma Shri (India's fourth hi ...

, Indian singer, playback singer and music composer *

Aiman Khan Aiman Muneeb (née Khan ; born on 20 November 1998) is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu television. She made her acting debut in 2012 with Hum TV's serial ''Mohabbat Jaye Bhar Mein'' and then appeared on many serials as Supporting role. ...

, Pakistani film and television actress, sister of actress Minal Khan *

Akram Khan (dancer) Akram Hossain Khan, MBE ( bn, আকরাম হুসেইন খান) (born 29 July 1974) is an English dancer and choreographer of Bangladeshi descent. His background is rooted in his classical kathak training and contemporary dance. Car ...

, British dancer of Bangladeshi descent *

Anik Khan Anik Khan is a Bangladeshi-American hip hop artist. Early life Khan was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and raised in Astoria, Queens, New York. His father was involved in politics and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War. In 1993, when Khan w ...

, Bangladesh-born American rapper *

Ali Akbar Khan Ali Akbar Khan (14 April 192218 June 2009) was a Indian Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod. Trained as a classical musician and instrumentalist by his father, Allauddin Khan, he a ...

, Bangladesh Bengali sarod player * Alvira Khan Agnihotri, Indian film producer and fashion designer (Salman Khan's sister and Salim Khan's daughter) *

Amar Khan Amar Khan ( Punjabi, ur, ) is a Pakistani television actress, director and writer. She has played a role of Neelofur (witch) in 2018 super natural series '' Belapur Ki Dayan.'' She further appeared in a leading roles in ''Ghughi,'' '' Dil-e-Be ...

, Pakistani director, writer and television actress * Amjad Khan, Indian actor and director *

Arbaaz Khan Arbaaz Salim Abdul Rashid Khan (born 4 August 1967) is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Hindi cinema, in addition to Telugu and Malayalam cinema. Since making his debut in 1996, he has acted in many leading and suppor ...

, Indian actor, director and film producer (Salman Khan's brother) * Asad Amanat Ali Khan (1955–2007), Pakistani vocalist * Ayesha Sultana Khan (

Sharmila Tagore Sharmila Tagore (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana; born 8 December 1944) is a retired Indian actress, primarily known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema, Tagore is the recipient of two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award, and the F ...

), actress, model, Central Board of Film Certification chairperson (mother of Saif Ali Khan) * Ayub Khan, Indian television and film actor (Nasir Khan's son and Dilip Kumar's nephew) * Attaullah Khan pakistani singer *

Bat for Lashes Natasha Khan (born 25 October 1979), known professionally as Bat for Lashes, is an English singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. She has released five studio albums: '' Fur and Gold'' (2006), ''Two Suns'' (2009), '' The Hau ...

, stage name of Natasha Khan, British singer-songwriter and musician * Bilal Khan (disambiguation), several people *

Cassius Khan Cassius Khan (born 7 June 1974), is a Canadian Indian classical musician known for playing the Tabla while singing. Early years Khan was born in Lautoka, Fiji in 1974. As a young teenager in Vancouver, Canada, Khan met Mushtari Begum, a Ghaz ...

, Canadian Indian classical musician in New Westminster, known as the Ghazal/Tabla Wizard * Chaka Khan, American R&B singer * Conrad Khan, British actor *

Dilip Kumar Mohammed Yusuf Khan (; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021), better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated the Indian movie scene from ...

(born Muhammad Yusuf Khan), Indian actor of Pashtun origin * Faisal Khan, Indian actor (Aamir Khan's brother) *

Farah Khan Farah Khan Kunder (born 9 January 1965) is an Indian film director, film producer, actress, dancer and choreographer who works predominantly in Hindi films. Khan has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 films, w ...

, Indian film director, choreographer, dancer and fashion designer * Faraaz Khan, Indian film actor of 1990s and early 2000s *

Fardeen Khan Fardeen Khan (; born 8 March 1974) is an Indian actor. He is the recipient of a Filmfare Award (1999) and is the son of the actor, director, and film producer Feroz Khan. Early life and education Fardeen Khan was born on 8 March 1974 in Mumbai ...

, Indian actor (son of Feroz Khan) *

Fawad Khan Fawad Afzal Khan ( ur, ) (born 29 November 1981) is a Pakistani actor, producer, screenwriter, model and singer having received several awards including a Filmfare Award, two Lux Style Awards and six Hum Awards. Khan began his acting caree ...

, Pakistani film actor and singer, also worked in Indian films * Feroz Khan, Indian actor, director and film producer (father of Fardeen Khan) *

Feroze Khan Feroze Khan ( ur, فیروز خان; born 11 July 1990) is a Pakistani actor, model and video jockey. who works in Urdu television. He made his acting debut with '' Bikhra Mera Naseeb'' as Harib and later on played various roles. Khan got his ...

, Pakistani television actor and producer *

Gauahar Khan Gauahar Khan (born 23 August 1983) is an Indian model and actress who appears in Hindi films and television. She started her career as a model and participated in the Femina Miss India contest in 2002. After appearing in dance songs, Khan made ...

, Indian model and actress * Gul Khan, Indian television producer *

Guz Khan Ghulam Dustgir "Guz" Khan (born 1986) is a British comedian, impressionist, and actor best known for his work in the TV show ''Man Like Mobeen'' and stand up appearances in '' Live at the Apollo''. Early life Guz has two sisters who are ten a ...

(born 1986), English comedian and actor * Helen Richardson Khan, Indian actress (wife of Salim Khan) * Hina Khan, Indian television actress *

Imran Khan (Bollywood actor) Imran Khan (; born Imran Pal; 13 January 1983) is an American former actor of Indian origin who worked in Hindi films. He is the nephew of actor Aamir Khan and director-producer Mansoor Khan, and the grandson of director-producer Nasir Hussa ...

(born Imran Pal), Indian American actor, works in Bollywood (Aamir Khan's nephew) *

Imran Khan (singer) Imran Khan (born 28 May 1984) is a Dutch-Pakistani singer, songwriter. Khan sings in Punjabi and English. He first reached stardom in 2007 after the release of his first single "Ni Nachleh".. Khan was signed to Prestige Records in late 2007, a ...

, Dutch singer of Punjabi descent *

Irrfan Khan Irrfan Khan () (born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan; 7 January 196729 April 2020), also known simply as Irrfan, was an Indian actor who worked in Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Widely regarded as one of the finest actors in In ...

(1967–2020), Indian actor (in Indian films and Hollywood films) *

Jiah Khan Nafisa Rizvi Khan (20 February 1988 – 3 June 2013), better known as Jiah Khan, was an English-American actress and singer who worked in Indian films. She appeared in three Hindi films from 2007 to 2010. Born in New York City to Indian parent ...

, British-American actress who worked in Indian Bollywood films *

Junaid Khan Junaid Khan may refer to: * Junaid Khan (de facto ruler of Khiva), political leader in the Khanate of Khiva and the Basmachi movement *Junaid Khan (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer *Junaid Khan (actor) Junaid Khan (born as Junaid Khan Niazi 2 ...

, Pakistani film actor, singer and writer * Kabir Khan, Indian director, screenwriter, cinematographer and film producer *

Kareena Kapoor Khan Kareena Kapoor Khan (; ''née'' Kapoor; born 21 September 1980) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films. She is the daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and the younger sister of actress Karisma Kapoor. Noted for playing a var ...

, Indian actress (wife of Saif Ali Khan, member of Kapoor family, daughter of actor Randhir Kapoor and actress Babita) *

Khalil Ullah Khan Khalil Ullah Khan (known as Khalil; 2 February 1934 – 7 December 2014) was a Bangladeshi film and television actor. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Gunda'' in 1976. Early life and career K ...

, film and TV actor, 1976 winner of Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor * King Khan, real name Arish Khan, Indian/French-Canadian musician *

Krutika Desai Khan Kruttika Desai is an Indian film, theatre and television actress. In the 90s, she gained initial fame in the serial BUNIYAD and later for her role of Vishkanya in popular fantasy series '' Chandrakanta'', and later in the next 2 decades, she w ...

, Indian actress working in film, television and theatre *

Mahira Khan Mahira Hafeez Khan (; born 21 December 1984) is a Pakistani actress. She started her career as a VJ in 2006. Khan is best known for portraying the role of Khirad Hussain in the romantic-drama ''Humsafar'' for which she received numerous acco ...

, Pakistani drama and film actress, also works in Bollywood *

Mansoor Khan Mansoor Hussain Khan is an Indian film director and producer known for his works in Hindi cinema. Early and Personal life He is the son of film-maker Nasir Hussain. Khan attended IIT Bombay, Cornell University, and MIT before making his fo ...

, Indian director, film producer and screenwriter (Nasir Hussain's son, Aamir Khan's cousin) *

Marco Khan Marco Khan (born Marco Khanlian; * March 27, 1961) is an Iranian-born Armenian-American actor and stunt performer. He has appeared in numerous well-known film and television series like '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Iron Man,' ...

, Iranian actor *

Mehboob Khan Mehboob Khan (born Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan; 9 September 1907
at filmreference.com. – 28 ...

, Indian director, film producer, actor and writer *

Minal Khan Minal Khan (née Khan ; born on 20 November 1998) is a Pakistani television actress. She made her acting debut as a child artist in '' Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti'' (2011) and since then appeared in television serials including ''Quddusi Sahab K ...

, Pakistani television actress, sister of actress Aiman Khan *

Nahnatchka Khan Nahnatchka Khan (born June 17, 1973) is an American television writer and producer. She created and executive produced the ABC comedy series '' Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23'' (2012–2013) and '' Fresh Off the Boat'' (2015–2020), a ...

, American television writer and producer * Nasir Hussain Khan, Indian director, film producer and screenwriter (Aamir Khan's uncle) *

Nasir Khan Nasir Khan may refer to: * Nasir Khan (actor), Indian film actor *Nasir Khan (Afghan cricketer), born 1998, Afghan cricketer *Nasir Khan (Pakistani cricketer), born 1975, Pakistani cricketer *Nasir Khan (FATA politician), Pakistani politician * Nas ...

, Indian actor (Dilip Kumar's brother) *

Nazir Ahmed Khan Nazir Ahmad Khan ( ur, ) (1904 – 26 August 1983) was a Pakistani film actor, director and producer. Biography It was back in 1929, when a young artistic man left the city of Lahore to go to Calcutta to fulfill his passion and make movie ...

, Indian director, film producer and actor in British India and then Pakistan (brother-in-law of filmmaker K. Asif) *

Nikhat Khan Nikhat Khan Hegde is an Indian film producer. She is the daughter of Bollywood actor, director, producer, and writer Tahir Hussain. She has three siblings: Farhat Khan and actors Aamir Khan and Faisal Khan. She is the aunt of actor Imran Kha ...

, Indian film producer (Aamir Khan's sister) * Noor Khan, Pakistani television actress and sister of actress Sarah Khan *

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( pa, ; born Pervez Fateh Ali Khan; 13 October 1948 – 16 August 1997) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. He was primarily a singer of qawwali — a form of Sufi devotional music. Sometimes ...

, Pakistani vocalist *

Parvati Khan Parvati Khan ( Maharaj) is a pop singer and model, who sang the song ''Jimmy Jimmy Aaja'' in the 1982 Bollywood hit movie ''Disco Dancer'', which won a ''Gold Disc'' award. She is also known for the song ''Khula Tala Chod Aayi''. Early life Parv ...

Indo-Trinidadian Indo-Trinidadians and Tobagonians or Indian-Trinidadians and Tobagonians, are people of Indian origin who are nationals of Trinidad and Tobago whose ancestors came from India and the wider subcontinent beginning in 1845. Indo-Trinidadians and ...

singer and model who worked in Bollywood *

Praga Khan Maurice Joseph François Engelen (born 7 January 1959), known by his stage name Praga Khan, is a Belgian electronic musician. Khan is considered one of the leading pioneers of the new beat/acid house/techno electronic dance music scene that origi ...

, real name Maurice Engelen, Belgian techno musician *

Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ( Punjabi, ; born 9 December 1974) is a Pakistani Singer, primarily of Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the biggest and highest paid singers in Pakistan. He is the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Kh ...

, vocalist *

Rehan Khan Rehan Khan (born in Ponda Goa, India in 1982) is an Indian singer and the member of the "Band Hungama". In February 2007, he won '' Fame X'', an Indian music competition broadcast on SAB TV. He has appeared in a number of Indian films. Early ...

, Bollywood singer from Goa *

Riyaz Khan Riyaz Khan is an Indian actor and bodybuilder. He predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films and television series, besides acting in a few Telugu and Kannada films, as well as two Hindi films. Riyaz debuted in Malayalam through the 199 ...

, South Indian actor * Roy Sætre Khantatat, Norwegian singer, better known as

Roy Khan Roy Sætre Khantatat ( th, รอย ขันธทัต; born 12 March 1970), commonly known as Roy Khan, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer for progressive metal band Conception and the former lead vocalist for symph ...

Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan ( ur, ; ; born 26 February 1965) is a Pakistani pop and classical singer, songwriter, and composer belonging to the Patiala Gharana tradition of music. He was the lead vocalist of the Pakistani pop rock band Fuzön ...

, Pakistani vocalist *

Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan (; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Part of the Pataudi family, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Khan ...

, Indian actor (son of Sharmila Tagore, husband of Kareena Kapoor) *

Sajid Khan Sajjad Khan (born 28 December 1951) is an Indian actor and singer. Born into poverty in the Bombay slums, he became the adopted son of Bollywood filmmaker Mehboob Khan, founder of Mehboob Studios. He worked in a handful of Indian films, debuti ...

, Indian actor and singer *

, Indian film director and actor *

Salim Khan Salim Abdul Rashid Khan (born 24 November 1935) is an Indian actor, film producer and screenwriter. As a screenwriter, he wrote the screenplays, stories and scripts for numerous Bollywood films. Khan is one half of the prolific screenwriting d ...

, Indian screenwriter and scriptwriter (father of Salman Khan), part of screenwriting duo Salim–Javed *

Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ...

, Indian actor and film producer *

Sana Khan Sana Khan (born 21 August 1988) is an Indian Businesswoman and a former actress. She predominantly worked in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu language films. Khan began her career in modeling and went on to appear in advertisements, feature films, a ...

, Indian model and television actress *

Sanjay Khan Sanjay Khan (born Shah Abbas Ali Khan Tanoli, 3 January 1941) is an Indian actor, producer, and director known for his works in Hindi films and television. Sanjay Khan made his debut in Chetan Anand's 1964 film '' Haqeeqat'', followed by the R ...

, Indian actor, director and film producer (father of Zayed Khan) *

Sarah Khan Sarah Khan (born 14 March, 1992) also known as Sarah Falak is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu-language television series. She made her acting debut with a supporting role in 2012 Hum TV's serial '' Badi Aapa'' and followed by other brief ...

, Pakistani TV actress in Urdu television serials *

Saroj Khan Saroj Khan (born Nirmala Nagpal; 22 November 1948 – 3 July 2020) was an Indian dance choreographer in Hindi cinema. She was born in Bombay State (present day Maharashtra), India. She was best known for the dance form mujra and the firs ...

, Indian choreographer * Shahid Khan, British DJ, record producer, songwriter and musician known professionally as

Naughty Boy Shahid Khan ( ur, شاهد خان; born 1 January 1981), better known by his stage name Naughty Boy, is a British DJ, record producer, songwriter and musician. In 2012, Khan signed a three–year publishing deal with Sony ATV, as well as a rec ...

Shahrukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...

, Indian actor, film producer (known as King Khan) * Sahil Khan, Indian actor * Shakib Khan, Bangladeshi actor, producer, singer, film organiser and media personality *

Soha Ali Khan Soha Ali Khan Pataudi Khemu (born 4 October 1978) is an Indian actress who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and English films. She is the daughter of veteran actress Sharmila Tagore and former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and t ...

, Indian actress (Saif Ali Khan's sister, daughter of actress Sharmila Tagore) *

Sohail Khan ) Lambda Velorum (λ Velorum, abbreviated Lambda Vel, λ Vel), officially named Suhail , is a star in the southern constellation of Vela. With a mean apparent visual magnitude of 2.21, this is the third-brightest star in the constellati ...

, Indian actor, director and film producer (brother of Salman Khan) * Sudhir, real name Shah Zaman Khan Afridi, actor * Tahir Hussain Khan, Indian director and film producer (Aamir Khan's father) * Tariq Khan, Indian actor (Aamir Khan's cousin, Nasir Hussain's nephew) *

Valentino Khan Valentino Khan (born February 15, 1987) is an American DJ and producer born and raised in Los Angeles. He is best known for releasing material through Diplo, Skrillex and Steve Aoki. His singles "Deep Down Low" and "Make Some Noise" peaked at numb ...

, American DJ, music producer, guitarist, singer, songwriter *

Zareen Khan Zareen Khan (born 14 May 1987), also known as Zarine Khan, is an Indian actress and model. Mainly working in the Hindi film industry, she has also appeared in Punjabi, Telugu and Tamil films. Khan made her Bollywood debut in 2010 playing a ...

, Bollywood actress who has also appeared in Tamil and Punjabi films *

Zayed Khan Zayed Abbas Khan (born 5 July 1980) is a former Indian actor and producer who appeared in Hindi films. The son of Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan, he has received a Filmfare Award nomination. After graduating in Business Management at the Montgom ...

, Indian actor (Sanjay Khan's son, Sussanne Khan's brother, brother-in-law of Hrithik Roshan)

Sportspeople

*''Khan'', former ring name of retired American professional wrestler

Dave Bautista David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. He had several stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019. In his acting career, he is most widely known for his portrayal of Drax the Dest ...

, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, politician and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan cricket team * Akram Khan (cricketer), former captain of the Bangladeshi Cricket Team *

Amir Khan (British boxer) Amir Iqbal Khan (born 8 December 1986) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2022. He held unified light-welterweight world championships between 2009 and 2012, including the WBA (later Super) and IBF titles. At r ...

, British boxer of Pakistani descent * Mohsin Khan, former Pakistani cricketer *

Moin Khan Muhammad Moin Khan ( ur, ; born 23 September 1971) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer, primarily a wicketkeeper-batsman, who remained a member of the Pakistani national cricket team from 1990 to 2004. He has also captained the ...

, former Pakistani cricketer * Muhammad Essa Khan, former Pakistani footballer *

Athar Ali Khan Athar Ali Khan ( bn, আতহার আলী খান; born 10 February 1962) is a Bangladeshi cricket commentator and former cricketer. Throughout the 1980s, Athar played as a middle order batsman, batting mostly at No. 4 or 5. Later on, en ...

, Bangladeshi former cricketer, selector and cricket commentator * Carla Khan, Pakistani professional squash player * Hajra Khan, Pakistani footballer * Kaleemullah Khan, Pakistani footballer *

Jahangir Khan Jahangir Khan (Pashto/ ur, جهانگير خان born 10 December 1963) is a former World No. 1 professional Pakistani squash player. He won the World Open title six times , and the British Open title ten times (1982-1991). Jahangir Khan is ...

, former Pakistani professional squash player and World No. 1 *

Jansher Khan Jansher Khan PP SI HI ( ur, جان شیر خان; born 15 June 1969, in Peshawar, Pakistan) is a former World No. 1 professional Pakistani squash player. During his career, he won the World Open a record eight times, and the British Open s ...

, former Pakistani professional squash player and World No. 1 * Mir Sultan Khan, Pakistani chess champion *

Nafees Iqbal Mohammad Nafees Iqbal Khan ( bn, মোহাম্মদ নাফিস ইকবাল খান; born 31 January 1985), better known as Nafees Iqbal, is a former Bangladeshi international cricketer. He played as a right-handed opening batsman ...

(Mohammad Nafees Iqbal Khan), Bangladeshi cricketer * Nasim Khan, Pakistani cricketer * Shahid Khan Afridi, Pakistani cricketer *

, Indian cricketer *

, Pakistani cricketer * Usman Khan Shinwari, Pakistani cricketer * Simon Khan, English golfer *

Tamim Iqbal Tamim Iqbal Khan (Bengali: তামিম ইকবাল খান; born 20 March 1989), more popularly known as Tamim Iqbal, is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the nephew of former Bangladesh skipper Akram Khan, the current chief selector of ...

(Tamim Iqbal Khan), Bangladeshi cricketer *

Younus Khan Mohammad Younis Khan PP SI (Urdu: ; Pashto: ; born 29 November 1977) is a Pakistani professional cricket coach and former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all three formats of the game, and is widely regarded as ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Shadab Khan Shadab Khan (Urdu, Punjabi: شاداب خان) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for and vice-captains the Pakistan cricket team in limited overs cricket. He captains Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), and N ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Sharjeel Khan Sharjeel Khan ( ur, شرجیل خان; born 14 August 1989)
cricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2010 is a Paki ...

, Pakistani cricketer * Vitaly Khan, Kazakhstani freestyle swimmer *

Zaheer Khan Zaheer Khan (born 8 October 1978) is an Indian former professional cricketer who played all forms of the game for the Indian national team from 2000 till 2014. He is a fast-medium left-arm bowler. He was the second-most successful Indian pace ...

, Indian cricketer *

Rocky Khan Rocky Khan (born 6 May 1989 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays on the wing, flyhalf and fullback in 15's rugby or at halfback in 7's rugby. Khan studied at Edendale Primary School, Balmoral Intermediate an ...

, All Blacks 7s rugby player *

Rashid Khan Rashid Khan Arman ( ps, ; born 20 September 1998) is an Afghan international cricketer and a former captain of the national team. In franchise leagues, he plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Adelaide Strikers in Austra ...

, Afghanistan international cricketer * Zahir Khan, Afghanistan international cricketer

In science and technology

* Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistani engineer, considered the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme *

Akhtar Hameed Khan Akhter Hameed Khan ( ur, , pronounced ; 15 July 1914 – 9 October 1999) was a Pakistani development practitioner and social scientist. He promoted participatory rural development in Pakistan and other developing countries, and widely advocate ...

pakistani Social Scientist and development practitioner * Fazlur Khan, Bengali-American structural engineer and designer of Chicago's Sears Tower and John Hancock Center * Ishfaq Ahmad Khan, Pakistani scientist in particle and nuclear physics *

Munir Ahmad Khan Munir Ahmad Khan ( ur, ; 20 May 1926 – 22 April 1999), , was a Pakistani nuclear reactor physicist who is credited, among others, with being the "father of the atomic bomb program" of Pakistan for their leading role in developing their nati ...

, Pakistani scientist in nuclear physics, credited as the father of Pakistan's Atomic Project * Mohammad Islam Khan (1957–2010), Indian glycobiologist, scientist at the National Chemical Laboratory *

Naeem Ahmad Khan Naeem Ahmad Khan (12 April 1928 – 29 September 2013), , was a Pakistani nuclear physicist and a professor of physics who was known for his work in developing techniques using the solid-state nuclear track detector and solid-state nuclear magne ...

(1928–2013), Pakistani nuclear physicist and university professor of physics * Shaukat Hameed Khan, Pakistani nuclear physicist * Mohammad Ajmal Khan, physician in Delhi, India, one of the founders of the Jamia Millia Islamia University * Muhammad Siddiq Khan (1910–1978), librarian of the Central Library of the University of Dhaka and the founder of the university's Department of Library Science *

Iqrar Ahmad Khan Iqrar Ahmad Khan (born 8 December 1953) is a Pakistani agricultural scientist and a professor of Horticulture at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in Pakistan. Early life and education Iqrar Ahmad Khan was born on 8 December 1953 in S ...

, Pakistani agricultural scientist, professor of horticulture at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in Pakistan *

Razib Khan Razib Khan (রাজীব খান ''Razyb Khan'') is a Bangladeshi-American writer in population genetics and consumer genomics. Life and education Khan was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh but moved to the United States at the age of five. His fa ...

, Bengali-American geneticist

Other professions

* Abul Kashem Khan (1905–1991), jurist, political leader, and industrialist from Bangladesh * Alan Khan (born 1971), South African radio presenter * Amjad Khan (1940–1992), Indian film producer * Baseera Khan, American artist * Fazal Khan, Pakistani lawyer and Pashtun human rights activist *

Gauri Khan Gauri Khan (''née'' Chhibber; born 8 October 1970) is an Indian people, Indian film producer and Fashion design, fashion designer. She has produced films including ''Main Hoon Na'', ''Om Shanti Om'' and ''Chennai Express'' under the production ...

(born 1971), Indian interior designer and film producer (wife of Indian star Shahrukh Khan) * Hakim Khan descendent of Shershah Suri and chief commander of

Rana Pratap Pratap Singh I, popularly known as Maharana Pratap (c. 9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), was a king of Mewar from the Sisodia dynasty. Pratap became a folk hero for his military resistance against the expansionism of the Mughal Empire under ...

's army *

Inayat Khan Inayat Khan Rehmat Khan ( ur, ) (5 July 1882 – 5 February 1927) was an Indian professor of musicology, singer, exponent of the saraswati vina, poet, philosopher, and pioneer of the transmission of Sufism to the West. At the urging of his ...

, (1882–1927), founder of Universal Sufism and the Sufi Order International *

Irene Khan Irene Zubaida Khan ( bn, আইরিন জোবায়দা খান; born 24 December 1956) is a Bangladeshi lawyer appointed as of August 2020 to be the United Nations Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression and opinion, the fir ...

(born 1956), Bangladeshi lawyer, former Secretary General of Amnesty International * Kiran Rao Khan (born 1973), Indian director, film producer and screenwriter (wife of Indian star Aamir Khan) * The (unknown) 'M Khan', the subject of many gag routines on ''

The Mary Whitehouse Experience The ''Mary Whitehouse Experience'' was a British topical sketch comedy show produced by the BBC in association with Spitting Image Productions. It starred two comedy double acts, one being David Baddiel and Rob Newman, the other Steve Punt an ...

'' because of long-standing graffiti visible from a major London road * Mirza Abu Taleb Khan (1752–1805/6), Indian tax-collector and travel-writer *

Mohammad Sidique Khan Mohammad Sidique Khan (Urdu: ; October 20, 1974 – July 7, 2005) was a Pakistani-British terrorist and the oldest of the four Islamist suicide bombers and believed to be the leader responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings, in which bom ...

(1974–2005), London train suicide bomber * Nawab Muhammad Hayat Khan (1833–1901) British-Indian administrator and aristocrat * Noor Inayat Khan (1914–1944), British spy in occupied France *

Oghuz Khan Oghuz Khagan or Oghuz Khan ( tk, Oguz Han or Oguz Kagan ; tr, Oğuz Kağan or Oğuz Han; Azerbaijani: Oğuz Xan or Oğuz Xaqan) is a legendary khan of the Turkic people and an eponymous ancestor of Oghuz Turks. Some Turkic cultures use the lege ...

, legendary forefather of the Turkic people *

Peter Khan The Universal House of Justice ( fa, بیت‌العدل اعظم) is the nine-member supreme ruling body of the Baháʼí Faith. It was envisioned by Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, as an institution that could legislate o ...

(born Afghan-Khan), Australian member of the Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í Faith * Shahid Khan (born 1950), Pakistan-born American businessman, owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham F.C. * Sussanne Khan (born 1975), Indian interior fashion designer and entrepreneur *

Syed Ahmed Khan Sir Syed Ahmad Khan KCSI (17 October 1817 – 27 March 1898; also Sayyid Ahmad Khan) was an Indian Muslim reformer, philosopher, and educationist in nineteenth-century British India. Though initially espousing Hindu-Muslim unity, he ...

(1817–1898), Islamic scholar *

Tariq Ali Tariq Ali (; born 21 October 1943) is a Pakistani-British political activist, writer, journalist, historian, filmmaker, and public intellectual. He is a member of the editorial committee of the ''New Left Review'' and ''Sin Permiso'', and con ...

Khan (born 1943), British-Pakistani writer, intellectual and socialist * Tasmin Lucia Khan (born 1980), British Bangladeshi journalist and news presenter for BBC News *

Tony Khan Antony Rafiq Khan (born October 10, 1982) is an American businessman, promoter, and sports executive. He is known for his involvement in American football, professional wrestling and soccer. He is best known as the founder and co-owner of All E ...

(born 1982), American businessman; co-owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham F.C. along with his father Shahid, and CEO, President of All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honour Wrestling. * Vilayat Inayat Khan (1916–2004), former head of the Sufi Order International * Usman Khan (1991-2019), Islamic terrorist and perpetrator of the 2019 London Bridge stabbing *

Zia Inayat Khan Zia Inayat-Khan (born 1971) is a scholar and teacher of Sufism in the lineage of his grandfather, Inayat Khan. He is president of the Inayati Order and founder of Suluk Academy, a school of contemplative study with branches in the United States ...

, the Pir of the Sufi Order International * Shahid Khan, co-owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) and Fulham F.C. of the EFL Championship, Founder, co-owner of the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotion. * Shahal Khan, American Businessman and founder of Burkhan Family Office.nawab Malik Ameer Muhammad Khan he belongs to kalghan Awan tribe

Fictional characters

Haman Khan ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' is a Japanese science fiction anime television series that originally aired on Nagoya Broadcasting Network between March 2, 1985, and February 22, 1986. ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' featured many new characters and sev ...

, a prominent ''Gundam'' villain in ''

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam is a 1985 Japanese television anime series, the second installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, and a sequel to the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam''. The show was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu ...

'' and the principal antagonist in its sequel ''

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ is the third installment in Sunrise's long running '' Gundam'' franchise and the last TV series in the franchise released in Japan's Shōwa period. A direct follow up to '' Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'', it is directed and written by Yoshiyuki T ...

''; and her father Maharaja Khan *

Kamal Khan ''Octopussy'' is a 1983 spy film and the thirteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sixth to star Roger Moore as the MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by John Glen and the screenplay was written by G ...

, the main villain in the James Bond film ''Octopussy'' *

Kamala Khan Kamala Khan is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by editors Sana Amanat and Stephen Wacker, writer G. Willow Wilson, and artists Adrian Alphona and Jamie McKelvie, Kamala is Marvel's first ...

, the fourth character to assume the identity of the Marvel Comics superheroine

Ms. Marvel Ms. Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was originally conceived as a female counterpart to Captain Marvel. Like Captain Marvel, most of the bearers of the Ms. M ...

* Khan, Primus of House Aico game character from ''Paladins'' * Khan, character from the web-series

Corner Shop Show ''Corner Shop Show'' is a British comedy drama web series that premiered on YouTube in March 2014. The series is created by Islah Abdur-Rahman and consists of continuous episodes uploaded on his YouTube channel CornerShopShow, following the adv ...

* Khan, one of the villains in the ''Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars'' computer game * Khan, a Chinese-American detective from the ''

Khan! ''Khan!'' is an American television detective series. Set in Chinatown, San Francisco, the titular character is a Chinese-American detective, played by Khigh Dhiegh. Khan's police contact was Lt. Gubbins, played by Vic Tayback. Series regulars ...

'' 1975 US television series *

Manga Khan Manga Khan, originally known as ''Lord Manga'', is a DC Comics supervillain and an intergalactic trader. A gaseous being, he relies on a metallic suit to give him form. He had a robot companion named L-Ron (before trading him to the Justice Leagu ...

, a DC Comics character * Rizwan Khan, main character in the 2010 Bollywood film '' My Name Is Khan'' * Dark Khan, the main antagonist of the crossover video game ''

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' is a 2008 fighting video game, developed and published by Midway Games. The last entry in the franchise before the company went bankrupt in 2009 and sold the franchise to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment ...

'' who is the merging between Shao Khan and DC Comics villain Darkseid *Shadow Khan, the group of villains in animated series

Jackie Chan Adventures ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is an American animated television series, created by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Sony Pictures Television (originally as Columbia TriStar Television for the first three seasons). The ca ...

* Shere Khan, the tiger, in Rudyard Kipling's ''The Jungle Book'', also adapted as a cartoon character in a Walt Disney Productions movie in 1967 * Shiwan Khan, a recurring enemy of

The Shadow The Shadow is a fictional character created by magazine publishers Street & Smith and writer Walter B. Gibson. Originally created to be a mysterious radio show narrator, and developed into a distinct literary character in 1931 by writer Walter ...

* The

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

archenemy of Iron Man whose real name is Khan also from Marvel Comics * Yasmin Khan, a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the BBC series '' Doctor Who'' *

Khan Noonien Singh Khan Noonien Singh is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' science fiction franchise, who first appeared as the main antagonist in the ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' episode "Space Seed" (1967), and was portrayed by Ricardo Montalbán ...

, an antagonist in the Star Trek franchise and the titular character of the 1982 film ''The Wrath of Khan'' *Mr Khan, British Pakistani character on British TV show '' Citizen Khan''

References

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