Khan () is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

of Turko-Mongol origin, commonly found in parts of

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;; ...

and

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. It is derived from the historic title ''

khan Khan may refer to: *Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan *Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name *Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by ...

'', 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 Antiquity or Antiquities may refer to: Historical objects or periods Artifacts *Antiquities, objects or artifacts surviving from ancient cultures Eras Any period before the European Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries) but still within the histo ...

and was popularized by Turkic dynasties in the rest of

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

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, two proto-Mongolic societies in

Inner Asia Inner Asia refers to the northern and landlocked regions spanning North, Central and East Asia. It includes parts of western and northeast China, as well as southern Siberia. The area overlaps with some definitions of 'Central Asia', mostly the ...

during antiquity; in the

Pannonian Basin The Pannonian Basin, or Carpathian Basin, is a large basin situated in south-east Central Europe. The geomorphological term Pannonian Plain is more widely used for roughly the same region though with a somewhat different sense, with only th ...

and

Carpathian Mountains The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians () are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe. Roughly long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at and the Scandinavian Mountains at . The range stretche ...

and their surrounding regions of

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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 The Bulgars (also Bulghars, Bulgari, Bolgars, Bolghars, Bolgari, Proto-Bulgarians) were Turkic semi-nomadic warrior tribes that flourished in the Pontic–Caspian steppe and the Volga region during the 7th century. They became known as noma ...

during the

early medieval period The Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th or early 6th century to the 10th century. They marked the start of the Mi ...

before being more widely spread by various

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

chieftains in a region spanning the empires centred in modern-day

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...

and

Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a p ...

to those in the

Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Geopolitically, it includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, In ...

Afghanistan Pakistan India Bangladesh with national boundaries on orthographic projected map

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 borde ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

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 mo ...

and

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

.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 British Asians, making it the 12th-most common surname in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...

People

* Bahlul Khan Lodi (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 r ...

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 The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206–1526).

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 Muhamm ...

rule. Bahlul became

sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it c ...

of the dynasty on 19 April 1451 (855 AH). * Khushal Khan Khattak (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 Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the bo ...

, and warrior. *

Mirwais Khan Hotak Mir Ways ibn Shah 'Alam, also known as Mirwais Khan Hotak ( Pashto/ Dari: ) (1673–1715) was an Afghan ruler from the Ghilji tribe of Kandahar, Afghanistan, and the founder of the Hotak dynasty. In 1709, after overthrowing and assassinating ...

, revolted against Safavid Iran and established the Hotak dynasty. *

Azad Khan Afghan Azād Khān Afghān ( Persian, ps, آزاد خان افغان), or Azād Shāh Afghān () (died 1781), was a Pashtun military commander and a major contender for supremacy in western Iran after the death of Nader Shah Afshar in 1747.Perry, J. R. ...

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, philosopher, ...

(1856–1921), Sunni Islamic scholar of south Asia *

Dilwar Khan Dilwar Khan (1 January 1937 – 10 October 2013) was a Bangladeshi poet. Known as ''Gono Manusher Kobi'' (poet of the mass people), he was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1980 and Ekushey Padak in 2008 by the Government of Bangladesh. ...

, Bengali poet * Gul Khan Nasir (1914–1983), poet, historian and politician from Pakistan * Geoffrey Khan (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 Muhammad Abdul Muqtedar Khan ( Urdu: ) ( hi, मोहम्मद अब्दुल मुक्तेदार ख़ान) (born 1966) is an Indian American academic and a professor in the Department of Political Science and International Re ...

, 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, 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 Yasmin Khan is a historian of British India and Associate Professor of History at Kellogg College, Oxford. Education and career Born in 1977 to Pakistani and Anglo-Irish parents in Kingston-upon-Thames, Khan completed her BA in history at St ...

(b. 1977), Associate Professor of History, Kellogg College, Oxford

Politicians and rulers

* Abdul Majid Khan, former MP for Habiganj-2, Bangladesh *

Abdul Majid Khan Tarin Khan (surname), Khan Abdul Majid Khan Tarin (also spelt Abdul Majeed Khan) (1877–1939), Khan-Sahib, OBE, was a prominent magistrate, MLA and philanthropist of the North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955), North West Frontier Province of forme ...

(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, British politician, former Conservative MP * Ali Haider Khan (1900–1963), Nawab of Longla * Alivardi Khan (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) (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 (1907–1991), Bengali activist politician, later Chief Minister of East Pakistan *

Ayub Khan (field marshal) Muhammad Ayub Khan (Urdu: ; 14 May 1907 – 19 April 1974), was the second President of Pakistan. He was an army general who seized the presidency from Iskander Mirza in a coup in 1958, the first successful coup d'état in the country's h ...

, Pakistan Army's only Field Marshall and president of Pakistan * Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan), former emir of Afghanistan during the Second Anglo-Afghan War * Bahlul Khan (died 1488), founder of the Lodi dynasty *

Bairam Khan Muhammad Bairam Khan(Persianمحمد بیرام خان) (18 January 150131 January 1561), commonly known as Bairam Khan or Bayram Khan was an important military commander, and later commander-in-chief of the Mughal army, a powerful statesman a ...

(1501–1561), Mughal commander, mentor and guardian of Akbar the Great * Bilge Kul Qadir Khan, first ruler of Kara-Khanid empire * Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, 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 (1911–1967), Pakistani Federal Minister for Home Affairs 1964–1966 * Chaudhry Aurangzeb Khan, of the British era *

Dilal Khan Dilwar Khan ( bn, দেলোয়ার খাঁ, Delwar Khan), popularly known as Raja Dilal ( bn, দিলাল রাজা, Dilal Raja), was the last independent ruler of Sandwip, an island in present-day Bangladesh. His reputation as a ...

(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-ye ...

, 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 p ...

, 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 Franklin Khan (died 17 April 2021) was a Trinidad and Tobago politician who served as Member of Parliament for Ortoire- Mayaro and Chairman of the ruling People's National Movement. In 2005, Khan was indicted on corruption charges, all of which ...

, 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 San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to: Places Argentina * San ...

(born 1955), Trinidad and Tobago politician *

Ganj Ali Khan Ganj Ali Khan ( fa, گنج علی خان or گنجعلیخان) was a military officer in Safavid Iran of Kurdish origin, who served as governor in various provinces and was known for his loyal service to king ( shah) Abbas I. Ganj Ali Khan con ...

, military officer and Governor in Safavid Iran *

Genghis Khan Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; ; xng, Temüjin, script=Latn; ., name=Temujin – August 25, 1227) was the founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the List of largest empires, largest contiguous empire in history a ...

, Mongol warlord of the 12th century * German Khan, 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 (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 190 ...

, Emir of Afghanistan from 1901 to 1919 * Hafiz Khan, 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 presidentia ...

, United States Army Captain, died in the Iraq War in 2004 * Iftikhar Khan (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-confiden ...

, 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, 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 (1888–1971), Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Kublai Khan Kublai ; Mongolian script: ; (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder of the Yuan dynasty of China and the fifth khagan-emperor of ...

, 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 el ...

(born 1989), member of the Connecticut State House *

M.J. Khan Masrur Javed "M.J." Khan (born May 1, 1950) is a Pakistani American and former Houston City Council member.Dooley, Tara. "Khan inspires Muslims with election to council." ''Houston Chronicle''. Saturday, December 13, 2003. Religion p. 1. NewsBank ...

, member of the Houston City Council * Malik Umar Hayat Khan (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 Mahboo ...

, 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, 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 General Muhammad Musa Khan ( ur, ; ) was a Pakistan Army senior general who served as the 4th Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army from 1958 to 1966, under President Ayub Khan. Following his tenure as C-in-C of the Army, he later became a po ...

, former Chief Of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army * Muhammed Akbar Khan, the first Muslim to become a General in British Indian Army * Mohammad Daoud Khan, former (1909-1978), former Prime Minister and President of Afghanistan * Muhammad Khan 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 tim ...

(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 (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 Qasím Khan (or ''Qasim of Kasimov'') (died 1469) was the first khan of the Tatar Qasim Khanate, from 1452 to his death in 1469. He was the son of Kazan khan Oluğ Möxämmäd. He participated in the battles of Belyov in 1437 and of Suzdal in ...

, was the founder of Qasim Khanate dynasty of russia *

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, former Member of Parliament in Singapore * Raja Habib ur Rahman Khan (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 Legis ...

, President of AJK * Raja Muhammed Sarfraz Khan (1905–1968), member of the Pakistan Movement * Raja Sakhi Daler Khan Mangral, 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 (1949–2019), Finance Minister of Pakistan and PML-N Leader * Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan (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, 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 nobil ...

(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 admini ...

(1915–2003), founder of Azad Jammu Kashmir State * Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan (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 (1892–1942), KCSI, Premier of the Punjab *

Sikandar Khan Ghazi Sikandar Khān Ghāzī ( fa, , bn, সিকান্দার খান গাজী) was the first wazir of Srihat under the Lakhnauti Kingdom ruled by Shamsuddin Firuz Shah. Prior to this, Khan was one of the commanders of the Battles of ...

, 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 Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...

, revolutionary in India of the Janjua Rajput * Shaista Khan, Mughal governor of Bengal from 1664 to 1688 * Shaybani Khan the Uzbek ruler of

Samarkand fa, سمرقند , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from the top:Registan square, Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, view inside Shah-i-Zinda, ...

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 internation ...

(1893–1985), the first Foreign Minister of Pakistan *

Sulaiman Khan Karrani Sulaiman Khan Karrani ( bn, সুলায়মান খান কররানী, fa, ; reigned: 1565–1572) was a Sultan of Bengal. He ascended to the throne after the death of his brother Taj Khan Karrani. According to the ''Riyaz-us-Sala ...

, 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 language, Hindustani: Devanagari: , ; Persian language, Persian: , ) in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semiautonomous Raja, ruler of a province. The term itself came into use during the reign of Mughal Em ...

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 Ustad Abdul Karim Khan ( Devanagari: उस्ताद अब्दुल करीम ख़ान, Persian: ) (11 November 1872 – 27 October 1937)Abdul Wahid Khan, Indian musician, mentor of many singers like Muhammad Rafi and Ram Narayan * Adil Khan, Norwegian actor of Pashtun and Punjabi descent * Adnan Sami Khan, 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), British dancer of Bangladeshi descent * Anik Khan, 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-Ber ...

, 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 Asad Amanat Ali Khan ( ur, ; ; 25 September 1955 – 8 April 2007) was a Pakistani classical vocalist and ''ghazal'' singer belonging to the Patiala Gharana tradition of music. In a career spanning 32 years, Khan sang over 1,000 songs for Pa ...

(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 Ayub Khan is a compound masculine name; Ayub is the Arabic version of the name of the Biblical figure Job, while Khan or Khaan is taken from the title used first by the Mongol rulers and then, in particular, their Islamic and Persian-influenced s ...

, Indian television and film actor (Nasir Khan's son and Dilip Kumar's nephew) * Attaullah Khan pakistani singer * Bat for Lashes, 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 Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (), is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the " Q ...

, American R&B singer *

Conrad Khan Conrad Louis Khan (born 2000) is an English actor. His performance in the film ''County Lines'' (2019) earned him nominations for Young British/Irish Performer at the London Critics Circle Film Awards, Most Promising Newcomer at the British Inde ...

, 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 Faraaz Khan (27 May 1970 – 4 November 2020) was an Indian actor. He was seen in some of the Bollywood movies and television serials in the late 1990s and early 2000s. His notable films include '' Fareb'' and ''Mehndi''. He has also appeared ...

, Indian film actor of 1990s and early 2000s * Fardeen Khan, 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 Feroz Khan or Feroze Khan may refer to: * Feroz Khan (actor) (1939–2009), Indian actor and film director * Feroz Khan Noon (1893–1970), Pakistani politician and 8th Prime Minister of Pakistan * Feroze Khan (born 1990), Pakistani VJ, televisio ...

, 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, 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 ...

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

Hina Khan Hina Khan (born 2 October 1987) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi television and films. She is known for playing Akshara in Star Plus's ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'' and Komolika in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2''. In 2017, she participa ...

, Indian television actress * Imran Khan (Bollywood actor) (born Imran Pal), Indian American actor, works in Bollywood (Aamir Khan's nephew) * Imran Khan (singer), Dutch singer of Punjabi descent * Irrfan Khan (1967–2020), Indian actor (in Indian films and Hollywood films) * Jiah Khan, British-American actress who worked in Indian Bollywood films * Junaid Khan, Pakistani film actor, singer and writer * Kabir Khan, Indian director, screenwriter, cinematographer and film producer * Kareena Kapoor Khan, 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, 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 movi ...

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

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 an ...

singer and model who worked in Bollywood * Praga Khan, 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 ...

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

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 u ...

, 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, debutin ...

, 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, Indian model and television actress * Sanjay Khan, 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 first ...

, 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, Indian actor, film producer (known as King Khan) *

Sahil Khan Sahil Khan is an Indian actor, fitness entrepreneur and YouTuber. He is known for increasing fitness awareness, and has won awards from several bodies in Mumbai. His YouTube channel has over 2.8 million subscribers. He is also associated with ...

, Indian actor *

Shakib Khan Masud Rana ( bn, মাসুদ রানা), better known by the name Shakib Khan ( bn, শাকিব খান) born 28 March 1979) is a Bangladeshi actor, producer, occasional singer, film organiser, and media personality who works in ...

, 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, 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, American DJ, music producer, guitarist, singer, songwriter * Zareen Khan, Bollywood actress who has also appeared in Tamil and Punjabi films * Zayed Khan, 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) Mohammad Akram Hussain Khan ( bn, মোহাম্মদ আকরাম হুসেইন খান; born 1 November 1968) is a former Bangladeshi cricketer. A hard hitting middle order batsman, Akram played first-class cricket for Chittagon ...

, former captain of the Bangladeshi Cricket Team * Amir Khan (British boxer), British boxer of Pakistani descent * Mohsin Khan, former Pakistani cricketer * Moin Khan, former Pakistani cricketer * Muhammad Essa Khan, former Pakistani footballer * Athar Ali Khan, Bangladeshi former cricketer, selector and cricket commentator *

Carla Khan Carla Khan ( Urdu: کارلا خان; born 18 August 1981) is a British Pakistani professional squash player. She is the granddaughter of Azam Khan, one of the legends of squash in Pakistan and daughter of Jacqui Stoter and Wasil Khan. She st ...

, Pakistani professional squash player * Hajra Khan, Pakistani footballer * Kaleemullah Khan, Pakistani footballer * Jahangir Khan, 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 ...

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

Mir Sultan Khan Sultan Khan (Punjabi and ur, , 1903 – 25 April 1966; commonly referred to with honorifics as '' Mir Sultan Khan'' or ''Mir Malik Sultan Khan'') was a South Asian chess player, and later a citizen of Pakistan, who is thought to have been the ...

, 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 * Shahrukh Khan, Indian cricketer * Junaid Khan, Pakistani cricketer *

Usman Khan Shinwari Usman Khan Shinwari ( ps, ; born 5 January 1994) is professional Pakistani cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler who plays for the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd cricket team (ZTBL) in Pakistan's first-class cricket circuit. He has also previous ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Simon Khan Simon Khan (born 16 June 1972) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Khan turned professional in 1991 but spent many years struggling to establish his tournament career. His first full season on the European Tour was ...

, English golfer * Tamim Iqbal (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, Indian cricketer * Rocky Khan, All Blacks 7s rugby player * Rashid Khan, Afghanistan international cricketer * Zahir Khan, Afghanistan international cricketer

In science and technology

Abdul Qadeer Khan Abdul Qadeer Khan, (; ur, ; 1 April 1936 – 10 October 2021), known as A. Q. Khan, was a Pakistani nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer. He was a key figure in Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program and is colloquially known as the ...

, 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, 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 (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, Pakistani agricultural scientist, professor of horticulture at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad in Pakistan * Razib Khan, Bengali-American geneticist

Other professions

* Abul Kashem Khan (1905–1991), jurist, political leader, and industrialist from Bangladesh *

Alan Khan Alan Khan (born 17 December 1971) is a media and radio personality in South Africa. His talk show, ''Walk the Talk with Alan Khan'' on Lotus FM, won "Best News and Actuality Talk Show PBS" at the 2017 Liberty South African Radio Awards. He was in ...

(born 1971), South African radio presenter * Amjad Khan (1940–1992), Indian film producer * Baseera Khan, American artist *

Fazal Khan Fazal Khan Advocate ( ps, فضل خان) is a lawyer, human rights activist, and a leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM). He is also the president of the Army Public School Peshawar Shuhada (Martyrs) Forum. He has set up Sahibzada Umar Khan ...

, Pakistani lawyer and Pashtun human rights activist *

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

(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's army * Inayat Khan, (1882–1927), founder of Universal Sufism and the Sufi Order International * Irene Khan (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 Mirza Abu Taleb Khan ( fa, میرزا ابوطالب خان; more formally Mirzá Abú Muhammad Tabrízí Isfahání, , known as The Persian Prince during his stay in London and as Abú Tálib Londoni once back in IndiaIn Persian naming, Mirza i ...

(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 Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, GC (1 January 1914 – 13 September 1944), also known as Nora Inayat-Khan and Nora Baker, was a British resistance agent in France in World War II who served in the Special Operations Executive (SOE). The purpose of S ...

(1914–1944), British spy in occupied France * Oghuz Khan, 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 on ...

(born Afghan-Khan), Australian member of the Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í Faith *

Shahid Khan Shahid Rafiq Khan ( ur, ; born July 18, 1950)"Sha ...

(born 1950), Pakistan-born American businessman, owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham F.C. *

Sussanne Khan Sussanne Khan, formerly known as Sussanne Roshan (born 26 October 1975), is an Indian interior and fashion designer. She is the former wife of actor Hrithik Roshan. Her father is actor Sanjay Khan. Biography Sussanne Khan was born to Sanjay ...

(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 Khan (born 1943), British-Pakistani writer, intellectual and socialist *

Tasmin Lucia Khan Tasmin Lucia-Khan (born 18 July 1980) is a British film producer, television personality, news anchor and entrepreneur. In the UK, she is most known for being the face of BBC Three ''60 Seconds'', hosting ''E24'' on BBC News, and fronting th ...

(born 1980), British Bangladeshi journalist and news presenter for BBC News * Tony Khan (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 Vilayat Inayat Khan (19 June 1916 17 June 2004) was a teacher of meditation and of the traditions of the East Indian Chishti Sufi order of Sufism. His teaching derived from the tradition of his father, Inayat Khan, founder of The Sufi Order ...

(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, the Pir of the Sufi Order International *

Shahid Khan Shahid Rafiq Khan ( ur, ; born July 18, 1950)"Sha ...

, 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

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* Haman Khan, a prominent ''Gundam'' villain in '' Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' and the principal antagonist in its sequel '' Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ''; 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 Ge ...

, the main villain in the James Bond film ''Octopussy'' * Kamala Khan, the fourth character to assume the identity of the Marvel Comics superheroine Ms. Marvel * Khan, Primus of House Aico game character from ''Paladins'' *

Khan Khan may refer to: *Khan (inn), from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan *Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name *Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by ...

, character from the web-series Corner Shop Show *

, one of the villains in the ''Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars'' computer game * Khan, a Chinese-American detective from the '' Khan!'' 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 ''My Name Is Khan'', is a 2010 social drama film directed by Karan Johar and written by Shibani Bathija and lyricist Niranjan Iyengar. It was produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Gauri Khan under their production companies, Dharma Productions ...

'' * Dark Khan, the main antagonist of the crossover video game '' Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' who is the merging between Shao Khan and DC Comics villain Darkseid *Shadow Khan, the group of villains in animated series Jackie Chan Adventures *

Shere Khan Shere Khan (Hindi- शेर खान/ English pronunciation) is a fictional Bengal tiger and the main antagonist of Rudyard Kipling's '' Jungle Book'' and its adaptations. According to The Kipling Society, the word ''shere'' (or ''shir'') t ...

, 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 archenemy of Iron Man whose real name is Khan also from Marvel Comics *

, a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the BBC series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the ...

'' * Khan Noonien Singh, an antagonist in the

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...

franchise and the titular character of the 1982 film ''The Wrath of Khan'' *Mr Khan, British Pakistani character on British TV show ''

Citizen Khan ''Citizen Khan'' is a British sitcom produced by the BBC and created by Adil Ray. Five series have been shown so far. It is set in Sparkhill, South Birmingham, described by its lead character, a British Pakistani man Mr Khan (Ray), as "the capit ...

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