This is the list of notable people who were born, lived or grew up in

Quetta Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه‎) is the tenth most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in south-west of the country close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of th ...

(the provincial capital of Balochistan province of Pakistan) and Quetta District. List is ordered by the professions of people.

Civil and military officers

* Abdul Qadir Baloch Retd Pakistan Army officer * Yazdan Khan * Musa Khan * Chris Keeble *

George Philip Bradley Roberts Major-General George Philip Bradley Roberts, (5 November 1906 – 5 November 1997), better known as "Pip", was a senior officer of the British Army who served with distinction during the Second World War, most notably as General Officer Command ...

Ian Jacob Lieutenant General Sir Edward Ian Claud Jacob (27 September 1899 – 24 April 1993), known as Ian Jacob, was a British Army officer, who served as the Military Assistant Secretary to Winston Churchill's war cabinet and was later a distinguished ...

* James Cassels * Patrick Hore-Ruthven * Samad Ali Changezi * Sharbat Ali Changezi Retd officer Pakistan Air Force

Film, radio and television people

* Abid Ali * Abid Ali Nazish * Avice Landone *

Ayub Khoso Ayub Khoso ( ur, ; born 1959) is a Pakistani actor of film and TV. With a career spanning more than three decades - mostly in television - Khoso is a well-known name in Pakistan. He is known for his roles in films like ''Khuda Kay Liye''. Earl ...

Actor * Dur Mohammad Kassi TV Producer and Director * Hameed Sheikh Actor *

Humaima Malick Humaima Malick (born 18 November 1987) is a Pakistani actress who works in Pakistani films and serials. She is known for ''Ishq Junoon Deewangi'' as Pares Usmani and social-drama '' Bol'' in 2011. Personal life Malick was born in Quetta into ...

* Jamal Shah Actor *

Merle Tottenham Merle Tottenham (22 January 1901 – 18 July 1958) was a British stage and film actress. Her stage work included the original West End production of Noël Coward's ''Cavalcade'' in 1931; and she reprised her role as Annie the servant in the sub ...

Nadia Afghan Nadia Afgan is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu films and television and films. She is known for her work in theatre and television. Her numerous work in television includes a series of plays in both Urdu and Punjabi. She rose to promin ...

* Neil North * Suresh Oberoi *

Veena The ''veena'', also spelled ''vina'' ( sa, वीणा IAST: vīṇā), comprises various chordophone instruments from the Indian subcontinent. Ancient musical instruments evolved into many variations, such as lutes, zithers and arched harps ...

Zeba Bakhtiar Zeba Bakhtiar ( ur, ; born 5 November 1962) is a Pakistani film/TV actress and a television director. She is known for her TV drama ''Anarkali'' (1988), the Bollywood romantic drama ''Henna'' (1991), and the Lollywood movie, '' Sargam'' (1995 ...

Journalists, poets and writers

Agha Sadiq Syed Agha Sadiq Hussien Naqvi (25 September 1909–1977) was a prolific writer and poet, based in Quetta, Pakistan, from 1943 till his death in July 1977. He was born in Jalandhar, Punjab, in 1909 as the Son of Syed Khair Ali Shah and grandson ...

Ali Baba Taj Ali Baba Taj ( ur, علی بابا تاج) is an Urdu, Persian and Hazaragi poet, based in Quetta, Pakistan. He is known for his use of nazm style in Urdu poetry. He received his Master's Degree in Persian language and literature from the Univer ...

Alison Plowden Alison Margaret Chichele Plowden (18 December 1931 – 17 August 2007) was an English historian and biographer well known for her popular non-fiction about the Tudor period. Biography She was born at Quetta in India, a descendant of Edmun ...

* Mohsin Changezi * Muneer Ahmed Badini *

Russi Karanjia Rustom Khurshedji Karanjia (15 September 1912 – 1 February 2008) was an Indian journalist and editor. He typically signed his reports as "R. K. Karanjia". He founded the ''Blitz'', a weekly tabloid with focus on investigative journalism in 194 ...

Siddiq Baloch Siddiq Baloch (alternatively Siddiq Balouch or Siddique Baloch) (10 February 1940 5 February 2018) was a Pakistani journalist, and senior political economist. He was Editor-in-chief of the English daily ''Balochistan Express'' (Quetta), an Ur ...

* Wajahat Saeed Khan *

Zafar Mairaj Zafar Mairaj ( ur, , born on 11 October 1968, at Quetta, Balochistan) is a Pakistani drama writer, lyricist and short story writer. He primarily writes in Urdu but has also written in Brahui and Balochi. He has written more than 50 drama s ...

Hasrat Mithrvi Hasrat is a popular name predominantly used in Indian subcontinent. It is also a popular pen name for Urdu poets in India and Pakistan. It's an Urdu word, meaning "wish" or "desire". Notable Urdu poets that use this pen name include: Muhammad A ...

Musicians

* Dawood Sarkhosh * Faiz Mohammad Faizok * Rabi Peerzada

Politicians and lawyers

Elena Kagan giving award to Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry 3

* Abdul Samad Khan Achakzai *

Rozi Khan Kakar Rozi Khan Kakar ( ur, ) is a Pakistani politician and chief of the Sultanzai tribe who has been a member of Senate of Pakistan, since March 2012. Education He has the degree of Bachelor of Laws and a degree of the Master of Arts. Political car ...

, Pakistani senator * Ali Ahmad Kurd * Habib Jalib Baloch *

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ( ur, ; born 12 December 1948) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 20th Chief Justice of Pakistan over three non-consecutive terms from 29 June 2005 to 11 December 2013. Chaudhry began practice as an advocate of ...

, chief justice (Supreme Court) * Jan Ali Changezi * Javaid Iqbal, former chief justice (Supreme Court) * Labh Singh Saini * Mohammad Anwar Khan Durrani *

Qazi Faez Isa Qazi Faez Isa ( ur, , born 26 October 1959) is a justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan since 5 September 2014. Previously, he served as Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court from 5 August 2009 to 5 September 2014. Early life and edu ...

, chief justice (Balochistan High Court) *

Qazi Muhammad Essa Qazi Muhammad Isa ( ur, ); (17 July 1914 – 19 June 1976) was a Pakistani politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, re ...

Pakistan Movement leader * Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad, former chief justice (Balochistan High Court) * Sardar Yaqoob Khan Nasar Member Senate of Pakistan/ Politician * Shahzada Rehmatullah Khan Saddozai Pakistan Movement Renowned activist and volunteer, * Sima Samar * Syed Nasir Ali Shah, Pakistani Parliamentarian * Tariq Mahmood * Younus Changezi Former Army officer /football player and Politician * Yousef Pashtun * Zeenat Karzai * Haji Syed Hussain Hazara, Pakistani Senator

Scholars and Sufi saints

Sahibzada Mulavi Haji Ameen Ullah Naqshbandi
* Maulana Niaz Muhammad Durrani
Sahibzada Mulavi Haji Janan Naqshbandi

Sportspersons

Abdul Wahid Durrani Abdul Wahid Khan Durrani ( Urdu, Pashto: ; 30 June 1917 – 24 February 2008), was a Pakistani international footballer and manager. He was the second captain in the history of the Pakistan national football team after the goalkeeper Osman Jan ...

, footballer * Abrar Hussain * Asif Dar, boxer * Aslam Bareach (born 1976), cricket umpire *

Bashir Shah Syed Bashir Ahmed Shah (born 6 April 1983) is a Pakistani-born Danish cricketer. Shah is a right-handed batsman who bowls orthodox slow left-arm. He was born at Quetta, Baluchistan. Career Shah made his debut for Denmark against Ireland A in ...

, cricketer * Bill Tancred, former athlete *

Fariba Rezayee Friba Rezayee ( prs, فریبا رضایی) (born September 3, 1985) is an Afghan judoka, who is perhaps best known as one of the first two women athletes from Afghanistan to compete in the Summer Olympics. The Taliban controlling most of Afghan ...

, Judoka *

Hayatullah Khan Durrani Hayatullah Khan Durrani, PP (Pashto: ; born 22 April 1962) is a Pakistani caver, mountaineer, environmentalist, organizer, and a rescuer. He is also a part-time sports anchor actor on Pakistani television. He played a significant role in the ...

, Legendary Cave explorer and Mountaineer * Haider Ali, boxer * Jawad Dawood, Canadian cricketer * Lovell Wooldridge, cricketer * Meena Hazara, karateka * Mohammad Abubakar Durrani, Canoeing athlete * Mubarik Ali Shan, Shaolin martial arts Grandmaster *

Muhammad Waseem Muhammad Waseem (born 29 August 1987) is a Pakistani professional boxer who challenged twice for the IBF flyweight title in 2018 and in 2022. Known for his quick and swift style of boxing, Waseem is nicknamed "Falcon". Early life Muhammad Wa ...

, boxer *

Nahida Khan Nahida Bibi Khan (born 3 November 1986) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter, and occasional right-arm medium-fast bowler and wicket-keeper. She played for Pakistan, and has played domestic cricket for Quetta, B ...

, cricketer * Nargis Hameedullah, karateka * Nasim Khan, cricketer * Pete Tancred, former athlete *

Shakeel Abbasi Shakeel Abbasi (b: 5 January 1984, Quetta, Pakistan) is a former international field hockey player from Pakistan. He played as a forward mainly as an inside right or center forward. A skillful forward Abbasi was regarded as one ...

, field-hockey player * Zeeshan Ashraf, field-hockey player

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