Taj is a name meaning "crown" in Persian, Sanskrit and Arabic. Notable people with the name include:

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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 ...

(born 1977), Pakistani poet *

Layla Taj Layla Taj, ( ar, ليلى تاج), is a belly dancer in the classical Belly dance#In Egypt, Egyptian Raqs sharqi, raqs al-sharqi style. The focus of her repertoire is to communicate facets of Egyptian culture. Early life and training Taj descends ...

, American Egyptian dancer *

Nadeem Taj Lieutenant General Nadeem Taj , HI(M) (born 29 April 1953) is a retired three-star general in the Pakistan Army who served as its Adjutant General (AG) in the GHQ.Shakil Shaikh"Lt-Gen Khalid Nawaz to head 10-Corps"''The News'', 29 April 2010 Pr ...

(born 1953), Pakistani intelligence chief * Taj al-Daula (fl, 980), Buyid ruler of Khuzestan * Taj Anwar (born 1978), social activist *

Taj Burrow Taj Burrow (born 2 June 1978) is an Australian retired professional surfer. Taj retired from the WSL World Tour in June 2016 where he left a legacy of power and impressive surfing. Early life Burrow was born in Yallingup, Western Australia, A ...

(born 1978), Australian surfer *

Taj Forer Taj Forer (born 1981) is an American entrepreneur and visual artist. He is co-founder of Fabl, the B2B visual storytelling platform (SaaS), and ''Daylight'', an art media publisher. Born in New Jersey, Forer studied at Sarah Lawrence College and ...

(born 1981), American photographer *

Taj Gibson Taj Jami Gibson (born June 24, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Gibson played college basketball for the USC Trojans and was selected 26th overall by th ...

(born 1985), American basketball player * Taj Gray (born 1984), American basketball player *

Taj Khan Kalash Tach Sharakat Kalash (born Taj Kalas) belongs to an endangered Indigenous culture and language community Kalasha (an Indigenous people group) living in the wilderness of Hindu Kush Mountains in the Chitral district of Pakistan. Kalasha are the l ...

, Pakistani ethnic minority activist *

Taj Matthews Taj Matthews (born March 24, 1976 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American journalist, entrepreneur, author of ''Grandpa was a Preacher: A Letter to my Grandson''. The book is the autobiography of his grandfather civil rights icon Rev. Claude Blac ...

(born 1976), American journalist and author *

Taj McGowan Taj McGowan (born December 30, 1996) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at UCF, where he rushed for 470 yards and 8 touchdowns his senior season. Professional career McGowan appeared in a rooki ...

(born 1997), American football player * Taj McWilliams (born 1970), American basketball player *

Taj Mihelich Taj Mihelich (born August 31, 1973 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is a World Champion United States of America, American Freestyle BMX rider. He is widely considered one of the most influential BMX riders of the golden era of BMX. Career He first bega ...

(born 1973), American cyclist *

Taj Smith Tajiddin M. Smith-Wilson (born September 30, 1983) is a professional gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Green ...

(born 1983), American footballer *

Taj ul-Alam Sulṭāna Taj ul-Alam Safiatuddin Syah (1612 – 23 October 1675; born Putri Sri Alam) was the fourteenth ruler of Aceh. She was the daughter of the sultan Iskandar Muda and the wife of his successor, Iskandar Thani. She became sulṭāna u ...

(died 1675), sultan of Aceh * Taj Farrant (born May 21, 2009), Australian Guitar Prodigy * Taj Bibi Bilqis Makani ( – ), Empress consort of

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

Fictional characters

Kamar-Taj Kamar-Taj is a fictional location appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (July 1963) and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The name "Kamar-Taj" does not appear in earl ...

, in Marvel Universe *

Taj Coppin The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'' in 2002, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show's executive producer Stanley Walsh. The 18th season of ''Neighbours ...

, in Neighbours

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