Akhtar

Akhtar (Pashto: اختر) means "star" in Persian and is used in Pashto for Nowruz and Eid Day. It is also a common surname. A variant spelling is Akhter.

Notable people with the given name or surname include:

Akhtar

 * Akhtar Ali (1939–2021), Indian tennis player
 * Akhtar Ayub (born 1987), Pakistani cricketer
 * Akhtar Hussain Badshah, Pakistani politician
 * Akhtar Chaudhry (born 1961), Pakistani-Norwegian politician
 * Akhtar Hassan Khan Gorchani (born 1958), Pakistani diplomat, politician, and intelligence official
 * Akhtar Husain (1912–1992), Pakistani scholar, journalist, and lexicographer
 * Akhtar Hussain (1900–1974), Pakistani vocalist and musician
 * Akhtar Hussain (1926–1987), Pakistani field hockey player
 * Akhtar Hussain (born 1946), Pakistani lawyer, judge, and politician
 * Akhtar Hussain (born 1959), Pakistani sarangi player
 * Akhtar Hussain (died 1973), Pakistani cricket umpire
 * Akhtar Imam (1917–2009), Bangladeshi educationist, feminist, and social activist
 * Akhtar Jadoon, Pakistani politician
 * Akhtar Jamal, Pakistani journalist and editor
 * Akhtar Ali G. Kazi (1944–2010), Pakistani politician
 * Akhtar Khan, British journalist and television and radio presenter
 * Akhtar Hameed Khan (1914–1999), Pakistani development practitioner and social scientist
 * Akhtar Raza Khan (1943–2018), Indian Barelvi Muslim scholar, cleric, and mufti
 * Akhtar Aly Kureshy (born 1963), Pakistani lawyer, advisor, and politician
 * Akhtar Hussain Langove, Pakistani politician
 * Akhtar Hussain Malik (1910s–1969), general of the Pakistan Army
 * Akhtar Mansour (1960s–2016), Afghan supreme leader, second leader of the Taliban
 * Akhtar Mengal (born 1962), Pakistani politician
 * Akhtar Mirza, Indian screenwriter and director
 * Akhtar Mohiuddin (1928–2001), Indian novelist, playwright, and short story writer
 * Akhtar Mohiuddin (born 1956), Pakistani footballer and coach
 * Akhtar Naraghi, Canadian poet, writer, and scholar
 * Akhtar Mohammad Osmani (died 2006), Taliban senior leader
 * Akhtar Abdur Rahman (1924–1988), Pakistani Senior Army General
 * Akhtar Rasool (born 1954), Pakistani field hockey player
 * Akhtar Sadmani (1934–2003), Bangladeshi singer
 * Akhtar Raza Saleemi (born 1974), Pakistani poet, novelist, writer, critic, and editor
 * Akhtar Sarfraz (1976–2019), Pakistani cricketer and coach
 * Akhtar Shah (born 2002), Pakistani cricketer
 * Akhtar Sheerani (1905–1948), Pakistani poet
 * Akhtar Hameed Siddiqui (1947–2017), Bangladeshi politician
 * Akhtar ul Iman (1915–1996), Indian Urdu poet and screenwriter
 * Akhtar-ul-Islam, Pakistani field hockey player
 * Akhtar Ali Vario (1933–2008), Pakistani politician
 * Akhtar Chanal Zahri (born 1954), Pakistani folk singer

Akhter

 * Akhter Husain (1902–1983), Pakistani politician
 * Akhter Mia, Bangladesh politician

Aktar

 * Aktar Islam, British-Bangladeshi restaurateur

Akhtar

 * Adeel Akhtar, British actor
 * Ayad Akhtar, American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter
 * Farhan Akhtar, Indian film director
 * Gulraiz Akhtar, Pakistani field hockey player
 * Jan Nisar Akhtar, Indian poet
 * Javed Akhtar, film writer and poet from India
 * Kabir Akhtar, American director and editor
 * Saghir Akhtar, Qatari chemist
 * Saleem Akhtar, Pakistani former cricketer
 * Shamshad Akhtar, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
 * Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani former cricketer
 * Zoya Akhtar, Indian film director

Akhter

 * Mahfuza Akhter, Bangladeshi football administrator, member of the FIFA Council
 * Doli Akhter (born 1986), Olympic swimmer from Bangladesh
 * Moin Akhter (1950–2011), Pakistani television actor
 * Salma Akhter, Bangladeshi singer

Aktar

 * Cengiz Aktar, Turkish scientist
 * Mohammad Aktar, Afghan wrestler