Fakir (name)
Appearance
Fakir is both a given name and a surname. As a surname, it may also take the definite article as Al Fakir. Notable people with the name include:
Given name:
- Fakir Alamgir (21st century), Bangladeshi singer
- Fakir Mohan Senapati (1843–1918), Indian writer
- Fakir Musafar (1930-2018), American performance artist
Surname:
- Lalon Fakir (1774–1890), Bengali philosopher, author, Baul saint
- Abdul "Duke" Fakir (born 1935), American singer (Four Tops)
- Ajan Fakir (17th century), Sufi saint and poet
- Allan Fakir (1932–2000), Pakistani folk singer
- Jamal Fakir (born 1982), French rugby league footballer
- Nassim Al Fakir (born 1977), Swedish musician, presenter, comedian, and host
- Salem Al Fakir (born 1981), Swedish singer and musician