History of Murree

Bruce Bairnsfather - a famous cartoonist during World War I

Col. Sir Francis Younghusband - an army officer and explorer. He established the Bible Society in the Christian High School in Geryal Murree. The society did in depth research into the local languages. This society translated a part of the New Testament in Dhondi, which was noted by the compilers of the "Linguistic Survey Of India".

General Sir Reginald Dyer - officer responsible for the Amritsar Massacre at Jallianwala bagh.

Berta Ruck - was a romantic novelist, writing almost eighty novels over the course of her writing career.

Murree has expanded since 1947 at a rate much greater than that which its infrastructure can sustain, as has most of Pakistan due to its elite enjoying time off and accruing wealth in places like Muree. Securing water and electricity has been a constant challenge for anyone without significant wealth or influence. The jam-packed bazaar has caught fire a number of times, and the growth of tourism and a construction boom have had an adverse effect on the local natural environment