In antiquity •
Asif bin Barkhiya, described in the 27th Chapter of the Qur'an, transported the throne of the Queen of Sheba
In modern times •
Asif Ahmad Ali (1940–2022), Pakistani politician and government minister, Foreign Minister 1993–1996 •
Asif Ahmad (born 1956), British diplomat •
Asif Akbar (born 1972), Bangladeshi singer •
Asif Ali (disambiguation), multiple people •
Asif Bashir (born 1993), Pakistani rescue worker •
Asif Bashir Bhagat (born 1976), Pakistani politician •
Asif Din (born 1960), English cricketer •
Asif Farrukhi (1959–2020), Pakistani doctor, writer and translator •
Asif Ismail (born 1970), Indian tennis player •
Asif Kapadia (born 1972), English film director •
Asif Maharammov (1952–1994), Azerbaijani Lieutenant colonel and National Hero of Azerbaijan •
Asif Mahmood (born 1975), Pakistani cricketer •
Asif Nawaz (1937–1993), Pakistani general •
Asif Noorani (born 1942), Pakistani newspaper and television writer •
Asif Iqbal Razvi (born 1943), Pakistani cricketer •
Asif Ali Zardari (born 1955), Pakistan's former president (2008–2013) ==Surname==