Peshawar
Peshawar ranks #2289 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nelson, New Zealand, Bendigo, and Tomsk. The most famous people from Peshawar are Vasubandhu, Asanga, and Rahman Baba. The most famous people who died in Peshawar are Kanishka, Bacha Khan, and Abdullah Yusuf Azzam. Peshawar has been the birthplace of many writers, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Peshawar is located in Pakistan.
People
Between 300 and 1992, present-day Peshawar was the birthplace of 8 globally memorable people, including Vasubandhu, Asanga, and Rahman Baba. Additionally, 7 globally memorable people died in present-day Peshawar, including Kanishka, Bacha Khan, and Abdullah Yusuf Azzam.
People Born in Present-Day Peshawar
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Vasubandhu
Writer
400 - 400
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 1
Asanga
Philosopher
300 - 301
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 2
Rahman Baba
Writer
1632 - 1706
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 3
Dilip Kumar
Actor
1922 - 2021
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 4
Prithviraj Kapoor
Actor
1906 - 1972
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 5
Vinod Khanna
Actor
1946 - 2017
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 6
Mulk Raj Anand
Writer
1905 - 2004
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 7
Mohammad Rizwan
Cricketer
1992 - Present
HPI: 26.46
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Peshawar
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Kanishka
Politician
78 - 144
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 1
Bacha Khan
Social Activist
1890 - 1988
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 2
Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
Politician
1941 - 1989
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 3
Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Politician
1915 - 2006
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 4
Rahman Baba
Writer
1632 - 1706
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 5
Vima Takto
Politician
100 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 6
Ghazala Javed
Singer
1988 - 2012
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Peshawar were writers (3), actors (3), philosophers (1), and cricketers (1), while most who died were politicians (4), social activists (1), writers (1), and singers (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in present-day Peshawar since 1700.
