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Pakistan ranks 63rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Algeria, Syria, and Iceland. Memorable people born in present day Pakistan include Akbar, Shah Jahan, and Chanakya. Memorable people who died in Pakistan include Osama bin Laden, Guru Nanak, and Abdullah Yusuf Azzam. Pakistan has been the birth place of many politicians and actors and the death place of many politicians and writers.
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country by area, 9th largest in Asia and the second-largest in South Asia. Bounded by the Arabian Sea on the south, the Gulf of Oman on the southwest, and the Sir Creek on the southeast, it shares land borders with India to the east; Afghanistan to the west; Iran to the southwest; and China to the northeast. It shares a maritime border with Oman in the Gulf of Oman, and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 550 BC and 1997, present day Pakistan was the birth place of 180 globally memorable people, including Akbar, Shah Jahan, and Chanakya. Additionaly, 86 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Pakistan including Osama bin Laden, Guru Nanak, and Abdullah Yusuf Azzam.
1542 - 1605
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 1
1592 - 1666
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 2
375 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 3
1469 - 1539
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 4
500 BC - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 5
1877 - 1938
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 6
1953 - 2007
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 7
1907 - 1931
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 8
78 - 144
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 9
1910 - 1995
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 10
400 - 400
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 11
400 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 12
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 24
550 BC - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 34
1580 - 1649
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 50
1888 - 1982
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 69
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 72
1917 - 2005
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 85
1927 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 96
1900 - 1978
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 97
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.82
Rank: 107
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 112
1925 - 2021
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 113
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 114
1957 - 2011
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 1
1469 - 1539
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 2
1941 - 1989
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 3
1877 - 1938
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 4
1953 - 2007
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 5
1907 - 1931
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 6
78 - 144
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 7
400 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 8
1150 - 1210
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 9
1876 - 1948
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 10
1290 - 1351
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 11
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 12
100 - Present
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 54
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 55
1878 - 1960
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 57
1928 - 2017
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 65
1905 - 1990
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 73
1955 - 2001
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 74
1929 - 2003
HPI: 35.52
Rank: 77
1912 - 2004
HPI: 35.17
Rank: 79
1947 - 2013
HPI: 34.95
Rank: 80
1934 - 1983
HPI: 31.72
Rank: 82
1988 - 2012
HPI: 28.28
Rank: 83
Most individuals born in present day Pakistan were politicians (56), actors (33), writers (16), singers (9), and cricketers (8), while most who died were politicians (46), writers (8), social activists (7), religious figures (5), and singers (5).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Pakistan, including Benazir Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and Imran Khan. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Pakistan, including Akbar, Shah Jahan, and Benazir Bhutto.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Pakistan since 1700.