Karachi
Karachi ranks 379th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fez, Morocco, Bonn, and Braunschweig. Memorable people born in Karachi include Benazir Bhutto, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Aga Khan III. Memorable people who died in Karachi include Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Mamnoon Hussain, and Fatima Jinnah. Karachi has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and actors. Karachi is located in Pakistan.
Karachi is the capital city of the Pakistani province of Sindh. It is the largest city in Pakistan and 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly served as the country's capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (PPP) as of 2021. Karachi is a metropolitan city and is considered Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, and among the country's most linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse regions, as well as one of the country's most progressive and socially liberal cities. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1876 and 2002, Karachi was the birth place of 36 globally memorable people, including Benazir Bhutto, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Aga Khan III. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Karachi including Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Mamnoon Hussain, and Fatima Jinnah.
People Born in Karachi
Go to all RankingsBenazir Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2007
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 1
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1948
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2
Aga Khan III
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1957
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 3
Arif Alvi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 4
L. K. Advani
POLITICIAN
1927 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 5
Kumail Nanjiani
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 6
Aafia Siddiqui
MAFIOSO
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 7
Muhammad Mian Soomro
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 8
Babita
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 9
Shaukat Aziz
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 10
Margaret Lockwood
ACTOR
1916 - 1990
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 11
Sadhana Shivdasani
ACTOR
1941 - 2015
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Karachi
Go to all RankingsGovind Nihalani
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 34.80
Rank: 21
Nalini Malani
PAINTER
1946 - Present
HPI: 34.68
Rank: 22
Fahmida Mirza
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 33.98
Rank: 23
Iman Vellani
ACTOR
2002 - Present
HPI: 31.91
Rank: 28
Mehwish Hayat
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 20.38
Rank: 34
Mawra Hocane
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 19.05
Rank: 35
Mahoor Shahzad
BADMINTON PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 36
People Deceased in Karachi
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Ali Jinnah
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1948
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 1
Mamnoon Hussain
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2021
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 2
Fatima Jinnah
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1967
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 3
Ruth Pfau
PHYSICIAN
1929 - 2017
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 4
Abdul Sattar Edhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1928 - 2016
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 5
Noor Jehan
ACTOR
1926 - 2000
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 6
Mehdi Hassan
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2012
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 7
Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1990
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 8
Daniel Pearl
WRITER
1963 - 2002
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 9
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2000
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 10
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1982
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 11
Zia Mohyeddin
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Karachi
Go to all RankingsShaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2000
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 10
Zia Mohyeddin
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Karachi were actors (13), politicians (11), film directors (3), writers (2), and singers (2), while most who died were politicians (6), actors (2), physicians (1), social activists (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Karachi, including Kumail Nanjiani, Babita, and Sadhana Shivdasani. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Karachi, including Kumail Nanjiani, Babita, and Margaret Lockwood.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Karachi since 1700.