Peshawar
Peshawar ranks 2,303rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gateshead, Saarlouis, and Langenburg. 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 birth place 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, Peshawar was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Vasubandhu, Asanga, and Rahman Baba. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Peshawar including Kanishka, Bacha Khan, and Abdullah Yusuf Azzam.
People Born in 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 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 individuals 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).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Peshawar, including Vinod Khanna. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Peshawar, including Vasubandhu, Rahman Baba, and Mulk Raj Anand.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Peshawar since 1700.
