Karachi
Karachi ranks 379th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fez, Morocco, Bonn, and Braunschweig. Memorable people born in Karachi include Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Arif Alvi, and Benazir Bhutto. Memorable people who died in Karachi include Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, and Zia Mohyeddin. 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 province of Sindh, Pakistan. 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 Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Arif Alvi, and Benazir Bhutto. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Karachi including Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan, Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, and Zia Mohyeddin.
People Born in Karachi
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Ali Jinnah
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1948
HPI: 86.88
Rank: 7
Arif Alvi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 2
Benazir Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2007
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 15
Aga Khan III
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1957
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 13
Babita
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 25
Kumail Nanjiani
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 34
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
POLITICIAN
1988 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 33
L. K. Advani
POLITICIAN
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 27
Muhammad Mian Soomro
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 5
Shaukat Aziz
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 23
Margaret Lockwood
ACTOR
1916 - 1990
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 9
Valerian Gracias
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 1978
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Karachi
Go to all RankingsRa'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1990
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Zia Mohyeddin
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Mamnoon Hussain
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1948
HPI: 86.88
Rank: 5
Abdul Sattar Edhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1928 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Daniel Pearl
WRITER
1963 - 2002
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Mehdi Hassan
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2012
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Noor Jehan
ACTOR
1926 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Ruth Pfau
PHYSICIAN
1929 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Ahmed Rushdi
SINGER
1934 - 1983
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1982
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Karachi
Go to all RankingsRa'ana Liaquat Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1990
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Zia Mohyeddin
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Mamnoon Hussain
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Abdul Sattar Edhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1928 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Daniel Pearl
WRITER
1963 - 2002
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Mehdi Hassan
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2012
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Noor Jehan
ACTOR
1926 - 2000
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Ruth Pfau
PHYSICIAN
1929 - 2017
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Ahmed Rushdi
SINGER
1934 - 1983
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1982
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Fatima Jinnah
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1967
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
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), social activists (1), writers (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 Babita, Kumail Nanjiani, and Sadhana Shivdasani. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Karachi, including Babita, Kumail Nanjiani, 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.