Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi ranks 1,844th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Newport, Wales, Sint-Truiden, and Emden. The most famous people from Rawalpindi are Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Bhisham Sahni, and Balraj Sahni. The most famous people who died in Rawalpindi are Benazir Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and Zafarullah Khan Jamali. Rawalpindi has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. Rawalpindi is located in Pakistan.
Rawalpindi, colloquially known as Pindi, is the third-largest city in the Pakistani province of Punjab, serving as the principal commercial and industrial hub of northern Punjab. It is the fourth-most populous city in Pakistan and ranks as the world's third-largest Punjabi-speaking metropolis. Located along the Soan River in north-western Punjab, Rawalpindi lies adjacent to Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, and the two are jointly known as the "twin cities". Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1997, Rawalpindi was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Bhisham Sahni, and Balraj Sahni. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Rawalpindi including Benazir Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and Zafarullah Khan Jamali.
People Born in Rawalpindi
Go to all RankingsRiaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
WRITER
1941 - 2010
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 1
Bhisham Sahni
WRITER
1915 - 2003
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 2
Balraj Sahni
ACTOR
1913 - 1973
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 3
Sultan Rahi
ACTOR
1938 - 1996
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 4
Hadiqa Kiani
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 5
Robbie Brightwell
ATHLETE
1939 - 2022
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 6
Asim Munir
MILITARY PERSONNEL
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 7
Shoaib Akhtar
CRICKETER
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 8
Veena Malik
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.02
Rank: 9
Hania Aamir
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 28.67
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Rawalpindi
Go to all RankingsPeople Deceased in Rawalpindi
Go to all RankingsBenazir Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2007
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 1
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1979
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 2
Zafarullah Khan Jamali
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2020
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 3
Yahya Khan
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1980
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 4
Liaquat Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1951
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 5
Farooq Leghari
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2010
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 6
Nurul Amin
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1974
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 7
Mohammad Rabbani
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2001
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 8
Abdul Hamid
ATHLETE
1927 - 2019
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 9
Noor Alam
ATHLETE
1929 - 2003
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rawalpindi were actors (4), writers (2), singers (1), athletes (1), and military personnels (1), while most who died were politicians (8), and athletes (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rawalpindi, including Sultan Rahi, Veena Malik, and Hania Aamir. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rawalpindi, including Balraj Sahni, Sultan Rahi, and Veena Malik.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Rawalpindi since 1700.




















