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Rawalpindi (pak)

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Rawalpindi ranks 1,844th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Newport, Wales, Sint-Truiden, and Emden. Memorable people born in Rawalpindi include Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Bhisham Sahni, and Balraj Sahni. Memorable people who died in Rawalpindi include Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Benazir Bhutto, and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. 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 is the third-largest city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. It is a commercial and industrial hub, being the fourth-most populous city in Pakistan. Located near the Soan River in north-western Punjab, it is the world's third largest Punjabi-speaking city. Rawalpindi is situated adjacent to Pakistan's capital Islamabad; and the two are jointly known as "twin cities", constituting a single contiguous metropolitan area. Prior to Islamabad's establishment, Rawalpindi served as the country's federal capital from 1959 to 1967. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1913 and 1984, Rawalpindi was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Bhisham Sahni, and Balraj Sahni. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Rawalpindi including Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Benazir Bhutto, and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Rawalpindi than were born there.

People Born in Rawalpindi

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Rawalpindi were actors (3), writers (2), singers (1), athletes (1), and cricketers (1),  while most who died were politicians (8), and athletes (2).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rawalpindi, including Sultan Rahi, and Veena Malik. 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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Rawalpindi since 1700.