Famous people who grew up or lived in Pakistan
4 notable people grew up or lived in Pakistan. Each listing explores the home and neighbourhood, and how the place shaped the person they became.
Benazir Bhutto1953–1969
📍 70 Clifton, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
I grew up at 70 Clifton, our family home in Karachi, a large white house set in gardens behind a high wall, near the sea breezes of the Clifton shore. I was born in June 1953, the eldest of…
Guru Nanak1469–1539
📍 Gurdwara Janam Asthan, GT Road, Nankana Sahib, Punjab 39100, Pakistan
I was born Nanak on the 15th of April 1469 in Nankana Sahib in the Punjab, now Pakistan. I grew up in a Hindu family in a region where Hinduism and Islam coexisted and sometimes conflicted…
Malala Yousafzai1997–2012
📍 Mingora, Swat, Pakistan
Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, the largest town in the Swat Valley in north-western Pakistan, in July 1997. Her father, Ziauddin, ran a school and campaigned openly for girls'…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto1928–1979
📍 Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
I was born Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on the 5th of January 1928 in Larkana, Sindh, the son of a feudal landowner. I was educated at Berkeley and Oxford, became a lawyer and politician, served as…