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Afghanistan ranks 71st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jamaica, Thailand, and Venezuela. Memorable people born in present day Afghanistan include Rumi, Al-Farabi, and Mahmud of Ghazni. Memorable people who died in Afghanistan include Zoroaster, Al-Biruni, and Darius III. Afghanistan has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Afghanistan by number of biographies are Kabul, Herat, Bactria, Afghanistan, and Ghazni.

People

Between 347 BC and 2002, present day Afghanistan was the birth place of 213 globally memorable people, including Rumi, Al-Farabi, and Mahmud of Ghazni. Additionaly, 95 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Afghanistan including Zoroaster, Al-Biruni, and Darius III.

People Born in Present Day Afghanistan

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People Deceased in Present Day Afghanistan

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Afghanistanwere politicians (115), writers (16), social activists (14), athletes (9), and soccer players (8),  while most who died were politicians (51), writers (12), extremists (5), military personnels (5), and religious figures (3).

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Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Afghanistan, including Ashraf Ghani, Hamid Karzai, and Hasan Akhund. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Afghanistan, including Mahmud of Ghazni, Ashraf Ghani, and Ahmad Shah Durrani.

Places

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Afghanistan since 1700.

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