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Afghanistan ranks 73rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Armenia, North Korea, and Uzbekistan. Memorable people born in present day Afghanistan include Rumi, Al-Farabi, and Hamid Karzai. 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.
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, Tajikistan to the northeast, and China to the northeast and east. Occupying 652,864 square kilometers (252,072 sq mi) of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains in the north and the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. Kabul is the country's largest city and serves as its capital. According to the World Population review, as of 2021, Afghanistan's population is 40.2 million. The National Statistics Information Authority of Afghanistan estimated the population to be 32.9 million as of 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 327 BC and 1996, present day Afghanistan was the birth place of 145 globally memorable people, including Rumi, Al-Farabi, and Hamid Karzai. Additionaly, 83 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Afghanistan including Zoroaster, Al-Biruni, and Darius III.
1207 - 1273
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 1
872 - 951
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 2
1957 - Present
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 3
1571 - 1629
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 4
1914 - 2007
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 5
1940 - 2011
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 6
1953 - 2001
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 7
1929 - 1979
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 8
1909 - 1978
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 9
1266 - 1316
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 10
1441 - 1501
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 11
1892 - 1960
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 12
883 - 965
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 64
1000 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 82
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 83
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 91
1861 - 1861
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 93
1944 - 2014
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 94
1935 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 99
1512 - 1557
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 100
1422 - 1457
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 102
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 104
998 - 1041
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 105
100 - Present
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 107
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 86.19
Rank: 1
973 - 1048
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 2
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 3
1914 - 2007
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 4
1940 - 2011
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 5
1953 - 2001
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 6
1929 - 1979
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 7
1909 - 1978
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 8
1441 - 1501
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 9
971 - 1030
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 10
1962 - 2013
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 11
1883 - 1933
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 12
883 - 965
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 45
1433 - 1498
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 52
1000 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 56
1861 - 1861
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 65
1944 - 2014
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 66
998 - 1041
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 68
1700 - 1717
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 69
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 70
1981 - 2005
HPI: 34.31
Rank: 79
1974 - 2018
HPI: 30.81
Rank: 81
1983 - 2021
HPI: 25.07
Rank: 83
Most individuals born in present day Afghanistan were politicians (95), writers (12), soccer players (5), religious figures (4), and social activists (4), while most who died were politicians (43), writers (12), extremists (5), mathematicians (3), and historians (3).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Afghanistan, including Hamid Karzai, Burhanuddin Rabbani, and Ahmad Shah Massoud. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Afghanistan, including Hamid Karzai, Abbas the Great, and Mohammed Zahir Shah.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Afghanistan since 1700.