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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 Abbas the Great. 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

People

Between 347 BC and 1998, present day Afghanistan was the birth place of 176 globally memorable people, including Rumi, Al-Farabi, and Abbas the Great. Additionaly, 93 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 Afghanistan were politicians (109), writers (13), social activists (9), soccer players (6), and religious figures (5),  while most who died were politicians (50), writers (12), extremists (5), military personnels (4), and religious figures (3).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Afghanistan, including Hamid Karzai, Ahmad Shah Massoud, and Hafizullah Amin. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Afghanistan, including Abbas the Great, Hamid Karzai, and Humayun.

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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.