Cultural Production in
Present Day
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh ranks 102nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Puerto Rico, Cyprus, and Libya. Memorable people born in present day Bangladesh include Sheikh Hasina, Jagadish Chandra Bose, and Chandragupta I. Memorable people who died in Bangladesh include Bayazid Bastami, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Kazi Nazrul Islam. Bangladesh has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Bangladesh by number of biographies are Dhaka, Barisal, Munshiganj, Chittagong, and Mymensingh.
People
Between 0 and 2004, present day Bangladesh was the birth place of 85 globally memorable people, including Sheikh Hasina, Jagadish Chandra Bose, and Chandragupta I. Additionaly, 27 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Bangladesh including Bayazid Bastami, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Kazi Nazrul Islam.
People Born in Present Day Bangladesh
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Sheikh Hasina
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 79.96
Rank: 1
Jagadish Chandra Bose
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1937
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 2
Chandragupta I
POLITICIAN
250 - 335
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 3
Muhammad Yunus
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 4
Mohammed Shahabuddin
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 5
Atiśa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
982 - 1054
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 6
Abdul Hamid
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 7
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1975
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 8
Mohammad Ali Bogra
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1963
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 9
Matsyendranatha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
901 - 1000
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 10
Zillur Rahman
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2013
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 11
William Beveridge
ECONOMIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Bangladesh
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Tarique Rahman
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 51
Abubakar Muhammad Zakaria
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 71
Marina Tabassum
ARCHITECT
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 73
Tahmima Anam
WRITER
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.89
Rank: 74
Dibyendu Barua
CHESS PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 75
Sara Hossain
LAWYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 30.84
Rank: 79
Mahmudullah
CRICKETER
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.16
Rank: 80
Taskin Ahmed
CRICKETER
1995 - Present
HPI: 27.61
Rank: 81
Shamoli Ray
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 26.30
Rank: 82
People Deceased in Present Day Bangladesh
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Bayazid Bastami
PHILOSOPHER
804 - 874
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 1
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1975
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 2
Kazi Nazrul Islam
WRITER
1899 - 1976
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 3
Mohammad Ali Bogra
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1963
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 4
Khaleda Zia
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2025
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 5
Ziaur Rahman
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1981
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 6
Hussain Muhammad Ershad
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 7
Khawaja Nazimuddin
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1964
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 8
Shahabuddin Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2022
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 9
Tajuddin Ahmad
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1975
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 10
Abdur Rahman Biswas
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 11
Surya Sen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1894 - 1934
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bangladeshwere politicians (26), writers (15), cricketers (6), lawyers (4), and actors (4), while most who died were politicians (16), writers (4), philosophers (2), social activists (1), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Bangladesh, including Sheikh Hasina, Mohammed Shahabuddin, and Abdul Hamid. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bangladesh, including Sheikh Hasina, Chandragupta I, and Mohammed Shahabuddin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Bangladesh since 1700.
