Cultural Production in
Present Day
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh ranks #107 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kyrgyzstan, Mali, and Libya. The most famous people from Bangladesh are Sheikh Hasina, Jagadish Chandra Bose, and Chandragupta I. The most famous people who died in Bangladesh are Bayazid Bastami, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Kazi Nazrul Islam. Bangladesh has been the birthplace of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Bangladesh by number of people born are Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong, Munshiganj, and Mymensingh.
People
Between 250 and 2004, present-day Bangladesh was the birthplace of 87 globally memorable people, including Sheikh Hasina, Jagadish Chandra Bose, and Chandragupta I. Additionally, 28 globally memorable people died 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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Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar
Politician
1931 - 2026
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 26
Tarique Rahman
Politician
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 52
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
Politician
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 60
Abubakar Muhammad Zakaria
Writer
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 73
Marina Tabassum
Architect
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 75
Tahmima Anam
Writer
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.89
Rank: 76
Dibyendu Barua
Chess Player
1966 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 77
Sara Hossain
Lawyer
2000 - Present
HPI: 30.84
Rank: 81
Mahmudullah
Cricketer
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.16
Rank: 82
Taskin Ahmed
Cricketer
1995 - Present
HPI: 27.61
Rank: 83
Shamoli Ray
Athlete
1994 - Present
HPI: 26.30
Rank: 84
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
Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar
Politician
1931 - 2026
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 10
Tajuddin Ahmad
Politician
1925 - 1975
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 11
Abdur Rahman Biswas
Politician
1926 - 2017
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present-Day Bangladesh
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Most people born in present-day Bangladesh were politicians (28), writers (15), cricketers (6), lawyers (4), and actors (4), while most who died were politicians (17), writers (4), philosophers (2), social activists (1), and painters (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present-day Bangladesh since 1700.
