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Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan ranks 109th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Malta, Mongolia, and Angola. Memorable people born in present day Kyrgyzstan include Chinghiz Aitmatov, Yūsuf Balasaguni, and Mikhail Frunze. Memorable people who died in Kyrgyzstan include Nikolay Przhevalsky, Yelü Dashi, and Kurmanjan Datka. Kyrgyzstan has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.

Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in eastern Central Asia, lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the capital and largest city. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and China to the east and southeast. Ethnic Kyrgyz make up the majority of the country's over 7 million people, followed by significant minorities of Uzbeks and Russians. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2000, present day Kyrgyzstan was the birth place of 80 globally memorable people, including Chinghiz Aitmatov, Yūsuf Balasaguni, and Mikhail Frunze. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Kyrgyzstan including Nikolay Przhevalsky, Yelü Dashi, and Kurmanjan Datka.

People Born in Present Day Kyrgyzstan

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People Deceased in Present Day Kyrgyzstan

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Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Kyrgyzstan

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Kyrgyzstan were politicians (25), athletes (22), wrestlers (7), soccer players (5), and military personnels (3),  while most who died were politicians (2), writers (2), athletes (2), explorers (1), and composers (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Kyrgyzstan, including Askar Akayev, Roza Otunbayeva, and Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kyrgyzstan, including Askar Akayev, Roza Otunbayeva, and Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in present day Kyrgyzstan since 1700.