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Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
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
Go to all RankingsChinghiz Aitmatov
WRITER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 1
Yūsuf Balasaguni
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1020 - 1075
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 2
Mikhail Frunze
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1925
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 3
Askar Akayev
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 4
Roza Otunbayeva
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 5
Kurmanbek Bakiyev
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 6
Sabuktigin
POLITICIAN
942 - 997
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 7
Vitali Klitschko
BOXER
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 8
Almazbek Atambayev
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 9
Sadyr Japarov
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 10
Sooronbay Jeenbekov
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 11
Kurmanjan Datka
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1907
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Kyrgyzstan
Go to all RankingsElihan Tore
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1976
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 13
Leonid Ivashov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 18
Akylbek Japarov
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 23
Vladimir Maksimov
HANDBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 25
Dinara Asanova
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - 1985
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 26
Azimzhan Askarov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1951 - 2020
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 38
Akhlidin Israilov
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 31.17
Rank: 50
Valery Kichin
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 24.25
Rank: 60
Meerim Zhumanazarova
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 22.28
Rank: 62
Uzur Dzhuzupbekov
ATHLETE
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 63
Muzaffarbek Turoboyev
WRESTLER
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 64
Konstantin Semenov
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 65
People Deceased in Present Day Kyrgyzstan
Go to all RankingsNikolay Przhevalsky
EXPLORER
1839 - 1888
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 1
Yelü Dashi
POLITICIAN
1087 - 1143
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 2
Kurmanjan Datka
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1907
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 3
Alykul Osmonov
WRITER
1915 - 1950
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 4
Abdylas Maldybaev
COMPOSER
1906 - 1978
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 5
Satymkul Dzhumanazarov
ATHLETE
1951 - 2007
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 6
Fedor Samokhin
WRITER
1918 - 1992
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 7
Azimzhan Askarov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1951 - 2020
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 8
Alexander Melentyev
ATHLETE
1954 - 2015
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Kyrgyzstan
Go to all RankingsAzimzhan Askarov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1951 - 2020
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 8
Alexander Melentyev
ATHLETE
1954 - 2015
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 9
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).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in present day Kyrgyzstan since 1700.