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Tajikistan

Tajikistan ranks 136th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gabon, Madagascar, and Yemen. Memorable people born in present day Tajikistan include Emomali Rahmon, Rudaki, and Nasir Khusraw. Memorable people who died in Tajikistan include Enver Pasha, Rudaki, and Sadriddin Ayni. Tajikistan has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Tajikistan by number of biographies are Dushanbe, Khujand, Kulob, Danghara District, and Ghafurov District.

People

Between 400 BC and 2001, present day Tajikistan was the birth place of 57 globally memorable people, including Emomali Rahmon, Rudaki, and Nasir Khusraw. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Tajikistan including Enver Pasha, Rudaki, and Sadriddin Ayni.

People Born in Present Day Tajikistan

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Emomali Rahmon
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 1
Rudaki
WRITER
860 - 941
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 2
Nasir Khusraw
PHILOSOPHER
1004 - 1088
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 3
Spitamenes
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 4
Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
ASTRONOMER
940 - 1000
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 5
Oqil Oqilov
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 6
Rahmon Nabiyev
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1993
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 7
Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
800 - 841
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 8
Kokhir Rasulzoda
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 9
Qahhor Mahkamov
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 10
Vladimir Voinovich
WRITER
1932 - 2018
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 11
Nellie Kim
GYMNAST
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 12