Cultural Production in
Present Day
Tajikistan
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
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Tajikistan
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Valeri Sarychev
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 20
Gulmurod Khalimov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1975 - 2017
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 21
Ravilya Agletdinova
ATHLETE
1960 - 1999
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 23
Anatoli Starostin
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 27
Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - 2015
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 28
Sergei Mandreko
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - 2022
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 32
Elena Tatarkova
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 39
Arsen Avakov
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 40
Mavzuna Chorieva
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 35.01
Rank: 44
People Deceased in Present Day Tajikistan
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Enver Pasha
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1922
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 1
Rudaki
WRITER
860 - 941
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 2
Sadriddin Ayni
WRITER
1878 - 1954
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 3
Rahmon Nabiyev
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1993
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 4
Qahhor Mahkamov
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 5
Mirzo Tursunzoda
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1977
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 6
Bobojon Ghafurov
HISTORIAN
1908 - 1977
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 7
Gulnazar Keldi
WRITER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tajikistan were athletes (16), politicians (9), soccer players (9), writers (4), and singers (3), while most who died were politicians (3), writers (3), social activists (1), and historians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Tajikistan, including Svetlana Kitova, Ravilya Agletdinova, and Dilshod Nazarov. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tajikistan, including Svetlana Kitova, Ravilya Agletdinova, and Dilshod Nazarov.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in present day Tajikistan since 1700.
