Cultural Production in
Present Day
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ranks 116th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Uganda, Dominican Republic, and Sri Lanka. Memorable people born in present day Turkmenistan include Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu. Memorable people who died in Turkmenistan include Saparmurat Niyazov, Ahmad Sanjar, and Yazdegerd III. Turkmenistan has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Turkmenistan by number of biographies are Ashgabat, Greater Khorasan, Merv, Konye-Urgench, and Baýramaly.
People
Between 150 BC and 2002, present day Turkmenistan was the birth place of 56 globally memorable people, including Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Turkmenistan including Saparmurat Niyazov, Ahmad Sanjar, and Yazdegerd III.
People Born in Present Day Turkmenistan
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Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
MATHEMATICIAN
780 - 850
HPI: 90.62
Rank: 1
Saparmurat Niyazov
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2006
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 2
Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu
POLITICIAN
1199 - 1231
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 3
Abu Muslim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
718 - 755
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 4
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 5
Al-Nasa'i
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
829 - 915
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 6
Ibn Khordadbeh
GEOGRAPHER
820 - 912
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 7
Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur
WRITER
1603 - 1664
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 8
Chaghri Beg
POLITICIAN
989 - 1060
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 9
Al-Zamakhshari
WRITER
1075 - 1144
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 10
Al-Muqanna
POLITICIAN
800 - 783
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 11
Yelena Bonner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1923 - 2011
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Turkmenistan
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Yui Koike
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.94
Rank: 46
Begençmuhammet Kulyýew
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 49
People Deceased in Present Day Turkmenistan
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POLITICIAN
1940 - 2006
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 1
Ahmad Sanjar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1100 - 1157
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 2
Yazdegerd III
POLITICIAN
624 - 652
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 3
Muhammad Shaybani
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1510
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 4
Kārlis Ulmanis
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1942
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 5
Al-Zamakhshari
WRITER
1075 - 1144
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 6
Sultan Husayn Bayqara
POLITICIAN
1438 - 1506
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 7
Stepan Shaumian
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1918
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 8
Tahir ibn Husayn
POLITICIAN
776 - 822
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 9
Najm al-Din Kubra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1145 - 1221
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 10
Il-Arslan
POLITICIAN
1150 - 1172
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 11
Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
967 - 1049
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Turkmenistanwere politicians (16), athletes (8), soccer players (8), religious figures (4), and writers (4), while most who died were politicians (10), writers (2), religious figures (2), military personnels (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Turkmenistan, including Wladimir Baýramow, Rolan Gusev, and Ruslan Mingazow. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Turkmenistan, including Saparmurat Niyazov, Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in present day Turkmenistan since 1700.
