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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, Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, and Abu Muslim. Memorable people who died in Turkmenistan include Ahmad Sanjar, Yazdegerd III, and Saparmurat Niyazov. Turkmenistan has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city. It is one of the six independent Turkic states. With a population over 7 million, Turkmenistan is the 35th most-populous country in Asia and has the lowest population of the Central Asian republics while being one of the most sparsely populated nations on the Asian continent. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 150 BC and 2002, present day Turkmenistan was the birth place of 54 globally memorable people, including Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, and Abu Muslim. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Turkmenistan including Ahmad Sanjar, Yazdegerd III, and Saparmurat Niyazov.
People Born in Present Day Turkmenistan
Go to all RankingsMuhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
MATHEMATICIAN
780 - 850
HPI: 88.48
Rank: 1
Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu
POLITICIAN
1199 - 1231
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 2
Abu Muslim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
718 - 755
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 3
Saparmurat Niyazov
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2006
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 4
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 5
Al-Nasa'i
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
829 - 915
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 6
Al-Zamakhshari
WRITER
1075 - 1144
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 7
Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur
WRITER
1603 - 1664
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 8
Ibn Khordadbeh
GEOGRAPHER
820 - 912
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 9
Chaghri Beg
POLITICIAN
989 - 1060
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 10
Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
736 - 797
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 11
Al-Muqanna
POLITICIAN
800 - 783
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Turkmenistan
Go to all RankingsAbd Allah ibn al-Mubarak
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
736 - 797
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 11
Najm al-Din Kubra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1145 - 1221
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 13
Yahya ibn Khalid
POLITICIAN
701 - 806
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 20
Aman Tuleyev
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2023
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 27
Remigija Nazarovienė
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 38
Nazar Baýramow
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.52
Rank: 44
Arslanmyrat Amanow
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.40
Rank: 46
Muradjan Khalmuratov
CYCLIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 32.05
Rank: 48
Gülbadam Babamuratowa
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.39
Rank: 51
Merdan Ataýew
SWIMMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 25.84
Rank: 52
Darýa Semýonowa
SWIMMER
2002 - Present
HPI: 25.41
Rank: 53
Ronnie Baker
ATHLETE
HPI: 22.85
Rank: 54
People Deceased in Present Day Turkmenistan
Go to all RankingsAhmad Sanjar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1100 - 1157
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 1
Yazdegerd III
POLITICIAN
624 - 652
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 2
Saparmurat Niyazov
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2006
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 3
Muhammad Shaybani
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1510
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 4
Al-Zamakhshari
WRITER
1075 - 1144
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 5
Kārlis Ulmanis
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1942
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 6
Sultan Husayn Bayqara
POLITICIAN
1438 - 1506
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 7
Stepan Shaumian
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1918
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 8
Najm al-Din Kubra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1145 - 1221
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 9
Tahir ibn Husayn
POLITICIAN
776 - 822
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 10
Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
967 - 1049
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 11
Il-Arslan
POLITICIAN
1150 - 1172
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Turkmenistan
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Most individuals born in present day Turkmenistan were politicians (16), athletes (8), soccer players (7), 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, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Turkmenistan, including Inha Babakova, Remigija Nazarovienė, and Danil Burkenya. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Turkmenistan, including Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, Saparmurat Niyazov, 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.