Cultural Production in
Present Day
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan ranks #60 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Morocco, Kazakhstan, and Peru. The most famous people from Uzbekistan are Avicenna, Timur, and Muhammad al-Bukhari. The most famous people who died in Uzbekistan are Muhammad al-Bukhari, Alp Arslan, and Ulugh Beg. Uzbekistan has been the birthplace of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Uzbekistan by number of people born are Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Fergana, and Andijan.
People
Between 705 and 2007, present-day Uzbekistan was the birthplace of 286 globally memorable people, including Avicenna, Timur, and Muhammad al-Bukhari. Additionally, 46 globally memorable people died in present-day Uzbekistan, including Muhammad al-Bukhari, Alp Arslan, and Ulugh Beg.
People Born in Present-Day Uzbekistan
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Avicenna
Philosopher
980 - 1037
HPI: 92.05
Rank: 1
Timur
Military Personnel
1336 - 1405
HPI: 90.74
Rank: 2
Muhammad al-Bukhari
Religious Figure
810 - 870
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 3
Al-Biruni
Mathematician
973 - 1048
HPI: 83.73
Rank: 4
Babur
Politician
1483 - 1530
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 5
Islam Karimov
Politician
1938 - 2016
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 6
Al-Tirmidhi
Religious Figure
824 - 892
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 7
Shah Rukh
Politician
1377 - 1447
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 8
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
Religious Figure
893 - 944
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 9
Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari
Religious Figure
1327 - 1390
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 10
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Politician
1957 - Present
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 11
Isma'il ibn Ahmad
Politician
849 - 907
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Uzbekistan
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Abdukodir Khusanov
Soccer Player
2004 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 82
Alexander Graf
Chess Player
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 110
Shavkat Rakhmonov
Martial Arts
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 117
Saida Mirziyoyeva
Politician
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 123
Azatbek Omurbekov
Military Personnel
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 124
Diyora Keldiyorova
Wrestler
1998 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 129
Sevara Nazarkhan
Singer
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 130
Valery Zakharevich
Athlete
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 140
Pavel Bugalo
Soccer Player
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 141
Karim Tulaganov
Boxer
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 144
Javokhir Sindarov
Chess Player
2005 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 154
Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov
Soccer Player
1976 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 160
People Deceased in Present-Day Uzbekistan
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Religious Figure
810 - 870
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 1
Alp Arslan
Politician
1029 - 1072
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 2
Ulugh Beg
Astronomer
1394 - 1449
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 3
Islam Karimov
Politician
1938 - 2016
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 4
Al-Tirmidhi
Religious Figure
824 - 892
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 5
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
Religious Figure
893 - 944
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 6
Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari
Religious Figure
1327 - 1390
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 7
Isma'il ibn Ahmad
Politician
849 - 907
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 8
Jamshīd al-Kāshī
Astronomer
1380 - 1429
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 9
Qutayba ibn Muslim
Military Personnel
668 - 715
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 10
Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur
Writer
1603 - 1664
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 11
Cleitus the Black
Politician
370 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Uzbekistan were soccer players (63), athletes (55), politicians (32), boxers (25), and wrestlers (12), while most who died were politicians (17), writers (7), religious figures (4), military personnels (4), and astronomers (2).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present-day Uzbekistan since 1700.
