Ashgabat
Ashgabat ranks 1,072nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brandenburg an der Havel, Harrow, London, and La Ceiba. The most famous people from Ashgabat are Serdar Berdimuhamedow, Dmitri Shepilov, and Kurban Berdyev. The most famous people who died in Ashgabat are Saparmurat Niyazov, Berdi Kerbabayev, and Durdy Bayramov. Ashgabat has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Ashgabat is located in Turkmenistan.
Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies between the Karakum Desert and the Kopetdag mountain range in Central Asia, approximately 50 km (30 mi) away from the Iran-Turkmenistan border. The city has a population of 1,030,063. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1905 and 2002, Ashgabat was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Serdar Berdimuhamedow, Dmitri Shepilov, and Kurban Berdyev. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Ashgabat including Saparmurat Niyazov, Berdi Kerbabayev, and Durdy Bayramov.
People Born in Ashgabat
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Serdar Berdimuhamedow
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 1
Dmitri Shepilov
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 2
Kurban Berdyev
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 3
Raşit Meredow
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 4
Metaksia Simonyan
ACTOR
1926 - 1987
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 5
Inha Babakova
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 6
Elnur Hüseynov
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 7
Remigija Nazarovienė
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 8
Wladimir Baýramow
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 9
Rolan Gusev
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 10
Ruslan Mingazow
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 11
Danil Burkenya
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ashgabat
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Yui Koike
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.94
Rank: 15
Begençmuhammet Kulyýew
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 16
People Deceased in Ashgabat
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Saparmurat Niyazov
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2006
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 1
Berdi Kerbabayev
WRITER
1894 - 1974
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 2
Durdy Bayramov
PAINTER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 3
Muhammetnazar Gapurow
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ashgabat were soccer players (5), athletes (4), politicians (3), actors (2), and swimmers (2), while most who died were politicians (2), writers (1), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ashgabat, including Wladimir Baýramow, Rolan Gusev, and Ruslan Mingazow. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ashgabat, including Wladimir Baýramow, Rolan Gusev, and Ruslan Mingazow.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Ashgabat since 1700.
