Kabul
Kabul ranks 338th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Metz, Luanda, and Kensington. Memorable people born in Kabul include Humayun, Mohammed Zahir Shah, and Mohammed Daoud Khan. Memorable people who died in Kabul include Ayman al-Zawahiri, Burhanuddin Rabbani, and Mohammed Daoud Khan. Kabul has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and archaeologists. Kabul is located in Afghanistan.
Kabul is the capital city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province. The city is divided for administration into 22 municipal districts. In 2023 its population was estimated to be 4.95 million people. In contemporary times, Kabul has served as Afghanistan's political, cultural and economical center. Rapid urbanisation has made it the country's primate city and the 75th-largest city in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1508 and 1999, Kabul was the birth place of 40 globally memorable people, including Humayun, Mohammed Zahir Shah, and Mohammed Daoud Khan. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Kabul including Ayman al-Zawahiri, Burhanuddin Rabbani, and Mohammed Daoud Khan.
People Born in Kabul
Go to all RankingsHumayun
POLITICIAN
1508 - 1556
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 1
Mohammed Zahir Shah
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2007
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 2
Mohammed Daoud Khan
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1978
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 3
Abdur Rahman Khan
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1901
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 4
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2019
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 5
Khaled Hosseini
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 6
Sher Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1879
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 7
Inayatullah Khan
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1946
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 8
Ahmad Zahir
SINGER
1946 - 1979
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 9
Abdullah Abdullah
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 10
Mohammad Afzal Khan
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1867
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 11
Humaira Begum
NOBLEMAN
1918 - 2002
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kabul
Go to all RankingsSuhaila Siddiq
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 22
Shukria Barakzai
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 27
Nadia Ghulam
WRITER
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.69
Rank: 29
Aqeela Asifi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 32.19
Rank: 30
Jamila Afghani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1976 - Present
HPI: 27.45
Rank: 34
Leena Alam
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 26.78
Rank: 36
Marina Golbahari
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 24.12
Rank: 38
Robina Muqimyar
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 23.81
Rank: 39
Fahim Anwari
SWIMMER
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 40
People Deceased in Kabul
Go to all RankingsAyman al-Zawahiri
EXTREMIST
1951 - 2022
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 1
Burhanuddin Rabbani
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 2
Mohammed Daoud Khan
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1978
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 3
Nur Muhammad Taraki
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1979
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 4
Mohammed Nadir Shah
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1933
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 5
Mohammad Najibullah
POLITICIAN
1947 - 1996
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 6
Mohammed Alim Khan
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1944
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 7
Abdur Rahman Khan
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1901
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 8
Habibullāh Kalakāni
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1929
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 9
Haji Mohammad Chamkani
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2012
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 10
Aurel Stein
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1862 - 1943
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 11
Abdul Qadir
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2014
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Kabul
Go to all RankingsSuhaila Siddiq
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 17
Adolph Dubs
DIPLOMAT
1920 - 1979
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 18
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kabul were politicians (20), writers (5), soccer players (4), actors (3), and social activists (3), while most who died were politicians (14), archaeologists (2), extremists (1), explorers (1), and diplomats (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kabul, including Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, Abdullah Abdullah, and Sultan Ali Keshtmand. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kabul, including Humayun, Mohammed Zahir Shah, and Mohammed Daoud Khan.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Kabul since 1700.