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Kabul ranks 459th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chemnitz, Long Island, and Cremona. Memorable people born in Kabul include Mohammed Zahir Shah, Mohammed Daoud Khan, and Humayun. Memorable people who died in Kabul include Mohammed Zahir Shah, 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; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. According to 2023 estimates, the population of Kabul was 4.95 million people. In contemporary times, the city has served as Afghanistan's political, cultural, and economical center, and rapid urbanisation has made Kabul the 75th-largest city in the world and the country's primate city. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1508 and 1991, Kabul was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including Mohammed Zahir Shah, Mohammed Daoud Khan, and Humayun. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in Kabul including Mohammed Zahir Shah, Burhanuddin Rabbani, and Mohammed Daoud Khan.

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Most individuals born in present day Kabul were politicians (13), writers (4), soccer players (3), singers (2), and noblemen (1),  while most who died were politicians (14), archaeologists (2), extremists (1), and explorers (1).

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 Mohammed Zahir Shah, Mohammed Daoud Khan, and Humayun.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Kabul since 1700.