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Samarkand (uzb)

Uzbekistan

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Samarkand ranks 850th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Niigata Prefecture, Delft, and Kampala. Memorable people born in Samarkand include Islam Karimov, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, and Shah Rukh. Memorable people who died in Samarkand include Muhammad al-Bukhari, Ulugh Beg, and Abu Mansur al-Maturidi. Samarkand has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Samarkand is located in Uzbekistan.

Samarkand or Samarqand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Samarkand is the capital of Samarqand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar, Farhod and Khishrav. With 551,700 inhabitants (2021), it is the third-largest city in Uzbekistan. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 705 and 2004, Samarkand was the birth place of 22 globally memorable people, including Islam Karimov, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, and Shah Rukh. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in Samarkand including Muhammad al-Bukhari, Ulugh Beg, and Abu Mansur al-Maturidi.

People Born in Samarkand

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People Deceased in Samarkand

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Samarkand were politicians (8), athletes (3), religious figures (2), soccer players (2), and astronomers (1),  while most who died were politicians (5), religious figures (2), astronomers (2), philosophers (1), and military personnels (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Samarkand, including Fanat Kakhramonov, Roksana Khudoyarova, and Kseniia Aleksandrova. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Samarkand, including Islam Karimov, Shah Rukh, and Habibullah Khan.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Samarkand since 1700.