Samarkand
Samarkand ranks 939th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Columbus, Georgia, Meissen, and Ulm. 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 soccer players 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. Samarqand 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 of Uzbekistan. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 893 and 1987, Samarkand was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Islam Karimov, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, and Shah Rukh. Additionaly, 10 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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Islam Karimov
1938 - 2016
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 1
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
893 - 944
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 2
Shah Rukh
1377 - 1447
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 3
Habibullah Khan
1872 - 1919
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 4
Abdal-Latif Mirza
1420 - 1450
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 5
Ali Qushji
1403 - 1474
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 6
Goharshad Begum
1400 - 1457
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 7
Nasrullah Khan
1874 - 1920
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 8
Lev Avnerovich Leviev
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 9
Umar Shaikh Mirza II
1456 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 10
Refat Chubarov
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 11
Marsel İlhan
1987 - Present
HPI: 31.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Samarkand
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Muhammad al-Bukhari
810 - 870
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 1
Ulugh Beg
1394 - 1449
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 2
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
893 - 944
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 3
Jamshīd al-Kāshī
1380 - 1429
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 4
Cleitus the Black
370 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 5
Abdullah Khan II
1533 - 1598
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 6
Abdal-Latif Mirza
1420 - 1450
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 7
Al-Taftazani
1322 - 1390
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 8
Abdullah Mirza
1433 - 1451
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 9
Adaviye Efendiyeva
1879 - 1944
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Samarkand
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1322 - 1390
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 8
Abdullah Mirza
1433 - 1451
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 9
Adaviye Efendiyeva
1879 - 1944
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 10
Most individuals born in present day Samarkand were politicians (8), soccer players (2), religious figures (1), astronomers (1), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were politicians (4), religious figures (2), astronomers (2), philosophers (1), and painters (1).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Samarkand, including Islam Karimov and Refat Chubarov. 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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Samarkand since 1700.
