34.5327° N, 69.1659° E
KABUL
Most Famous People Born in Kabul, Afghanistan
- Notable people
- 341
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1966
- Most distinctive
- Son 11.1×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Kabul during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Kabul Is Known For
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Football is Kabul's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (65).
Kabul over-indexes on son — 11.1× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Kabul's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
0004 POLITICIAN
Babrak Karmal
1929 - 1996
0017 POLITICIAN
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
1925 - 2019
0074 WRITER
Sayd Bahodine Majrouh
1928 - 1988
0093 DIPLOMAT
Ravan A. G. Farhâdi
Born 1929
0097 FOOTBALL
Abdul Ghani Assar
Born 1923
0110 FOOTBALL
Abdul Ahad Kharot
Born 1926
0116 FOOTBALL
Abdul Shacour Azimi
Born 1923
0121 POLITICIAN
Mir Akbar Khyber
1925 - 1978
0128 FOOTBALL
Abdul Hamid Tajik
Born 1923
0168 FOOTBALL
Yar Mohammed Barakzai
Born 1923
0189 COMPOSER
Zia Qarizada
1922 - 2008
0218 POLITICIAN
Abdul Hakim Tabibi
Born 1924
0266 POLITICIAN
Muhammad Siddiq Farhang
1925 - 1989
0270 BANK
Mohammad Aman
Born 1929
0297 SINGER
Mermon Parwin
1924 - 2004
0318 AUTHOR
Ahmad Jawed
1926 - 2002
0322 WRESTLER
Nizamuddin Subhani
Born 1925
0326 WRESTLER
Amir Jan Khalunder
Born 1924
0336 DIPLOMAT
Abdul Waheed Karim
Born 1927