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 1950s Clear ×
Farid Zoland
Born 1955
Amin Saikal
Born 1950
Meena Keshwar Kamal
1956 - 1987
Ali Askar Lali
Born 1957
Sediq Afghan
Born 1958
Mir Wais Hosseini
Born 1955
Massoud Nawabi
1954 - 2010
Farid Zarif
Born 1951
Hakim Ludin
Born 1955
Sayed Anwar Rahmati
Born 1959
Shah Muhammad Rais
Born 1954
Mohammad Rauf Mehdi
Born 1958
Mehr-Ali Newid
Born 1950
Ahmad Morid
Born 1956
Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal
Born 1952
Rahim Mehryar
1956 - 2010
Shahla Ata
1959 - 2015
Mohammad Qayoumi
Born 1952
Latif Ahmadi
Born 1950
Sayed Ishaq Gailani
Born 1954
Haroon Yousofi
Born 1950
Qasim Akhgar
1951 - 2014
Naim Popal
Born 1954
Muhammad Dawood Sultanzoy
1952 - 2015
Salma Jahani
Born 1952
Natalia Alyakina
1955 - 1995
Said Azimshah Garibzada
Born 1957
Naqibullah Shorish
Born 1954