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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Babrak Karmal
1929 - 1996
Mohammed Daoud Khan
1909 - 1978
Nur Muhammad Taraki
1917 - 1979
Abdullah Abdullah
Born 1960
Mustafa Nayyem
Born 1981
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
1925 - 2019
Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal
1919 - 1973
Mohammad Yusuf (politician)
1914 - 1998
Sultan Ali Keshtmand
Born 1935
Farshad Bashir
Born 1988
Zalmai Rassoul
Born 1943
Ali Ahmad Jalali
Born 1940
Mohammad Musa Shafiq
1932 - 1978
Nasima Razmyar
Born 1984
Shukria Barakzai
Born 1972
Hamida Barmaki
1970 - 2011
Abdullah Yaqta
1914 - 2003
Mir Akbar Khyber
1925 - 1978
Farkhunda Zahra Naderi
Born 1981
Rafael Pinhasi
Born 1940
Arsala Rahmani Daulat
1944 - 2012
Ghulam Faruq Yaqubi
1938 - 1992
Mehran Marri
Born 1973
Salahuddin Rabbani
Born 1971
Hedayat Amin Arsala
Born 1942
Muhammad Yunus Nawandish
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Qadria Yazdanparast
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Suhaila Seddiqi
1938 - 2020
Hazrat Ali (Afghan politician)
Born 1964
Sayed Anwar Rahmati
Born 1959
Masuma Esmati-Wardak
Born 1930
Abdul Hakim Tabibi
Born 1924
Mohammad Rauf Mehdi
Born 1958
Wais Barmak
Born 1972
Sayed Makhdoom Raheen
Born 1946
Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal
Born 1952
Zabihullah Mojaddidy
Born 1972
Shahla Ata
1959 - 2015
Sabrina Saqeb
Born 1979
Abdullah Malikyar
1909 - 2002
Mir Mohammad Sediq Farhang
1914 - 1990
Sayed Ishaq Gailani
Born 1954
Muhammad Siddiq Farhang
1925 - 1989
Amin Farhang
Born 1940
Sayed Jalal Karim
Born 1969
Lutfullah Mashal
Born 1971
Ali Ahmad Popal
1916 - 2004
Muhammad Dawood Sultanzoy
1952 - 2015
Shakiba Hashemi
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Wahid Omar
Born 1978
Naqibullah Shorish
Born 1954