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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Maliha Zulfacar
Born 1961
Abdul Wahid Noorzai
Born 1994
Wahid Omar
Born 1978
Kubra Khademi
Born 1989
Aka-Jahan Dastagir
Born 1946
Fahim Hashimy
Born 1980
Mohamad Ibrahim Kederi
Born 1940
Ghulam Dastagir (wrestler)
Born 1945
Masuma Sultan Begum (daughter of Babur)
Born 1508
Ahmad Djan
Born 1948
Kayum Ayub
Born 1947
Bashir Ahmad Bezan
Born 1966
Qasem Jo
1878 - 1957
Tahir Khan (Afghan cricketer)
Born 1997
Sultan Mohamad Dost
Born 1932
Nainawaz
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Mohammad Asif Khokan
Born 1936
Ahmad Jawed
1926 - 2002
Mohiddin Ghulam Gunga
Born 1934
Jahid Mohseni
Born 1971
Adib Farhadi
Born 1972
Nizamuddin Subhani
Born 1925
Sayed Hamid Noori
1965 - 2010
Natalia Alyakina
1955 - 1995
Gharanai Khwakhuzhi
Born 1984
Amir Jan Khalunder
Born 1924
Saboor Khalili
Born 1985
Manizha Bakhtari
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Zaid Mohseni
Born 1969
Mustafa Afshar
Born 1988
Said Azimshah Garibzada
Born 1957
Khoda Dad Zahir
Born 1985
Sayed Ali Reza Aghazada Sadat
Born 1991
Gaju Khan
1490 - 1565
Elyas Manochehr
Born 1978
Abdul Waheed Karim
Born 1927
Amanullah Parsa
Born 1933
Naqibullah Shorish
Born 1954
Hameedullah Haidary
Born 1975
Mohammad Anwar Akbari
Born 1992
Islam Gul
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