Most Famous People from Bangladesh

100 Bangladeshis in view out of 196

All 152,953
Bangladesh 201
Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus Bangladeshi Entrepreneur Born 1940
#1,993
Taslima Nasrin
Taslima Nasrin Bangladeshi Poet Born 1962
#5,253
Khaleda Zia
Khaleda Zia Bangladeshi Politician Born 1945
#31,440
Humayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed Bangladeshi Film 1948 – 2012
#44,811
Hussain Muhammad Ershad
Hussain Muhammad Ershad Bangladeshi Politician 1930 – 2019
#45,712
Zainul Abedin
Zainul Abedin Bangladeshi Painter 1914 – 1976
#54,186
HA
Humayun Azad Bangladeshi Author 1947 – 2004
#79,347
Tareque Masud
Tareque Masud Bangladeshi Film 1956 – 2011
#90,983
Runa Laila
Runa Laila Bangladeshi Singer Born 1952
#107,733
Mashrafe Mortaza
Mashrafe Mortaza Bangladeshi Cricket Born 1983
#109,091
Shakib Al Hasan
Shakib Al Hasan Bangladeshi Cricket Born 1987
#131,947
Moudud Ahmed
Moudud Ahmed Bangladeshi Politician Born 1940
#133,859
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Bangladeshi Diplomat 1921 – 1987
#147,551
Shahabuddin Ahmed
Shahabuddin Ahmed Bangladeshi Politician Born 1930
#169,190
Tajuddin Ahmad
Tajuddin Ahmad Bangladeshi Politician 1925 – 1975
#171,270
Mushfiqur Rahim
Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladeshi Cricket Born 1988
#215,387
Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman Bangladeshi Cricket Born 1995
#236,007
Zahir Raihan
Zahir Raihan Bangladeshi Writer 1935 – 1972
#251,218
SH
Selina Hossain Bangladeshi Author Born 1947
#253,902
Atiur Rahman
Atiur Rahman Bangladeshi Economist Born 1953
#260,040
Syed Mujtaba Ali
Syed Mujtaba Ali Bangladeshi Writer 1904 – 1974
#268,252
Abu Taher
Abu Taher Bangladeshi Politician 1938 – 1976
#278,965
KM
Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad Bangladeshi Politician 1918 – 1996
#291,665
Abdus Sattar (president)
Abdus Sattar (president) Bangladeshi Politician 1906 – 1985
#295,616
M. A. Wazed Miah
M. A. Wazed Miah Bangladeshi Author 1942 – 2009
#296,707
Munier Choudhury
Munier Choudhury Bangladeshi Author 1925 – 1971
#299,515
PC
Paulinus Costa Bangladeshi Priest 1936 – 2015
#317,609
KM
Khaled Mosharraf Bangladeshi Militar 1937 – 1975
#331,388
AM
Al Mahmud Bangladeshi Author 1936 – 2019
#333,338
KA
Khan Ataur Rahman Bangladeshi Singer 1928 – 1997
#336,710
MR
Montazur Rahman Akbar Bangladeshi Film Born 1957
#343,596
Imrul Kayes
Imrul Kayes Bangladeshi Cricket Born 1987
#349,106
Qayyum Chowdhury
Qayyum Chowdhury Bangladeshi Painter 1932 – 2014
#350,496
Selim Al Deen
Selim Al Deen Bangladeshi Writer 1949 – 2008
#350,971
Syed Nazrul Islam
Syed Nazrul Islam Bangladeshi Politician 1925 – 1975
#354,074
James (musician)
James (musician) Bangladeshi Singer Born 1964
#355,264
Taskin Ahmed
Taskin Ahmed Bangladeshi Cricket Born 1995
#357,545
Syed Shamsul Haque
Syed Shamsul Haque Bangladeshi Writer 1935 – 2016
#359,692
KU
Khalil Ullah Khan Bangladeshi Actor 1934 – 2014
#363,226
Rubel Hossain
Rubel Hossain Bangladeshi Cricket Born 1990
#364,198
Khondakar Ashraf Hossain
Khondakar Ashraf Hossain Bangladeshi Poet 1950 – 2013
#374,200
Abdullah Abu Sayeed
Abdullah Abu Sayeed Bangladeshi Author Born 1940
#392,500
JH
Jahid Hasan Ameli Bangladeshi Football Born 1987
#396,984
Shabana (actress)
Shabana (actress) Bangladeshi Actor Born 1952
#406,537
Musa Ibrahim
Musa Ibrahim Bangladeshi Adventurer Born 1979
#413,221
Jaya Ahsan
Jaya Ahsan Bangladeshi Actor Born 1972
#418,252
Mominul Haque
Mominul Haque Bangladeshi Cricket Born 1991
#419,362
Akbar Ali Khan (economist)
Akbar Ali Khan (economist) Bangladeshi Economist Born 1944
#424,780
MA
Mohammad Ataul Karim Bangladeshi Physicist Born 1953
#427,504
RA
Rosy Afsari Bangladeshi Actor 1940 – 2007
#428,261
AG
Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury Bangladeshi Journalist Born 1934
#429,329
MR
Motiur Rahman Nizami Bangladeshi Politician 1943 – 2016
#442,062
AR
Abdur Rahman Biswas Bangladeshi Politician 1926 – 2017
#447,151
AK
Alamgir Kabir (film maker) Bangladeshi Film 1938 – 1989
#447,486
NI
Nilima Ibrahim Bangladeshi Author 1921 – 2002
#451,218
Patrick D'Rozario
Patrick D'Rozario Bangladeshi Priest Born 1943
#453,731
Anwar Choudhury
Anwar Choudhury Bangladeshi Diplomat Born 1959
#461,751
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani Bangladeshi Politician 1880 – 1976
#469,621
Anwar Hossain (photographer)
Anwar Hossain (photographer) Bangladeshi Photographer 1948 – 2018
#471,932
Kazi Hayat
Kazi Hayat Bangladeshi Film Born 1947
#483,531
Saifur Rahman (Bangladeshi politician)
Saifur Rahman (Bangladeshi politician) Bangladeshi Politician 1932 – 2009
#483,703
MB
Mahanambrata Brahmachari Bangladeshi Monk 1904 – 1999
#485,713
SA
Syed Ali Ahsan Bangladeshi Poet 1920 – 2002
#492,121
Zahid Hasan
Zahid Hasan Bangladeshi Actor Born 1967
#493,081
SO
Shawkat Osman Bangladeshi Author 1917 – 1998
#495,030
Rafiqun Nabi
Rafiqun Nabi Bangladeshi Cartoonist Born 1943
#498,231
NI
Naeem Islam Bangladeshi Cricket Born 1986
#510,475
Shah Abdul Karim
Shah Abdul Karim Bangladeshi Singer 1916 – 2009
#516,298
AF
Abul Fazal (writer) Bangladeshi Author 1903 – 1983
#520,542
Imran Mahmudul
Imran Mahmudul Bangladeshi Composer Born 1989
#524,614
Abdur Razzaq (professor)
Abdur Razzaq (professor) Bangladeshi Philosophes 1914 – 1999
#549,893
AS
ATM Shamsuzzaman Bangladeshi Film Born 1941
#561,856
MM
Munshi Mohammad Meherullah Bangladeshi Social Reformer 1861 – 1907
#571,380
AH
Abdul Hakim (poet) Bangladeshi Author 1620 – 1690
#578,326
MM
Mohammad Mohammadullah Bangladeshi Politician 1921 – 1999
#581,299
Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Kazi Zafar Ahmed Bangladeshi Politician 1939 – 2015
#605,269
Prosun Azad
Prosun Azad Bangladeshi Actor Born 1994
#614,460
AI
Abu Ishaque Bangladeshi Author 1926 – 2003
#620,121
SM
Syed Mohammad Ali Bangladeshi Journalist 1928 – 1993
#647,463
Reefat Bin-Sattar
Reefat Bin-Sattar Bangladeshi Chess Born 1974
#651,885
SS
Syed Sultan Bangladeshi Author 1550 – 1648
#659,006
MN
Manabendra Narayan Larma Bangladeshi Politician 1939 – 1983
#665,373
Emajuddin Ahamed
Emajuddin Ahamed Bangladeshi Academic 1933 – 2020
#666,448
Jannatul Nayeem Avril
Jannatul Nayeem Avril Bangladeshi Model Born 1990
#669,420
Abul Hasan (cricketer)
Abul Hasan (cricketer) Bangladeshi Cricket Born 1982
#673,283
SA
Sharmin Akhter Bangladeshi Cricket Born 1995
#676,733
Wali Tasar Uddin
Wali Tasar Uddin Bangladeshi Entrepreneur Born 1952
#692,168
MA
Momtazuddin Ahmed (dramatist) Bangladeshi Author 1935 – 2019
#696,564
J
Jashim Bangladeshi Actor 1950 – 1998
#697,997
SS
Shapla Salique Bangladeshi Singer Born 1975
#721,105
SA
Shahed Ali Bangladeshi Author 1925 – 2001
#731,896
SQ
Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury Bangladeshi Politician 1949 – 2015
#748,701
MS
Mohammad Shahid (Bangladeshi cricketer) Bangladeshi Cricket Born 1988
#751,227
AN
A. N. M. Nuruzzaman Bangladeshi Militar 1938 – 1993
#756,560
Dipjol
Dipjol Bangladeshi Film Born 1958
#763,558
Shabnom Bubly
Shabnom Bubly Bangladeshi Actor Born 1988
#771,440
SN
Sheikh Niamat Ali Bangladeshi Film 1940 – 2003
#772,688
AR
Abdur Rashid Tarkabagish Bangladeshi Politician 1900 – 1986
#781,872
Abdur Razzaq (politician)
Abdur Razzaq (politician) Bangladeshi Politician 1942 – 2011
#806,719
RC
Ramesh Chandra Sen Bangladeshi Politician Born 1940
#809,297

By the numbers

Inside Bangladesh

201 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Bangladesh during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births in Bangladesh peaked in the 1940s with 44 people.

What Bangladesh Is Known For

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Politics & Law is Bangladesh's biggest group — 33% of all notables (67).

Bangladesh over-indexes on film & tv — 2.0× the global rate.

Bangladesh under-produces sports — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Politics & Law67
  2. Writing32
  3. Film & TV28
  4. Sports24
  5. Music13
  6. Science10
  7. Art & Design7
  8. Other7
  1. Film & TV282.0×
  2. Politics & Law671.6×
  1. Sports240.6×
  2. Science100.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Bangladesh's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1550160016501700175018001850190019502000
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Sports
  • Music
  • Science
  • Other

Top Cities

Biggest birthplaces in this slice — click any to explore.