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Rashid Khan
(Afghan International Cricketer)
Rashid Khan
6
Birthdate: September 20, 1998
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nangarhar, Afghanistan

Rashid Khan is an Afghan professional cricket player. Over the years, he has been instrumental in the success of the Afghanistan men's national team and is credited with popularizing cricket in Afghanistan. Widely regarded as one of the best bowlers in twenty20 cricket, Rashid Khan was adjudged the 'ICC Men's T20I Player of the Decade' in 2020.

 2 
Nadia Nadim
(Association football player)
Nadia Nadim
5
Birthdate: January 2, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Herat, Afghanistan
 3 
Mujeeb Zadran
(Afghan cricketer)
Mujeeb Zadran
4
Birthdate: March 28, 2001
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Khost
 4 
Mohammad Nabi
(Cricketer)
Mohammad Nabi
4
Birthdate: January 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Logar Province
 5 
Asghar Stanikzai
(Afghan cricketer)
Asghar Stanikzai
4
Birthdate: February 22, 1987
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kabul
 6 
Mohammad Shahzad
(Cricketer - Wicket-keeper-batsman)
Mohammad Shahzad
4
Birthdate: January 10, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jalalabad, Afghanistan
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 7 
Salim Durani
(Former Indian cricketer who played in 29 Tests from 1960 to 1973)
Salim Durani
1
Birthdate: December 11, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
 8 
Naveen-ul-Haq
(Afghan cricketer)
Naveen-ul-Haq
3
Birthdate: September 23, 1999
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kabul
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 9 
Rohullah Nikpai
(Taekwondo practitioner)
Rohullah Nikpai
4
Birthdate: June 15, 1987
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wardak, Afghanistan
 10 
Zubayr Amiri
(Football player midfielder)
Zubayr Amiri
2
Birthdate: May 2, 1990
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
 11 
Najibullah Zadran
(Cricketer)
Najibullah Zadran
4
Birthdate: February 18, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Afghanistan
 12 
Shapoor Zadran
(Cricketer - left-arm fast-medium bowler)
Shapoor Zadran
3
Birthdate: July 8, 1987
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paktia, Afghanistan
 13 
Dawlat Zadran
(Afghan cricketer)
Dawlat Zadran
3
Birthdate: March 19, 1988
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paktia Province
 14 
Abdul Baser Wasiqi
(Long-distance runner)
Abdul Baser Wasiqi
2
Birthdate: July 12, 1975
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Afghanistan
 15 
Hamid Rahimi
(Boxer)
Hamid Rahimi
1
Birthdate: September 12, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
 16 
Marjan Haydaree
(Association football player)
Marjan Haydaree
1
Birthdate: 1997 AD
Birthplace: United States
 17 
Kaisy Khademi
(Boxer)
Kaisy Khademi
1
Birthdate: September 3, 1994
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
 18 
Shabnam Mobarez
(Football player)
Shabnam Mobarez
1
Birthdate: August 27, 1995
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Afghanistan
 19 
Robina Muqimyar
(One of the First Two Women Who Represented Afghanistan at ‘Olympic Games’)
Robina Muqimyar
1
Birthdate: July 3, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kabul

Robina Muqimyar, one of the first two women who represented Afghanistan at the Olympics, competed during 2004 and 2008 Olympics and drew international-attention for wearing the hijab while running. She became an MP in 2019. After the Taliban seized power in 2021 resulting in fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, there is no-trace of Robina since August 29, 2021. 

 20 
Kamia Yousufi
(Athlete)
Kamia Yousufi
2
Birthdate: May 20, 1996
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Iran
 21 
Nesar Ahmad Bahave
(Taekwondo athlete)
Nesar Ahmad Bahave
2
Birthdate: March 27, 1984
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kapisa, Afghanistan
 22 
Shamila Kohestani
(Football player)
Shamila Kohestani
1
Birthdate: 1988 AD
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
 23 
Hanifa Yousoufi
(Climber)
Hanifa Yousoufi
1
Birthdate: 1995 AD
Birthplace: Afghanistan
 24 
Sadaf Rahimi
(Boxer)
Sadaf Rahimi
1
Birthdate: November 9, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Afghanistan
 25 
Tahmina Kohistani
(Athlete)
Tahmina Kohistani
1
Birthdate: June 18, 1989
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kapisa, Afghanistan
 26 
Wakil Hussain Allahdad
(Wrestler, Entrepreneur)
Wakil Hussain Allahdad
1
Birthdate: 1986 AD
Birthplace: Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Died: April 22, 2018
 27 
Hailai Arghandiwal
(Football player)
Hailai Arghandiwal
1
Birthdate: April 22, 1996
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Alameda, California, United States
 28 
Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri
(Amateur wrestler)
Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri
1
Birthdate: April 11, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
 29 
Masoud Azizi
(Athlete)
Masoud Azizi
1
Birthdate: February 2, 1985
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Panjshir, Afghanistan
 30 
Ahmad Tajik
(Field hockey player)
Ahmad Tajik
1
Birthplace: Afghanistan
 31 
Zahra Mahmoodi
(Association football player)
Zahra Mahmoodi
1
Birthdate: 1990 AD
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
 32 
Fariba Rezayee
(Afghan Judoka)
Fariba Rezayee
1
Birthdate: September 3, 1985
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
 33 
Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi
(Judo)
Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi
1
Birthdate: March 11, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Afghanistan
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Mehboba Ahdyar
(Athlete)
Mehboba Ahdyar
1
Birthdate: 1989 AD
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
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