1
Rumi
(Persian Poet)
281
58
Birthdate: September 30, 1207
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Balkh, Afghanistan
Died: December 17, 1273
2
Ahmad Shah Massoud
(Afghan Political Leader and Guerilla Commander Who Served as Minister of Defense of Afghanistan from 1992 to 2001)
133
71
Birthdate: September 2, 1953
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bazarak, Afghanistan
Died: September 9, 2001
3
Mahmud of Ghazni
(Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire from 998 to 1030)
48
33
Birthdate: November 2, 0971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ghazni, Afghanistan
Died: April 30, 1030
4
Muhammad of Ghor
(King)
36
18
Birthdate: 1149 AD
Birthplace: Ghor, Afghanistan
Died: March 15, 1206
5
Ahmad Shah Durrani
(1st Emir of the Durrani Empire from 1747 to 1772)
27
18
Birthdate: 1722 AD
Birthplace: Herat, Afghanistan
Died: June 4, 1772
6
Mohammad Najibullah
(2nd President of Afghanistan)
66
37
Birthdate: August 6, 1947
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Gardez, Afghanistan
Died: September 27, 1996
7
Mohammed Zahir Shah
(King of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973)
45
18
Birthdate: October 15, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: July 23, 2007
8
Rashid Khan
(One of the Eleven Cricketers to Play in Afghanistan's First Ever Test Match)
92
18
Birthdate: September 20, 1998
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
9
Al-Farabi
(Philosopher)
28
4
Birthdate: 0872 AD
Birthplace: Farab
Died: 0950 AD
10
Muḥammad Shah
(13th Mughal Emperor Who Reigned from 1719 to 1748)
17
6
Birthdate: August 7, 1702
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ghaznī, Afghanistan
Died: April 6, 1748
11
Mohammed Daoud Khan
(1st President of Afghanistan)
13
9
Birthdate: July 18, 1909
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kabul
Died: April 28, 1978
12
Amānullāh Khān
(King of Afghanistan from 1926 to 1929)
31
18
Birthdate: June 1, 1892
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paghman
Died: April 25, 1960
13
Mohammad Nabi
(Afghan Cricketer and Former Captain)
24
8
Birthdate: January 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Logar, Afghanistan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
14
Mujeeb Zadran
(Afghan Cricketer)
19
8
Birthdate: March 28, 2001
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Khost, Afghanistan
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
15
Hafizullah Amin
(Former Foreign Minister of Afghanistan)
16
10
Birthdate: August 1, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paghman
Died: December 27, 1979
16
Abdur Rahman Khan
(Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901)
10
7
Birthdate: 1844 AD
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: October 1, 1901
17
Mohammed Nadir Shah
(King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933)
12
8
Birthdate: April 9, 1883
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dehradun
Died: November 9, 1933
18
Asghar Stanikzai
(Former Afghan Cricketer and Former Captain of the Afghanistan National Cricket Team)
9
4
Birthdate: December 22, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
19
Ahmad Zahir
(Singer)
31
9
Birthdate: June 14, 1946
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: June 14, 1979
20
Babrak Karmal
(Afghan Politician, Revolutionary and General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan)
12
11
Birthdate: January 6, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kamari, Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Died: December 3, 1996
21
Jami
(Persian Sunni Poet and Scholar)
15
0
Birthdate: November 7, 1414
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Greater Khorasan
Died: November 9, 1492
22
Sabuktigin
(The Founder of the Ghaznavid Dynasty)
6
1
Birthdate: 0942 AD
Birthplace: Barskhan, Afghanistan
Died: August 5, 0997
23
Ahmad Shah Khan, Crown Prince of Afghanistan
(Head of the House of Barakzai)
6
3
Birthdate: September 23, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
24
Abu Sa'id Mirza
(Timurid Ruler & the Grandfather of the Mughal Ruler Babur)
3
1
Birthdate: 1424 AD
Birthplace: Herat, Afghanistan
Died: February 8, 1469
25
Naveen-ul-Haq
(Afghan Cricketer)
3
1
Birthdate: September 23, 1999
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
26
Habibullah Khan
(Emir of Afghanistan from 1901 to 1919)
10
5
Birthdate: June 3, 1872
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tashkent
Died: February 20, 1919
27
Demetrius I of Bactria
(Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek King)
5
1
Birthdate: 0222 AD
Birthplace: Bactria, Afghanistan
Died: 0180 AD
28
Ashraf Ghani
(5th President of Afghanistan (2014 - 2021))
27
67
Birthdate: May 19, 1949
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Logar, Afghanistan
29
Rohullah Nikpai
(Taekwondo practitioner)
15
2
Birthdate: June 15, 1987
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wardak, Afghanistan
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
30
Dost Mohammad Khan
(Emir of Afghanistan from 1826 to 1863)
4
4
Birthdate: December 23, 1793
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kandahar
Died: June 9, 1863
31
Hamid Karzai
(Former President of Afghanistan)
16
29
Birthdate: December 24, 1957
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Karz
32
Abdul Ahad Mohmand
(Aviator)
19
1
Birthdate: January 1, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
33
Salim Durani
(Former Indian Cricketer Who Played in 29 Tests from 1960 to 1973)
0
0
Birthdate: December 11, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: April 2, 2023
34
Burhanuddin Rabbani
(Former President of Afghanistan)
7
16
Birthdate: September 20, 1940
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Badakhshan Province
Died: September 20, 2011
35
Shah Shujah Durrani
(Emir of the Durrani Empire)
5
4
Birthdate: November 4, 1785
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: April 5, 1842
36
Abdullah Abdullah
(Chief Executive of Afghanistan from September 2014 to March 2020)
9
19
Birthdate: September 5, 1960
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kabul
37
Zekeria Ebrahimi
(Actor)
5
2
Birthdate: January 9, 1996
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Afghanistan
38
Nur Muhammad Taraki
(One of the Founding Members of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan)
5
8
Birthdate: July 14, 1917
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nawa, Ghazni, Emirate of Afghanistan
Died: October 9, 1979
39
Mohammad Shahzad
(Afghan Cricketer Who Plays as a Wicketkeeper)
7
9
Birthdate: January 10, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jalalabad, Afghanistan
40
Khalil Sultan
(Amir of the Timurid Empire from 1405 to 1409)
1
1
Birthdate: September 14, 1384
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Herat, Afghanistan
Died: November 4, 1411
41
Saif al-Adel
(Al-Qaeda)
1
7
Birthdate: April 11, 1960
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Menofia Governorate, Egypt
42
Muhammad Adil Shah
(Ruler of Bijapur Who Helped the Mughals Fight the Ahmednagar Sultanate)
0
0
Birthplace: Afghan
Died: 1557 AD
43
Yaʿqūb ibn Layth al-Ṣaffār
(Iranian Coppersmith Who Established the Saffarid Dynasty of Sistan)
2
1
Birthdate: October 25, 0840
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Zaranj, Afghanistan
Died: June 5, 0879
44
Zubayr Amiri
(Afghan Professional Footballer)
10
3
Birthdate: May 2, 1990
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
45
Muin al-Din Chishti
(Persian Sunni Muslim preacher and Sayyid)
1
0
Birthdate: February 1, 1143
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Herat, Ghaznavid Empire
Died: March 15, 1236
46
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
(Former President of Afghanistan)
5
6
Birthdate: September 27, 1926
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: February 11, 2019
47
Farhad Darya
(Singer)
5
5
Birthdate: September 22, 1962
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
48
Najibullah Zadran
(Afghan Cricketer and the Vice Captain of the Afghanistan Twenty20 International (T20I) Side)
2
2
Birthdate: February 18, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
49
Sher Ali Khan
(Emir of Afghanistan from 1863 to 1879)
2
4
Birthdate: 1825 AD
Birthplace: Kabul, Afghanistan
Died: February 21, 1879
50
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
(Activist)
6
13
Birthdate: 1838 AD
Birthplace: Asadabad
Died: March 9, 1897
