1. Khaled Hosseini (1965)

Novelist

Afghan-born author of the bestselling novels The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. His third novel, And the Mountains Echoed, was published in 2013.

2. Mozhdah Jamalzadah (1985)

Afghan-canadian Singer Lawda Mod

Pop singer who found success with the track "Dokhtare Afghan." She won Best Female Artist at the ATN Awards in 2012. 

3. Aryana Sayeed (1985)

Afghan Singer

Afghan singer and television personality best known for her hit 2008 single "Mashallah" and for hosting the show Shab-e-Mosiqi.

4. Zohib Islam Amiri (1987)

Footballer

Afghan centre back who has become one of the most capped players in Afghanistan's history. In league play, he is best known for his time with clubs like Kabul Bank...

5. Farhad Darya (1962)

Afghan Singer

Known for such internationally-released studio albums as Begum Jan, In Foreign Land, HA!, and Golom Golom, this award-winning Afghan vocalist and songwriter performed in numerous languages, including Uzbek, Urdu, Persian,...

6. Shamsuddin Amiri (1985)

Afghan Footballer

Shamsuddin Amiri is an Afghan football player. The goalkeeper played for Kabul Bank FC and the Afghanistan national team. He is one of the most experienced players among the...

7. Bashir Ahmad Saadat (1981)

Afghan Footballer

Bashir Ahmad Saadat is an Afghan football player. He plays as a Defender and has played football with Maiwand Kabul FC since 2000. Bashir is considered one of Afghanistan's best...

8. Masihullah Barakzai (1990)

Afghan Footballer

Masihullah Barakzai is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for Seramiasht F. C. football club from Afghanistan. He is also Afghanistan national football team player. He has 3 official caps...

9. Hakan Massoud Navabi (1990)

Writer

Hakan Massoud Navabi is an Afghan origin poet writer and blogger.

10. Hashmatullah Barakzai (1987)

Afghan Footballer

Hashmatullah Barakzai is an Afghan football player who plays for Mumbai F. C. in I-League.

11. Zubayr Amiri (1990)

Afghan Footballer

Zubayr Amiri in Kabul is a footballer from Afghanistan. Amiri operates in midfield and can also play in a more attacking role; he is considered a versatile player because he...

12. Israfeel Kohistani (1987)

Footballer

Mohammad Salim Israfeel Kohistani is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for Vejle Boldklub Kolding. He is national team player and its captain. He wears jersey number 7. He played...

13. Ajmal Faizzada (1987)

Afghanistan Judo Competitor

Ajmal Faizzada is an Afghan judoka. At London 2012 he competed in the Men's 66 kg but was defeated in the first round by Hungary's Miklos Ungvari.

14. Mehran Marri (1973)

Human Rights Activist

Nawabzada Mehran Marri or Mehran Baloch is a politician from Balochistan Pakistan. He is sixth son of Baloch nationalist leader Khair Bakhsh Marri and Baloch nationalist who lives in Britain....

15. Milad Salem (1988)

Afghan Footballer

Milad Salem Nahimi is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for SV Elversberg.

16. Mohammad Aman (1929)

Banker And Afghan Politician

Mohammad Aman is an Afghan banker and politician.

17. Suhaila Seddiqi (Unknow)

Afghan Politician

General Suhaila Siddiq often referred to as 'General Suhaila' is a retired politician from Afghanistan. She served as the Minister of Public Health from December 2001 to 2004. Prior to...

18. Mustafa Hadid (1988)

Afghan Footballer

Mustafa Hadid is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for Altona 93.

19. Ata Yamrali (1982)

Afghan Footballer

Ata Yamrali is a German-Afghan footballer who currently play for VfL 93 Hamburg and Afghanistan national football team.

20. Naim Popal (1954)

Afghani Singer Songwriter And Co

Naim Popal is an Afghani singer songwriter and composer. In 2006 Popal returned to perform for a Persian New Year concert in Afghanistan after 30 years in exile.

21. Mustafa Azadzoy (1992)

Afghan Footballer

Mustafa Azadzoy is a footballer who plays as a Midfielder. He currently plays for TB Uphusen in the Regionalliga Nord and the Afghanistan national football team.

22. Sandjar Ahmadi (1992)

Footballer

Sandjar Ahmadi is an Afghan Footballer who currently plays for Mumbai F. C and Afghanistan national football team. He scored two goals against Sri Lanka in 2011 SAFF Championship which...

23. Jeff Bronkey (1965)

Afghan Baseball Player

Jacob Jeffery Bronkey is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched with the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers. He attended Klamath Union High School in Klamath Falls Oregon. He...

24. Bashir Ahmad Bezan (1966)

Afghan Politician

Bashir Ahmad Bezan is a citizen of Afghanistan who was a candidate in Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential elections.

25. Nasrat Parsa (1968)

Afghan Singer

Nasrat Parsa was a popular Afghan singer. Up until his murder he continued his music in exile from Hamburg Germany occasionally touring other countries.

26. Said Azimshah Garibzada (1957)

Afghan Footballer

Said Azimshah Garibzada is a former Afghan football player and trainer. In 1980 he came to Germany as a refugee and lived many years in Paderborn. He now lives in...

27. Mohammad Yusuf (prime minister) (Unknow)

Afghan Politician

with a similar name see Mohammad Yousuf or Yousaf Khan. Dr. Mohammad Yusuf Khan was the prime minister and foreign minister of Afghanistan from March 10 1963 to November 2...

28. Seeta Qasemi (1983)

Afghan Singer

Seeta Qasemie also known as Seeta Qasemi is an Afghan singer/songwriter. She entered the Afghan music scene in 2008. She sings both in Pashto and Dari and lives in Germany.

29. Shukria Barakzai (1972)

Afghan Politician

Shukria Barakzai is an Afghan politician journalist and entrepreneur and a prominent Muslim feminist.

30. Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (Unknow)

Afghan Politician

Sibghatullah Mojaddedi or Hazrat Sahib served as President of the Islamic State of Afghanistan after the fall of Mohammad Najibullah's government in April 1992. He is also the founder of...

31. Fahim Hashimy (1980)

Afghan Businessman

Hashimy is a Afghan businessman and entrepreneur and is the second and current elected President of the Afghanistan Olympic Committee. The 33-year-old has served as acting vice-president for the last...

32. Hamida Barmaki (1970)

unknow

Prof. Hamida Barmaki was a renowned Afghan law professor and human rights activist. She was killed in a suicide attack with her entire family.

33. Leena Alam (1978)

Afghani Actress

Leena Alam born in Kabul Afghanistan is an Afghan Film Actor who acted in films such as Kabuli Kid Loori Running in circle and more. In 1989 Leena along with...

34. Omar Nazar (1978)

Afghan Footballer

Omar Nazar is an Afghan footballer who last played for VfL Lohbrügge.

35. Obaidullah Karimi (1979)

Afghan Footballer

Obaidullah Karimi is an Afghan footballer. He was the only Afghan player who scored a goal in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Syria. In his career he had four...

36. Abdul Ghafoor Breshna (1907)

Afghan Artist

Abdul Ghafoor Breshna was an Afghan painter music composer poet and film director. He is regarded as one of the country's most talented artists.

37. Abdul Hadi Dawai (1894)

Poet Diplomat And Government Off

Abdul Hadi Dawai was a renowned Afghan poet diplomat and government official. His works were published under his pen name Pareshan.

38. Raziq Faani (Unknow)

Afghan Poet

Raziq Faani was a renowned Persian poet and novelist from the city Kabul. He published more than ten volumes of poetry and novels in Persian.

39. Youssof Kohzad (Unknow)

Afghan Actor And Writer

Youssof Kohzad is an ethnic Tajik writer painter playwright artist poet actor and art consultant from Afghanistan. He has now taken residence in Tracy California United States since his...

40. Parween Pazhwak (1967)

Afghan Artist And Poet

Parween Pazhwak is an Afghan artist from Afghanistan and a modern poet and writer of the Persian language. Parween was born to the Pazhwak literary and political family her father...

41. Lutfullah Mashal (1971)

Afghan Politician

Lutfullah Mashal is the current Governor of Laghman. He is a politician poet and a writer.

42. Ghulam Mohammad Ghobar (1897)

Afghan Politician And Poet

Mir Ghulam Mohammad Ghobar was a politician a prominent historian journalist and a poet from Afghanistan. He is the author of a number of books including Afghanistan's history book called...

43. Mansur Faqiryar (1986)

Football Player

Mansur Faqiryar is a footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper. He currently plays for VfB Oldenburg in the Regionalliga Nord and the Afghanistan national football team.

44. Emran Barakzai (1994)

Afghani Footballer

Emran Barakzai is an Afghani-Dutch professional football player currently playing as a midfielder for Dutch side AFC Ajax.

45. Moshtagh Yaghoubi (1994)

Footballer

Moshtagh Yaghoubi aka Mosa is a Finnish football player of Afghan descent currently playing for Russian Premier League side FC Dynamo Moscow on loan from FK Spartaks Jūrmala.

46. Abdul Rahman (convert) (1965)

Convert

Abdul Rahman was an Afghan citizen who was arrested in February 2006 and threatened with the death penalty for converting to Christianity. On March 26 2006 under heavy pressure...

47. Jawed Ludin (1973)

unknow

Jawed Ludin is the current Deputy Foreign Minister on Political Affairs. He was appointed on 2011 by President Hamid Karzai. He previously was Ambassador of Afghanistan in Canada and Spokesperson...

48. Yusuf Barak (1984)

Afghan Footballer

Yusuf Barak is a German-Afghan footballer who currently plays with SG Altenhasungen/Oelshausen/Istha.