1. Aryan Khan (1980)

Celebrity

Aryan Khan is a famous Celebrity, who was born on March 7, 1980 in Afghanistan. Screen and musical actor most well known as the host of Souk Ghwari Chi Millonar...

2. Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909)

World Leader

Mohammed Daoud Khan is a famous World Leader, who was born on July 18, 1909 in Afghanistan. Late politician who became the first President of Afghanistan after serving as the...

3. Sonia Nassery Cole (1968)

Director

Sonia Nassery Cole is a famous Director, who was born on December 5, 1968 in Afghanistan. Director of the film The Black Tulip, which was Afghanistan’s entry for Best Foreign...

4. Arshdeep Soni (1996)

Magician

Magician and social media personality who is recognized for sharing a myriad of sleight of hand tricks on his verified arshsoni TikTok account. He has amassed more than 9 million fans...

5. Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914)

King

Mohammed Zahir Shah is a famous King, who was born on October 15, 1914 in Afghanistan. The final King of Afghanistan, he reigned from 1933 until 1973. After the monarchy...

6. Manizha (1991)

Pop Singer

Pop music performer who was nominated for Sobaka.ru Magazine's Top 50 award in 2017. She is predominantly recognized for the singles "Mama," "Chandelier," and "Emerald."

7. Malalai Joya (1978)

Afghan Politician

Activist and writer who served on Parliamentarian in the National Assembly of Afghanistan, until being dismissed in 2007 for calling out war criminals. She has been an adamant opponent of...

8. Ahmad Zahir (1946)

Afghan Musician

Afghan music icon who recorded more than thirty albums during his short-lived career. He died in a car accident at just 33 and is remembered in Afghan popular culture for...

9. Bahari Ibaadat (1993)

Model

Model won Miss West Bellevue USA and appeared on the cover of Safi Airways in-flight magazine. She has over 100,000 followers on her bahariibaadat Instagram account.

10. Xavi Shinwari (1997)

Celebrity

Xavi Shinwari is a famous Celebrity, who was born on October 11, 1997 in Afghanistan. Actor, daredevil and prankster who gained a following on his YouTube channel, Carnage. He has...

11. Maryam Monsef (1985)

Politician

Afghan-Canadian politician who was sworn in as the current Minister of Status of Women in the 29th Canadian Ministry. Previously she served as the Minister of Democratic Institutions and President...

12. Hojat Rahimi (1990)

Pop Singer

Afghani singer, composer and classical music producer who shot to prominence after the release of his first album Ya Saman in 2005. The video for his 2017 hit single "Taghdir"...

13. Siyar Bahadurzada (1984)

Dutch-afghan Martial Artist

UFC welterweight earned Knockout of the Night honors against Paulo Thiago on April 14, 2012.

14. Nadia Nadim (1988)

Footballer

Afghan and Danish football player who is best known for playing the position of striker. She is also known for playing for the Portland Thorns Football Club in the NWSL...

15. 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.

16. Azita Ghanizada (1979)

American Actor

Afghan-American actress known to audiences as Rachel Pirzad on Syfy's Alphas. She has also appeared on episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Entourage and Bones. 

17. 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...

18. 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,...

19. Basharmal Sultani (1985)

Afghanistani Boxer

Basharmal Sultani is an Afghan Olympic athlete who competed in boxing in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece. He was invited to participate by the International Olympic Committee. He...

20. Izatullah Dawlatzai (1991)

Afghan Cricketer

Izatullah Dawlatzai is an Afghan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He currently represents the Afghanistan national cricket team. Dawlatzai started representing Afghanistan in age group...

21. Ali Yarzada (1985)

Afghan Footballer

Ali Ahmad Yarzada is an Afghan footballer. He is also Afghanistan national football team player and its captain. He has more than 40 caps for national team. He wears number...

22. Yunus Qanuni (Unknow)

Afghan Politician

Yunus Qanuni is an Afghan politician who is Vice President of Afghanistan. An ethnic Tajik from the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan Qanuni is the leader of the Afghanistan e...

23. Ali Amiri (Afghan footballer) (1985)

Association Footballer

Ali Amiri is a former German-Afghan footballer who lastly played for TSG Worsdorf.

24. Fariba Rezayee (1985)

Afghan Judoka

ba Rezayee is an Afghan judoka who is perhaps best known as one of the first two women athletes from Afghanistan to compete in the Summer Olympics. Afghanistan was...

25. Adam Khan (1985)

British Racing Driver

Adam Khan is a Pakistani British sportsman and racing driver of Pakistani descent from Bridlington Yorkshire. He is fluent in six languages: English French Spanish Italian Urdu and Mandarin Chinese.

26. Taj Malik (1975)

Afghan Cricketer

Taj Malik is an Afghan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler who played for Afghanistan. He is credited as one of the most influential persons in...

27. Abdul Baser Wasiqi (1975)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Abdul Baser Wasiqi is an Afghan athlete. Wasiqi represented Afghanistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He injured his leg before the marathon but took part nonetheless. He completed...

28. Nazib Nadvi (1985)

Afghan Footballer

National Socialist German Workers' Partyb Nadvi is an Afghan football player. He has played for Afghanistan national team.

29. Masoud Azizi (1985)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Masoud Azizi is an Afghan athlete. His personal best time in the 100m sprint is 11. 11 seconds achieved in April 2005 in Mecca. Azizi represented Afghanistan at the 2004...

30. 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...

31. Faysal Shayesteh (1991)

Afghan Footballer

sal Shayesteh is an Afghan-Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is brother of Qays Shayesteh.

32. Hafizullah Qadami (1985)

Afghan Footaballer

Hafizullah Qadami is an Afghan football player. He plays as a forward and has played football with Maiwand Kabul FC since 2003. Qadami is considered one of Afghanistan's best...

33. Shapoor Zadran (1985)

Afghan Cricketer

Shapoor Zadran is an Afghan cricketer. Zadran is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm fast-medium. Zadran currently plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team.

34. Vida Samadzai (1978)

Afghan Model

Vida Samadzai was Miss Afghanistan in 2003. As the first Afghan woman to participate in an international beauty pageant since 1974 her appearance in a red bikini in the 2003...

35. Massoud Hossaini (1981)

Photojournalist

Massoud Hossaini is a photojournalist for Agence France-Presse and winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography. Hossaini was born in Kabul during the Soviet war in Afghanistan...

36. 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...

37. Humaira Begum (Unknow)

Queen Consort Of Afghanistan

Humaira Begum was the wife of King Mohammed Zahir Shah and the last Queen consort of Afghanistan.

38. Zohra Daoud (Unknow)

Afghan Television Celebrity And

Zohra Yousuf Daoud is a former Afghan TV celebrity and model now a citizen of United States. In December 1972 Dawoud became the only woman to this date ever...

39. Mohammad Hasan Sharq (1925)

Prime Minister Of Afghanistan

Mohammad Hasan Sharq was an Afghan politician during the communist regime of Afghanistan. Sharq became Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet-backed government the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan....

40. 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...

41. Nasrullah Baryalai Arsalai (1958)

Afghan Politician

Haji Nasrullah Baryalai Arsalai is an Afghan politician who was a candidate during Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential election.

42. Ravan A. G. Farhâdi (1929)

Afghan Politician

Professor Abdul Ghafoor Ravan Farhâdi is a retired leading Afghan diplomat who was Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United Nations from 1993 to 2006. Farhadi is a linguist researcher and translator.

43. Ehsan Aman (Unknow)

Afghan Musician

Ehsan Aman is a singer from Afghanistan. He is one of the few veterans of Afghanistan’s lost music Golden Age who've maintained their popularity over the decades. He already had...

44. Ajmal Faisal (1990)

Afghan Boxer

Ajmal Faisal is an Afghan boxer. Faisal competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics representing Afghanistan in the Men's Flyweight. He was defeated in the Round of 32 by France's Nordine...

45. Hakan Massoud Navabi (1990)

Writer

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

46. Faisal Sakhizada (1990)

Afghan Footballer

sal Safa Sakhizada is an Afghan association footballer who currently plays for Dandenong Thunder SC football club from Australia. He is also a player in the Afghanistan national football team...

47. Maria Bashir (1970)

Afghan Lawyer

Maria Bashir is a prosecutor based in Afghanistan who is the only woman to ever hold such a position in the country as of 2009. With more than fifteen years...

48. Mohammed Hashim Watanwal (Unknow)

Afghan Politician

Hasham Watanwal a representative for Uruzgan Province to Afghanistan's national legislature the Wolesi Jirga until he was assassinated on July 17 2011. According to the Afghan Biographies profile during the...

49. Mullah Naqib (Unknow)

Afghan Politician

Mullah Naqib sometimes called Naqibullah was a mujahideen commander and politician from the Kandahar area of southern Afghanistan. He was the leader of the Alikozai Pashtun tribe.

50. Qazi Amin Waqad (Unknow)

Afghan Politician

Qazi Muhammad Amin Waqad is an Afghan politician who has held a variety of political and military offices. An ethnic Mohmand Pashtun from Nangrahar Province Qazi Amin attended a madrasah...