1. Jessia Islam (1999)

Model

Bangladeshi model and beauty pageant contestant who is known for having won the Miss Bangladesh pageant in 2017. She is also known for having represented Bangladesh in the 2017 Miss...

2. Rafiath Rashid (1980)

TV Actress

Bangladeshi singer, model, and actress who is best known for her television appearances on a variety of different series. She is best known for her recurring roles on the series...

3. Prafulla Chandra Ray (1861)

Chemist

Prafulla Chandra Ray is a famous Chemist, who was born on August 2, 1861 in Bangladesh. Author of A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle...

4. Qazi Motahar Hossain (1897)

Chess Player

Qazi Motahar Hossain is a famous Chess Player, who was born on July 30, 1897 in Bangladesh. A chess legend who was a 7-time Indian champion, as well as a...

5. Hamidul Huq Choudhury (1901)

Politician

Hamidul Huq Choudhury is a famous Politician, who was born on August 25, 1901 in Bangladesh. Member of the Muslim League who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from...

6. Mohammad Ali Bogra (1909)

Politician

Mohammad Ali Bogra is a famous Politician, who was born on October 19, 1909 in Bangladesh. Member of the Muslim League who was the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953...

7. Pritilata Waddedar (1911)

Civil Rights Leader

Pritilata Waddedar is a famous Civil Rights Leader, who was born on May 5, 1911 in Bangladesh. Bengali revolutionary nationalist who became famous for leading a 1932 attack on the...

8. Zainul Abedin (1914)

Painter

The founding father of Bangladeshi art. He rose to fame during the 1940s. His countrymen lauded him as a Great Teacher of the Arts.

9. Shah Abdul Karim (1916)

Composer

Shah Abdul Karim is a famous Composer, who was born on February 15, 1916 in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi musician who composed over 1500 songs, many of which were collected in songbooks...

10. Rumman Ahmed (1996)

Model

Model who found mass acclaim when she played the deaf girl in the music video "Khaab" by Akhil. 

11. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920)

Politician

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is a famous Politician, who was born on March 17, 1920 in Bangladesh. Independence leader and the first President of Bangladesh who served from 1971 to 1972...

12. Taslima Nasrin (1962)

Poet Columnist Novelist

Author and former physician who published the 1993 novel Lajja about a Hindu family fighting against Muslims. She fled Bangladesh in 1994 when extremists threatened to kill her for the book...

13. Afiea Nusrat Barsha (1989)

Movie Actress

Afiea Nusrat Barsha is a famous Movie Actress, who was born on February 28, 1989 in Bangladesh. Award-winning model and actress known mononymously as Barsha who became the managing director...

14. Shahidullah Kaiser (1927)

Journalist

Shahidullah Kaiser is a famous Journalist, who was born on February 16, 1927 in Bangladesh. A Bangladeshi writer and journalist, he was assassinated along with other intellectuals during the Bangladesh...

15. Jahanara Imam (1929)

Activist

Jahanara Imam is a famous Activist, who was born on May 3, 1929 in Bangladesh. A Bengali political writer and activist, she earned the nickname of “the Mother of Martyrs”...

16. Firoza Begum (1930)

World Music Singer

Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet singer and the winner of the Sheltech Award and the Independence Day Award.

17. Shahabuddin Ahmed (1930)

President Of Bangladesh

The 11th President of Bangladesh who first held the office from 1990 to 1991 on the heels of a popular uprising against President Hussain Mohammad Ershad. He was President again...

18. Iajuddin Ahmed (1931)

Politician

Iajuddin Ahmed is a famous Politician, who was born on February 28, 1931 in Bangladesh. A late leader of the Independent party who held office as the President of Bangladesh...

19. Badruddoza Chowdhury (1932)

World Leader

Leader of the Grand Alliance and Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh who held office as the 12th President of Bangladesh from 2001 to 2002. He has also worked as an author and...

20. Mehazabien Chowdhury (1991)

TV Actress

Bangladeshi actress and model who is known for her roles in television, film, and commercial advertisements. She is know for her recurring phone operator character in the Banglalink commercials as...

21. Zahir Raihan (1935)

Bangladeshi Film Director

A twentieth-century Bangladeshi author, he is most remembered for Arek Falgun. During the 1960s, he also had a career as a film director.

22. Mir Masoom Ali (1937)

Teacher

Mir Masoom Ali is a famous Teacher, who was born on February 1, 1937 in Bangladesh. Revered professor and statistician who was the founding President of the North America Bangladesh...

23. Mohammad Farhad (1938)

Bangladesh Politician

Key figure in the Bangladeshi Independence movement, who was the former President of the Bangladesh Communist Party.

24. Moudud Ahmed (1940)

Bangladeshi Politician

Member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party who held office as the Deputy Prime Minister from 1976 to 1978 and 1987 to 1989. He wrote over a half-dozen books about politics...

25. Nusrat Faria Mazhar (1993)

Movie Actress

Nusrat Faria Mazhar is a famous Movie Actress, who was born on September 8, 1993 in Bangladesh. Award-winning Bengali actress who first rose to fame playing Shruti in the 2015...

26. Mahiya Mahi (1993)

Movie Actress

Renowned Bangladeshi actress who first rose to fame appearing in the hit film Bhalobashar Rong. She has gone on to appear in acclaimed films like Bhalobasha Aaj Kal, PoraMon, and...

27. Bhakti Charu Swami (1945)

Religious Leader

Bhakti Charu Swami is a famous Religious Leader, who was born on September 17, 1945 in Bangladesh. This guru and governing member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)...

28. Yafes Osman (1946)

Bangladeshi Architect

Designer-turned-politician who was Government Architect for the Housing and Settlement Department of Bangladesh. Associated with Dr. Fazlur Rahman Khan.

29. Mushfiqur Rahim (1988)

Cricket Player

Mushfiqur Rahim is a famous Cricket Player, who was born on September 1, 1988 in Bangladesh. Wicket-keeper who recorded Bangladesh’s first ever double century in a test. According to Astrologers,...

30. SM Sultan (1923)

Painter

SM Sultan is a famous Painter, who was born on August 10, 1923 in Bangladesh. Bangladeshi painter who received the prestigious Ekushey Padak honor in 1982 and the Independence Day...

31. Mohammad Mahmudullah Riyad (1986)

Cricket Player

Cricket player who joined the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in 2018. He was the highest-paid cricketer in Dhaka Premier Division Cricket that year.

32. Jewel Aich (1950)

Bangladeshi Magician

Entertainer who has long been considered Bangladesh's leading magician.

33. Mahfuz Anam (1950)

Bangladeshi Journalist

Newspaper figure who was an editor and publisher of Bangladesh's The Daily Star.

34. Subir Chowdhury (1967)

Author Of Quality Management Lit

An award-winning management consultant and author, he is best known for The Power of Six Sigma and The Ice Cream Maker. His other published works include Management 21 C and...

35. Parsa Evana (1994)

TV Actress

Bangladeshi actress, model, and dancer who is known for appearing in several BD TV drama based series'. She is best recognized for having starred in the shows Let's Have a...

36. Safa Kabir (1994)

Model

Model and actress who rose to fame when she appeared in the film @18 All Time Dourer Upor. Her other successful roles include Eka Meye and Valobasha 101.

37. Humayun Faridi (1952)

Actor Of Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi actor of film, TV, and the stage. He was best remembered for films like Meherjaan, and TV dramas like Vober Hat. In 2005, he appeared in Pret.

38. Runa Laila (1952)

World Music Singer

Bangladeshi playback singer and four-time National Film Award winner.

39. Sabina Yasmin (1954)

World Music Singer

Bangladeshi singer whose songs have been heard in over 15,000 films throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

40. Shahabuddin Nagari (1955)

Poet And Writer

Bangladeshi poet, author, and lyricist best known for Midnight Locomotive and Other Poems and The Black Cat and Other Poems. He also published several children's books and travelogues.

41. Tareque Masud (1956)

Bangladeshi Film Director

Bangladeshi actor of the award-winning film Matir Moina Runway.

42. Irene Khan (1956)

Bangladeshi Academic

British Bangladeshi human rights activist who was the 7th Secretary General of Amnesty International and editor of The Daily Star.

43. Sunerah Binte Kamal (1995)

Model

Sunerah Binte Kamal is a famous Model, who was born on August 22, 1995 in Bangladesh. Model who has used her Instagram to show off her day to day life...

44. Sabila Nur (1995)

TV Actress

Popular among Bangladeshi entertainment audiences, she is a dancer and actress seen in several TVC and television dramas.

45. Mosharraf Karim (1972)

Bangladeshi Actor

Most famous for his starring roles in the Bangladeshi series Housefull, Sakin Sarisuri, Family & Friends, and Aim in Life, Karim is also known for his role in the 2007...

46. Bidya Sinha Saha Mim (1992)

TV Actress

Bangladeshi actress and model best known for winning the Lux Channel I Superstar competition in 2007. She is known for modeling for several companies such as Lux, Grameenphone, and Walton....

47. Ahmed Sharif (1992)

Instagram Star

Web video comedian with more than 5 million Instagram followers. He has accumulated his massive audience posting short humorous skits about family, relationships, and a variety of miscellaneous subjects.

48. Habib Wahid (1979)

Composer

Singer, musician, and composer who has gained fame for his more than a dozen successful albums released since he began his career in 2003. He is also recognizable for composing...

49. Salah Choudhury (1965)

Journalist

Monaco Media Award-winning tabloid journalist known as the editor of The Weekly Blitz.

50. Shakib Al Hasan (1987)

Cricket Player

All-rounder for Bangladesh cricket starting in 2007, he became the world's top-ranked Test all-rounder in 2011. In 2015, he became the first all-rounder to be simultaneously ranked number one in...