Bangladesh
Historical figures born in Bangladesh
1,244 notable historical figures were born in Bangladesh. These are the most notable:
Bangladesh ranks #68 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Armenia, Thailand and Peru.
By era
- Medieval: 1
- Early Modern: 2
- Modern: 37
By occupation
- Politician: 22
- Writer/Author: 14
- Head of State/President: 8
- Revolutionary: 7
- Poet: 6
- Minister/Cabinet Official: 4
- Prime Minister: 4
- Activist: 4
- Sheikh Hasina (born 1947, Politics)
- Muhammad Yunus (born 1940, Politics)
- Tarique Rahman (born 1968, Politics)
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920 to 1975, Politics)
- Ziaur Rahman (1936 to 1981, Politics)
- Mohammed Shahabuddin (born 1949, Politics)
- Osman Hadi (1993 to 2025, Politics)
- Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858 to 1937, Science)
- Taslima Nasrin (born 1962, Literature)
- Sri Chinmoy (1931 to 2007, Literature)
- Meghnad Saha (1893 to 1956, Science)
- A. K. Fazlul Huq (1873 to 1962, Politics)
- Michael Madhusudan Dutt (1824 to 1873, Literature)
- Jogendra Nath Mandal (1904 to 1968, Politics)
- Mohammad Abdul Hamid (born 1944, Politics)
- Begum Rokeya (1880 to 1932, Literature)
- Mohammad Ali Bogra (1909 to 1963, Politics)
- Chittaranjan Das (1870 to 1925, Politics)
- M. A. G. Osmani (1918 to 1984, Military)
- Pritilata Waddedar (1911 to 1932, Politics)
- Bimal Roy (1909 to 1966, Entertainment)
- Prafulla Chandra Ray (1861 to 1944, Science)
- Arafat Rahman (1970 to 2015, Business)
- Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1918 to 1996, Politics)
- Runa Laila (born 1952, Arts & Music)
- Bipin Chandra Pal (1858 to 1932, Politics)
- Bagha Jatin (1879 to 1915, Politics)
- Surya Sen (1894 to 1934, Politics)
- Iajuddin Ahmed (1931 to 2012, Politics)
- M. A. Wazed Miah (1942 to 2009, Science)
- Tajuddin Ahmad (1925 to 1975, Politics)
- Nurul Amin (1893 to 1974, Politics)
- Atiśa (982 to 1054, Religion)
- Sheikh Rehana (born 1955, Politics)
- Lalon (1772 to 1890, Religion)
- Zillur Rahman (1929 to 2013, Politics)
- Rani Bhabani (1716 to 1795, Politics)
- Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri (1908 to 1983, Military)
- Jibanananda Das (1899 to 1954, Literature)
- Shahabuddin Ahmed (1930 to 2022, Politics)
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