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Historical figures born in Bangladesh

1,244 notable historical figures were born in Bangladesh. These are the most notable:

• 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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