Turkmenistan

Historical figures born in Turkmenistan

269 notable historical figures were born in Turkmenistan. These are the most notable:

Turkmenistan ranks #125 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Sudan, Jordan and Tanzania.

By era

• Medieval: 16
• Early Modern: 2
• Modern: 5

By occupation

• Politician: 7
• Islamic Scholar: 6
• Historian: 4
• Head of State/President: 3
• Poet: 3
• Astronomer: 2
• Geographer: 2
• Mathematician: 2

• Al-Khwarizmi (750 to 846, Science)
• Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (born 1957, Politics)
• Serdar Berdimuhamedow (born 1981, Politics)
• Jalal al-Din Mangburni (1199 to 1231, Politics)
• Maham Begum (Other)
• Al-Nasa'i (829 to 915, Religion)
• Safdar Jang (1708 to 1754, Politics)
• Saparmyrat Nyýazow (1940 to 2006, Politics)
• Al-Bayhaqi (994 to 1066, Religion)
• Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (736 to 797, Politics)
• Ibn Khordadbeh (820 to 912, Science)
• Al-Muqanna (701 to 783, Politics)
• Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr (967 to 1049, Religion)
• Bishr the Barefoot (769 to 841, Religion)
• Ishaq ibn Rahwayh (778 to 853, Politics)
• Mahmud Yalavach (1150 to 1254, Other)
• Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab (756 to 812, Politics)
• Anvari (1126 to 1190, Literature)
• André Hossein (1905 to 1983, Arts & Music)
• Abu Nasr Mansur (960 to 1036, Science)
• Nur-un-Nissa Begum (1645 to 1701, Other)
• Shams al-Din Juvayni (1250 to 1284, Politics)
• Han Ahmedow (1936 to 2006, Politics)
• Ibn al-Sam'ani (1113 to 1166, Religion)

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