Cultural Production in
Present Day
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan ranks 65th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tunisia, Syria, and Paraguay. Memorable people born in present day Kazakhstan include Tomyris, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Seljuk. Memorable people who died in Kazakhstan include Timur, Jochi, and Seljuk. Kazakhstan has been the birth place of many athletes, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Astana, while the largest city and leading cultural and commercial hub is Almaty. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 600 BC and 2006, present day Kazakhstan was the birth place of 285 globally memorable people, including Tomyris, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Seljuk. Additionaly, 39 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Kazakhstan including Timur, Jochi, and Seljuk.
People Born in Present Day Kazakhstan
Go to all RankingsTomyris
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 88
Nursultan Nazarbayev
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 276
Seljuk
POLITICIAN
902 - 1038
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 100
Ahmad Yasawi
WRITER
1103 - 1166
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 84
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 31
Muhammad Shaybani
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1510
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 90
Lavr Kornilov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1918
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 74
Akhmad Kadyrov
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2004
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 75
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2022
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 66
Aslan Maskhadov
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2005
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 64
Abai Qunanbaiuly
WRITER
1845 - 1904
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 77
Edigu
POLITICIAN
1352 - 1419
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 92
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Kazakhstan
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Go to all RankingsTimur
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1336 - 1405
HPI: 90.74
Rank: 34
Jochi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1181 - 1227
HPI: 81.23
Rank: 11
Seljuk
POLITICIAN
902 - 1038
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 37
Ahmad Yasawi
WRITER
1103 - 1166
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 28
Abai Qunanbaiuly
WRITER
1845 - 1904
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 20
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1932
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 33
Shiban
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1266
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 14
Georgy Dobrovolsky
ASTRONAUT
1928 - 1971
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 24
Shoqan Walikhanov
HISTORIAN
1835 - 1865
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 9
Vasily Chapayev
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1919
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 22
Vladislav Volkov
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 1971
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 23
Viktor Patsayev
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 1971
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 25
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kazakhstan were athletes (104), politicians (39), boxers (22), soccer players (20), and cyclists (11), while most who died were politicians (8), writers (7), military personnels (5), astronauts (3), and linguists (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Kazakhstan, including Anatoly Khrapaty, Veniamin Soldatenko, and David Rigert. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kazakhstan, including Anatoly Khrapaty, Veniamin Soldatenko, and David Rigert.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Kazakhstan since 1700.