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Turkmenistan ranks 116th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Uganda, Dominican Republic, and Sri Lanka. Memorable people born in present day Turkmenistan include Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu. Memorable people who died in Turkmenistan include Saparmurat Niyazov, Ahmad Sanjar, and Yazdegerd III. Turkmenistan has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.

Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west. It is one of six independent Turkic states. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city. With over 7 million people, Turkmenistan is the 35th most-populous country in Asia and has the lowest population of the Central Asian republics while being one of the most sparsely populated nations on the Asian continent. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 150 BC and 2002, present day Turkmenistan was the birth place of 54 globally memorable people, including Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Turkmenistan including Saparmurat Niyazov, Ahmad Sanjar, and Yazdegerd III.

People Born in Present Day Turkmenistan

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People Deceased in Present Day Turkmenistan

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Turkmenistan were politicians (16), athletes (8), soccer players (7), religious figures (4), and writers (4),  while most who died were politicians (10), writers (2), religious figures (2), military personnels (1), and social activists (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Turkmenistan, including Inha Babakova, Remigija Nazarovienė, and Danil Burkenya. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Turkmenistan, including Saparmurat Niyazov, Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in present day Turkmenistan since 1700.