Khujand
Khujand ranks 2,290th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hebron, San Martín, Buenos Aires, and Eutin. Memorable people born in Khujand include Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Oqil Oqilov, and Rahmon Nabiyev. Khujand has been the birth place of many politicians, and astronomers. Khujand is located in Tajikistan.
Khujand, sometimes spelled Khodjent and formerly known as Leninabad from 1936 to 1991, is the second-largest city of Tajikistan and the capital of Tajikistan's northernmost Sughd province. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 940 and 1994, Khujand was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, Oqil Oqilov, and Rahmon Nabiyev.
People Born in Khujand
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Abu-Mahmud Khojandi
ASTRONOMER
940 - 1000
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 5
Oqil Oqilov
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 7
Rahmon Nabiyev
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1993
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 2
Qahhor Mahkamov
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1
Yuri Maslyukov
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2010
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 4
Henri Weber
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2020
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 3
Parvizdzhon Umarbayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 36.83
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Khujand were politicians (5), astronomers (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Khujand, including Oqil Oqilov, Rahmon Nabiyev, and Qahhor Mahkamov. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Khujand, including Oqil Oqilov, Rahmon Nabiyev, and Qahhor Mahkamov.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Khujand since 1700.
