Tashkent
Tashkent ranks 172nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sparta, Brisbane, and Damascus. Memorable people born in Tashkent include Spitamenes, Viktor Bryukhanov, and Abdulla Aripov. Memorable people who died in Tashkent include Tamara Khanum, Dmitry Ushakov, and Elihan Tore. Tashkent has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Tashkent is located in Uzbekistan.
Tashkent, also known as Toshkent, is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is one of the most populous cities in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. It is located in northeastern Uzbekistan, near the border with Kazakhstan. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 400 BC and 2004, Tashkent was the birth place of 88 globally memorable people, including Spitamenes, Viktor Bryukhanov, and Abdulla Aripov. Additionaly, 18 globally memorable people have passed away in Tashkent including Tamara Khanum, Dmitry Ushakov, and Elihan Tore.
People Born in Tashkent
Go to all RankingsSpitamenes
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 17
Viktor Bryukhanov
ENGINEER
1935 - 2021
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 16
Abdulla Aripov
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 70
Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat
POLITICIAN
1499 - 1551
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 19
Rashid Sunyaev
PHYSICIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 56
Yuri Antonov
COMPOSER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 77
Zulfiya
WRITER
1915 - 1996
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 10
Nigmatilla Yuldashev
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 41
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 50
Genrich Altshuller
INVENTOR
1926 - 1998
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 18
Akmal Ikramov
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1938
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 88
Gʻafur Gʻulom
WRITER
1903 - 1966
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Tashkent
Go to all RankingsTamara Khanum
DANCER
1906 - 1991
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Dmitry Ushakov
LINGUIST
1873 - 1942
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Elihan Tore
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1976
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Halima Nosirova
SINGER
1913 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Oʻtkir Sultonov
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2015
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 5
Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1882
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Zulfiya
WRITER
1915 - 1996
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 7
Yunus Khan
POLITICIAN
1415 - 1487
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Shuhrat Abbosov
ACTOR
1931 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Lal Bahadur Shastri
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1904 - 1966
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Gʻafur Gʻulom
WRITER
1903 - 1966
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 11
Sabir Yunusov
CHEMIST
1909 - 1995
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Tashkent
Go to all RankingsTamara Khanum
DANCER
1906 - 1991
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Dmitry Ushakov
LINGUIST
1873 - 1942
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Elihan Tore
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1976
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Halima Nosirova
SINGER
1913 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1818 - 1882
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Yunus Khan
POLITICIAN
1415 - 1487
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Shuhrat Abbosov
ACTOR
1931 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Lal Bahadur Shastri
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1904 - 1966
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Abdurauf Fitrat
WRITER
1885 - 1938
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Ablai Khan
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1781
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Vera Komissarzhevskaya
WRITER
1864 - 1910
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Islam Karimov
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tashkent were athletes (21), soccer players (16), politicians (10), boxers (5), and wrestlers (4), while most who died were politicians (6), writers (4), dancers (1), linguists (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tashkent, including Radion Gataullin, Sergey Belyayev, and Marina Shmonina. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tashkent, including Radion Gataullin, Sergey Belyayev, and Marina Shmonina.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Tashkent since 1700.