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Famous People Born in the -stans

Can you name the 27 people born in the -stan countries (Central Asia, Afghanistan & Pakistan) with over 70 Wikipedia languages as of 2020?
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Last updated: December 28, 2022
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Person
Uzbekistan
980–1037
Islamic Golden Age physician, astronomer & philosopher
Avicenna
Pakistan
1542–1605
expansionist Mughal emperor who ruled most of India
Akbar
Kyrgyzstan
701–762
legendary traditional Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty
Li Bai
Turkmenistan
780–850
Islamic Golden Age polymath, "father of algebra"
Al-Khwarizmi
Uzbekistan
1336–1405
brutal military leader & conqueror, eponymous empire
Timur
Pakistan
1953–2007
exiled & assassinated 2-time female PM of Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto
Pakistan
1997–
women's & human rights activist, youngest Nobel laureate
Malala Yousafzai
Pakistan
-375–-283
Indian polymath, pioneer of economics & political science
Chanakya
Afghanistan
1207–1273
Persian poet; Islamic scholar, mystic & spiritual leader
Rumi
Pakistan
1932–
economist, Sikh prime minister of India 2004–14
Manmohan Singh
Kazakhstan
1940–
authoritarian first leader of Kazakhstan 1991–2019
Nursultan
Nazarbayev
Pakistan
1469–1539
founder of Sikhism, first of the ten Sikh gurus
Guru Nanak
Pakistan
1876–1948
first governor-general of Pakistan, Father of the Nation
Muhammad
Ali Jinnah
Uzbekistan
973–1048
Islamic Golden Age polymath, pioneer of various fields
Al-Biruni
Uzbekistan
1483–1530
conqueror, amir and founder of the Mughal Empire
Babur
Afghanistan
1957–
tribe leader and president of Afghanistan 2002–14
Hamid Karzai
Pakistan
1592–1666
heyday Mughal emperor 1628–58, built the Taj Mahal
Shah Jahan
Uzbekistan
1938–2016
authoritarian first leader of Uzbekistan 1989/91–2016
Islam Karimov
Pakistan
1887–1938
Urdu poet, philosopher & scholar; Pakistani National Poet
Muhammad Iqbal
Pakistan
1910–1995
theoretical astrophysicist (stellar evolution), Nobel 1983
Subrahmanyan
Chandrasekhar
Turkmenistan
1957–
nacissistic authoritarian leader of Turkmenistan 2006–22
Gurbanguly
Berdimuhamedow
Pakistan
1926–1996
theoretical physicist (electroweak theory), Nobel 1979
Abdus Salam
Pakistan
1928–1979
executed Pakistani president / PM 1970–73, PPP founder
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Pakistan
1955–
unpopular president of Pakistan 2008–13, husband of #6
Asif Ali Zardari
Kyrgyzstan
1983–
Ukrainian singer, won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest
Jamala
Kyrgyzstan
1928–2008
writer of short stories & novels (Jamila) and diplomat
Chinghiz Aitmatov
Turkmenistan
1940–2006
repressive dictator of Turkmenistan 1991–2006, narcissist
Saparmurat Niyazov
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