| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Sani Abacha |
Head of State |
20-Sep-1943 |
8-Jun-1998 |
Dictator of Nigeria, 1993-98 |
| Abu Abbas |
Terrorist |
10-Dec-1948 |
9-Mar-2004 |
Masterminded the Achille Lauro hijacking |
| Ferhat Abbas |
Head of State |
24-Oct-1899 |
23-Dec-1985 |
President of Algeria, 1962-63 |
| Omar Abdel-Rahman |
Criminal |
3-May-1938 |
|
The Blind Sheikh |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Basketball |
16-Apr-1947 |
|
NBA records for most minutes, most points |
| King Abdullah |
Royalty |
1-Aug-1924 |
|
King of Saudi Arabia |
| King Abdullah II |
Royalty |
30-Jan-1962 |
|
King of Jordan |
| Huma Abedin |
Government |
1976 |
|
Aide to Hillary Clinton |
| Mumia Abu-Jamal |
Criminal |
23-Apr-1954 |
|
Black Panther, sentenced to death |
| Saif al-Adel |
Terrorist |
11-Apr-1960 |
|
Al Qaeda embassy bomber |
| Mehmet Ali Agca |
Assassin |
9-Jan-1958 |
|
In 1981, shot Pope John Paul II |
| Mahmoud Ahmad |
Spy |
? |
|
Pakistani Intelligence chief gave Atta $100k |
| Moustapha Akkad |
Film/TV Producer |
1-Jul-1930 |
10-Nov-2005 |
Halloween producer |
| Akon |
Singer |
16-Apr-1973 |
|
Trouble |
| Sami Al-Arian |
Criminal |
14-Jan-1958 |
|
Professor convicted of funding terrorism |
| Hafez al-Assad |
Head of State |
6-Oct-1930 |
10-Jun-2000 |
President of Syria, 1971-2000 |
| Anwar al-Awlaki |
Religion |
22-Apr-1971 |
30-Sep-2011 |
Yemeni video cleric, AQAP |
| Ibn Al-Baitar |
Botanist |
c. 1197 |
c. 1248 |
Muslim botanist and pharmacist |
| Omar al-Bashir |
Politician |
1-Jan-1944 |
|
President of Sudan |
| Harun al-Rashid |
Royalty |
763 AD |
24-Mar-809 AD |
Abbasid caliph |
| al-Razi |
Doctor |
c. 865 AD |
27-Oct-925 AD |
Persian alchemist |
| Jaber III al-Sabah |
Royalty |
29-Jun-1926 |
15-Jan-2006 |
Emir of Kuwait, 1977-2006 |
| Saif Ali Khan |
Actor |
16-Aug-1970 |
|
Dil Chahta Hai |
| Ahmed Ali |
Novelist |
1-Jul-1910 |
14-Jan-1994 |
Twilight in Delhi |
| Laila Ali |
Boxing |
30-Dec-1977 |
|
Daughter of Muhammad Ali |
| Muhammad Ali |
Boxing |
17-Jan-1942 |
|
Floated like butterfly, stung like bee |
| Hafizullah Amin |
Head of State |
1-Aug-1929 |
27-Dec-1979 |
President of Afghanistan, 1979 |
| Idi Amin |
Head of State |
17-May-1928 |
16-Aug-2003 |
Former dictator of Uganda |
| Anousheh Ansari |
Business |
12-Sep-1966 |
|
Telecom executive, space tourist |
| Yasser Arafat |
Politician |
24-Aug-1929 |
10-Nov-2004 |
Palestinian leader, former terrorist |
| Mohammed Atta |
Terrorist |
1-Sep-1968 |
11-Sep-2001 |
Mastermind behind the 9-11 attacks |
| Aurangzeb |
Royalty |
3-Nov-1618 |
3-Mar-1707 |
Mogul Emperor |
| Avenzoar |
Doctor |
c. 1090 |
1162 |
Prominent Arab physician |
| Averroës |
Philosopher |
1126 |
1198 |
Islamic commentator on the classics |
| Avicenna |
Doctor |
980 AD |
1037 |
Canon of Medicine |
| Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz |
Government |
5-Jan-1928 |
|
Saudi Arabia Defense Minister |
| Shaukat Aziz |
Head of State |
6-Mar-1949 |
|
Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Abdullah Azzam |
Educator |
1941 |
24-Nov-1989 |
Gatekeeper of the Jihad |
| Parveen Babi |
Actor |
4-Apr-1955 |
20-Jan-2005 |
Sophisticated Seventies Bollywood Babe |
| Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
Head of State |
1-Jul-1914 |
4-Oct-1982 |
President of Iraq, 1968-79 |
| Prince Bandar bin Sultan |
Diplomat |
2-Mar-1949 |
|
Saudi Arabia Ambassador to U.S. |
| Abolhassan Bani-Sadr |
Head of State |
22-Mar-1933 |
|
First President of Iran, 1980-81 |
| Mohamed El Baradei |
Government |
17-Jun-1942 |
|
UN International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Massoud Barzani |
Head of State |
16-Aug-1946 |
|
President of Iraqi Kurdistan |
| Mustafa Barzani |
Military |
14-Mar-1903 |
1-Mar-1979 |
Kurdish nationalist |
| Abu Bakar Bashir |
Terrorist |
17-Aug-1938 |
|
Spiritual Leader of Jemaah Islamiah |
| Celal Bayar |
Head of State |
16-May-1883 |
22-Aug-1986 |
President of Turkey, 1950-60 |
| Bayezid I |
Royalty |
1360 |
1403 |
Ottoman Sultan, 1389-1402 |
| Ahmed Ben Bella |
Head of State |
25-Dec-1918 |
11-Apr-2012 |
President of Algeria, 1963-65 |
| Bayezid II |
Royalty |
3-Dec-1447 |
26-May-1512 |
Ottoman Sultan, 1481-1512 |
| Benazir Bhutto |
Head of State |
21-Jun-1953 |
27-Dec-2007 |
Former prime minister of Pakistan |
| Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Head of State |
5-Jan-1928 |
4-Apr-1979 |
Head of Pakistan, hanged |
| Big Daddy Kane |
Musician |
10-Sep-1968 |
|
King Asiatic Nobody's Equal |
| Art Blakey |
Drummer |
11-Oct-1919 |
16-Oct-1990 |
Principal bebop instigator and drummer |
| Boabdil |
Royalty |
c. 1459 |
1527 |
Last sultan of Granada |
| Omar Bongo |
Head of State |
30-Dec-1935 |
7-Jun-2009 |
President of Gabon, 1967-2009 |
| Houari Boumédienne |
Head of State |
23-Aug-1932 |
27-Dec-1978 |
Algerian Dictator, 1965-78 |
| H. Rap Brown |
Activist |
4-Oct-1943 |
|
Die, Nigger, Die! |
| André Carson |
Politician |
16-Oct-1974 |
|
Congressman, Indiana 7th |
| Ahmed Chalabi |
Government |
30-Oct-1944 |
|
Prominent on the Iraqi Provisional Council |
| Dave Chappelle |
Comic |
24-Aug-1973 |
|
Chappelle's Show |
| Jimmy Cliff |
Singer/Songwriter |
1-Apr-1948 |
|
Reggae musician |
| Lansana Conté |
Head of State |
c. 1934 |
22-Dec-2008 |
President of Guinea, 1984-2008 |
| Ice Cube |
Rapper |
15-Jun-1969 |
|
N.W.A., Boyz N the Hood |
| Mos Def |
Rapper |
11-Dec-1973 |
|
Black On Both Sides |
| Bob Denard |
Military |
7-Apr-1929 |
13-Oct-2007 |
French mercenary |
| Kemal Derviş |
Government |
10-Jan-1949 |
|
Head of the UNDP |
| Amadou Diallo |
Victim |
2-Sep-1975 |
4-Feb-1999 |
Shot dead by the NYPD |
| Assia Djebar |
Author |
4-Aug-1936 |
|
So Vast the Prison |
| Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri |
Government |
1-Jul-1942 |
12-Nov-2005 |
Saddam Hussein's number 2 |
| Suraj ud Dowlah |
Royalty |
1728 |
4-Jul-1757 |
Black Hole of Calcutta |
| Shirin Ebadi |
Activist |
1947 |
|
First female judge in Iran |
| Isabelle Eberhardt |
Author |
17-Feb-1877 |
21-Oct-1904 |
Transvestite Muslim author |
| Recep Tayyip Erdogan |
Head of State |
26-Feb-1954 |
|
Prime Minister of Turkey |
| Ahmet Ertegün |
Business |
21-Jul-1923 |
14-Dec-2006 |
Atlantic Records co-founder |
| King Fahd |
Royalty |
1923 |
1-Aug-2005 |
King of Saudi Arabia, 1982-2005 |
| Faisal I |
Royalty |
20-May-1883 |
8-Sep-1933 |
King of Iraq, 1921-33 |
| King Faisal |
Royalty |
1904 |
25-Mar-1975 |
King of Saudi Arabia, 1964-75 |
| Asghar Farhadi |
Film Director |
1972 |
|
A Separation |
| Louis Farrakhan |
Religion |
11-May-1933 |
|
Leader of Nation of Islam |
| Dodi al-Fayed |
Business |
15-Apr-1955 |
31-Aug-1997 |
Princess Diana's last boyfriend |
| Mohamed al-Fayed |
Business |
27-Jan-1933 |
|
Owner of Harrod's, father of Dodi al-Fayed |
| Stepin Fetchit |
Actor |
30-May-1902 |
19-Nov-1985 |
Professional black stereotype |
| Lupe Fiasco |
Rapper |
16-Feb-1982 |
|
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor |
| Adam Gadahn |
Terrorist |
1-Sep-1978 |
|
Al-Qaeda terrorist, indicted for treason |
| Asim Ghafoor |
Government |
11-Dec-1969 |
|
Controversial Muslim attorney |
| Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani |
Terrorist |
14-Apr-1974 |
|
Charged with bombing US Embassies |
| Yasmeen Ghauri |
Model |
23-Mar-1971 |
|
Versace and Victoria's Secret model |
| Ghostface Killah |
Rapper |
9-May-1970 |
|
Wu-Tang Clan |
| Faisal Gill |
Politician |
1972 |
|
Homeland Security Policy Director |
| Abdullah Gül |
Head of State |
29-Oct-1950 |
|
President of Turkey |
| B. J. Habibie |
Head of State |
25-Jun-1936 |
|
President of Indonesia, 1998-99 |
| Rabih Haddad |
Religion |
1960 |
|
Deported imam, purported terrorist |
| Hambali |
Terrorist |
4-Apr-1966 |
|
Leader of Jemaah Islamiah |
| Ismail Haniyeh |
Activist |
1962 |
|
Prime Minister of Palestine, 2006-07 |
| Rafik Hariri |
Head of State |
1-Nov-1944 |
14-Feb-2005 |
Billionaire, Lebanese Prime Minister |
| Nidal Malik Hasan |
Military |
8-Sep-1970 |
|
Fort Hood shooting |
| Sheikh Hasina |
Head of State |
28-Sep-1947 |
|
Prime Minister of Bangladesh, 1996-2001 |
| Walt Hazzard |
Basketball |
15-Apr-1942 |
18-Nov-2011 |
UCLA basketball coach 1984-88 |
| David Headley |
Terrorist |
30-Jun-1960 |
|
American implicated in Mumbai bombing |
| Gulbuddin Hekmatyar |
Head of State |
1947 |
|
Prime Minister of Afghanistan |
| David Hicks |
Military |
7-Aug-1975 |
|
Australia's answer to John Walker Lindh |
| Khaled Hosseini |
Novelist |
4-Mar-1965 |
|
The Kite Runner |
| Zakir Hussain |
Head of State |
8-Feb-1897 |
3-May-1969 |
President of India, 1967-69 |
| King Hussein I |
Royalty |
14-Nov-1935 |
7-Feb-1999 |
King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
| Qusay Hussein |
Royalty |
17-May-1966 |
22-Jul-2003 |
Saddam Hussein's younger son |
| Iman |
Model |
25-Jul-1955 |
|
Somali supermodel wife of David Bowie |
| Rex Ingram |
Film Director |
15-Jan-1892 |
21-Jul-1950 |
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse |
| Carlos the Jackal |
Terrorist |
12-Oct-1949 |
|
International terrorist |
| Jermaine Jackson |
Musician |
11-Dec-1954 |
|
The Jackson Five |
| Yahya Jammeh |
Head of State |
25-May-1965 |
|
President of The Gambia |
| Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
Head of State |
25-Dec-1876 |
11-Sep-1948 |
Founder of Pakistan |
| Abdallah Jumah |
Business |
1941 |
|
President and CEO of ARAMCO |
| Kamal Jumblatt |
Politician |
6-Dec-1917 |
16-Mar-1977 |
Former Leader of the Druze |
| Ahmad Tejan Kabbah |
Head of State |
16-Feb-1932 |
|
President of Sierra Leone, 1998-2007 |
| Akhmad Kadyrov |
Politician |
23-Aug-1951 |
9-May-2004 |
President of Chechnya |
| A. P. J. Kalam |
Scientist |
15-Oct-1931 |
|
11th President of India 2002-07 |
| Babrak Karmal |
Head of State |
6-Jan-1929 |
3-Dec-1996 |
President of Afghanistan, 1979-86 |
| Tawakkul Karman |
Activist |
7-Feb-1979 |
|
African free speech activist |
| Hamid Karzai |
Head of State |
24-Dec-1957 |
|
President of Afghanistan |
| Casey Kasem |
Radio Personality |
27-Apr-1932 |
|
American Top 40 |
| Mir Aimal Kasi |
Terrorist |
10-Feb-1964 |
14-Nov-2002 |
Killed two CIA employees at HQ |
| Yasar Kemal |
Author |
6-Oct-1923 |
|
Mehmet, My Hawk |
| Majid Khadduri |
Scholar |
1908 |
25-Jan-2007 |
Middle East scholar |
| Mohammed Jamal Khalifa |
Relative |
1-Feb-1957 |
31-Jan-2007 |
Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law |
| Zalmay Khalilzad |
Diplomat |
22-Mar-1951 |
|
US Ambassador to the UN, 2007-09 |
| Aamir Khan |
Actor |
14-Mar-1965 |
|
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India |
| Abdul Qadeer Khan |
Physicist |
1935 |
|
Father of Pakistani nuclear bomb |
| Aly Khan |
Royalty |
13-Jun-1911 |
12-May-1960 |
Jet-set Ismaili playboy prince |
| Ayub Khan |
Head of State |
14-May-1907 |
19-Apr-1974 |
President of Pakistan, 1958-69 |
| Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
Head of State |
20-Jan-1915 |
27-Oct-2006 |
President of Pakistan, 1988-93 |
| Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan |
Musician |
13-Oct-1948 |
16-Aug-1997 |
World-renowned Qawwali vocalist |
| Salman Khan |
Actor |
27-Dec-1965 |
|
Top Bollywood megastar |
| Shahrukh Khan |
Actor |
2-Nov-1965 |
|
Hindi megastar |
| Adnan Khashoggi |
Business |
25-Jul-1935 |
|
Saudi billionaire, arms merchant |
| Omar Khayyam |
Mathematician |
18-May-1048 |
4-Dec-1131 |
Rubaiyat |
| Salem bin Laden |
Relative |
1946 |
29-May-1988 |
Osama's brother |
| Abu Faraj al-Libbi |
Terrorist |
c. 1963 |
|
Third in command of al-Qaeda |
| John Walker Lindh |
Criminal |
9-Feb-1981 |
|
The American Taliban |
| Mahir |
Meme |
c. 1963 |
|
Welcome to my home page!!!! I kiss you!!!!! |
| Malcolm X |
Activist |
19-May-1925 |
21-Feb-1965 |
Nation of Islam |
| Lee Malvo |
Criminal |
18-Feb-1985 |
|
One of the two Washington Snipers |
| Mahmood Mamdani |
Author |
? |
|
When Victims Become Killers |
| Aasif Mandvi |
Actor |
5-Mar-1966 |
|
Daily Show correspondent |
| Moussa Marzook |
Activist |
1951 |
|
Head of the Hamas politburo |
| Khaled Mashaal |
Activist |
1956 |
|
Hamas bureau chief in Damascus |
| Abu Hamza al-Masri |
Religion |
15-Apr-1958 |
|
Imam of Finsbury Park Mosque |
| Abu Mazen |
Head of State |
26-Mar-1935 |
|
Prime Minister, Palestinian Authority |
| Mehmed I |
Royalty |
1389 |
26-May-1421 |
Ottoman Sultan, 1413-21 |
| Mehmed the Conqueror |
Royalty |
29-Mar-1432 |
3-May-1481 |
Ottoman Sultan, destroyed Byzantine empire |
| Sania Mirza |
Tennis |
15-Nov-1986 |
|
Indian tennis sensation |
| Goenawan Mohammad |
Journalist |
29-Jul-1941 |
|
Muckraking Indonesian journalist |
| King Mohammed VI |
Royalty |
21-Aug-1963 |
|
King of Morocco |
| Mounir el-Motassadeq |
Terrorist |
1974 |
|
Only person convicted over 9/11 attacks |
| Zacarias Moussaoui |
Terrorist |
30-May-1968 |
|
Would-be al Qaeda hijacker |
| Hosni Mubarak |
Head of State |
4-May-1928 |
|
President of Egypt, 1981-2011 |
| Imad Fayez Mugniyah |
Terrorist |
7-Dec-1962 |
12-Feb-2008 |
Hezbollah International terror wing |
| Elijah Muhammad |
Religion |
7-Oct-1897 |
25-Feb-1975 |
Nation of Islam |
| John Allen Muhammad |
Criminal |
31-Dec-1960 |
10-Nov-2009 |
Beltway sniper |
| Prophet Muhammad |
Religion |
c. 570 AD |
8-Jun-632 AD |
Muslim prophet |
| Murad I |
Royalty |
1326 |
28-Jun-1389 |
First Ottoman Sultan, 1359-1389 |
| Murad II |
Royalty |
Jun-1402 |
3-Feb-1451 |
Ottoman Sultan, 1421-51 |
| Pervez Musharraf |
Head of State |
11-Aug-1943 |
|
President of Pakistan, 2001-08 |
| Amr Mussa |
Government |
3-Oct-1936 |
|
Secretary General of the Arab League |
| Ali Naimi |
Government |
2-Aug-1935 |
|
Saudi Minister of Oil |
| Mohammad Najibullah |
Head of State |
1947 |
28-Sep-1996 |
President of Afghanistan, 1987-92 |
| Merhan Karimi Nasseri |
Victim |
c. 1950 |
|
Trapped at De Gaulle Airport since 1988 |
| Nursultan Nazarbayev |
Head of State |
6-Jul-1940 |
|
President of Kazakhstan |
| Abu Nidal |
Terrorist |
May-1937 |
16-Aug-2002 |
Palestinian terrorist |
| Queen Noor |
Royalty |
23-Aug-1951 |
|
Queen of Jordan |
| Hakeem Olajuwon |
Basketball |
21-Jan-1963 |
|
Houston Rockets |
| Mohammed Omar |
Terrorist |
1959 |
|
Head of the Taliban |
| Orhan I |
Royalty |
1284 |
1359 |
Bey of Osmanli, father of the first Ottoman Sultan |
| Osman I |
Royalty |
1258 |
1326 |
Founder of the Ottoman Empire |
| Turgut Özal |
Head of State |
13-Oct-1927 |
17-Apr-1993 |
8th President of Turkey |
| Adnan Pachachi |
Politician |
14-May-1923 |
|
Former Iraqi diplomat |
| Jose Padilla |
Terrorist |
18-Oct-1970 |
|
Alleged Terrorist |
| Reza Shah Pahlavi |
Head of State |
16-Mar-1878 |
26-Jul-1944 |
Shah of Iran, 1925-41 |
| Orhan Pamuk |
Novelist |
7-Jun-1952 |
|
Leading Turkish novelist |
| Paris |
Rapper |
29-Oct-1967 |
|
The devil made him do it |
| Emin Pasha |
Explorer |
28-Mar-1840 |
23-Oct-1892 |
German colonial traveller in Africa |
| Enver Pasha |
Government |
22-Nov-1881 |
4-Aug-1922 |
Young Turk leader, persecuted ethnic minorities |
| Ismail Pasha |
Royalty |
31-Dec-1830 |
2-Mar-1895 |
Khedive of Egypt, 1863-79 |
| Eboo Patel |
Activist |
? |
|
Interfaith Youth Core |
| St. John Philby |
Government |
3-Apr-1885 |
30-Sep-1960 |
Sheikh Abdullah, Arabist |
| Q-Tip |
Rapper |
10-Apr-1970 |
|
A Tribe Called Quest |
| Muammar Qaddafi |
Head of State |
1942 |
20-Oct-2011 |
Dictator of Libya |
| Sayyid Qutb |
Philosopher |
9-Oct-1906 |
29-Aug-1966 |
Muslim Brotherhood philosopher |
| Mohammad Rabbani |
Head of State |
1955 |
21-Apr-2001 |
Taliban leader, Prime Minister |
| Mujibur Rahman |
Head of State |
17-Mar-1920 |
15-Aug-1975 |
President, Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
| Tunku Abdul Rahman |
Head of State |
8-Feb-1903 |
6-Dec-1990 |
First Prime Minister of Malaysia, 1957-70 |
| Queen Rania |
Royalty |
31-Aug-1970 |
|
Queen of Jordan |
| Abdel Aziz Rantisi |
Activist |
23-Oct-1947 |
17-Apr-2004 |
Hamas co-founder |
| Ahmad Rashad |
Sports Journalist |
19-Nov-1949 |
|
Wide Receiver turned sportscaster |
| Richard Reid |
Terrorist |
12-Aug-1973 |
|
Shoe bomber |
| MC Ren |
Rapper |
14-Jun-1969 |
|
NWA |
| Jack Roche |
Terrorist |
31-Oct-1953 |
|
al Qaeda's man in Australia |
| The RZA |
Music Producer |
5-Jul-1969 |
|
Wu-Tang Clan |
| Sabah IV al-Sabah |
Royalty |
6-Jun-1929 |
|
Emir of Kuwait |
| Anwar Sadat |
Head of State |
25-Dec-1918 |
6-Oct-1981 |
President of Egypt, 1970-81 |
| Marat Safin |
Tennis |
27-Jan-1980 |
|
Winner of 2 Grand Slam titles |
| Rashaan Salaam |
Football |
8-Oct-1974 |
|
Winner, 1994 Heisman Trophy |
| Abdus Salam |
Physicist |
29-Jan-1926 |
21-Nov-1996 |
Electroweak Theory |
| Ali Abdullah Saleh |
Head of State |
21-Mar-1942 |
|
President of Yemen |
| King Ibn Saud |
Head of State |
1876 |
9-Nov-1953 |
Founder of Saudi Arabia |
| Selim I |
Royalty |
10-Oct-1470 |
22-Sep-1520 |
Ottoman Sultan, 1512-20 |
| Selim II |
Royalty |
28-May-1524 |
15-Dec-1574 |
Ottoman Sultan, 1566-74 |
| Mohammed Zahir Shah |
Royalty |
16-Oct-1914 |
23-Jul-2007 |
King of Afghanistan, 1933-73 |
| Faisal Shahzad |
Terrorist |
30-Jul-1979 |
|
Attempted Times Square bombing |
| Omar Sharif |
Actor |
10-Apr-1932 |
|
Lawrence of Arabia |
| Cat Stevens |
Singer/Songwriter |
21-Jul-1948 |
|
Morning Has Broken |
| Megawati Sukarnoputri |
Head of State |
23-Jan-1947 |
|
President of Indonesia, 2001-04 |
| Suleiman II |
Royalty |
15-Apr-1642 |
23-Jun-1691 |
Ottoman Sultan, 1687-91 |
| Suleiman the Magnificent |
Royalty |
27-Apr-1495 |
5-Sep-1566 |
Ottoman Sultan, 1520-66 |
| Rashid Sunyaev |
Astronomer |
1-Mar-1943 |
|
Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect |
| Suraiya |
Musician |
15-Jun-1929 |
31-Jan-2004 |
Sexy Bollywood superstar of the '40s and '50s |
| T-Pain |
Singer |
30-Jun-1985 |
|
Buy U a Drank |
| Tabu |
Actor |
4-Nov-1970 |
|
Chandni Bar |
| Sharmila Tagore |
Actor |
8-Dec-1946 |
|
Apur Sansar |
| Mahmoud Muhammad Taha |
Religion |
c. 1909 |
18-Jan-1985 |
Progressive Islamic theologian |
| Jalal Talabani |
Head of State |
1933 |
|
President of Iraq |
| Alwaleed bin Talal |
Business |
Mar-1955 |
|
World's 5th richest man, 2005 |
| Tamerlane |
Royalty |
1336 |
19-Feb-1405 |
Conquered Hindustan |
| Nur Muhammad Taraki |
Head of State |
15-Jul-1913 |
14-Sep-1979 |
President of Afghanistan, 1978-79 |
| Tewfik Pasha |
Royalty |
30-Apr-1852 |
7-Jan-1892 |
Khedive of Egypt, 1879-92 |
| Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani |
Royalty |
Dec-1950 |
|
Emir of Qatar, owns Al Jazeera |
| Richard Thompson |
Musician |
3-Apr-1949 |
|
Fairport Convention |
| Ali Farka Touré |
Guitarist |
1939 |
7-Mar-2006 |
Bluesman of Africa, Talking Timbuktu |
| Mike Tyson |
Boxing |
30-Jun-1966 |
|
Erratic heavyweight champion |
| U-God |
Musician |
10-Nov-1968 |
|
Wu-Tang Clan |
| Abdurrahman Wahid |
Head of State |
4-Aug-1940 |
30-Dec-2009 |
President of Indonesia, 1999-2001 |
| Thomas A. Watson |
Engineer |
18-Jan-1854 |
13-Dec-1934 |
Assistant to Alexander Graham Bell |
| John Whitehead |
Musician |
2-Jul-1948 |
11-May-2004 |
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now |
| Umaru Yar'Adua |
Head of State |
9-Jul-1951 |
5-May-2010 |
President of Nigeria, 2007-10 |
| Sheikh Ahmed Yassin |
Religion |
18-Dec-1936 |
21-Mar-2004 |
Hamas spiritual leader |
| Muhammad Yunus |
Business |
28-Jun-1940 |
|
Banker to the Poor |
| Mahmoud Zahar |
Activist |
1945 |
|
Hamas co-founder, spokesman |
| Fareed Zakaria |
Journalist |
20-Jan-1965 |
|
Time columnist |
| Abu Musab al-Zarqawi |
Terrorist |
20-Oct-1966 |
7-Jun-2006 |
Former top al Qaeda operative in Iraq |
| Ahmed H. Zewail |
Chemist |
26-Feb-1946 |
|
Femtochemistry |
| Khaleda Zia |
Head of State |
15-Aug-1945 |
|
Twice Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
| Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
Head of State |
12-Aug-1924 |
17-Aug-1988 |
Ruler of Pakistan, 1977-88 |
| Zinédine Zidane |
Soccer |
23-Jun-1972 |
|
Real Madrid FC |
| King Zog |
Royalty |
8-Oct-1895 |
9-Apr-1961 |
King of Albania |
| Harb Saleh al-Zuhair |
Business |
4-Jul-1938 |
|
Saudi Arabian industrialist |
