People listed are almost always native to the country. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within the country for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the country in their personal endeavors.
A - D
Roqia Abubakr women's rights activist
Javed Ahmadi cricketer
Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai politician, former prime minister
Fatema Akbari entrepreneur, woman's rights advocate
Ehsan Aman singer
Hafizullah Amin former president
Mirwais Ashraf cricketer
Siddiq Barmak film director, producer, screenwriter
Haji Mohammad Chamkani politician, former vice-president
Abdul Qadir Dagarwal leader Afghan Air Force squadron
Farhad Darya singer, composer
General Mohammed Daud Daud former police chief
E - J
Mamoon Eshaq singer
Masuma Esmati-Wardak writer, politician
Mohammad Nur Ahmad Etemadi diplomat, politician, former prime minister
Ravan A. G. Farhadi former prime minister, diplomat, linguist, researcher
Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai politician, diplomat, former prime minister of Northern Alliance
Mir Ghulam Mohammad Ghobar historian, journalist, politician, poet
Qamar Gula singer
Abdul Hai Habibi historian
Abdul Rahim Hatef politician
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar former prime minister
Khaled Hosseini novelist, physician
Hamza Hotak cricketer
Mozhdah Jamalzadah singer, actress
Malalai Joya activist, writer, politician
K
Mohammed Abdul Kabir senior member Taliban leadership
Meena Keshwar Kamal women's rights activist
Haji Kamran actor
Babrak Karmal former prime minister, former president
Hamid Karzai president
Sultan Ali Keshtmand politician, former prime minister
Khalilullah Khalili poet, historian
Fazal Haq Khaliqyar politician
Aryan Khan actor, singer
Emir Amanullah Khan former king
Mohammed Daoud Khan former prime minister, former president
Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan former prime minister
Shah Mahmud Khan former prime minister
Abdul Sabur Farid Kohistani former prime minister
L - P
Osama bin Laden Afghan resistance member (born in Saudi Arabia)
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