Arts and Literature

• Kazi Nazrul Islam, National Poet of Bangladesh
• Akhteruzzaman Elias , Writer
• Ahmed Safa , Writer
• Begum Rokeya , Writer
• Bibi Russell , Internationally renowned Fashion Designer
• Humayun Azad, Writer, Professor
• Humayun Ahmed, Writer
• Dr. Md. Zafar Iqbal, Writer, Professor
• Anisuzzaman , Linguist, educationst, social scientist

Leading Intellectuals

• Muhammad Yunus, intellectual founder of the Grameen Bank.
• Rehman Sobhan , economist
• Dr. Kamal Hossain , lawyer, politician, civil-rights activist

Military

• Bir Sreshtho Matiur Rahman
• Bir Sreshtho Mohiuddin Jahangir
• Bir Sreshtho Hamidur Rahman
• Bir Sreshtho Mostafa Kamal
• Bir Sreshtho Munshi Abdur Rouf
• Bir Sreshtho Ruhul Amin
• Bir Sreshtho Nur Mohammad Sheikh

Political Leaders

• Tajuddin Ahmed, Prime Minister, 1971-1972
• Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Prime Minister and later President 1972-1975
• Ziaur Rahman, President, 1975-1981
• Hussain Mohammed Ershad, Chief Martial Law Administrator and later President, 1982-1990
• Begum Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister, 1991-1996; 2001-Present
• Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Prime Minister, 1996-2001