Notable People From Kandahar Province
- Abdul Bari Jahani - Poet, writer, author of the Afghan National Anthem
- Nur Jahan - Empress of the Mughal Empire
- Mir Wais Hotak - Founder of Hotaki dynasty
- Abdul Aziz Hotak - Second ruler of the Hotaki dynasty
- Mahmud Hotaki - Third ruler of the Hotaki dynasty and Shah of Persia
- Ashraf Hotaki – Shah of Persia (1725-1729)
- Hussain Hotaki – Last ruler of the Hotaki dynasty
- Ahmad Shah Durrani - Founding father of Afghanistan (Father of the Nation)
- Timur Shah Durrani - Second ruler of the Durrani Empire
- Zaman Shah Durrani - Third ruler of the Durrani Empire
- Dost Mohammad Khan - Founder of the Barakzai dynasty/Emire of Afghanistan
- Sher Ali Khan - Emir of Afghanistan
- Abdur Rahman Khan - King of Afghanistan
- Ayub Khan - Defeated British Troops in Second Anglo-Afghan War
- Hashim Maiwandwal - Prime Minister of Afghanistan
- Hamid Karzai - President of Afghanistan
- Gul Agha Sherzai - Governor of Nangarhar Province
- Ghulam Haider Hamidi - Mayor of Kandahar who was killed in July 2011
- Yousef Pashtun - Minister of Urban Development, Former Governor of Kandahar Province
- Mohammad Arif Noorzai - Tribal Leader, former Deputy Speaker of Afghan Parliament
- Abdul Ahad Karzai - Former tribal leader of Popalzai tribe, former Deputy Speaker of Afghan Parliament
- Yahya Maroofi - Secretary General of ECO
- Toryalai Wesa - Governor of Kandahar Province
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