Namesakes
Islamic Caliphs:
3 caliphs
Caliph Ahmed I 1603-1617 Ottoman 
Caliph Ahmed II 1691-1695 Ottoman
Caliph Ahmed III 1703-1730 Ottoman
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry
(chemistry) Ahmed Zewail 1999
Notable Athletes:
1 boxing, 1 soccer
(boxing) Sultan Ibragimov (middle name Ahmed) 1975-
(soccer) Ahmed Musa 1992-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 chemist
Ahmed Zewail 1946-2016
Notable Writers:
1 playwright/poet
Jamiluddin Aali (middle name Ahmed) 1925-2015
Olympic Medalists:
2 silver, 1 bronze, 1 gold
(gold) Boughèra El Ouafi (a.k.a. Ahmed) 1928 marathon
(bronze) Mohamed Suleiman (middle name Ahmed) 1992 1500 m
(silver) Sultan Ibragimov (middle name Ahmed) 2000 boxing
(silver) Ismail Ahmed Ismail 2008 800 m
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei 2003-2005; 2005-2006 Palestine
Ottoman Sultans:
3 sultans
Sultan Ahmed I 1603-1617
Sultan Ahmed II 1691-1695
Sultan Ahmed III 1703-1730