Casablanca
Casablanca ranks 211th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nashville, Tennessee, Bogotá, and Thessaloniki. The most famous people from Casablanca are Jean Reno, Serge Haroche, and Frida Boccara. The most famous people who died in Casablanca are Larbi Benbarek, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, and Touria Chaoui. Casablanca has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Casablanca is located in Morocco.
People
Between 1914 and 2003, Casablanca was the birth place of 77 globally memorable people, including Jean Reno, Serge Haroche, and Frida Boccara. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Casablanca including Larbi Benbarek, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, and Touria Chaoui.
People Born in Casablanca
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Jean Reno
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 1
Serge Haroche
PHYSICIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 2
Frida Boccara
SINGER
1940 - 1996
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 3
Anne-Marie David
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 4
Daniel Pennac
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 5
Larbi Benbarek
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1992
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 6
Christian de Portzamparc
ARCHITECT
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 7
Nawal El Moutawakel
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 8
Alain Souchon
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 9
Noureddine Naybet
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 10
Abdelmajid Dolmy
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2017
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 11
Gad Elmaleh
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Casablanca
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Jamal Sellami
COACH
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 33
Soufiane Rahimi
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 41
Amal Ayouch
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 46
Khalid Fouhami
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 54
Rachid El Basir
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 57
Mouhcine Iajour
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 61
Zineb Triki
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 63
Zineb El Rhazoui
JOURNALIST
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 64
Nadia Kounda
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.56
Rank: 68
Mohammed Rabii
BOXER
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 70
Oussama Targhalline
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 71
Ismail Belmaalem
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.63
Rank: 72
People Deceased in Casablanca
Go to all RankingsLarbi Benbarek
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1992
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 1
Abderrahmane Youssoufi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 2
Touria Chaoui
PILOT
1936 - 1956
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 3
Mohammed Karim Lamrani
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2018
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 4
Ahmed Laraki
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2020
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 5
Abdallah Ibrahim
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2005
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 6
Abdelmajid Dolmy
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2017
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 7
Abderrahmane Mahjoub
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 8
Touriya Jabrane
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2020
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Casablancawere soccer players (37), actors (7), athletes (7), singers (5), and tennis players (4), while most who died were politicians (5), soccer players (3), and pilots (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Casablanca, including Noureddine Naybet, Abdelmajid Dolmy, and Houmane Jarir. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Casablanca, including Larbi Benbarek, Noureddine Naybet, and Abdelmajid Dolmy.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Casablanca since 1700.
