Morocco
Morocco ranks #735 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Buckingham Palace, Czechoslovakia, and Delft. The most famous people from Morocco are Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Mahieddine Khalef, and Yahya al-Mu'tasim. The most famous people who died in Morocco are Hassan I of Morocco, Jan Janszoon, and Idris al-Ma'mun. Morocco has been the birthplace of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and pirates. Morocco is located in Morocco.
People
Between 1160 and 2000, present-day Morocco was the birthplace of 23 globally memorable people, including Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Mahieddine Khalef, and Yahya al-Mu'tasim. Additionally, 4 globally memorable people died in present-day Morocco, including Hassan I of Morocco, Jan Janszoon, and Idris al-Ma'mun.
People Born in Present-Day Morocco
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Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur
Politician
1160 - 1199
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 1
Mahieddine Khalef
Coach
1944 - 2024
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 2
Yahya al-Mu'tasim
Politician
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 3
Abdallah Lamrani
Soccer Player
1946 - 2019
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 4
Hadi Dahane
Soccer Player
1946 - 2020
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5
Boujemaa Benkhrif
Soccer Player
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 6
Nadia Hasnaoui
Presenter
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 7
Labid Khalifa
Soccer Player
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 8
Mouncif El Haddaoui
Soccer Player
1964 - 2024
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 9
Khadija Arib
Politician
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 10
Lahcen Ouadani
Soccer Player
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 11
Salahdine Hmied
Soccer Player
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Morocco
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Soccer Player
1964 - 2024
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 9
Fadel Jilal
Soccer Player
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 14
Samir
Soccer Player
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 15
Abdellah Bidane
Soccer Player
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 16
Mohammed Sahil
Soccer Player
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 17
Malika Akkaoui
Athlete
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.60
Rank: 20
Leila Shenna
Actor
2000 - Present
HPI: 34.07
Rank: 21
People Deceased in Present-Day Morocco
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Hassan I of Morocco
Politician
1836 - 1894
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 1
Jan Janszoon
Pirate
1570 - 1641
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 2
Idris al-Ma'mun
Politician
1186 - 1232
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 3
Mohammed al-Shaykh
Politician
1490 - 1557
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Morocco were soccer players (12), athletes (4), politicians (3), coaches (1), and presenters (1), while most who died were politicians (3), and pirates (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in present-day Morocco since 1700.
