Jeddah
Jeddah ranks 388th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Las Palmas, Norwich, and Santiago de Cuba. The most famous people from Jeddah are Abbas I of Egypt, Al-Waleed bin Talal, and Muhammad bin Nayef. The most famous people who died in Jeddah are Idi Amin, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and Fazlur Rahman Khan. Jeddah has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Jeddah is located in Saudi Arabia.
People
Between 1816 and 2007, Jeddah was the birth place of 42 globally memorable people, including Abbas I of Egypt, Al-Waleed bin Talal, and Muhammad bin Nayef. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Jeddah including Idi Amin, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and Fazlur Rahman Khan.
People Born in Jeddah
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Abbas I of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1854
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 1
Al-Waleed bin Talal
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 2
Muhammad bin Nayef
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 3
Majed Abdullah
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 4
Khalil Al Ghamdi
REFEREE
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 5
Loujain al-Hathloul
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 6
Samia al-Amoudi
PHYSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 7
Hamza bin Laden
EXTREMIST
1989 - 2019
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 8
Saud Abdulhamid
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 9
Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - 2013
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 10
Saleh Al-Shehri
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 11
Ashleigh Cummings
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Jeddah
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Hatoon al-Fassi
HISTORIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 13
Amin Bukhari
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 36
Reema Juffali
RACING DRIVER
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.78
Rank: 37
Talal Haji
SOCCER PLAYER
2007 - Present
HPI: 29.68
Rank: 39
Sana Javed
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 22.07
Rank: 40
People Deceased in Jeddah
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Idi Amin
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2003
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 1
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2019
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 2
Fazlur Rahman Khan
ARCHITECT
1929 - 1982
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 3
Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2001
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 4
Ma Bufang
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1975
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 5
Abdullah Abdul Kadir
WRITER
1796 - 1854
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 6
Koca Yusuf Pasha
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1800
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 7
Umamah bint Zainab
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 8
Abbasgulu Bakikhanov
WRITER
1794 - 1847
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 9
Mishaal bint Fahd Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1958 - 1977
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 10
Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - 2013
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jeddahwere soccer players (27), actors (3), politicians (2), businesspeople (1), and referees (1), while most who died were politicians (5), religious figures (2), writers (2), architects (1), and soccer players (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Jeddah since 1700.
