Alexandria
Alexandria ranks 82nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Edinburgh, Lima, and Baku. The most famous people from Alexandria are Cleopatra, Euclid, and Hypatia. The most famous people who died in Alexandria are Cleopatra, Ptolemy, and Eratosthenes. Alexandria has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians. Alexandria is located in Egypt.
People
Between 350 BC and 2006, Alexandria was the birth place of 149 globally memorable people, including Cleopatra, Euclid, and Hypatia. Additionaly, 93 globally memorable people have passed away in Alexandria including Cleopatra, Ptolemy, and Eratosthenes.
People Born in Alexandria
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Cleopatra
POLITICIAN
69 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 98.34
Rank: 1
Euclid
MATHEMATICIAN
350 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 90.02
Rank: 2
Hypatia
MATHEMATICIAN
350 - 415
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 3
Origen
PHILOSOPHER
185 - 254
HPI: 84.46
Rank: 4
Gamal Abdel Nasser
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1970
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 5
Catherine of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
287 - 305
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 6
Rudolf Hess
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1987
HPI: 81.45
Rank: 7
Hero of Alexandria
MATHEMATICIAN
10 - 75
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 8
Athanasius of Alexandria
PHILOSOPHER
295 - 373
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 9
Diophantus
MATHEMATICIAN
201 - 300
HPI: 79.85
Rank: 10
Caesarion
POLITICIAN
47 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.18
Rank: 11
Demis Roussos
SINGER
1946 - 2015
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Alexandria
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Ahmed El-Kass
COACH
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 125
Nelly Karim
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 126
Murder of Marwa El-Sherbini
MAFIOSO
1978 - 2009
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 127
Zeeko Zaki
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 131
Ayten Amin
FILM DIRECTOR
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 132
Abeer Abdelrahman
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 32.40
Rank: 135
Mahmoud Alaa
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 32.01
Rank: 136
People Deceased in Alexandria
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POLITICIAN
69 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 98.34
Rank: 1
Ptolemy
ASTRONOMER
100 - 170
HPI: 87.07
Rank: 2
Eratosthenes
GEOGRAPHER
276 BC - 194 BC
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 3
Mark the Evangelist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 68
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 4
Hypatia
MATHEMATICIAN
350 - 415
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 5
Mark Antony
POLITICIAN
83 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 83.97
Rank: 6
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.97
Rank: 7
Catherine of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
287 - 305
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 8
Ptolemy I Soter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 9
Hero of Alexandria
MATHEMATICIAN
10 - 75
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 10
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1947
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 11
Athanasius of Alexandria
PHILOSOPHER
295 - 373
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Alexandriawere religious figures (25), politicians (22), writers (19), athletes (14), and philosophers (11), while most who died were religious figures (21), politicians (20), philosophers (13), writers (9), and mathematicians (5).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Alexandria, including Tamer Bayoumi, Amal Adam, and Abeer Abdelrahman. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Alexandria, including Catherine of Alexandria, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, and Mary of Egypt.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Alexandria since 1700.
