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Zarqa (jor)

Zarqa ranks 5,431st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baena, Salsomaggiore Terme, and Allen, Texas. The most famous people from Zarqa are Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Samih al-Qasim, and Saleh Al-Sharabaty. Zarqa has been the birth place of many athletes, and extremists. Zarqa is located in Jordan.

Between 1939 and 1998, Zarqa was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Samih al-Qasim, and Saleh Al-Sharabaty.

Most individuals born in present day Zarqa were athletes (2), extremists (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Zarqa, including Saleh Al-Sharabaty, and Mohammad Al-Wadi. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Zarqa, including Saleh Al-Sharabaty, and Mohammad Al-Wadi.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Zarqa since 1700.