Baghdad
Baghdad ranks 91st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tallinn, San Diego, and Seattle. The most famous people from Baghdad are Al-Masudi, Sargon of Akkad, and Fuzûlî. The most famous people who died in Baghdad are Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Abu Hanifa, and Abu Nuwas. Baghdad has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Baghdad is located in Iraq.
People
Between 2300 BC and 2004, Baghdad was the birth place of 126 globally memorable people, including Al-Masudi, Sargon of Akkad, and Fuzûlî. Additionaly, 116 globally memorable people have passed away in Baghdad including Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Abu Hanifa, and Abu Nuwas.
People Born in Baghdad
Go to all Rankings
Al-Masudi
WRITER
896 - 956
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 1
Sargon of Akkad
POLITICIAN
2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 78.68
Rank: 2
Fuzûlî
WRITER
1494 - 1556
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 3
Zaha Hadid
ARCHITECT
1950 - 2016
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 4
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
WRITER
780 - 855
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 5
Al-Ma'mun
POLITICIAN
786 - 833
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 6
Faisal II of Iraq
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1958
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 7
Ahmad ibn Fadlan
WRITER
900 - 960
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 8
Al-Musta'sim
POLITICIAN
1213 - 1258
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 9
Al-Mutawakkil
POLITICIAN
822 - 861
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 10
Al-Baladhuri
HISTORIAN
806 - 892
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 11
Junayd of Baghdad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
830 - 910
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Baghdad
Go to all Rankings
Sasson Gabai
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 73
Yanar Mohammed
WRITER
1960 - 2026
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 99
Haidar Abdul-Razzaq
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - 2022
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 108
Ali Jasim
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 114
Mahdi Karim
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.52
Rank: 116
Ameen Al-Dakhil
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 121
Ibrahim Bayesh
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 33.92
Rank: 122
Mahdi Kamil
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 31.68
Rank: 124
Sundus Abbas
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
2000 - Present
HPI: 31.66
Rank: 125
People Deceased in Baghdad
Go to all Rankings
Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
MATHEMATICIAN
780 - 850
HPI: 90.62
Rank: 1
Abu Hanifa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
698 - 767
HPI: 83.39
Rank: 2
Abu Nuwas
WRITER
762 - 814
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 3
Al-Kindi
PHILOSOPHER
801 - 866
HPI: 80.39
Rank: 4
Abdul Qadir Gilani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1078 - 1166
HPI: 79.64
Rank: 5
Al-Tabari
PHILOSOPHER
839 - 923
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 6
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
WRITER
780 - 855
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 7
Malik-Shah I
POLITICIAN
1055 - 1092
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 8
Mansur Al-Hallaj
WRITER
858 - 922
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 9
Thābit ibn Qurra
MATHEMATICIAN
836 - 901
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 10
Ibn Ishaq
HISTORIAN
704 - 767
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 11
Al-Ash'ari
PHILOSOPHER
873 - 936
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Baghdad
Go to all RankingsYanar Mohammed
WRITER
1960 - 2026
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 113
Haidar Abdul-Razzaq
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - 2022
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 115
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Baghdadwere politicians (52), soccer players (23), writers (13), religious figures (5), and social activists (5), while most who died were politicians (39), religious figures (15), writers (13), philosophers (11), and mathematicians (10).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Baghdad, including Raad Hammoudi, Ahmed Radhi, and Samir Shaker. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Baghdad, including Sargon of Akkad, Al-Ma'mun, and Faisal II of Iraq.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Baghdad since 1700.
