Aleppo
Aleppo ranks 550th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gelsenkirchen, Cluj-Napoca, and Chelsea, London. The most famous people from Aleppo are Imad ad-Din Zengi, Amin al-Hafiz, and Émile Benveniste. The most famous people who died in Aleppo are Şehzade Cihangir, Simeon Stylites, and Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik. Aleppo has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Aleppo is located in Syria.
People
Between 0 and 2000, Aleppo was the birth place of 33 globally memorable people, including Imad ad-Din Zengi, Amin al-Hafiz, and Émile Benveniste. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Aleppo including Şehzade Cihangir, Simeon Stylites, and Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik.
People Born in Aleppo
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Imad ad-Din Zengi
POLITICIAN
1087 - 1146
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 1
Amin al-Hafiz
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 2
Émile Benveniste
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1976
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 3
Mariam al-Asturlabi
ASTRONOMER
950 - Present
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 4
Levon Ter-Petrosyan
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 5
Moustapha Akkad
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2005
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 6
Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan
POLITICIAN
1080 - 1113
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 7
Tuman bay II
POLITICIAN
1474 - 1517
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 8
Nazim al-Qudsi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 9
As-Salih Ismail al-Malik
POLITICIAN
1163 - 1181
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 10
Husni al-Za'im
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1949
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 11
Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2021
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Aleppo
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Shah Nimatullah Wali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1330 - 1429
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 24
Khaled Khalifa
WRITER
1964 - 2023
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 26
Fadwa Souleimane
ACTOR
1970 - 2017
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 27
People Deceased in Aleppo
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Şehzade Cihangir
POLITICIAN
1531 - 1553
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 1
Simeon Stylites
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
389 - 459
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 2
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
POLITICIAN
674 - 717
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 3
Imadaddin Nasimi
WRITER
1369 - 1417
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 4
Amin al-Hafiz
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 5
Yaqut al-Hamawi
EXPLORER
1179 - 1229
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 6
Joscelin II, Count of Edessa
POLITICIAN
1113 - 1159
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 7
Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi
PHILOSOPHER
1155 - 1191
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 8
George Smith
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1840 - 1876
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 9
Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan
POLITICIAN
1080 - 1113
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 10
Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri
POLITICIAN
1441 - 1516
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 11
Józef Bem
ENGINEER
1794 - 1850
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Aleppowere politicians (10), religious figures (5), writers (5), athletes (2), and astronomers (1), while most who died were politicians (10), writers (2), religious figures (1), explorers (1), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Aleppo, including Levon Ter-Petrosyan, and Muhammad Naji al-Otari. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Aleppo, including Imad ad-Din Zengi, Amin al-Hafiz, and Levon Ter-Petrosyan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in Aleppo since 1700.
