New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

Cultural Production in

Present Day

Iraq

Icon of countryIraq

Iraq ranks 44th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Uruguay, Slovakia, and Georgia. Memorable people born in present day Iraq include Abraham, Saladin, and Hammurabi. Memorable people who died in Iraq include Alexander the Great, Hammurabi, and Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. Iraq has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many politicians and religious figures.

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west. The capital and largest city is Baghdad. Iraq is home to diverse ethnic groups including Iraqi Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians, Yazidis, Mandaeans, Persians and Shabakis with similarly diverse geography and wildlife. The majority of the country's 40 million residents are Muslims – the notable other faiths are Christianity, Yazidism, Mandaeism, Yarsanism and Zoroastrianism. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish; others also recognised in specific regions are Suret (Assyrian), Turkish and Armenian. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 3500 BC and 2000, present day Iraq was the birth place of 335 globally memorable people, including Abraham, Saladin, and Hammurabi. Additionaly, 248 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Iraq including Alexander the Great, Hammurabi, and Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi.

People Born in Present Day Iraq

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Newly Added People Born in Present Day Iraq

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

People Deceased in Present Day Iraq

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Iraq

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Occupations

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Iraq, including Saddam Hussein, Jalal Talabani, and Faisal II of Iraq. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Iraq, including Saladin, Hammurabi, and Saddam Hussein.

Cities by Births

Cities by Deaths

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Iraq since 1700.

  • DatawheelCL