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Iraq ranks 44th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Georgia. Memorable people born in present day Iraq include Abraham, Saladin, and Hammurabi. Memorable people who died in Iraq include Alexander the Great, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, and Hammurabi. 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 West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. With a population exceeding 46 million, it is the 35th-most populous country. It consists of 18 governorates. The country is bordered by Turkey to the north, Saudi Arabia to the south, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The capital and largest city is Baghdad. Iraqi people are diverse; mostly Arabs, as well as Kurds, Turkmen, Yazidis, Assyrians, Armenians, Mandaeans, Persians and Shabakis with similarly diverse geography and wildlife. Most Iraqis are Muslims – minority faiths include Christianity, Yazidism, Zoroastrianism, Mandaeism, Yarsanism and Judaism. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish; others also recognized in specific regions are Assyrian, Turkish, and Armenian. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 2850 BC and 2000, present day Iraq was the birth place of 384 globally memorable people, including Abraham, Saladin, and Hammurabi. Additionaly, 283 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Iraq including Alexander the Great, Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, and Hammurabi.

People Born in Present Day Iraq

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People Deceased in Present Day Iraq

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Iraq were politicians (207), religious figures (40), soccer players (31), writers (30), and philosophers (10),  while most who died were politicians (121), religious figures (48), writers (26), military personnels (18), and philosophers (15).

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.

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Overlapping Lives

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