Cultural Production in
Present Day
Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon ranks 83rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Albania, Kenya, and Ecuador. Memorable people born in present day Lebanon include Khalil Gibran, Severus Alexander, and Porphyry. Memorable people who died in Lebanon include Origen, Jude the Apostle, and Amin al-Husseini. Lebanon has been the birth place of many politicians, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. The top cities in Lebanon by number of biographies are Beirut, Tyre, Lebanon, Sidon, Tripoli, Lebanon, and Lebanon.
People
Between 1000 BC and 1999, present day Lebanon was the birth place of 168 globally memorable people, including Khalil Gibran, Severus Alexander, and Porphyry. Additionaly, 82 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Lebanon including Origen, Jude the Apostle, and Amin al-Husseini.
People Born in Present Day Lebanon
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Khalil Gibran
WRITER
1883 - 1931
HPI: 85.57
Rank: 1
Severus Alexander
POLITICIAN
208 - 235
HPI: 84.39
Rank: 2
Porphyry
PHILOSOPHER
233 - 305
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 3
Dido
POLITICIAN
879 BC - 759 BC
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 4
Pope Sisinnius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
650 - 708
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 5
Pope Constantine
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
664 - 715
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 6
Keanu Reeves
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 7
Ahab
POLITICIAN
900 BC - 852 BC
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 8
Ulpian
LAWYER
170 - 228
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 9
Michel Aoun
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 10
Hassan Nasrallah
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2024
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 11
Charbel Makhlouf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1828 - 1898
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Lebanon
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Joseph Aoun
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 39
Leila Shahid
DIPLOMAT
1949 - 2026
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 65
Hashem Safieddine
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1964 - 2024
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 79
Fuad Shukr
EXTREMIST
1961 - 2024
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 99
Ibrahim Aqil
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - 2024
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 116
Samir Kassir
JOURNALIST
1960 - 2005
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 130
Carole Samaha
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 135
Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 136
Gebran Bassil
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 142
Wissam al-Tawil
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1970 - 2024
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 152
Yasmine Al Massri
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 154
Zeina Abirached
WRITER
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 156
People Deceased in Present Day Lebanon
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Origen
PHILOSOPHER
185 - 254
HPI: 84.46
Rank: 1
Jude the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
15 - 70
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 2
Amin al-Husseini
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1974
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 3
William of Tyre
HISTORIAN
1130 - 1186
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 4
Raymond III, Count of Tripoli
NOBLEMAN
1140 - 1187
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 5
Hassan Nasrallah
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2024
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 6
Charbel Makhlouf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1828 - 1898
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 7
Rafic Hariri
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2005
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 8
Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1045 - 1105
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 9
Baldwin III of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1130 - 1163
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 10
Conrad of Montferrat
POLITICIAN
1146 - 1192
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 11
Demetrius II Nicator
POLITICIAN
161 BC - 125 BC
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Lebanon
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1964 - 2024
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 50
Fuad Shukr
EXTREMIST
1961 - 2024
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 63
Ibrahim Aqil
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - 2024
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 76
Abbas Nilforoushan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1966 - 2024
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 79
Samir Kassir
JOURNALIST
1960 - 2005
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 81
Wissam al-Tawil
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1970 - 2024
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 82
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Lebanonwere politicians (50), singers (21), religious figures (19), writers (15), and actors (13), while most who died were politicians (36), religious figures (17), writers (7), military personnels (5), and singers (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Lebanon, including Michel Aoun, Hassan Nasrallah, and Rafic Hariri. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lebanon, including Severus Alexander, Dido, and Ahab.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Lebanon since 1700.
