Cultural Production in
Morocco ranks 60th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Peru, Iceland, and Algeria. Memorable people born in present day Morocco include Ibn Battuta, Tariq ibn Ziyad, and Jean Reno. Memorable people who died in Morocco include Averroes, Ibn Battuta, and Mobutu Sese Seko. Morocco has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers.
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country located in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, with land borders with Algeria to the east and Western Sahara to the south. Morocco also claims the exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, all of them under Spanish jurisdiction, as well as several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. The capital is Rabat and the largest city is Casablanca. Morocco spans an area of 710,850 km2 (274,460 sq mi) and has a population of over 37 million. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 0 and 2007, present day Morocco was the birth place of 163 globally memorable people, including Ibn Battuta, Tariq ibn Ziyad, and Jean Reno. Additionaly, 53 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Morocco including Averroes, Ibn Battuta, and Mobutu Sese Seko.
1304 - 1368
HPI: 85.70
Rank: 1
670 - 720
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 2
1948 - Present
HPI: 80.79
Rank: 3
1929 - 1999
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 4
1933 - Present
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 5
1882 - 1963
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 6
1937 - Present
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 7
1646 - 1727
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 8
1909 - 1961
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 9
1937 - Present
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 10
1963 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 11
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 12
1199 - 1276
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 26
1710 - 1790
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 39
1935 - 2003
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 44
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 63
1929 - 2000
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 68
1929 - 2010
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 72
1929 - 2011
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 73
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 82
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 85
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 92
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 94
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 97
1126 - 1198
HPI: 86.62
Rank: 1
1304 - 1368
HPI: 85.70
Rank: 2
1930 - 1997
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 3
1929 - 1999
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 4
1554 - 1578
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 5
1459 - 1532
HPI: 75.94
Rank: 6
1080 - 1138
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 7
1110 - 1185
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 8
1646 - 1727
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 9
1909 - 1961
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 10
1009 - 1106
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 11
800 - 880
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 12
1710 - 1790
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 35
1935 - 2003
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 38
1891 - 1951
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 49
1929 - 2000
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 50
1929 - 2010
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 51
1929 - 2011
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 52
Most individuals born in present day Morocco were soccer players (54), politicians (45), athletes (14), writers (9), and actors (7), while most who died were politicians (31), writers (4), soccer players (3), philosophers (2), and actors (2).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Morocco, including Just Fontaine, Ahmed Faras, and Mustapha Hadji. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Morocco, including Just Fontaine, Larbi Benbarek, and Ahmed Faras.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Morocco since 1700.