Cultural Production in
Present Day
Morocco
Morocco
Morocco ranks 58th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind New Zealand, Cuba, and Peru. Memorable people born in present day Morocco include Ibn Battuta, Jean Reno, and Hassan II of Morocco. 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 soccer players.
People
Between 0 and 2007, present day Morocco was the birth place of 334 globally memorable people, including Ibn Battuta, Jean Reno, and Hassan II of Morocco. Additionaly, 93 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Morocco including Averroes, Ibn Battuta, and Mobutu Sese Seko.
People Born in Present Day Morocco
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Ibn Battuta
EXPLORER
1304 - 1368
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 1
Jean Reno
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 2
Hassan II of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1999
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 3
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2021
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 4
Abd el-Krim
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1963
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 5
Just Fontaine
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 6
Mohammed VI of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 7
Mohammed V of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1961
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 8
Ismail Ibn Sharif
POLITICIAN
1646 - 1727
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 9
Alain Badiou
PHILOSOPHER
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 10
Dominique Mamberti
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 11
Nathalie Delon
ACTOR
1941 - 2021
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Morocco
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Najat Aatabou
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 124
Mouncif El Haddaoui
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - 2024
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 164
Jamal Sellami
COACH
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 167
Abderrazak Khairi
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 177
Maryam Touzani
FILM DIRECTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 187
Fadel Jilal
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 206
Abdelfettah Rhiati
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 208
Soufiane Rahimi
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 209
Amal Ayouch
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 216
Samir
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 218
Driss Benzekri
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 223
Abdellah Bidane
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 225
People Deceased in Present Day Morocco
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Averroes
PHILOSOPHER
1126 - 1198
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 1
Ibn Battuta
EXPLORER
1304 - 1368
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 2
Mobutu Sese Seko
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1997
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 3
Hassan II of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1999
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 4
Sebastian of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1554 - 1578
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 5
Avempace
ASTRONOMER
1080 - 1138
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 6
Ibn Tufail
PHILOSOPHER
1110 - 1185
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 7
Muhammad XII of Granada
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1532
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 8
Fatima al-Fihri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 880
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 9
Claude Auchinleck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1981
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 10
Mohammed V of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1961
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 11
Ismail Ibn Sharif
POLITICIAN
1646 - 1727
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 12
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Morocco were soccer players (124), politicians (62), athletes (52), actors (17), and writers (15), while most who died were politicians (55), soccer players (10), religious figures (5), writers (4), and philosophers (2).
Occupational Trends
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 Ezzaki Badou. 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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Morocco since 1700.
