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Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Latvia, Lithuania, and Chile. Memorable people born in present day Saudi Arabia include Muhammad, Umar, and Ali. Memorable people who died in Saudi Arabia include Muhammad, Umar, and Abu Bakr. Saudi Arabia has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many religious figures and politicians.

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a country in Western Asia. It spans the vast majority of the Arabian Peninsula, with a land area of approximately 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi). Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle East, and the second-largest country in the Arab world. It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast and Yemen to the south; it is separated from Egypt and Israel in the north-west by the Gulf of Aqaba. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert, lowland, steppe and mountains. Its capital and largest city is Riyadh, with Mecca and Medina serving as important cultural and religious centers. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2000, present day Saudi Arabia was the birth place of 223 globally memorable people, including Muhammad, Umar, and Ali. Additionaly, 98 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Saudi Arabia including Muhammad, Umar, and Abu Bakr.

People Born in Present Day Saudi Arabia

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People Deceased in Present Day Saudi Arabia

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Occupations

Occupational Trends

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Saudi Arabia, including Majed Abdullah, Mohamed Al-Deayea, and Saeed Al-Owairan. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Saudi Arabia, including Majed Abdullah, Mohamed Al-Deayea, and Saeed Al-Owairan.

Cities by Births

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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 Saudi Arabia since 1700.

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