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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 (KSA), is a country on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It has a land area of about 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world, and the largest in Western Asia. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to the south. Bahrain is an island country off the east coast. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt. 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. The country is home to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities in Islam. Read more on Wikipedia
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.
570 - 632
HPI: 100.00
Rank: 1
585 - 644
HPI: 89.18
Rank: 2
601 - 661
HPI: 87.27
Rank: 3
573 - 634
HPI: 86.67
Rank: 4
574 - 656
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 5
626 - 680
HPI: 84.44
Rank: 6
605 - 678
HPI: 84.32
Rank: 7
604 - 632
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 8
592 - 642
HPI: 83.09
Rank: 9
556 - 619
HPI: 83.06
Rank: 10
603 - 680
HPI: 82.97
Rank: 11
1935 - Present
HPI: 82.55
Rank: 12
550 - 615
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 75
630 - Present
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 94
607 - 697
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 100
600 - 649
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 107
600 - 656
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 113
631 - 658
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 117
600 - 701
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 120
721 - 755
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 125
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 131
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 146
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 153
1884 - 1953
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 158
570 - 632
HPI: 100.00
Rank: 1
585 - 644
HPI: 89.18
Rank: 2
573 - 634
HPI: 86.67
Rank: 3
574 - 656
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 4
605 - 678
HPI: 84.32
Rank: 5
604 - 632
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 6
592 - 642
HPI: 83.09
Rank: 7
556 - 619
HPI: 83.06
Rank: 8
624 - 670
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 9
1924 - 2015
HPI: 80.87
Rank: 10
1923 - 2003
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 11
1800 BC - Present
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 12
700 - 644
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 61
607 - 697
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 68
615 - 678
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 71
600 - 649
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 72
581 - 633
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 75
580 - 625
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 83
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 85
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 86
650 - 680
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 91
1949 - 1979
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 96
Most individuals born in present day Saudi Arabia were soccer players (59), politicians (56), religious figures (54), companions (14), and writers (8), while most who died were religious figures (39), politicians (29), companions (12), writers (8), and military personnels (3).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Saudi Arabia since 1700.