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Sudan ranks 134th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Togo, Monaco, and Nicaragua. Memorable people born in present day Sudan include Omar al-Bashir, Muhammad Ahmad, and Luqman. Memorable people who died in Sudan include Muhammad Ahmad, Charles George Gordon, and Gaafar Nimeiry. Sudan has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many politicians and religious figures.
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Egypt to the north, Eritrea to the northeast, Ethiopia to the southeast, Libya to the northwest, South Sudan to the south, and the Red Sea. It has a population of 45.7 million people as of 2022 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres, making it Africa's third-largest country by area and the third-largest by area in the Arab League. It was the largest country by area in Africa and the Arab League until the secession of South Sudan in 2011; since then both titles have been held by Algeria. Its capital and most populous city is Khartoum. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1100 BC and 1999, present day Sudan was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Omar al-Bashir, Muhammad Ahmad, and Luqman. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Sudan including Muhammad Ahmad, Charles George Gordon, and Gaafar Nimeiry.
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 1
1844 - 1885
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 2
1100 BC - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 3
1868 - 1947
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 4
800 BC - 716 BC
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 5
1930 - 2009
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 6
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 7
1945 - 2005
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 8
1932 - 2016
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 9
1846 - 1899
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 10
1900 - 1983
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 11
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 12
1844 - 1885
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 1
1833 - 1885
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 2
1930 - 2009
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 3
1932 - 2016
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 4
1846 - 1899
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 5
1831 - 1881
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 6
1900 - 1983
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 7
1735 - 1817
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 8
1837 - 1889
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 9
1901 - 1969
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 10
1909 - 1985
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 11
1929 - 1990
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Sudan were politicians (15), religious figures (3), athletes (3), writers (2), and basketball players (2), while most who died were politicians (7), religious figures (2), engineers (1), historians (1), and military personnels (1).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Sudan, including Omar al-Bashir, Gaafar Nimeiry, and Abdalla Hamdok. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sudan, including Omar al-Bashir, Piye, and Gaafar Nimeiry.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in present day Sudan since 1700.