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Sudan

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Sudan ranks 131st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind El Salvador, Tanzania, and Guinea-Bissau. Memorable people born in present day Sudan include Luqman, Mohamed Naguib, and Muhammad Ahmad. 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 athletes 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, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south. Sudan has a population of 50 million people as of 2024 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. Sudan's capital and most populous city is Khartoum. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1100 BC and 1999, present day Sudan was the birth place of 42 globally memorable people, including Luqman, Mohamed Naguib, and Muhammad Ahmad. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Sudan including Muhammad Ahmad, Charles George Gordon, and Gaafar Nimeiry.

People Born in Present Day Sudan

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People Deceased in Present Day Sudan

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Sudan were politicians (17), athletes (8), religious figures (3), soccer players (3), and writers (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, John Garang, and Gaafar Nimeiry. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sudan, including Mohamed Naguib, Omar al-Bashir, and Piye.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in present day Sudan since 1700.