Cultural Production in
Present Day
Yemen
Yemen
Yemen ranks 135th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mozambique, Gabon, and Madagascar. Memorable people born in present day Yemen include Ali Abdullah Saleh, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, and Uwais al-Qarani. Memorable people who died in Yemen include Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, and Peter Forsskål. Yemen has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and biologists.
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the northeast, the Red Sea to the west, and the Indian Ocean to the south, sharing maritime borders with Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia across the Horn of Africa. Covering roughly 455,000 square kilometres, with a coastline of approximately 2,000 kilometres, Yemen is the second largest country on the Arabian Peninsula. Sanaa is its constitutional capital and largest city. Yemen's estimated population is 34.7 million, mostly Arab Muslims. It is a member of the Arab League, the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 585 and 1998, present day Yemen was the birth place of 36 globally memorable people, including Ali Abdullah Saleh, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, and Uwais al-Qarani. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Yemen including Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, and Peter Forsskål.
People Born in Present Day Yemen
Go to all RankingsAli Abdullah Saleh
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2017
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 1
Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 2
Uwais al-Qarani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
594 - 657
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 3
Abdullah ibn Saba'
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 700
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 4
Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
POLITICIAN
600 - 666
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 5
Malik al-Ashtar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
585 - 658
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 6
Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden
BUSINESSPERSON
1908 - 1967
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 7
Miqdad ibn Aswad
COMPANION
589 - 653
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 8
Rashad al-Alimi
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 9
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1948
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 10
Mukesh Ambani
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 11
Muhammad al-Badr
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1996
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Yemen
Go to all RankingsRashad al-Alimi
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 9
Wahb ibn Munabbih
WRITER
655 - 738
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 13
Hussein al-Houthi
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2004
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 18
Abdullah al-Sallal
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 21
Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 22
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1977
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 24
Ahmad al-Ghashmi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1978
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 25
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 29
Mohammed al-Houthi
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 30
Khaled Bahah
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 31
Saleh Ali al-Sammad
POLITICIAN
1979 - 2018
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 32
Khadija al-Salami
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 33
People Deceased in Present Day Yemen
Go to all RankingsAli Abdullah Saleh
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2017
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 1
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1948
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 2
Peter Forsskål
BIOLOGIST
1732 - 1763
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 3
Wahb ibn Munabbih
WRITER
655 - 738
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 4
Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani
GEOGRAPHER
893 - 945
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 5
Hussein al-Houthi
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2004
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 6
Fayruz al-Daylami
MILITARY PERSONNEL
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 7
Abdullah al-Sallal
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 8
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1977
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 9
Ahmad al-Ghashmi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1978
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 10
Saleh Ali al-Sammad
POLITICIAN
1979 - 2018
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 11
Anwar al-Awlaki
EXTREMIST
1971 - 2011
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Yemen
Go to all RankingsWahb ibn Munabbih
WRITER
655 - 738
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 4
Hussein al-Houthi
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2004
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 6
Abdullah al-Sallal
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 8
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1977
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 9
Ahmad al-Ghashmi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1978
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 10
Saleh Ali al-Sammad
POLITICIAN
1979 - 2018
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Yemen were politicians (22), religious figures (3), businesspeople (2), writers (2), and companions (1), while most who died were politicians (7), biologists (1), writers (1), geographers (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Yemen, including Ali Abdullah Saleh, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, and Rashad al-Alimi. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Yemen, including Ali Abdullah Saleh, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, and Abu Musa al-Ash'ari.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in present day Yemen since 1700.