Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi ranks 1,191st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Karlskrona, Luque, and Oldenburg (city). Memorable people born in Abu Dhabi include Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Khaldoon Al Mubarak. Memorable people who died in Abu Dhabi include Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed. Abu Dhabi has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Abu Dhabi is located in United Arab Emirates.
Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's second-most populous city, after Dubai. The city is situated on a T-shaped island, extending into the Gulf from the central-western coast of the UAE. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1918 and 1993, Abu Dhabi was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Khaldoon Al Mubarak. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Abu Dhabi including Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed.
People Born in Abu Dhabi
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Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2004
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 1
Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
BUSINESSPERSON
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 2
Khaldoon Al Mubarak
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 3
Ahlam
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 4
Ali Mabkhout
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 5
Ismail Matar
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 6
Ismail Al Hammadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.22
Rank: 7
Ali Khasif
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 31.98
Rank: 8
Theyab Awana
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - 2011
HPI: 30.77
Rank: 9
Amer Abdulrahman
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.76
Rank: 10
Hamdan Al-Kamali
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.70
Rank: 11
Velimir Stjepanović
SWIMMER
1993 - Present
HPI: 23.47
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Abu Dhabi
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SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 27.70
Rank: 11
Abdulaziz Haikal
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 23.36
Rank: 13
Sarra Besbes
FENCER
1989 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 14
People Deceased in Abu Dhabi
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Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2022
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 1
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2004
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 2
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 3
Sadiq al-Mahdi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 4
Theyab Awana
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - 2011
HPI: 30.77
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Abu Dhabi were soccer players (8), politicians (2), businesspeople (1), singers (1), and swimmers (1), while most who died were politicians (4), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Abu Dhabi, including Ali Mabkhout, Ismail Matar, and Ismail Al Hammadi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Abu Dhabi, including Ali Mabkhout, Ismail Matar, and Ismail Al Hammadi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Abu Dhabi since 1700.
