Achrafieh
Achrafieh ranks 4,538th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Soisy-sous-Montmorency, Peabody, Massachusetts, and Wageningen. Memorable people born in Achrafieh include Bachir Gemayel, Nancy Ajram, and Elias Khoury. Memorable people who died in Achrafieh include Bachir Gemayel, and Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir. Achrafieh has been the birth place of many politicians, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Achrafieh is located in Lebanon.
Achrafieh is an upper-class area in eastern Beirut, Lebanon. In strictly administrative terms, the name refers to a sector (secteur) centred on Sassine Square, the highest point in the city, as well as a broader quarter (quartier). In popular parlance, however, Achrafieh refers to the whole hill that rises above Gemmayze in the north and extends to Badaro in the south, and includes the Rmeil quarter. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1947 and 1983, Achrafieh was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Bachir Gemayel, Nancy Ajram, and Elias Khoury. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Achrafieh including Bachir Gemayel, and Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir.
People Born in Achrafieh
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Bachir Gemayel
POLITICIAN
1947 - 1982
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 1
Nancy Ajram
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 2
Elias Khoury
WRITER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 3
Maya Diab
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.61
Rank: 4
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Go to all RankingsBachir Gemayel
POLITICIAN
1947 - 1982
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 1
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2019
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Achrafieh were politicians (1), singers (1), writers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Achrafieh, including Bachir Gemayel. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Achrafieh, including Bachir Gemayel.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Achrafieh since 1700.
