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Alexandria ranks 82nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Edinburgh, Lima, and Baku. The most famous people from Alexandria are Cleopatra, Euclid, and Hypatia. The most famous people who died in Alexandria are Cleopatra, Ptolemy, and Eratosthenes. Alexandria has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians. Alexandria is located in Egypt.

Alexandria is a major city in Egypt. Lying at the western edge of the Nile River Delta, it extends about 40 km (25 mi) along the country's northern coast. It is Egypt's principal seaport, the second largest city after Cairo, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Alexandria is one of the largest and most important cities of antiquity and a leading hub for science, culture, and scholarship. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 350 BC and 2006, Alexandria was the birth place of 148 globally memorable people, including Cleopatra, Euclid, and Hypatia. Additionaly, 93 globally memorable people have passed away in Alexandria including Cleopatra, Ptolemy, and Eratosthenes.

People Born in Alexandria

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Alexandria were religious figures (25), politicians (22), writers (19), athletes (14), and philosophers (11),  while most who died were religious figures (21), politicians (20), philosophers (13), writers (9), and mathematicians (5).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Alexandria, including Mahmoud Fayad, Tamer Bayoumi, and Amal Adam. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Alexandria, including Catherine of Alexandria, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, and Mary of Egypt.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Alexandria since 1700.