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Alexandria ranks 79th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cleveland, Dresden, and Edinburgh. Memorable people born in Alexandria include Cleopatra, Hypatia, and Catherine of Alexandria. Memorable people who died in Alexandria include Cleopatra, Ptolemy, and Eratosthenes. Alexandria has been the birth place of many politicians and religious figures and the death place of many religious figures and politicians. Alexandria is located in Egypt.

Alexandria is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile River delta. Founded in c. 331 BC by Alexander the Great, Alexandria grew rapidly and became a major centre of Hellenic civilization, eventually replacing Memphis, in present-day Greater Cairo, as Egypt's capital. Called the "Bride of the Mediterranean" internationally, Alexandria is a popular tourist destination and an important industrial centre due to its natural gas and oil pipelines from Suez. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 320 BC and 1993, Alexandria was the birth place of 116 globally memorable people, including Cleopatra, Hypatia, and Catherine of Alexandria. Additionaly, 80 globally memorable people have passed away in Alexandria including Cleopatra, Ptolemy, and Eratosthenes.

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Occupations

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Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Alexandria, including Omar Sharif, Hind Rostom, and Zubaida Tharwat. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Alexandria, including Cleopatra, Rudolf Hess, and Gamal Abdel Nasser.

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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.

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