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Amman (jor)

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Amman ranks 596th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nanjing, London Borough of Hackney, and Kragujevac. Memorable people born in Amman include Hussein of Jordan, Abdullah II of Jordan, and Balak. Memorable people who died in Amman include Hussein of Jordan, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, and Moustapha Akkad. Amman has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and writers. Amman is located in Jordan.

Amman is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant region, the fifth-largest city in the Arab world, and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 0 and 1997, Amman was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Hussein of Jordan, Abdullah II of Jordan, and Balak. Additionaly, 16 globally memorable people have passed away in Amman including Hussein of Jordan, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, and Moustapha Akkad.

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Most individuals born in present day Amman were politicians (12), soccer players (2), religious figures (1), noblemen (1), and chemists (1),  while most who died were politicians (8), writers (2), film directors (1), extremists (1), and companions (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Amman, including Hussein of Jordan, Abdullah II of Jordan, and Fayez Tarawneh. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Amman, including Hussein of Jordan, Abdullah II of Jordan, and Fayez Tarawneh.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Amman since 1700.