Beirut
Beirut ranks 225th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kaunas, Kharkiv, and Aichi Prefecture. Memorable people born in Beirut include Keanu Reeves, Amin Maalouf, and Eusebius of Nicomedia. Memorable people who died in Beirut include Jude the Apostle, Amin al-Husseini, and Rafic Hariri. Beirut has been the birth place of many politicians and singers and the death place of many politicians and religious figures. Beirut is located in Lebanon.
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region and the thirteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the oldest cities in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 240 and 1993, Beirut was the birth place of 48 globally memorable people, including Keanu Reeves, Amin Maalouf, and Eusebius of Nicomedia. Additionaly, 42 globally memorable people have passed away in Beirut including Jude the Apostle, Amin al-Husseini, and Rafic Hariri.
People Born in Beirut
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Keanu Reeves
1964 - Present
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 1
Amin Maalouf
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 2
Eusebius of Nicomedia
280 - 341
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 3
Pamphilus of Caesarea
240 - 309
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 4
Delphine Seyrig
1932 - 1990
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 5
Tammam Salam
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 6
Serj Tankian
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 7
Nicolas Hayek
1928 - 2010
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 8
Etel Adnan
1925 - 2021
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 9
Gazebo
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 10
Omar Karami
1934 - 2015
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 11
Antonella Lualdi
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Beirut
Go to all RankingsEtel Adnan
1925 - 2021
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 9
Selim Hoss
1929 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 17
Georgina Rizk
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 23
Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 26
Ardem Patapoutian
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 30
Julia Boutros
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 33
Yasmine Hamdan
1976 - Present
HPI: 33.01
Rank: 46
Rony Seikaly
1965 - Present
HPI: 32.59
Rank: 47
People Deceased in Beirut
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Jude the Apostle
15 - 70
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 1
Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 1974
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 2
Rafic Hariri
1944 - 2005
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 3
Baldwin III of Jerusalem
1130 - 1163
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 4
Ali Hassan Salameh
1940 - 1979
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
1935 - 2010
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 6
Ghassan Kanafani
1936 - 1972
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 7
Farid al-Atrash
1910 - 1974
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 8
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
1892 - 1965
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 9
Camille Chamoun
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 10
Sabah
1927 - 2014
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 11
Bechara El Khoury
1890 - 1964
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Beirut
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Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i
707 - 774
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 13
Ahmed Nihad
1883 - 1954
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 19
Fawzi al-Qawuqji
1890 - 1977
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 23
Simon Vratsian
1882 - 1969
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 35
Pashko Vasa
1825 - 1892
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 37
Nadia Gamal
1937 - 1990
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 38
Levon Shant
1869 - 1951
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 39
Anthony Peter Khoraish
1907 - 1994
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 40
Maximos V Hakim
1908 - 2001
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 41
Most individuals born in present day Beirut were politicians (8), singers (7), actors (6), musicians (6), and religious figures (4), while most who died were politicians (20), religious figures (10), writers (6), musicians (1), and singers (1).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Beirut, including Tammam Salam, Nicolas Hayek, and Omar Karami. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Beirut, including Tammam Salam, Nicolas Hayek, and Omar Karami.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Beirut since 1700.
