Benghazi
Benghazi ranks 4,289th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nybro, Newark, Delaware, and Los Mochis. Memorable people born in Benghazi include Omar Mukhtar, Mohammed Magariaf, and Mahmoud Jibril. Memorable people who died in Benghazi include Omar Mukhtar, Abdul Fatah Younis, and Arcesilaus IV of Cyrene. Benghazi has been the birth place of many politicians, and social activists and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Benghazi is located in Libya.
Benghazi is the second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 859,000 in 2023. Located on the Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean, Benghazi is also a major seaport. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1858 and 1983, Benghazi was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Omar Mukhtar, Mohammed Magariaf, and Mahmoud Jibril. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Benghazi including Omar Mukhtar, Abdul Fatah Younis, and Arcesilaus IV of Cyrene. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Benghazi than were born there.
People Born in Benghazi
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Omar Mukhtar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1931
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 1
Mohammed Magariaf
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 2
Mahmoud Jibril
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2020
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 3
Mohammed Nabbous
JOURNALIST
1983 - 2011
HPI: 28.41
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Benghazi
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SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1931
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 1
Abdul Fatah Younis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - 2011
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 2
Arcesilaus IV of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 3
J. Christopher Stevens
DIPLOMAT
1960 - 2012
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 4
Abdul Qadir al-Badri
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2003
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 5
Muhammad Sakizli
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1976
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 6
Mohammed Nabbous
JOURNALIST
1983 - 2011
HPI: 28.41
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Benghazi were politicians (2), social activists (1), and journalists (1), while most who died were politicians (3), social activists (1), military personnels (1), diplomats (1), and journalists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Benghazi, including Mohammed Magariaf, and Mahmoud Jibril. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Benghazi, including Mohammed Magariaf, and Mahmoud Jibril.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Benghazi since 1700.
