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Cairo (egy)

Egypt

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Cairo ranks 52nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Melbourne, Naples, and St. Louis. The most famous people from Cairo are Khufu, Yasser Arafat, and Khafra. The most famous people who died in Cairo are Ibn Khaldun, Hosni Mubarak, and Ibn al-Haytham. Cairo has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Cairo is located in Egypt.

People

Between 3200 BC and 2005, Cairo was the birth place of 213 globally memorable people, including Khufu, Yasser Arafat, and Khafra. Additionaly, 157 globally memorable people have passed away in Cairo including Ibn Khaldun, Hosni Mubarak, and Ibn al-Haytham.

People Born in Cairo

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Cairo were politicians (65), soccer players (24), athletes (23), writers (20), and singers (11),  while most who died were politicians (63), writers (27), religious figures (8), actors (7), and military personnels (7).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cairo, including Mahmoud El-Gohary, Omar Marmoush, and Avi Cohen. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cairo, including Yasser Arafat, Khafra, and Menkaure.

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Overlapping Lives

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

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