Damietta
Damietta ranks 3,726th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yellow Mansion, Copenhagen, Lee, London, and Cartago, Costa Rica. Memorable people born in Damietta include Zahi Hawass, John Tristan, Count of Valois, and Aisha Abd al-Rahman. Memorable people who died in Damietta include Guillaume de Chartres and Hugh X of Lusignan. Damietta has been the birth place of many archaeologists and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Damietta is located in Egypt.
Damietta is a port city and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt. It is located at the Damietta branch, an eastern distributary of the Nile Delta, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea, and about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Cairo. It was a Catholic bishopric and is a multiple titular see. It is also a member of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1250 and 1947, Damietta was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Zahi Hawass, John Tristan, Count of Valois, and Aisha Abd al-Rahman. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Damietta including Guillaume de Chartres and Hugh X of Lusignan.
People Born in Damietta
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Zahi Hawass
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 1
John Tristan, Count of Valois
1250 - 1270
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 2
Aisha Abd al-Rahman
1913 - 1998
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 3
Latifa al-Zayyat
1923 - 1996
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 4
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Most individuals born in present day Damietta were archaeologists (1), politicians (1), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (2).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Damietta since 1700.
