Doha ranks 664th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Manila, Daejeon, and Roubaix. Memorable people born in Doha include Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Nasser Al-Khelaifi. Memorable people who died in Doha include Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, and Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev. Doha has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and religious figures. Doha is located in Qatar.
Doha is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the country's population. It is also Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 80% of the nation's population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1920 and 1996, Doha was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Nasser Al-Khelaifi. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Doha including Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, and Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev.
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 1
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 3
1920 - 1977
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 4
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 5
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 6
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 7
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 8
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 9
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 10
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 11
1996 - Present
HPI: 36.78
Rank: 12
1926 - 2022
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 1
1932 - 2016
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 2
1952 - 2004
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 3
1788 - 1878
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 4
1986 - 2013
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 5
1997 - 2021
HPI: 29.88
Rank: 6
Most individuals born in present day Doha were politicians (7), soccer players (7), athletes (2), tennis players (1), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were politicians (3), religious figures (1), soccer players (1), and athletes (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Doha, including Akram Afif, Abdelkarim Hassan, and Saad Al Sheeb. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Doha, including Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Doha since 1700.