Dubai
Dubai ranks 897th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fukushima Prefecture, St. Gallen, and Forlì. Memorable people born in Dubai include Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Memorable people who died in Dubai include Pervez Musharraf, Sridevi, and Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. Dubai has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and actors. Dubai is located in United Arab Emirates.
Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the country's seven emirates. The city has a population of around 3.79 million, more than 90% of which are expatriates. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1912 and 2000, Dubai was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Dubai including Pervez Musharraf, Sridevi, and Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.
People Born in Dubai
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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 1
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2006
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 2
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1990
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3
Mohammed Ben Sulayem
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 4
Ali Bujsaim
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 5
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 6
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed
REFEREE
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 7
Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 8
Ahmed Al-Maktoum
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.56
Rank: 9
Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 10
Walid Abbas
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 32.87
Rank: 11
Khalid Eisa
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 32.50
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Dubai
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RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 4
Walid Abbas
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 32.87
Rank: 11
Ali Salmeen
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 22.83
Rank: 14
People Deceased in Dubai
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Pervez Musharraf
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1
Sridevi
ACTOR
1963 - 2018
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 2
Mahmoud al-Mabhouh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1960 - 2010
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 3
Nusrat Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2011
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 4
Abdul Qadir Bajamal
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2020
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 5
Suzanne Tamim
SINGER
1977 - 2008
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 6
Sulim Yamadayev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1973 - 2009
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 7
Farooq Sheikh
ACTOR
1948 - 2013
HPI: 36.95
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Dubai
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
1960 - 2010
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 3
Sulim Yamadayev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1973 - 2009
HPI: 38.46
Rank: 7
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Dubai were politicians (7), soccer players (4), racing drivers (1), referees (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were politicians (3), actors (2), military personnels (2), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dubai, including Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Ali Bujsaim. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dubai, including Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Dubai since 1700.
