Dubai
Dubai ranks 897th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fukushima Prefecture, St. Gallen, and Forlì. The most famous people from Dubai are Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. The most famous people who died in Dubai are Pervez Musharraf, Sridevi, and Nusrat Bhutto. Dubai has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians 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. It is on a creek on the southeastern coast of the Persian Gulf. As of 2025, its population stands at 4 million, 92% of whom are expatriates. The wider urban area includes Sharjah and has a population of 5 million people as of 2023, while the Dubai–Sharjah–Ajman metropolitan area has a population of 6 million people. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1912 and 2000, Dubai was the birth place of 21 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 Nusrat Bhutto.
People Born in Dubai
Go to all RankingsMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 1
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2006
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 2
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1990
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 3
Mohammed Ben Sulayem
RACING DRIVER
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 4
Ali Bujsaim
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 5
Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
POLITICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 6
Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum
NOBLEMAN
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 7
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed
REFEREE
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 8
Ahmed Al-Maktoum
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 9
Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 10
Khalid Eisa
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 11
Zuhair Bakheet
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Dubai
Go to all RankingsZuhair Bakheet
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 12
Imad Khalili
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.22
Rank: 15
Habib Al Fardan
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 32.69
Rank: 16
Methil Devika
DANCER
1977 - Present
HPI: 29.08
Rank: 18
Jessy Mendiola
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 21.78
Rank: 21
People Deceased in Dubai
Go to all RankingsPervez Musharraf
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 1
Sridevi
ACTOR
1963 - 2018
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 2
Nusrat Bhutto
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2011
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 3
Mahmoud al-Mabhouh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1960 - 2010
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 4
Abdul Qadir Bajamal
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2020
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 5
Suzanne Tamim
SINGER
1977 - 2008
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 6
Sulim Yamadayev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1973 - 2009
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 7
Farooq Sheikh
ACTOR
1948 - 2013
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Dubai were soccer players (7), politicians (6), racing drivers (1), noblemen (1), and referees (1), while most who died were politicians (3), actors (2), military personnels (2), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dubai, including Khalid Eisa, Zuhair Bakheet, and Walid Abbas. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dubai, including Khalid Eisa, Zuhair Bakheet, and Walid Abbas.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Dubai since 1700.
























