Cultural Production in

Present Day

Dubai (are)

United Arab Emirates

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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

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People Deceased in Dubai

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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).

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.