Gaza City
Gaza City ranks 2,803rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Albury, Godalming, and Barnsley. Memorable people born in Gaza City include Al-Shafi‘i, Mahmoud al-Zahar, and Hilarion. Memorable people who died in Gaza City include Samson, Ahmed Yassin, and Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi. Gaza City has been the birth place of many lawyers, and politicians and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians. Gaza City is located in Palestine.
Gaza, also called Gaza City, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. As of 2022, it was the largest city in the State of Palestine, with 590,481 inhabitants in 2017. The city is spread across an area of 45 square kilometres (17 sq mi). Gaza is one of the principal coastal cities in the country, home to Palestine's only port. Located some 76.6 kilometres (47.6 mi) southwest of the country's proclaimed capital East Jerusalem, the city is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Prior to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, it was the most populous city in the State of Palestine, when massive displacement happened during the war. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 291 and 1960, Gaza City was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Al-Shafi‘i, Mahmoud al-Zahar, and Hilarion. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Gaza City including Samson, Ahmed Yassin, and Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Gaza City than were born there.
People Born in Gaza City
Go to all RankingsAl-Shafi‘i
LAWYER
767 - 820
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 1
Mahmoud al-Zahar
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 2
Hilarion
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
291 - 372
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 3
Zacharias Rhetor
PHILOSOPHER
465 - 553
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 4
Ahmed Jabari
EXTREMIST
1960 - 2012
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 5
Procopius of Gaza
WRITER
465 - 528
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Gaza City
Go to all RankingsMahmoud al-Zahar
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 2
Procopius of Gaza
WRITER
465 - 528
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Gaza City
Go to all RankingsSamson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1118 BC - 1078 BC
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 1
Ahmed Yassin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - 2004
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 2
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2004
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 3
Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
464 - 497
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 4
Barsanuphius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
401 - 540
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 5
Porphyry of Gaza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
347 - 420
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 6
Procopius of Gaza
WRITER
465 - 528
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 7
Elias Katz
ATHLETE
1901 - 1947
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 8
Henry II, Count of Bar
NOBLEMAN
1190 - 1239
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 9
Dorotheus of Gaza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
510 - 620
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Gaza City
Go to all RankingsProcopius of Gaza
WRITER
465 - 528
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 7
Henry II, Count of Bar
NOBLEMAN
1190 - 1239
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gaza City were lawyers (1), politicians (1), religious figures (1), philosophers (1), and extremists (1), while most who died were religious figures (6), politicians (1), writers (1), athletes (1), and noblemen (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gaza City, including Mahmoud al-Zahar. Whereas, throughout history, lawyers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gaza City, including Al-Shafi‘i.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Gaza City since 1700.