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Gaza City (pse)

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Gaza City ranks 2,803rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Albury, Godalming, and Barnsley. The most famous people from Gaza City are Al-Shafi‘i, Hilarion, and Mahmoud al-Zahar. The most famous people who died in Gaza City are Samson, Ahmed Yassin, and Porphyry of Gaza. Gaza City has been the birth place of many politicians, and lawyers and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians. Gaza City is located in Palestine.

Gaza City, often simply called Gaza, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the capital of the Gaza Governorate. Located on the Mediterranean coast, 76.6 kilometres (47.6 mi) southwest of Jerusalem, it was home to Palestine's only port. With a population of 590,481 people as of 2017, Gaza City was the most populous city in Palestine until the Gaza war caused most of the population to be displaced. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 291 and 1985, Gaza City was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Al-Shafi‘i, Hilarion, and Mahmoud al-Zahar. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Gaza City including Samson, Ahmed Yassin, and Porphyry of Gaza. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Gaza City than were born there.

People Born in Gaza City

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People Deceased in Gaza City

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Gaza City were politicians (2), lawyers (1), religious figures (1), philosophers (1), and writers (1),  while most who died were religious figures (6), politicians (1), athletes (1), writers (1), and noblemen (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gaza City, including Mahmoud al-Zahar, and Khalil al-Hayya. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gaza City, including Mahmoud al-Zahar, and Khalil al-Hayya.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Gaza City since 1700.