Kairouan
Kairouan ranks 1,907th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Babruysk, Lakewood, Ohio, and Naberezhnye Chelny. Memorable people born in Kairouan include Fatima al-Fihri, Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri, and Najla Bouden. Memorable people who died in Kairouan include Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, and Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab. Kairouan has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many philosophers, and politicians. Kairouan is located in Tunisia.
Kairouan, also spelled El Qayrawān or Kairwan, is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city was founded by the Umayyads around 670, in the period of Caliph Mu'awiya ; this is when it became an important centre for Sunni Islamic scholarship and Quranic learning, attracting Muslims from various parts of the world. The Mosque of Uqba is situated in the city. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 711 and 1994, Kairouan was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Fatima al-Fihri, Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri, and Najla Bouden. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Kairouan including Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, and Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab.
People Born in Kairouan
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Fatima al-Fihri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 880
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 1
Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri
POLITICIAN
711 - 759
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 2
Najla Bouden
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 3
Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya
POLITICIAN
850 - 902
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 4
Khaled Badra
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.54
Rank: 5
Habiba Ghribi
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 6
Zouheir Dhaouadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.07
Rank: 7
Ahmed Khalil
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 25.89
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Kairouan
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Isaac Israeli ben Solomon
PHILOSOPHER
832 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 1
Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab
POLITICIAN
756 - 812
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kairouan were politicians (3), soccer players (3), religious figures (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were philosophers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kairouan, including Khaled Badra, Zouheir Dhaouadi, and Ahmed Khalil. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kairouan, including Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri, Najla Bouden, and Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Kairouan since 1700.
