Kirkuk
Kirkuk ranks 7,796th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Littlehampton, Ürümqi, and British Guiana. Memorable people born in Kirkuk include Jaafar Al-Askari, and Osama Rashid. Kirkuk has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players. Kirkuk is located in Iraq.
Kirkuk is a city in Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate, located 238 kilometres north of Baghdad. The city is home to a diverse population of Kurds, Iraqi Turkmens and Arabs. Kirkuk sits on the ruins of the original Kirkuk Citadel which sits near the Khasa River. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1885 and 1992, Kirkuk was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Jaafar Al-Askari, and Osama Rashid.
People Born in Kirkuk
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Jaafar Al-Askari
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1936
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 1
Osama Rashid
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.38
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kirkuk were politicians (1), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kirkuk, including Osama Rashid. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kirkuk, including Jaafar Al-Askari.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kirkuk since 1700.
