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Kuwait

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Kuwait ranks 2,413th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Enghien-les-Bains, Taitō, and Rheinfelden (Aargau). Memorable people born in Kuwait include Sabah I bin Jaber, Ramzi Yousef, and Faiza Al-Kharafi. Memorable people who died in Kuwait include Mubarak Al-Sabah, and Sabah I bin Jaber. Kuwait has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Kuwait is located in Kuwait.

Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. With a coastline of approximately 500 km (311 mi), Kuwait also shares a maritime border with Iran, across the Persian Gulf. Most of the country's population reside in the urban agglomeration of Kuwait City, the capital and largest city. As of 2024, Kuwait has a population of 4.82 million, of which 1.53 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.29 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries. Kuwait has the third largest foreign-born population in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1700 and 1981, Kuwait was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Sabah I bin Jaber, Ramzi Yousef, and Faiza Al-Kharafi. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Kuwait including Mubarak Al-Sabah, and Sabah I bin Jaber.

People Born in Kuwait

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People Deceased in Kuwait

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Kuwait were soccer players (2), politicians (1), extremists (1), chemists (1), and religious figures (1),  while most who died were politicians (2).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kuwait, including Jamal Al-Qabendi, and Nawaf Al-Khaldi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kuwait, including Jamal Al-Qabendi, and Nawaf Al-Khaldi.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Kuwait since 1700.