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Marrakesh ranks 799th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Limón, Lublin, and Piacenza. Memorable people born in Marrakesh include Just Fontaine, Mordechai Vanunu, and Abdelaziz of Morocco. Memorable people who died in Marrakesh include Averroes, Ibn Battuta, and Ibn Tufail. Marrakesh has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. Marrakesh is located in Morocco.

Marrakesh or Marrakech is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh–Safi region. The city lies west of the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1131 and 1985, Marrakesh was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Just Fontaine, Mordechai Vanunu, and Abdelaziz of Morocco. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Marrakesh including Averroes, Ibn Battuta, and Ibn Tufail. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Marrakesh than were born there.

People Born in Marrakesh

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Marrakesh were politicians (5), soccer players (4), actors (2), athletes (2), and social activists (1),  while most who died were politicians (10), philosophers (2), religious figures (2), explorers (1), and writers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Marrakesh, including Just Fontaine, Abdelmajid Lamriss, and Tahar El Khalej. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Marrakesh, including Abdelaziz of Morocco, Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi, and Yusuf II, Almohad caliph.

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Overlapping Lives

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