Mecca ranks 196th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Egypt, Skopje, and Nice. Memorable people born in Mecca include Muhammad, Umar, and Ali. Memorable people who died in Mecca include Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, and Abd al-Muttalib. Mecca has been the birth place of many religious figures and politicians and the death place of many religious figures and politicians. Mecca is located in Saudi Arabia.
Mecca is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city in Islam. It is 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level. Its last recorded population was 2,385,509 in 2022. Its metropolitan population in 2022 is 2.4 million, making it the third-most populated city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh and Jeddah. Around 44.5% of the population are Saudi citizens and around 55.5% are foreigners from other Muslim countries. Pilgrims more than triple the population number every year during the Ḥajj pilgrimage, observed in the twelfth Hijri month of Dhūl-Ḥijjah. With over 10.8 million international visitors in 2023, Mecca was one of the 10 most visited cities in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 430 and 1984, Mecca was the birth place of 55 globally memorable people, including Muhammad, Umar, and Ali. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Mecca including Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, and Abd al-Muttalib.
570 - 632
HPI: 98.85
Rank: 1
585 - 644
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 2
601 - 661
HPI: 83.32
Rank: 3
573 - 634
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 4
604 - 632
HPI: 79.79
Rank: 5
605 - 678
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 6
556 - 619
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 7
592 - 642
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 8
580 - 642
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 9
603 - 680
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 10
548 - 570
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 11
539 - 619
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 12
556 - 619
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 1
539 - 619
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 2
497 - 578
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 3
549 - 624
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 4
624 - 692
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 5
714 - 775
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 6
610 - 693
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 7
595 - 692
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 8
430 - 600
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 9
1910 - 1999
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 10
985 - 1021
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 11
Most individuals born in present day Mecca were religious figures (21), politicians (16), companions (8), military personnels (4), and soccer players (4), while most who died were religious figures (7), politicians (3), and companions (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mecca, including Mohammed Noor, Osama Hawsawi, and Nasser Al-Shamrani. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mecca, including Muhammad, Ali, and Abu Bakr.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Mecca since 1700.