Medina
Medina ranks 187th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mannheim, Adelaide, and Karlsruhe. Memorable people born in Medina include Husayn ibn Ali, Hasan ibn Ali, and Ja'far al-Sadiq. Memorable people who died in Medina include Muhammad, Umar, and Fatimah. Medina has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians and the death place of many religious figures, and companions. Medina is located in Saudi Arabia.
Medina, officially Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah, is the capital of Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. It is one of the oldest and most important places in Islamic history. One of the most sacred cities in Islam, the population as of 2022 is 1,411,599, making it the fourth-most populous city in the country. Around 58.5% of the population are Saudi citizens and 41.5% are foreigners. Located at the core of the Medina Province in the western reaches of the country, the city is distributed over 589 km2 (227 sq mi), of which 293 km2 (113 sq mi) constitutes the city's urban area, while the rest is occupied by the Hejaz Mountains, empty valleys, agricultural spaces and older dormant volcanoes. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1989, Medina was the birth place of 64 globally memorable people, including Husayn ibn Ali, Hasan ibn Ali, and Ja'far al-Sadiq. Additionaly, 66 globally memorable people have passed away in Medina including Muhammad, Umar, and Fatimah. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Medina than were born there.
People Born in Medina
Go to all RankingsHusayn ibn Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
626 - 680
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 1
Hasan ibn Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
624 - 670
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 2
Ja'far al-Sadiq
ASTRONOMER
702 - 765
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 3
Malik ibn Anas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
711 - 795
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 4
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
POLITICIAN
646 - 705
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 5
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
659 - 713
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 6
Abd al-Muttalib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
497 - 578
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 7
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
624 - 692
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 8
Umar II
POLITICIAN
682 - 720
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 9
Ali al-Ridha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
770 - 818
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 10
Safiyya bint Huyayy
POLITICIAN
610 - 670
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 11
Muhammad al-Baqir
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
677 - 733
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Medina
Go to all RankingsSa'd ibn Mu'adh
POLITICIAN
590 - 627
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 37
Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
678 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 45
Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
612 - 693
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 46
Muslim ibn Aqil
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
650 - 680
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 47
Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya
POLITICIAN
690 - 762
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 50
Aban ibn Uthman
HISTORIAN
641 - 723
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 52
Nusaybah bint Ka'ab
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 54
Muhammad ibn Maslamah
COMPANION
589 - 666
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 55
Nafiʽ al-Madani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
689 - 785
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 56
Al-Bara' ibn Azib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 690
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 57
Maher Al-Mu'aiqly
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 58
Hamzah Idris
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.05
Rank: 60
People Deceased in Medina
Go to all RankingsMuhammad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
570 - 632
HPI: 99.12
Rank: 1
Umar
POLITICIAN
585 - 644
HPI: 84.83
Rank: 2
Fatimah
COMPANION
604 - 632
HPI: 83.43
Rank: 3
Uthman
POLITICIAN
574 - 656
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 4
Abu Bakr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
573 - 634
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 5
Khalid ibn al-Walid
MILITARY PERSONNEL
592 - 642
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 6
Aisha
COMPANION
605 - 678
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 7
Hasan ibn Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
624 - 670
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 8
Ja'far al-Sadiq
ASTRONOMER
702 - 765
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 9
Malik ibn Anas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
711 - 795
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 10
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
659 - 713
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 11
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
548 - 570
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Medina
Go to all RankingsSa'd ibn Mu'adh
POLITICIAN
590 - 627
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 46
Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
678 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 51
Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
612 - 693
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 53
Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya
POLITICIAN
690 - 762
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 57
Aban ibn Uthman
HISTORIAN
641 - 723
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 58
Said ibn al-Musayyib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
642 - 715
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 59
Lubaba bint al-Harith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
593 - 655
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 61
Muhammad ibn Maslamah
COMPANION
589 - 666
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 63
Nafiʽ al-Madani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
689 - 785
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 64
Utba ibn Ghazwan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
581 - 639
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 66
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Medina were religious figures (36), politicians (10), soccer players (6), companions (4), and historians (3), while most who died were religious figures (36), companions (13), politicians (10), military personnels (3), and writers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Medina, including Salman Al-Faraj, Hamzah Idris, and Hamzah Saleh. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Medina, including Husayn ibn Ali, Hasan ibn Ali, and Malik ibn Anas.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Medina since 1700.