Mogadishu
Mogadishu ranks 917th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Meissen, Vejle, and Anaheim, California. Memorable people born in Mogadishu include Iman, Nur Hassan Hussein, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Memorable people who died in Mogadishu include Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Michel Micombero, and Hawa Abdi. Mogadishu has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Mogadishu is located in Somalia.
Mogadishu, locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Ocean for millennia and has an estimated urban population of 2,610,483. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1937 and 1996, Mogadishu was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Iman, Nur Hassan Hussein, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Mogadishu including Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Michel Micombero, and Hawa Abdi.
People Born in Mogadishu
Go to all RankingsIman
MODEL
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 1
Nur Hassan Hussein
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
PHILOSOPHER
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 3
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 4
Hawa Abdi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 2020
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 5
Omar Sharmarke
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 6
Barkhad Abdi
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 7
K'naan
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 8
Ali Mohammed Ghedi
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 9
Ilhan Omar
POLITICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 10
Samia Yusuf Omar
ATHLETE
1991 - 2012
HPI: 32.88
Rank: 11
Abdi Nageeye
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.92
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Mogadishu
Go to all RankingsAbdi Nageeye
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.92
Rank: 12
Ilwad Elman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1990 - Present
HPI: 20.96
Rank: 16
Omar Mohamed
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 17
People Deceased in Mogadishu
Go to all RankingsMohamed Farrah Aidid
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1996
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 1
Michel Micombero
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1983
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 2
Hawa Abdi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 2020
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 3
Mohamed Osman Jawari
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2024
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mogadishu were politicians (5), athletes (3), soccer players (3), social activists (2), and models (1), while most who died were politicians (3), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mogadishu, including Nur Hassan Hussein, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, and Omar Sharmarke. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mogadishu, including Nur Hassan Hussein, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, and Omar Sharmarke.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Mogadishu since 1700.