Nineveh
Nineveh ranks 9,649th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Niger, Nebraska, and North Dakota. Memorable people born in Nineveh include Ashurbanipal. Memorable people who died in Nineveh include Jonah, Ashurbanipal, and Sennacherib. Nineveh has been the birth place of many politicians and the death place of many politicians and religious figures. Nineveh is located in Iraq.
Nineveh, also known in early modern times as Kouyunjik, was an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, located in the modern-day city of Mosul in northern Iraq. It is located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River and was the capital and largest city of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, as well as the largest city in the world for several decades. Today, it is a common name for the half of Mosul that lies on the eastern bank of the Tigris, and the country's Nineveh Governorate takes its name from it. Read more on Wikipedia
In 685 BC, Nineveh was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Ashurbanipal. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Nineveh including Jonah, Ashurbanipal, and Sennacherib. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Nineveh than were born there.
People Born in Nineveh
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Jonah
850 BC - 810 BC
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 1
Ashurbanipal
685 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 2
Sennacherib
740 BC - 681 BC
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 3
Isaac of Nineveh
640 - 700
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 4
Sinsharishkun
700 BC - 612 BC
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 5
Most individuals born in present day Nineveh were politicians (1), while most who died were politicians (3) and religious figures (2).
