Oran
Oran ranks 771st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Northampton, Brăila, and Grodno. Memorable people born in Oran include Yves Saint Laurent, Hélène Cixous, and Khaled. Memorable people who died in Oran include Cheb Hasni. Oran has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many singers. Oran is located in Algeria.
Oran is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is 432 km (268 mi) west-southwest from Algiers. The total population of the city was 803,329 in 2008, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second-largest city in Algeria. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1906 and 1992, Oran was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Yves Saint Laurent, Hélène Cixous, and Khaled. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Oran including Cheb Hasni.
People Born in Oran
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Yves Saint Laurent
FASHION DESIGNER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 1
Hélène Cixous
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 2
Khaled
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3
Nicole Garcia
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 4
Alain Chabat
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 5
Mohamed Ben Ahmed Abdelghani
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1996
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 6
Emmanuel Roblès
WRITER
1914 - 1995
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 7
Cheb Hasni
SINGER
1968 - 1994
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 8
Anne Alvaro
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 9
Ernest Libérati
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1983
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 10
Valérie Benguigui
ACTOR
1961 - 2013
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 11
Baghdad Bounedjah
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Oran
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Mustapha Moussa
BOXER
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 14
Abdelhafid Tasfaout
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 15
Mustapha Ghorbal
REFEREE
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.30
Rank: 18
People Deceased in Oran
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Most individuals born in present day Oran were soccer players (5), actors (4), writers (2), referees (2), and fashion designers (1), while most who died were singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oran, including Nicole Garcia, Alain Chabat, and Anne Alvaro. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oran, including Ernest Libérati, Baghdad Bounedjah, and Ali Benarbia.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Oran since 1700.
