Rabat
Rabat ranks 641st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Okayama Prefecture, Jackson, Mississippi, and California. Memorable people born in Rabat include Mohammed VI of Morocco, Alain Badiou, and Mehdi Ben Barka. Memorable people who died in Rabat include Mobutu Sese Seko, Hassan II of Morocco, and Mohammed V of Morocco. Rabat has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Rabat is located in Morocco.
Rabat is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. It is also the capital city of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra administrative region. Rabat is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg, opposite Salé, the city's main commuter town. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1920 and 1993, Rabat was the birth place of 23 globally memorable people, including Mohammed VI of Morocco, Alain Badiou, and Mehdi Ben Barka. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Rabat including Mobutu Sese Seko, Hassan II of Morocco, and Mohammed V of Morocco.
People Born in Rabat
Go to all RankingsMohammed VI of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 1
Alain Badiou
PHILOSOPHER
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 2
Mehdi Ben Barka
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1965
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 3
Dominique de Villepin
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 4
Abdelilah Benkirane
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 5
Macha Méril
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 6
Samira Said
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 7
Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 8
Philippe Barbarin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 9
Mohamed Timoumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 10
Allal Benkassou
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2013
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 11
Abderrahim Ouakili
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - 2023
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Rabat
Go to all RankingsAllal Benkassou
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2013
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 11
Hicham Zerouali
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2004
HPI: 34.59
Rank: 19
Mohamed Samadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 33.00
Rank: 21
Mohamed Hamout
BOXER
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 23
People Deceased in Rabat
Go to all RankingsMobutu Sese Seko
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1997
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 1
Hassan II of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1999
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 2
Mohammed V of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1961
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 3
Fatema Mernissi
WRITER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 4
Muhammad al-Nasir
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1213
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 5
Hamani Diori
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1989
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 6
Mohamed Choukri
WRITER
1935 - 2003
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 7
José Faria
COACH
1933 - 2013
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 8
Said Belqola
REFEREE
1956 - 2002
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 9
Ahmed Bahnini
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1971
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 10
Azzeddine Laraki
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2010
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 11
Driss Bamous
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2015
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Rabat
Go to all RankingsJosé Faria
COACH
1933 - 2013
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 8
Ahmed Bahnini
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1971
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 10
Maati Bouabid
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1996
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 13
Allal Benkassou
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2013
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 14
Mohamed Benhima
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1992
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 15
Muhammad Osman Said
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 16
Abdallah Lamrani
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 17
Abdelkader El Brazi
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - 2014
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 18
Hicham Zerouali
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2004
HPI: 34.59
Rank: 19
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rabat were politicians (6), soccer players (6), actors (2), tennis players (2), and writers (2), while most who died were politicians (10), soccer players (5), writers (2), coaches (1), and referees (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rabat, including Mohamed Timoumi, Allal Benkassou, and Abderrahim Ouakili. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rabat, including Mohammed VI of Morocco, Mehdi Ben Barka, and Dominique de Villepin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Rabat since 1700.