Rafah
Rafah ranks 15,318th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Prestwick, Laatzen, and Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte. Memorable people born in Rafah include Asma al-Ghul. Memorable people who died in Rafah include Yahya Sinwar, and Rachel Corrie. Rafah has been the birth place of many journalists and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Rafah is located in Palestine.
Rafah is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine. It is the capital of the Rafah Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south-west of Gaza City. In 2017, Rafah had a population of 171,889. As a result of massive bombardment and ground assaults in Gaza City and Khan Yunis by Israel during the Gaza war, about 1.4 million Palestinians are believed to be sheltering in Rafah as of February 2024. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1982, Rafah was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Asma al-Ghul. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Rafah including Yahya Sinwar, and Rachel Corrie. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Rafah than were born there.
People Born in Rafah
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Yahya Sinwar
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2024
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 1
Rachel Corrie
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1979 - 2003
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Deceased in Rafah
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Most individuals born in present day Rafah were journalists (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, journalists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rafah, including Asma al-Ghul. Whereas, throughout history, journalists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rafah, including Asma al-Ghul.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Rafah since 1700.
