Ramallah
Ramallah ranks 10,880th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Walvis Bay, Sacramento County, California, and Veneto. The most famous people from Ramallah are Mosab Hassan Yousef. The most famous people who died in Ramallah are Ahmed Qurei, Izzat Ghazzawi, and Samiha Khalil. Ramallah has been the birth place of many social activists and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Ramallah is located in .
Ramallah is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine. It serves as the administrative capital of Palestine, as well as capital of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. The city is situated on the Judaean Mountains, 10 km north of Jerusalem, at an average elevation of 872 meters (2,861 ft) above sea level, adjacent to al-Bireh. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1978, Ramallah was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Mosab Hassan Yousef. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Ramallah including Ahmed Qurei, Izzat Ghazzawi, and Samiha Khalil. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Ramallah than were born there.
People Born in Ramallah
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Go to all RankingsAhmed Qurei
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2023
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 1
Izzat Ghazzawi
WRITER
1951 - 2003
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 2
Samiha Khalil
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1999
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ramallah were social activists (1), while most who died were politicians (2), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, social activists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ramallah, including Mosab Hassan Yousef. Whereas, throughout history, social activists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ramallah, including Mosab Hassan Yousef.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Ramallah since 1700.




