Riyadh
Riyadh ranks 222nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Austria-Hungary, Liège, and Kinshasa. Memorable people born in Riyadh include Osama bin Laden, Salman of Saudi Arabia, and Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Memorable people who died in Riyadh include Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, and Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy. Riyadh has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Riyadh is located in Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in the 1950s as an offshoot of the 18th century walled town following the dismantling of its defensive fortifications. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, Riyadh was the birth place of 62 globally memorable people, including Osama bin Laden, Salman of Saudi Arabia, and Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Riyadh including Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, and Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy.
People Born in Riyadh
Go to all RankingsOsama bin Laden
EXTREMIST
1957 - 2011
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 1
Salman of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 2
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2015
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 3
Ibn Saud
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1953
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 4
Fahd of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2005
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 5
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1975
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 6
Khalid of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1982
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 7
Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1999
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 8
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 9
Muqrin bin Abdulaziz
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 10
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1928
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 11
Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1944 - 1975
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Riyadh
Go to all RankingsPrincess Rajwa Al Hussein
ARCHITECT
1994 - Present
HPI: 35.90
Rank: 33
Ibrahim Mater
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 33.88
Rank: 38
Mohammed Al-Khojali
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 32.79
Rank: 40
Nawaf Al-Aqidi
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 31.98
Rank: 42
Rhys Norrington-Davies
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 30.07
Rank: 47
Nasser Al-Dawsari
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 29.38
Rank: 50
Firas Al-Buraikan
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 29.22
Rank: 51
Dina Shihabi
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.78
Rank: 52
Hassan Al-Tambakti
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.96
Rank: 53
Haitham Asiri
SOCCER PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 27.30
Rank: 54
Riyadh Sharahili
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.27
Rank: 56
Michael Mmoh
TENNIS PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 23.97
Rank: 57
People Deceased in Riyadh
Go to all RankingsAbdullah of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2015
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 1
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1975
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 2
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
WRITER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 3
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1928
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 4
Nimr al-Nimr
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1959 - 2016
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 5
Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 6
Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2018
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 7
Mohamed Akid
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1979
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Riyadh were soccer players (34), politicians (16), extremists (3), athletes (3), and religious figures (1), while most who died were politicians (5), writers (1), social activists (1), and soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Riyadh, including Saeed Al-Owairan, Sami Al-Jaber, and Yousuf Al-Thunayan. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Riyadh, including Saeed Al-Owairan, Sami Al-Jaber, and Yousuf Al-Thunayan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Riyadh since 1700.