Sanaa
Sanaa ranks 2,297th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ohrid, Prizren, and Bunkyō. The most famous people from Sanaa are Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, Muhammad al-Badr, and Ahmad bin Yahya. The most famous people who died in Sanaa are Ali Abdullah Saleh, Wahb ibn Munabbih, and Ibrahim al-Hamdi. Sanaa has been the birth place of many politicians, and geographers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Sanaa is located in Yemen.
People
Between 893 and 1972, Sanaa was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, Muhammad al-Badr, and Ahmad bin Yahya. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Sanaa including Ali Abdullah Saleh, Wahb ibn Munabbih, and Ibrahim al-Hamdi.
People Born in Sanaa
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Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1948
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 1
Muhammad al-Badr
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1996
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 2
Ahmad bin Yahya
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1962
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 3
Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani
GEOGRAPHER
893 - 945
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 4
Abdullah al-Sallal
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 5
Abdul Qadir Bajamal
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2020
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 6
Khadija al-Salami
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 7
Ahmed Saleh
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 8
Boushra Almutawakel
PHOTOGRAPHER
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Sanaa
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Ali Abdullah Saleh
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2017
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 1
Wahb ibn Munabbih
WRITER
655 - 738
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 2
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1977
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 3
Ahmad al-Ghashmi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1978
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 4
Ali Raymi
BOXER
1973 - 2015
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sanaa were politicians (5), geographers (1), film directors (1), athletes (1), and photographers (1), while most who died were politicians (3), writers (1), and boxers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sanaa, including Muhammad al-Badr, and Abdul Qadir Bajamal. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sanaa, including Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, Muhammad al-Badr, and Ahmad bin Yahya.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Sanaa since 1700.
