Sfax
Sfax ranks 1,757th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ube, Yamaguchi, Žilina, and Plaistow, Newham. Memorable people born in Sfax include Mohamed Akid, Elsa Cayat, and Mohamed Ben Rehaiem. Memorable people who died in Sfax include Mohamed Ben Rehaiem. Sfax has been the birth place of many soccer players, and psychologists and the death place of many soccer players. Sfax is located in Tunisia.
Sfax is a city in Tunisia, located 270 km (170 mi) southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Berber Taparura, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate, and a Mediterranean port. Sfax has a population of 330,440. Its main industries include phosphate, olive and nut processing, fishing and international trade. The city is the second-most populous in the country after the capital, Tunis. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1949 and 1997, Sfax was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Mohamed Akid, Elsa Cayat, and Mohamed Ben Rehaiem. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Sfax including Mohamed Ben Rehaiem.
People Born in Sfax
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Mohamed Akid
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1979
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 1
Elsa Cayat
PSYCHOLOGIST
1960 - 2015
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 2
Mohamed Ben Rehaiem
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 3
Sami Trabelsi
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 4
Skander Souayah
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 5
Ali Maâloul
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 6
Amine Chermiti
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 7
Ali Abdi
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.92
Rank: 8
Aymen Dahmen
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 28.77
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Sfax
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SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.92
Rank: 8
Aymen Dahmen
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 28.77
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Sfax
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Most individuals born in present day Sfax were soccer players (8), and psychologists (1), while most who died were soccer players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sfax, including Mohamed Akid, Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, and Sami Trabelsi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sfax, including Mohamed Akid, Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, and Sami Trabelsi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Sfax since 1700.
