Sousse
Sousse ranks 1,140th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Växjö, Shrewsbury, and Montclair, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Sousse include Mohamed Ghannouchi, Salvius Julianus, and Habib Essid. Memorable people who died in Sousse include Hamed Karoui. Sousse has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Sousse is located in Tunisia.
Sousse or Soussa is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located 140 km (87 mi) south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants (2014). Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf of Hammamet, which is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. Its economy is based on transport equipment, processed food, olive oil, textiles, and tourism. It is home to the Université de Sousse. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 115 and 1998, Sousse was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Mohamed Ghannouchi, Salvius Julianus, and Habib Essid. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Sousse including Hamed Karoui.
People Born in Sousse
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Mohamed Ghannouchi
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 1
Salvius Julianus
POLITICIAN
115 - 170
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 2
Habib Essid
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 3
Hamadi Jebali
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 4
Hamed Karoui
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2020
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 5
Abdelmajid Chetali
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 6
Ziad Jaziri
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.60
Rank: 7
Aymen Abdennour
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 8
Raouf Bouzaiene
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 9
Mejdi Traoui
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 30.83
Rank: 10
Hamdi Kasraoui
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 29.30
Rank: 11
Rami Bedoui
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 29.28
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Sousse
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People Deceased in Sousse
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Most individuals born in present day Sousse were soccer players (8), politicians (5), and athletes (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sousse, including Abdelmajid Chetali, Ziad Jaziri, and Aymen Abdennour. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sousse, including Abdelmajid Chetali, Ziad Jaziri, and Aymen Abdennour.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Sousse since 1700.
