Sousse ranks 1,027th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Annecy, Mayfair, and Englewood, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Sousse include Mohamed Ghannouchi, Salvius Julianus, and Hamed Karoui. 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
Between 115 and 1992, Sousse was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Mohamed Ghannouchi, Salvius Julianus, and Hamed Karoui. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Sousse including Hamed Karoui.
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 1
115 - 170
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 2
1927 - 2020
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 3
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 4
1939 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 5
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 6
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 7
1989 - Present
HPI: 35.78
Rank: 8
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.45
Rank: 9
1983 - Present
HPI: 27.96
Rank: 10
1983 - Present
HPI: 26.58
Rank: 11
1990 - Present
HPI: 26.56
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Sousse were soccer players (8) and politicians (5), while most who died were politicians (1).
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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Sousse since 1700.