Sudan
Sudan ranks 2,977th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ciudad Real, Nykøbing Falster, and Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Memorable people born in Sudan include Tayeb Salih, Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, and Osman Hussein. Memorable people who died in Sudan include Gaafar Nimeiry. Sudan has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians. Sudan is located in Sudan.
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Egypt to the north, Eritrea to the northeast, Ethiopia to the southeast, Libya to the northwest, South Sudan to the south, and the Red Sea. It has a population of 45.7 million people as of 2022 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres, making it Africa's third-largest country by area and the third-largest by area in the Arab League. It was the largest country by area in Africa and the Arab League until the secession of South Sudan in 2011; since then both titles have been held by Algeria. Its capital and most populous city is Khartoum. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1929 and 1997, Sudan was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Tayeb Salih, Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, and Osman Hussein. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Sudan including Gaafar Nimeiry.
People Born in Sudan
Go to all RankingsTayeb Salih
WRITER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 1
Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 2
Osman Hussein
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 3
Mo Ibrahim
BUSINESSPERSON
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 4
Abdalelah Haroun
ATHLETE
1997 - 2021
HPI: 28.08
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Sudan
Go to all RankingsOsman Hussein
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 3
Mo Ibrahim
BUSINESSPERSON
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Sudan
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Most individuals born in present day Sudan were politicians (2), writers (1), businesspeople (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sudan, including Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, and Osman Hussein. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sudan, including Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, and Osman Hussein.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Sudan since 1700.