Tangier
Tangier ranks 3,667th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kensington Palace, Royal Palace of Portici, and Riihimäki. Memorable people born in Tangier include Ibn Battuta, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and Al-Shadhili. Memorable people who died in Tangier include Abdelaziz of Morocco, Paul Bowles, and Paul Lukas. Tangier has been the birth place of many politicians, and explorers and the death place of many politicians, and composers. Tangier is located in Morocco.
Tangier or Tangiers is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is the capital of the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Morocco. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1970, Tangier was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Ibn Battuta, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and Al-Shadhili. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Tangier including Abdelaziz of Morocco, Paul Bowles, and Paul Lukas.
People Born in Tangier
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Ibn Battuta
EXPLORER
1304 - 1368
HPI: 82.47
Rank: 1
Jean-Luc Mélenchon
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 2
Al-Shadhili
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1197 - 1258
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 3
Abderrahmane Youssoufi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 4
Mounir Fatmi
ARTIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.94
Rank: 5
Jaouad Achab
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 6
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Abdelaziz of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1943
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 1
Paul Bowles
COMPOSER
1910 - 1999
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 2
Paul Lukas
ACTOR
1894 - 1971
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 3
José Enrique Varela
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1951
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tangier were politicians (2), explorers (1), religious figures (1), artists (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were politicians (1), composers (1), actors (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tangier, including Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and Abderrahmane Youssoufi. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tangier, including Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and Abderrahmane Youssoufi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Tangier since 1700.
