Tikrit
Tikrit ranks 2,827th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Altoona, Pennsylvania, Najaf, and Hsinchu. Memorable people born in Tikrit include Saladin, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, and Ali Hassan al-Majid. Memorable people who died in Tikrit include Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, and Abu Ayyub al-Masri. Tikrit has been the birth place of many politicians, and public workers and the death place of many politicians, and extremists. Tikrit is located in Iraq.
Tikrit is a city in Iraq, located 140 kilometers (87 mi) northwest of Baghdad and 220 kilometers (140 mi) southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River. It is the administrative center of the Saladin Governorate. As of 2012, it had a population of approximately 160,000. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1138 and 1951, Tikrit was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Saladin, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, and Ali Hassan al-Majid. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Tikrit including Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, and Abu Ayyub al-Masri.
People Born in Tikrit
Go to all RankingsSaladin
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1193
HPI: 91.44
Rank: 1
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1982
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 2
Ali Hassan al-Majid
PUBLIC WORKER
1941 - 2010
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 3
Sajida Talfah
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 4
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2007
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 5
Tahir Yahya
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1986
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Tikrit
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Go to all RankingsAbu Omar al-Baghdadi
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2010
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
EXTREMIST
1968 - 2010
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tikrit were politicians (5), and public workers (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and extremists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tikrit, including Sajida Talfah, and Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tikrit, including Saladin, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, and Sajida Talfah.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Tikrit since 1700.