Zarqa
Zarqa ranks 5,431st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baena, Salsomaggiore Terme, and Allen, Texas. Memorable people born in Zarqa include Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Samih al-Qasim, and Saleh Al-Sharabaty. Zarqa has been the birth place of many extremists, and writers. Zarqa is located in Jordan.
Zarqa is the capital of Zarqa Governorate in Jordan. Its name means "the blue (city)". It had a population of 635,160 inhabitants in 2015, and is the second most populous city in Jordan after Amman. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1939 and 1998, Zarqa was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Samih al-Qasim, and Saleh Al-Sharabaty.
People Born in Zarqa
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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
EXTREMIST
1966 - 2006
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 1
Samih al-Qasim
WRITER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 2
Saleh Al-Sharabaty
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 20.18
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Zarqa were extremists (1), writers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, extremists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Zarqa, including Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Whereas, throughout history, extremists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Zarqa, including Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Zarqa since 1700.
