Kuwait
Kuwait ranks 2,413th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Enghien-les-Bains, Taitō, and Rheinfelden (Aargau). The most famous people from Kuwait are Sabah I bin Jaber, Jaber II Al-Sabah, and Faiza Al-Kharafi. The most famous people who died in Kuwait are Sabah I bin Jaber, and Mubarak Al-Sabah. Kuwait has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Kuwait is located in Kuwait.
People
Between 1700 and 1987, Kuwait was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Sabah I bin Jaber, Jaber II Al-Sabah, and Faiza Al-Kharafi. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Kuwait including Sabah I bin Jaber, and Mubarak Al-Sabah.
People Born in Kuwait
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Sabah I bin Jaber
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1776
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 1
Jaber II Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1917
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 2
Faiza Al-Kharafi
CHEMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 3
Ramzi Yousef
EXTREMIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 4
Yasser Al-Habib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 5
Jamal Al-Qabendi
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - 2021
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 6
Mubarak Marzouq
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 7
Susan Abulhawa
WRITER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 8
Muayad Al-Haddad
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 9
Khalid El-Masri
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 10
Hamoud Al-Shemmari
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 11
Huzama Habayeb
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Kuwait
Go to all RankingsJaber II Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1917
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 2
Mubarak Marzouq
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 7
Muayad Al-Haddad
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 9
Khalid El-Masri
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 10
Hamoud Al-Shemmari
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 11
Huzama Habayeb
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 12
Abdulaziz Al-Buloushi
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 13
Rola Dashti
ECONOMIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 14
Nassir Al-Ghanem
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 15
Helen Upperton
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.19
Rank: 16
Khaled Al-Rashidi
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.97
Rank: 18
People Deceased in Kuwait
Go to all RankingsSabah I bin Jaber
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1776
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 1
Mubarak Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1915
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kuwaitwere soccer players (8), politicians (2), writers (2), chemists (1), and extremists (1), while most who died were politicians (2).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Kuwait since 1700.
