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Jordan ranks 110th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mongolia, Angola, and Kyrgyzstan. Memorable people born in present day Jordan include Aaron, Hussein of Jordan, and Abdullah II of Jordan. Memorable people who died in Jordan include Moses, John the Baptist, and Moses in Islam. Jordan has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures.

Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to the west. The Jordan River, flowing into the Dead Sea, is located along the country's western border within the Jordan Rift Valley. Jordan has a small coastline along the Red Sea in its southwest, separated by the Gulf of Aqaba from Egypt. Amman is the country's capital and largest city, as well as the most populous city in the Levant. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1396 BC and 2001, present day Jordan was the birth place of 65 globally memorable people, including Aaron, Hussein of Jordan, and Abdullah II of Jordan. Additionaly, 35 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Jordan including Moses, John the Baptist, and Moses in Islam.

People Born in Present Day Jordan

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People Deceased in Present Day Jordan

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Jordan were politicians (23), athletes (9), religious figures (8), soccer players (6), and writers (5),  while most who died were politicians (17), religious figures (8), writers (3), companions (2), and extremists (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Jordan, including Hussein of Jordan, Abdullah II of Jordan, and Nayef Hawatmeh. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jordan, including Hussein of Jordan, Abdullah II of Jordan, and As-Saffah.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in present day Jordan since 1700.