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Lebanon

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Lebanon ranks 83rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Albania, Kenya, and Ecuador. Memorable people born in present day Lebanon include Khalil Gibran, Severus Alexander, and Porphyry. Memorable people who died in Lebanon include Origen, Jude the Apostle, and Amin al-Husseini. Lebanon has been the birth place of many politicians, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures.

Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the coastline. Lebanon has a population of more than five million and an area of 10,452 square kilometres (4,036 sq mi). Beirut is the country's capital and largest city. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1000 BC and 1999, present day Lebanon was the birth place of 150 globally memorable people, including Khalil Gibran, Severus Alexander, and Porphyry. Additionaly, 76 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Lebanon including Origen, Jude the Apostle, and Amin al-Husseini.

People Born in Present Day Lebanon

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People Deceased in Present Day Lebanon

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Lebanon were politicians (47), singers (19), religious figures (17), writers (14), and actors (11),  while most who died were politicians (36), religious figures (16), writers (7), singers (3), and philosophers (2).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Lebanon, including Michel Aoun, Hassan Nasrallah, and Rafic Hariri. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Lebanon, including Severus Alexander, Dido, and Ahab.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Lebanon since 1700.