Cultural Production in
Present Day
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia ranks 48th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, and Colombia. Memorable people born in present day Saudi Arabia include Muhammad, Ali, and Umar. Memorable people who died in Saudi Arabia include Muhammad, Umar, and Abu Bakr. Saudi Arabia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and religious figures and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians.
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the 12th-largest in the world. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to the south. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and Israel. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert, lowland, steppe, and mountains. The capital and largest city is Riyadh; other major cities include Jeddah and the two holiest cities in Islam, Mecca and Medina. With a population of almost 32.2 million, Saudi Arabia is the fourth most populous country in the Arab world. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, present day Saudi Arabia was the birth place of 364 globally memorable people, including Muhammad, Ali, and Umar. Additionaly, 135 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Saudi Arabia including Muhammad, Umar, and Abu Bakr.
People Born in Present Day Saudi Arabia
Go to all RankingsMuhammad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
570 - 632
HPI: 100.00
Rank: 325
Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
601 - 661
HPI: 89.31
Rank: 255
Umar
POLITICIAN
585 - 644
HPI: 89.27
Rank: 303
Abu Bakr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
573 - 634
HPI: 89.08
Rank: 243
Aisha
COMPANION
605 - 678
HPI: 88.09
Rank: 322
Khadija bint Khuwaylid
COMPANION
556 - 619
HPI: 86.56
Rank: 300
Fatimah
COMPANION
604 - 632
HPI: 86.48
Rank: 176
Uthman
POLITICIAN
574 - 656
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 252
Husayn ibn Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
626 - 680
HPI: 83.63
Rank: 154
Salman of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 83.36
Rank: 32
Khalid ibn al-Walid
MILITARY PERSONNEL
592 - 642
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 313
Hasan ibn Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
624 - 670
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 178
People Deceased in Present Day Saudi Arabia
Go to all RankingsMuhammad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
570 - 632
HPI: 100.00
Rank: 135
Umar
POLITICIAN
585 - 644
HPI: 89.27
Rank: 118
Abu Bakr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
573 - 634
HPI: 89.08
Rank: 73
Aisha
COMPANION
605 - 678
HPI: 88.09
Rank: 133
Khadija bint Khuwaylid
COMPANION
556 - 619
HPI: 86.56
Rank: 115
Fatimah
COMPANION
604 - 632
HPI: 86.48
Rank: 37
Uthman
POLITICIAN
574 - 656
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 81
Khalid ibn al-Walid
MILITARY PERSONNEL
592 - 642
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 127
Hasan ibn Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
624 - 670
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 38
Hagar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 47
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
548 - 570
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 76
Ibn Saud
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1953
HPI: 79.58
Rank: 33
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Saudi Arabia were soccer players (108), religious figures (86), politicians (71), companions (20), and writers (12), while most who died were religious figures (59), politicians (37), companions (18), writers (10), and military personnels (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Saudi Arabia, including Majed Abdullah, Saeed Al-Owairan, and Sami Al-Jaber. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Saudi Arabia, including Majed Abdullah, Saeed Al-Owairan, and Sami Al-Jaber.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Saudi Arabia since 1700.