Cultural Production in

Present Day

Saudi Arabia

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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 center 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 twelfth-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 2007, present day Saudi Arabia was the birth place of 400 globally memorable people, including Muhammad, Ali, and Umar. Additionaly, 136 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Saudi Arabia including Muhammad, Umar, and Abu Bakr.

People Born in Present Day Saudi Arabia

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People Deceased in Present Day Saudi Arabia

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Saudi Arabia were soccer players (121), religious figures (88), politicians (69), companions (20), and extremists (17),  while most who died were religious figures (60), politicians (37), companions (18), writers (10), and military personnels (3).

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.