Cultural Production in
Present Day
Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia ranks 62nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Azerbaijan, Pakistan, and Algeria. Memorable people born in present day Tunisia include Ibn Khaldun, Hannibal, and Claudia Cardinale. Memorable people who died in Tunisia include Louis IX of France, Gaiseric, and Apuleius. Tunisia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
People
Between 633 BC and 2005, present day Tunisia was the birth place of 274 globally memorable people, including Ibn Khaldun, Hannibal, and Claudia Cardinale. Additionaly, 60 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Tunisia including Louis IX of France, Gaiseric, and Apuleius.
People Born in Present Day Tunisia
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Ibn Khaldun
HISTORIAN
1332 - 1406
HPI: 86.74
Rank: 1
Hannibal
POLITICIAN
247 BC - 183 BC
HPI: 86.62
Rank: 2
Claudia Cardinale
ACTOR
1938 - 2025
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 3
Aemilianus
POLITICIAN
207 - 253
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 4
Terence
WRITER
185 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 5
Tertullian
PHILOSOPHER
155 - 220
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 6
Cyprian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 258
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 7
Hasdrubal Barca
MILITARY PERSONNEL
300 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 8
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2019
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 9
Habib Bourguiba
POLITICIAN
1903 - 2000
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 10
Gordian II
POLITICIAN
190 - 238
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 11
Fatima al-Fihri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 880
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Tunisia
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Sara Zaafarani
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 112
Saber Rebai
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 135
Maya Jribi
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2018
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 141
Riadh Jelassi
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 158
Mounir Boukadida
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 159
Sirajeddine Chihi
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 163
Radhouane Salhi
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 167
Tarek Thabet
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 171
Hassen Gabsi
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 172
Imed Ben Younes
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 173
Ferid Chouchane
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 176
Imed Mhedhebi
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 177
People Deceased in Present Day Tunisia
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Louis IX of France
POLITICIAN
1214 - 1270
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 1
Gaiseric
POLITICIAN
389 - 477
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 2
Apuleius
WRITER
125 - 170
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 3
Dido
POLITICIAN
879 BC - 759 BC
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 4
Tertullian
PHILOSOPHER
155 - 220
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 5
Gordian I
POLITICIAN
159 - 238
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 6
Cyprian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 258
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 7
Habib Bourguiba
POLITICIAN
1903 - 2000
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 8
Gordian II
POLITICIAN
190 - 238
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 9
Cato the Younger
POLITICIAN
95 BC - 46 BC
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 10
Charles Nicolle
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1936
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 11
Beji Caid Essebsi
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Tunisia
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Most individuals born in present day Tunisia were soccer players (100), politicians (59), athletes (34), writers (8), and actors (7), while most who died were politicians (35), writers (5), military personnels (4), philosophers (2), and religious figures (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Tunisia, including Sadok Sassi, Abdelmajid Chetali, and Ziad Tlemçani. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tunisia, including Sadok Sassi, Abdelmajid Chetali, and Ziad Tlemçani.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Tunisia since 1700.
