The Most Famous

ATHLETES from United Arab Emirates

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This page contains a list of the greatest Emirati Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 1 of which were born in United Arab Emirates. This makes United Arab Emirates the birth place of the 179th most number of Athletes behind Central African Republic, and Suriname.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Emirati Athletes of all time. This list of famous Emirati Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

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1. Ahmed Al-Maktoum (b. 1963)

With an HPI of 51.59, Ahmed Al-Maktoum is the most famous Emirati Athlete.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.

Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohammad bin Hasher Al Maktoum (أحمد بن محمد بن حشر آل مكتوم) (born 31 December 1963 in Dubai) is an Emirati sports shooter who won the first ever Olympic medal for his country.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Emirati athletes born between 1963 and 1963. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Emirati athletes include Ahmed Al-Maktoum. As of April 2024, 1 new Emirati athletes have been added to Pantheon including Ahmed Al-Maktoum.

Living Emirati Athletes

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Newly Added Emirati Athletes (2024)

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