Aleppo
Aleppo ranks 550th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gelsenkirchen, Cluj-Napoca, and Chelsea, London. Memorable people born in Aleppo include Imad ad-Din Zengi, Amin al-Hafiz, and Émile Benveniste. Memorable people who died in Aleppo include Aq Sunqur al-Hajib, As-Salih Ismail al-Malik, and Mika Yamamoto. Aleppo has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Aleppo is located in Syria.
Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous governorate of Syria. With an estimated population of 2,098,000 residents as of 2021, it is Syria's largest city by urban area, and was the largest by population until it was surpassed by Damascus, the capital of Syria. Aleppo is also the largest city in Syria's northern governorates and one of the largest cities in the Levant region. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2000, Aleppo was the birth place of 30 globally memorable people, including Imad ad-Din Zengi, Amin al-Hafiz, and Émile Benveniste. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Aleppo including Aq Sunqur al-Hajib, As-Salih Ismail al-Malik, and Mika Yamamoto.
People Born in Aleppo
Go to all RankingsImad ad-Din Zengi
POLITICIAN
1087 - 1146
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 7
Amin al-Hafiz
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 9
Émile Benveniste
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1976
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 19
Mariam al-Asturlabi
ASTRONOMER
950 - Present
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 24
Levon Ter-Petrosyan
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 26
Moustapha Akkad
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2005
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 16
Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan
POLITICIAN
1080 - 1113
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 12
Tuman bay II
POLITICIAN
1474 - 1517
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 17
Nazim al-Qudsi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 6
As-Salih Ismail al-Malik
POLITICIAN
1163 - 1181
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 3
Husni al-Za'im
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1949
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 5
Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2021
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 28
People Deceased in Aleppo
Go to all RankingsAq Sunqur al-Hajib
POLITICIAN
1050 - 1094
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
As-Salih Ismail al-Malik
POLITICIAN
1163 - 1181
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 2
Mika Yamamoto
JOURNALIST
1967 - 2012
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Giorgi Saakadze
POLITICIAN
1570 - 1629
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Józef Bem
ENGINEER
1794 - 1850
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi
PHILOSOPHER
1155 - 1191
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
POLITICIAN
674 - 717
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri
POLITICIAN
1441 - 1516
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Simeon Stylites
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
389 - 459
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Yaqut al-Hamawi
EXPLORER
1179 - 1229
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Amin al-Hafiz
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 11
Joscelin II, Count of Edessa
POLITICIAN
1113 - 1159
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Aleppo
Go to all RankingsAq Sunqur al-Hajib
POLITICIAN
1050 - 1094
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Mika Yamamoto
JOURNALIST
1967 - 2012
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Giorgi Saakadze
POLITICIAN
1570 - 1629
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Józef Bem
ENGINEER
1794 - 1850
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi
PHILOSOPHER
1155 - 1191
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
POLITICIAN
674 - 717
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri
POLITICIAN
1441 - 1516
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Simeon Stylites
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
389 - 459
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Yaqut al-Hamawi
EXPLORER
1179 - 1229
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Joscelin II, Count of Edessa
POLITICIAN
1113 - 1159
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Imadaddin Nasimi
WRITER
1369 - 1417
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
George Smith
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1840 - 1876
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Aleppo were politicians (10), religious figures (4), writers (4), athletes (2), and astronomers (1), while most who died were politicians (10), writers (2), journalists (1), engineers (1), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Aleppo, including Levon Ter-Petrosyan, and Muhammad Naji al-Otari. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Aleppo, including Imad ad-Din Zengi, Amin al-Hafiz, and Levon Ter-Petrosyan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Aleppo since 1700.