Baghdad
Baghdad ranks 91st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tallinn, San Diego, and Seattle. Memorable people born in Baghdad include Al-Masudi, Sargon of Akkad, and Fuzûlî. Memorable people who died in Baghdad include Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Abu Hanifa, and Abu Nuwas. Baghdad has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Baghdad is located in Iraq.
Baghdad is the capital and largest city in Iraq. It is located on the banks of the Tigris in central Iraq. The city has an estimated population of 8 million. It ranks among the most populous and largest cities in the Middle East and the Arab world and constitutes 22% of the country's population. Baghdad is a primary financial and commercial center in the region. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 2300 BC and 2004, Baghdad was the birth place of 124 globally memorable people, including Al-Masudi, Sargon of Akkad, and Fuzûlî. Additionaly, 115 globally memorable people have passed away in Baghdad including Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Abu Hanifa, and Abu Nuwas.
People Born in Baghdad
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Al-Masudi
WRITER
896 - 956
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 1
Sargon of Akkad
POLITICIAN
2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 78.68
Rank: 3
Fuzûlî
WRITER
1494 - 1556
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 52
Zaha Hadid
ARCHITECT
1950 - 2016
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 39
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
WRITER
780 - 855
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 63
Al-Ma'mun
POLITICIAN
786 - 833
HPI: 77.32
Rank: 45
Faisal II of Iraq
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1958
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 116
Ahmad ibn Fadlan
WRITER
900 - 960
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 4
Al-Musta'sim
POLITICIAN
1213 - 1258
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 15
Al-Mutawakkil
POLITICIAN
822 - 861
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 6
Al-Baladhuri
HISTORIAN
806 - 892
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 19
Junayd of Baghdad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
830 - 910
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 61
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Haidar Abdul-Razzaq
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - 2022
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 124
Ali Jasim
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 118
Mahdi Karim
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.52
Rank: 123
Ameen Al-Dakhil
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 120
Ibrahim Bayesh
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 33.92
Rank: 119
Mahdi Kamil
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 31.68
Rank: 122
Sundus Abbas
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
2000 - Present
HPI: 31.66
Rank: 121
People Deceased in Baghdad
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Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
MATHEMATICIAN
780 - 850
HPI: 90.62
Rank: 48
Abu Hanifa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
698 - 767
HPI: 83.39
Rank: 65
Abu Nuwas
WRITER
762 - 814
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 41
Al-Kindi
PHILOSOPHER
801 - 866
HPI: 80.39
Rank: 101
Abdul Qadir Gilani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1078 - 1166
HPI: 79.64
Rank: 23
Al-Tabari
PHILOSOPHER
839 - 923
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 78
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
WRITER
780 - 855
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 66
Malik-Shah I
POLITICIAN
1055 - 1092
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 26
Mansur Al-Hallaj
WRITER
858 - 922
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 100
Thābit ibn Qurra
MATHEMATICIAN
836 - 901
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 113
Ibn Ishaq
HISTORIAN
704 - 767
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 32
Al-Ash'ari
PHILOSOPHER
873 - 936
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 70
Newly Added People Deceased in Baghdad
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Most individuals born in present day Baghdad were politicians (52), soccer players (23), writers (12), religious figures (5), and social activists (5), while most who died were politicians (39), religious figures (15), writers (12), philosophers (11), and mathematicians (10).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Baghdad, including Raad Hammoudi, Ahmed Radhi, and Samir Shaker. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Baghdad, including Sargon of Akkad, Al-Ma'mun, and Faisal II of Iraq.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Baghdad since 1700.
