Cultural Production in

Present Day

Dubai (are)

United Arab Emirates

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Dubai ranks 897th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fukushima Prefecture, St. Gallen, and Forlì. Memorable people born in Dubai include Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Memorable people who died in Dubai include Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Sridevi, and Abdul Qadir Bajamal. Dubai has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Dubai is located in United Arab Emirates.

Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai. It is located on a creek on the south-eastern coast of the Persian Gulf. As of 2025, the city population stands at 4 million, 92% of whom are expatriates. The wider urban area includes Sharjah and has a population of 5 million people as of 2023, while the Dubai–Sharjah–Ajman metropolitan area counts 6 million inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1912 and 2000, Dubai was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Dubai including Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, Sridevi, and Abdul Qadir Bajamal.

People Born in Dubai

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People Deceased in Dubai

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Dubai were politicians (7), soccer players (4), racing drivers (1), referees (1), and athletes (1),  while most who died were politicians (3), military personnels (2), actors (2), and singers (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Dubai, including Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Ali Bujsaim. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Dubai, including Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Dubai since 1700.