Gaza City
Gaza City ranks 2,803rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Albury, Godalming, and Barnsley. Memorable people born in Gaza City include Al-Shafi‘i, Hilarion, and Mahmoud al-Zahar. Memorable people who died in Gaza City include Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, Porphyry of Gaza, and Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi. Gaza City has been the birth place of many lawyers, and religious figures and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians. Gaza City is located in Palestine.
Gaza City, officially called Gaza, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the capital of the Gaza Governorate. Located on the Mediterranean coast, 76.6 kilometres (47.6 mi) southwest of Jerusalem, it was home to Palestine's only port. With a population of 590,481 people as of 2017, Gaza City was the most populous city in Palestine until the Gaza war caused most of the population to be displaced. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 291 and 1960, Gaza City was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Al-Shafi‘i, Hilarion, and Mahmoud al-Zahar. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Gaza City including Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, Porphyry of Gaza, and Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Gaza City than were born there.
People Born in Gaza City
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Al-Shafi‘i
LAWYER
767 - 820
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 6
Hilarion
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
291 - 372
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1
Mahmoud al-Zahar
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 4
Zacharias Rhetor
PHILOSOPHER
465 - 553
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 3
Procopius of Gaza
WRITER
465 - 528
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 5
Ahmed Jabari
EXTREMIST
1960 - 2012
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Gaza City
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Hashim ibn Abd Manaf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
464 - 497
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Porphyry of Gaza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
347 - 420
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2004
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Samson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1118 BC - 1078 BC
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Ahmed Yassin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - 2004
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Henry II, Count of Bar
NOBLEMAN
1190 - 1239
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Elias Katz
ATHLETE
1901 - 1947
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Barsanuphius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
401 - 540
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Procopius of Gaza
WRITER
465 - 528
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 9
Dorotheus of Gaza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
510 - 620
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Deceased in Gaza City
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
464 - 497
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Porphyry of Gaza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
347 - 420
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2004
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Samson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1118 BC - 1078 BC
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Ahmed Yassin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - 2004
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Henry II, Count of Bar
NOBLEMAN
1190 - 1239
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Elias Katz
ATHLETE
1901 - 1947
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Barsanuphius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
401 - 540
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Dorotheus of Gaza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
510 - 620
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gaza City were lawyers (1), religious figures (1), politicians (1), philosophers (1), and writers (1), while most who died were religious figures (6), politicians (1), noblemen (1), athletes (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gaza City, including Mahmoud al-Zahar. Whereas, throughout history, lawyers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gaza City, including Al-Shafi‘i.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Gaza City since 1700.
