Giza
Giza ranks 1,948th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kruševac, Bozhou, and Arcadia, California. Memorable people born in Giza include Ayman al-Zawahiri, Ali ibn Ridwan, and Essam Sharaf. Memorable people who died in Giza include Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Aisha Rateb, and George Andrew Reisner. Giza has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many diplomats, and lawyers. Giza is located in Egypt.
Giza is the third-largest city in Egypt by area after Cairo and Alexandria; and thirteenth-largest city in Africa by population. It is the capital of Giza Governorate with a total population of 4,872,448 in the 2017 census. It is located on the west bank of the Nile opposite central Cairo, and is a part of the Greater Cairo metropolis. Giza lies less than 30 kilometres north of Memphis, which was the capital city of the unified Egyptian state during the reign of pharaoh Narmer, roughly 3100 BC. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 988 and 2003, Giza was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Ayman al-Zawahiri, Ali ibn Ridwan, and Essam Sharaf. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Giza including Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Aisha Rateb, and George Andrew Reisner.
People Born in Giza
Go to all RankingsAyman al-Zawahiri
EXTREMIST
1951 - 2022
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 5
Ali ibn Ridwan
PHYSICIAN
988 - 1061
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 6
Essam Sharaf
ENGINEER
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 14
Bahaa Taher
WRITER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 7
Mohamed Aboutrika
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 1
Ismail Youssef
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 13
Mostafa Mohamed
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 2
Ramadan Sobhi
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 12
Ahmed El-Ahmar
HANDBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 3
Yahia Omar
HANDBALL PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 9
Mostafa El Gamel
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 11
Seif Asser Sherif
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 20.29
Rank: 8
People Deceased in Giza
Go to all RankingsBoutros Boutros-Ghali
DIPLOMAT
1922 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Aisha Rateb
LAWYER
1928 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
George Andrew Reisner
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1942
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Giza
Go to all RankingsBoutros Boutros-Ghali
DIPLOMAT
1922 - 2016
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Aisha Rateb
LAWYER
1928 - 2013
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
George Andrew Reisner
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1942
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Giza were soccer players (4), athletes (4), handball players (2), extremists (1), and physicians (1), while most who died were diplomats (1), lawyers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Giza, including Mohamed Aboutrika, Ismail Youssef, and Mostafa Mohamed. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Giza, including Mohamed Aboutrika, Ismail Youssef, and Mostafa Mohamed.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Giza since 1700.