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Jeddah (sau)

Saudi Arabia

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Jeddah ranks 388th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Las Palmas, Norwich, and Santiago de Cuba. Memorable people born in Jeddah include Abbas I of Egypt, Al-Waleed bin Talal, and Muhammad bin Nayef. Memorable people who died in Jeddah include Idi Amin, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and Fazlur Rahman Khan. Jeddah has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Jeddah is located in Saudi Arabia.

Jeddah, , is a governorate and the largest city in Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia, and the country's second largest city after Riyadh, located along the Red Sea coast in the Hejaz region. Jeddah is the commercial center of the country. It is not known when Jeddah was founded, but Jeddah's prominence grew in 647 when the Caliph Uthman made it a travel hub serving Muslim travelers going to the holy city of Mecca for Islamic pilgrimage. Since those times, Jeddah has served as a gateway for millions of pilgrims who have arrived in Saudi Arabia. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1816 and 2007, Jeddah was the birth place of 38 globally memorable people, including Abbas I of Egypt, Al-Waleed bin Talal, and Muhammad bin Nayef. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Jeddah including Idi Amin, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and Fazlur Rahman Khan.

People Born in Jeddah

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Newly Added People Born in Jeddah

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  • Photo of Talal Haji

    Talal Haji

    SOCCER PLAYER

    2007 - Present

    HPI: 29.68

    Rank: 22

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People Deceased in Jeddah

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Jeddah were soccer players (26), politicians (2), actors (2), businesspeople (1), and referees (1),  while most who died were politicians (5), religious figures (2), writers (2), architects (1), and soccer players (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jeddah, including Majed Abdullah, Saud Abdulhamid, and Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jeddah, including Majed Abdullah, Saud Abdulhamid, and Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Jeddah since 1700.