Jizan
Jizan ranks 6,580th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kamensk-Uralsky, Artashat, Armenia, and Mbandaka. Memorable people born in Jizan include Saud Kariri, and Sami Al-Najei. Jizan has been the birth place of many soccer players. Jizan is located in Saudi Arabia.
Jizan is a city and the capital of Jazan Province, which lies in the southwest corner of Saudi Arabia. Jizan is situated on the coast of the Red Sea and serves a large agricultural heartland that has a population of 173,919 as of 2022 and over 1.4 million, in the whole Jizan region. As the city is the capital of the region, it has a regional airport as well as the Jizan seaport. The area is noted for its high-quality production of fruits such as mangoes, figs, papayas, plums, and coffee. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1980 and 1997, Jizan was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Saud Kariri, and Sami Al-Najei.
People Born in Jizan
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Saud Kariri
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 1
Sami Al-Najei
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jizan were soccer players (2), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jizan, including Saud Kariri, and Sami Al-Najei. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jizan, including Saud Kariri, and Sami Al-Najei.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Jizan since 1700.
