Kirkuk
Kirkuk ranks 7,796th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Littlehampton, Ürümqi, and British Guiana. Memorable people born in Kirkuk include Jaafar Al-Askari, Selim Bayraktar, and Osama Rashid. Kirkuk has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians. Kirkuk is located in Iraq.
Kirkuk is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate. The city is home to a diverse population of Kurds, Iraqi Turkmens and Arabs. Kirkuk sits on the ruins of the original Kirkuk Citadel which sits near the Khasa River. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1885 and 1996, Kirkuk was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Jaafar Al-Askari, Selim Bayraktar, and Osama Rashid.
People Born in Kirkuk
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Jaafar Al-Askari
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1936
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 3
Selim Bayraktar
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 2
Osama Rashid
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.67
Rank: 4
Sherko Karim
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 31.80
Rank: 1
Newly Added People Born in Kirkuk
Go to all RankingsSelim Bayraktar
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 2
Sherko Karim
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 31.80
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kirkuk were soccer players (2), politicians (1), and actors (1), 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 Kirkuk, including Osama Rashid, and Sherko Karim. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kirkuk, including Osama Rashid, and Sherko Karim.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Kirkuk since 1700.
