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Mecca (sau)

Saudi Arabia

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Mecca ranks 117th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brussels, Kraków, and Kolkata. Memorable people born in Mecca include Muhammad, Ali, and Umar. Memorable people who died in Mecca include Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Hagar, and Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib. Mecca has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians. Mecca is located in Saudi Arabia.

Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is the holiest city in Islam. It is located in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and is the capital of Mecca Province. Mecca is considered the birthplace of Islam and the birthplace of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1996, Mecca was the birth place of 95 globally memorable people, including Muhammad, Ali, and Umar. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Mecca including Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Hagar, and Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib.

People Born in Mecca

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Mecca were religious figures (35), politicians (24), companions (11), military personnels (9), and soccer players (8),  while most who died were religious figures (11), politicians (6), companions (1), and writers (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mecca, including Mohammed Noor, Osama Hawsawi, and Abdulaziz Khathran. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mecca, including Muhammad, Ali, and Abu Bakr.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Mecca since 1700.