Mogadishu
Mogadishu ranks 917th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Meissen, Vejle, and Anaheim, California. Memorable people born in Mogadishu include Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Iman, and Nur Hassan Hussein. Memorable people who died in Mogadishu include Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Mohamed Osman Jawari, and Michel Micombero. Mogadishu has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Mogadishu is located in Somalia.
Mogadishu, locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Ocean for millennia and has an estimated urban population of 4,126,815. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1937 and 1996, Mogadishu was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Iman, and Nur Hassan Hussein. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Mogadishu including Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Mohamed Osman Jawari, and Michel Micombero.
People Born in Mogadishu
Go to all RankingsMohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 7
Iman
MODEL
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 16
Nur Hassan Hussein
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2020
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 1
Ali Mohammed Ghedi
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 10
Omar Sharmarke
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 13
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
PHILOSOPHER
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 6
Hawa Abdi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 3
K'naan
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 9
Barkhad Abdi
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 5
Mohammed Ahmed
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 15
Ilhan Omar
POLITICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 8
Samia Yusuf Omar
ATHLETE
1991 - 2012
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Mogadishu
Go to all RankingsMohamed Farrah Aidid
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1996
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1
Mohamed Osman Jawari
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2024
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 4
Michel Micombero
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1983
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 3
Hawa Abdi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mogadishu were politicians (5), athletes (3), soccer players (3), social activists (2), and models (1), while most who died were politicians (3), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mogadishu, including Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Nur Hassan Hussein, and Ali Mohammed Ghedi. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mogadishu, including Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Nur Hassan Hussein, and Ali Mohammed Ghedi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Mogadishu since 1700.