Rabat
Rabat ranks 641st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Okayama Prefecture, Jackson, Mississippi, and California. Memorable people born in Rabat include Mohammed VI of Morocco, Alain Badiou, and Dominique de Villepin. Memorable people who died in Rabat include Mobutu Sese Seko, Hassan II of Morocco, and Mohammed V of Morocco. Rabat has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Rabat is located in Morocco.
Rabat is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. It is also the capital city of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra administrative region. Rabat is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg, opposite Salé, the city's main commuter town. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1920 and 1993, Rabat was the birth place of 23 globally memorable people, including Mohammed VI of Morocco, Alain Badiou, and Dominique de Villepin. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in Rabat including Mobutu Sese Seko, Hassan II of Morocco, and Mohammed V of Morocco.
People Born in Rabat
Go to all RankingsMohammed VI of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 13
Alain Badiou
PHILOSOPHER
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 12
Dominique de Villepin
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 6
Mehdi Ben Barka
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1965
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 3
Philippe Barbarin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 15
Samira Said
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 14
Abdelilah Benkirane
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 21
Macha Méril
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 11
Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 23
Allal Benkassou
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2013
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 1
Mohamed Timoumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 18
Younes El Aynaoui
TENNIS PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 22
People Deceased in Rabat
Go to all RankingsMobutu Sese Seko
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1997
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 13
Hassan II of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1999
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 11
Mohammed V of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1961
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 1
Fatema Mernissi
WRITER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 2
Muhammad al-Nasir
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1213
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 6
Hamani Diori
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1989
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 3
Mohamed Choukri
WRITER
1935 - 2003
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 8
Said Belqola
REFEREE
1956 - 2002
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 4
José Faria
COACH
1933 - 2013
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 19
Azzeddine Laraki
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2010
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 5
Ahmed Bahnini
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1971
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 14
Abdallah Lamrani
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rabat were politicians (6), soccer players (6), actors (2), tennis players (2), and writers (2), while most who died were politicians (10), soccer players (5), writers (2), referees (1), and coaches (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rabat, including Allal Benkassou, Mohamed Timoumi, and Saïd Chiba. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rabat, including Mohammed VI of Morocco, Dominique de Villepin, and Mehdi Ben Barka.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Rabat since 1700.