Rafah
Rafah ranks 15,318th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Prestwick, Laatzen, and Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte. Memorable people born in Rafah include Asma al-Ghul. Memorable people who died in Rafah include Yahya Sinwar, and Rachel Corrie. Rafah has been the birth place of many journalists and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Rafah is located in Palestine.
Rafah is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the capital of the Rafah Governorate. It is located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south-west of Gaza City. In 2017, Rafah had a population of 171,889. Due to the Gaza war, about 1.4 million people from Gaza City and Khan Yunis, about 70% of Gaza's population, were displaced to Rafah, as of February 2024. By April 2025, most of the city was destroyed by means of systematic razing by the Israeli military. The remnants of the city are currently under Israeli control. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1982, Rafah was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Asma al-Ghul. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Rafah including Yahya Sinwar, and Rachel Corrie. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Rafah than were born there.
People Born in Rafah
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People Deceased in Rafah
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Yahya Sinwar
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2024
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 1
Rachel Corrie
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1979 - 2003
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rafah were journalists (1), while most who died were politicians (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, journalists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rafah, including Asma al-Ghul. Whereas, throughout history, journalists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rafah, including Asma al-Ghul.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Rafah since 1700.
