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Riyadh (sau)

Saudi Arabia

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Riyadh ranks 222nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Austria-Hungary, Liège, and Kinshasa. Memorable people born in Riyadh include Salman of Saudi Arabia, Osama bin Laden, and Ibn Saud. Memorable people who died in Riyadh include Mohamed Akid, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, and Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab. Riyadh has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Riyadh is located in Saudi Arabia.

Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in the 1950s as an offshoot of the 18th century walled town following the dismantling of its defensive fortifications. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2001, Riyadh was the birth place of 62 globally memorable people, including Salman of Saudi Arabia, Osama bin Laden, and Ibn Saud. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Riyadh including Mohamed Akid, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, and Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab.

People Born in Riyadh

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People Deceased in Riyadh

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Riyadh were soccer players (34), politicians (16), extremists (3), athletes (3), and religious figures (1),  while most who died were politicians (5), soccer players (1), writers (1), and social activists (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Riyadh, including Saeed Al-Owairan, Sami Al-Jaber, and Yousuf Al-Thunayan. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Riyadh, including Saeed Al-Owairan, Sami Al-Jaber, and Yousuf Al-Thunayan.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 12 globally memorable people born in Riyadh since 1700.