Safi, Morocco
Safi, Morocco ranks 2,510th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Yevpatoria, East Ham, and Hechingen. Memorable people born in Safi, Morocco include Michel Galabru, Mohamed Benhima, and Abderrazak Hamdallah. Safi, Morocco has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes. Safi, Morocco is located in Morocco.
Safi is a city in western Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of Asfi Province. It recorded a population of 308,508 in the 2014 Moroccan census. The city was occupied by the Portuguese Empire from 1488 to 1541, was the center of Morocco's weaving industry, and became a fortaleza of the Portuguese Crown in 1508. Safi is the main fishing port for the country's sardine industry, and also exports phosphates, textiles and ceramics. During the Second World War, Safi was the site of Operation Blackstone, one of the landing sites for Operation Torch. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1922 and 1995, Safi, Morocco was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Michel Galabru, Mohamed Benhima, and Abderrazak Hamdallah.
People Born in Safi, Morocco
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Michel Galabru
ACTOR
1922 - 2016
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 1
Mohamed Benhima
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1992
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 6
Abderrazak Hamdallah
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 2
Khalid Boulami
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 5
Rashid Ramzi
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 3
Yahia Attiyat Allah
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Safi, Morocco were soccer players (2), athletes (2), actors (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Safi, Morocco, including Abderrazak Hamdallah, and Yahia Attiyat Allah. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Safi, Morocco, including Abderrazak Hamdallah, and Yahia Attiyat Allah.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Safi, Morocco since 1700.
