Sidi Bel Abbès
Sidi Bel Abbès ranks 1,731st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Eibar, Salem, Oregon, and Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Memorable people born in Sidi Bel Abbès include Marcel Cerdan, Jean-Marc Aveline, and René Viviani. Sidi Bel Abbès has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures. Sidi Bel Abbès is located in Algeria.
Sidi Bel Abbès, also called Bel Abbès, is the capital of the Sidi Bel Abbès wilaya, Algeria. It is named after Sidi bel Abbass, a Muslim marabout or noble man who is buried there. The city is the commercial center of an important area of vineyards, market gardens, orchards, and grain fields. It was formerly surrounded by a wall with four gates, and today is home to a university. Sidi Bel Abbès is 75 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1862 and 1975, Sidi Bel Abbès was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Marcel Cerdan, Jean-Marc Aveline, and René Viviani.
People Born in Sidi Bel Abbès
Go to all RankingsMarcel Cerdan
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1949
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 5
Jean-Marc Aveline
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1958 - Present
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 9
René Viviani
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1925
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 6
Gaston Julia
MATHEMATICIAN
1893 - 1978
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 4
Kad Merad
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 1
Louis Ségura
GYMNAST
1889 - 1963
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 3
Catherine Malabou
PHILOSOPHER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 2
Jean-François Larios
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 7
Mohamed Bahari
BOXER
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sidi Bel Abbès were politicians (2), religious figures (1), mathematicians (1), film directors (1), and gymnasts (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, religious figures have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sidi Bel Abbès, including Jean-Marc Aveline. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sidi Bel Abbès, including Marcel Cerdan, and René Viviani.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Sidi Bel Abbès since 1700.