Tunis
Tunis ranks 229th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Leeds, Busan, and Kagoshima Prefecture. Memorable people born in Tunis include Ibn Khaldun, Claudia Cardinale, and Fouad Mebazaa. Memorable people who died in Tunis include Muhammad VIII al-Amin, Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, and Lina Ben Mhenni. Tunis has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Tunis is located in Tunisia.
Tunis is the capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. As of 2020, it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region and the eleventh-largest in the Arab world. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, Tunis was the birth place of 71 globally memorable people, including Ibn Khaldun, Claudia Cardinale, and Fouad Mebazaa. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Tunis including Muhammad VIII al-Amin, Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, and Lina Ben Mhenni.
People Born in Tunis
Go to all RankingsIbn Khaldun
HISTORIAN
1332 - 1406
HPI: 86.74
Rank: 70
Claudia Cardinale
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 16
Fouad Mebazaa
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2025
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 19
Pierre Agostini
PHYSICIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 18
Kais Saied
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 42
Azzedine Alaïa
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 65
Georges Wolinski
COMIC ARTIST
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 71
Sandra Milo
ACTOR
1933 - 2024
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 67
Albert Memmi
WRITER
1920 - 2020
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 68
Bertrand Delanoë
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 56
Abdellatif Kechiche
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 59
Nicola Pietrangeli
TENNIS PLAYER
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 44
People Deceased in Tunis
Go to all RankingsMuhammad VIII al-Amin
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1962
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Lina Ben Mhenni
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1983 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Alfonso of Brienne
NOBLEMAN
1227 - 1270
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Charles Nicolle
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1936
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Beji Caid Essebsi
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Leo Africanus
WRITER
1494 - 1554
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Aboul-Qacem Echebbi
WRITER
1909 - 1934
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Gerald Gardner
WRITER
1884 - 1964
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Moufida Tlatli
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Khalil al-Wazir
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1935 - 1988
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Tunis
Go to all RankingsMuhammad VIII al-Amin
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1962
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Lina Ben Mhenni
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1983 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Alfonso of Brienne
NOBLEMAN
1227 - 1270
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Charles Nicolle
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1936
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Beji Caid Essebsi
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Leo Africanus
WRITER
1494 - 1554
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Aboul-Qacem Echebbi
WRITER
1909 - 1934
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Gerald Gardner
WRITER
1884 - 1964
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Moufida Tlatli
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Khalil al-Wazir
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1935 - 1988
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tunis were soccer players (20), athletes (15), politicians (11), actors (4), and tennis players (3), while most who died were politicians (6), writers (3), social activists (1), noblemen (1), and physicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tunis, including Sadok Sassi, Ziad Tlemçani, and Tarak Dhiab. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tunis, including Sadok Sassi, Ziad Tlemçani, and Tarak Dhiab.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 13 globally memorable people born in Tunis since 1700.