Kairouan
Kairouan ranks 1,907th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Babruysk, Lakewood, Ohio, and Naberezhnye Chelny. The most famous people from Kairouan are Fatima al-Fihri, Najla Bouden, and Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri. The most famous people who died in Kairouan are Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, and Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab. Kairouan has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many philosophers, and politicians. Kairouan is located in Tunisia.
People
Between 711 and 1995, Kairouan was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Fatima al-Fihri, Najla Bouden, and Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Kairouan including Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, and Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab.
People Born in Kairouan
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Fatima al-Fihri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 880
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 1
Najla Bouden
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 2
Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri
POLITICIAN
711 - 759
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 3
Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya
POLITICIAN
850 - 902
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 4
Khaled Badra
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 5
Habiba Ghribi
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 6
Zouheir Dhaouadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.72
Rank: 7
Ahmed Khalil
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.11
Rank: 8
Hamza Hamry
MARTIAL ARTS
1995 - Present
HPI: 30.65
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Kairouan
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Isaac Israeli ben Solomon
PHILOSOPHER
832 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 1
Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab
POLITICIAN
756 - 812
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kairouan were politicians (3), soccer players (3), religious figures (1), athletes (1), and martial arts (1), while most who died were philosophers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kairouan, including Khaled Badra, Zouheir Dhaouadi, and Ahmed Khalil. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kairouan, including Najla Bouden, Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri, and Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Kairouan since 1700.
