33.3509° N, 44.4145° E

BAGHDAD

Most Famous People Born in Baghdad, Iraq

Notable people
689
Peak decade
1960s
Median birth year
1945
Most distinctive
Califfo 1590.8×

Standouts

Notable Births by Decade

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What Baghdad Is Known For

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Football is Baghdad's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (106).

Baghdad over-indexes on califfo 1590.8× the global rate.

Baghdad under-produces actor — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football 106 1.4×
  2. Politician 105 1.3×
  3. Poet 23 3.2×
  4. Writer 19 0.8×
  5. Actor 19 0.5×
  6. Journalist 18 1.7×
  7. Painter 15 0.8×
  8. Singer 14 1.0×
  1. Califfo 11 1590.8×
  2. Rabbi 9 11.7×
  3. Theologian 10 4.0×
  4. Poet 23 3.2×
  5. Mathematician 11 3.2×
  6. Artist 13 1.8×
  7. Physician 8 1.7×
  8. Journalist 18 1.7×
  1. Actor 19 0.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Baghdad's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000
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  • Art & Design
  • Film & TV
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Showing 66 of 689 notable people

0013 COLLECTOR

Charles Saatchi

Born 1943

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0014 POLITICIAN

Ahmed Chalabi

1944 - 2015

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0028 ACTOR

Sasson Gabai

Born 1947

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0034 HISTORIAN

Avi Shlaim

Born 1945

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0040 CLERIC

Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr

1943 - 1999

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0047 POLITICIAN

Faisal Husseini

1940 - 2001

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0056 BUSINESS

Maurice Saatchi, Baron Saatchi

Born 1946

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0067 POLITICIAN

Ayad Allawi

Born 1945

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0081 POLITICIAN

Adil Abdul-Mahdi

Born 1942

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0136 POLITICIAN

Ali Allawi

Born 1947

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0162 POLITICIAN

Tariq al-Hashimi

Born 1942

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0187 POLITICIAN

Thoraya Obaid

Born 1945

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0188 SINGER

Ilham al-Madfai

Born 1942

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0189 NOVELIST

Alia Mamdouh

Born 1944

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0193 POLITICIAN

Ra'anan Cohen

Born 1941

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0217 PAINTER

Nuha al-Radi

1941 - 2004

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0228 ARCHITECT

Basil Al Bayati

Born 1946

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0244 PRIEST

Mar Sarhad Yawsip Jammo

Born 1941

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0257 ORIENTALIST

Kanan Makiya

Born 1949

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0275 PAINTER

Layla Al-Attar

1944 - 1993

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0280 SOCIOLOGIST

Sammy Smooha

Born 1941

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0285 CHEMIST

Shaul Mukamel

Born 1948

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0308 HISTORIAN

Bashshar Awwad Marouf

Born 1940

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0309 ACTOR

Shosha Goren

Born 1943

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0313 ARTIST

Amira Hess

Born 1943

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0330 POLITICIAN

Khodair al-Khozaei

Born 1948

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0336 PAINTER

Suad al-Attar

Born 1942

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0339 COMPOSER

Ashur Bet Sargis

Born 1949

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0341 JOURNALIST

Carmela Menashe

Born 1949

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0347 WRITER

Abdul Kader El-Janabi

Born 1944

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0357 MATHEMATICIAN

Murad Taqqu

Born 1942

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0361 ECONOMIST

Shlomo Yitzhaki (economist)

Born 1944

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0365 PAINTER

Zigi Ben-Haim

Born 1945

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0378 POLITICIAN

Aryeh Bibi

Born 1943

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0379 WRITER

Alfred Gilder

Born 1945

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0399 POLITICIAN

Mowaffak al-Rubaie

Born 1947

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0405 POLITICIAN

Eliyahu Gabai

Born 1943

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0406 POLITICAL

Rend al-Rahim Francke

Born 1949

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0416 JOURNALIST

Amer Albayati

Born 1942

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0432 ARCHITECT

Hisham N. Ashkouri

Born 1948

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0436 SPORT

George Artin

Born 1941

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0438 THEATRE

David Mouchtar-Samorai

Born 1942

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0445 POLITICIAN

Hamid Majid Mousa

Born 1941

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0448 FOOTBALL

Wathiq Naji

1940 - 2014

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0456 POLITICIAN

Mahmoud al-Mashhadani

Born 1948

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0459 SPORT

Mahmood Munim

Born 1941

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0462 ACADEMIC

Sinan Al Shabibi

Born 1941

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0467 SPORT

Hamid Oraibi

Born 1941

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0482 FOOTBALL

Jamal Salih

Born 1946

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0489 POLITICIAN

Abdul Qadir Obeidi

Born 1947

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0497 POLITICIAN

Ayad al-Samarrai

Born 1946

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0514 POLITICIAN

Samir Sumaidaie

Born 1944

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0537 CHEMIST

Sason Shaik

Born 1948

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0538 DRAMA

Huda al-Hilali

Born 1947

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0556 CHURCH

Avak Asadourian

Born 1942

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0568 FOOTBALL

Anwar Jassam

Born 1947

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0584 SAILOR

Zefania Carmel

1940 - 1980

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0594 ENGINEER

Jacob Masliyah

Born 1942

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0598 SPRINT

Falih Fahmi

1940 - 1989

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0601 POLITICIAN

Adel Murad

1949 - 2018

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0607 POLITICIAN

Timoor Daghistani

Born 1948

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0617 LAWYER

Hassan Ibrahim Humairi

Born 1949

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0632 REPRESENTATIVE

Mohammed A. Aldouri

Born 1942

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0645 POLITICIAN

Bassam Salih Kubba

1944 - 2004

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0650 KING

Fred Parhad

Born 1947

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0675 MUSIC

King Biba

1945 - 1995

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