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.

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Nuha al-Radi

1941 - 2004

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Husain al-Radi

1924 - 1963

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Hayv Kahraman

Born 1981

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Modhir Ahmed

Born 1956

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Layla Al-Attar

1944 - 1993

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Abdul Qadir Al Rassam

1882 - 1952

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Faeq Hassan

1914 - 1992

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Suad al-Attar

Born 1942

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Zigi Ben-Haim

Born 1945

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Abraham Hadad

Born 1937

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Ayad Alkadhi

Born 1971

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Sasson Soffer

1925 - 2009

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Sandor Alexander Svoboda

1826 - 1896

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Vian Sora

Born 1976

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Nedim Kufi

Born 1962

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