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.
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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Nazik Al-Malaika
1922 - 2007
Ahmet Haşim
1884 - 1933
Ibn al-Rumi
836 - 896
Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi
1863 - 1936
Abd al-Wahhab Al-Bayati
1926 - 1999
Maruf al Rusafi
1875 - 1945
Ronny Someck
Born 1951
Ibn al-Tilmidh
1073 - 1165
Dunya Mikhail
Born 1965
Salah Al-Hamdani
Born 1951
Jamal Jumá
Born 1956
Muzaffar Al-Nawab
Born 1934
Abdul Razzak Abdul Wahid
1930 - 2015
Bischr ibn al-Muʿtamir
Died 825
Arib al-Ma'muniyya
797 - 890
‘Ulayya bint al-Mahdī
777 - 825
Jawdat Al-Qazwini
1953 - 2020
'Atika Wahbi al-Khazraji
1924 - 1997
Al-Fath ibn Khaqan
815 - 816
Tahir Allauddin Al-Qadri Al-Gillani
1932 - 1991
Raed Abu Fatean
Born 1984
Gassan Hamdan
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Fatina al-Na'ib
1917 - 1993