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RIYADH

Most Famous People Born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Notable people
314
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1971
Most distinctive
Principe 405.5×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Riyadh during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 74 notable births.

What Riyadh Is Known For

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Football is Riyadh's biggest profession — 30% of all notables (94).

Riyadh over-indexes on principe — 405.5× the global rate.

Riyadh under-produces actor — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Football94
  2. Politician45
  3. Actor11
  4. Business11
  5. King9
  6. Entrepreneur7
  7. Royal Family6
  8. Writer6
  1. Principe6405.5×
  2. Royal Family6310.6×
  3. Prince622.4×
  4. King921.9×
  5. Civil Service518.2×
  6. Entrepreneur76.6×
  7. Business113.5×
  8. Swimmer53.3×
  1. Actor110.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0001 TERRORISTA

Osama bin Laden

1957 - 2011

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0012 ROYAL FAMILY

Sultan bin Salman Al Saud

Born 1956

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0075 FOOTBALL

Mohammed Al-Kharashy

Born 1956

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0084 POLITICIAN

Mutaib bin Abdullah

Born 1952

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0100 BUSINESS

Ahmed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

1958 - 2002

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0104 CLERIC

Saleh bin Abdul-Aziz Al ash-Sheikh

Born 1959

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0110 POLITICIAN

Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Born 1954

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0114 IMAM

Adil al-Kalbani

Born 1959

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0120 WISSENSCHAFT

Abdulaziz Othman Al-Twaijri

Born 1950

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0130 FOOTBALL

Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid

Born 1959

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0131 ROYAL FAMILY

Muhammad bin Fahd Al Saud

Born 1950

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0134 POLITICIAN

Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf Al Muqrin

Born 1958

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0139 FOOTBALL

Omer Al Mehannah

Born 1959

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0144 POLITICIAN

Saud bin Nayef Al Saud

Born 1956

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0157 POLITICIAN

Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

1955 - 2001

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0164 MINISTER

Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud

Born 1950

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0169 POLITICIAN

Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud

Born 1951

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0172 POLITICIAN

Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Born 1950

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0173 DIPLOMAT

Mohammed bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz

Born 1953

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0186 PRINCE

Fahd bin Sultan Al Saud

Born 1950

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0192 ENTREPRENEUR

Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer

Born 1954

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0197 POLITICIAN

Mishaal bin Majid

Born 1957

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0205 POLITICIAN

Mishari bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Born 1954

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0212 ARTIST

Fahda bint Saud Al Saud

Born 1953

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0215 POLITICIAN

Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Born 1959

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0221 CIVIL SERVICE

Salman bin Sa'ud Al Sa'ud

Born 1953

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0224 SURGEON

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah

Born 1954

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0226 SCHOLAR

Ali al-Khudair

Born 1954

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0230 BUSINESS

Saud bin Fahd Al Saud

Born 1950

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0247 FOOTBALL

Saleh Nu'eimeh

Born 1959

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0256 WRITER

Fawziyya Abu Khalid

Born 1955

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0270 CINEMA

Saleh Fouzan

Born 1956

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0271 WRITER

Saif al-Islam bin Sa'ud Al Sa'ud

Born 1956

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0282 DIPLOMAT

Sattam bin Sa'ud Al Sa'ud

Born 1954

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0283 PRINCIPE

Abdul Malik bin Sa'ud Al Sa'ud

1953 - 2005

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0285 IMMUNOLOGIST

Sultan bin Turki Al Sedairy

Born 1955

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0286 DIPLOMAT

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Bishr

Born 1955

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