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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

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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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0028 FOOTBALL

Saeed Al-Owairan

Born 1967

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0044 FOOTBALL

Yousuf Al-Thunayan

Born 1963

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0047 FOOTBALL

Mohaisen Al-Jam'an

Born 1966

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0050 FOOTBALL

Khalid Al Temawi

Born 1969

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0052 IMAM

Saud Al-Shuraim

Born 1964

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0057 FOOTBALL

Saleh Al-Dawod

Born 1968

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0059 EQUESTRIAN

Khaled Al-Eid

Born 1969

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0060 ENTREPRENEUR

Basmah bint Saud Al Saud

Born 1964

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0079 JOURNALIST

Yousef Al-Mohaimeed

Born 1964

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0083 BUSINESS

Abdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Born 1965

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0101 ACTOR

Nasser Al Qasabi

Born 1961

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0121 FOOTBALL

Fahad Al-Musaibeah

Born 1961

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0133 MINISTER

Khalid A. Al-Falih

Born 1960

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0141 POLITICIAN

Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Born 1963

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0155 BUSINESS

Bandar bin Khalid Al Saud

Born 1965

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0159 BUSINESS

Khaled bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud

Born 1962

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0182 SINGER

Khalid Abdulrahman

Born 1965

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0194 ENTREPRENEUR

Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Saud

Born 1963

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0200 PRINCIPE

Turki bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud

Born 1968

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0204 JOURNALIST

Bader bin Saud bin Mohammed Al Saud

Born 1969

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0206 PRINCIPE

Sultan bin Turki II bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Born 1968

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0210 FOOTBALL

Abdul Al-Rozan

Born 1966

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0234 ENTREPRENEUR

Ali al-Faraj

Born 1969

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0236 POLITICIAN

Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa

Born 1965

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0237 FOOTBALL

Nasir al-Fahd

Born 1969

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0241 FOOTBALL

Ali Komaikh

Born 1960

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0245 WRITER

Umaima al-Khamis

Born 1966

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0248 SINGER

Abou El Leef

Born 1968

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0255 DIPLOMAT

Abdelrahman ben Mohammed ben Ayyaf Al Mouqrin

Born 1961

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0275 CIVIL SERVICE

Hussam bin Abdulmohsen Alangari

Born 1966

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0276 SPORT

Saeed Al-Mutairi

Born 1968

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0294 FORCE

Asim Thahit Abdullah al Khalaqi

1968 - 2015

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0297 BUSINESS

Ahmed Alhatti

Born 1968

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0304 MEDIA

Turki Al-Shabanah

Born 1964

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0314 FOOTBALL

Abdullah Faraj Masoud

Born 1964

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