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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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0009 POLITICIAN

Saad Hariri

Born 1970

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0016 FOOTBALL

Sami Al-Jaber

Born 1972

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0026 WRITER

Mohammed Hasan Alwan

Born 1979

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0029 FOOTBALL

Fuad Anwar Amin

Born 1972

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0031 FOOTBALL

Ibrahim Al-Harbi

Born 1975

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0037 FOOTBALL

Ahmed Dokhi

Born 1976

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0038 FOOTBALL

Khamis Al-Dosari

1973 - 2020

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0041 FOOTBALL

Nawaf Al-Temyat

Born 1976

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0053 FOOTBALL

Mabrouk Zaid

Born 1979

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0058 FOOTBALL

Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi

Born 1976

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0061 GUANTANAMO

Abu Zubaydah

Born 1971

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0063 JUMPER

Kamal Bahamdan

Born 1970

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0076 JUMPER

Ramzy Al-Duhami

Born 1972

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0081 HIJACK

Satam al-Suqami

1976 - 2001

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0094 FOOTBALL

Khalil Al Ghamdi

Born 1970

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0099 TERRORIST

Saad bin Laden

1979 - 2009

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0103 JOURNALIST

Rania al-Baz

Born 1975

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0108 MUSIC

Said Ali al-Shihri

1973 - 2013

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0113 JOURNALIST

Turki Aldakhil

Born 1973

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0119 SURGEON

Mundhir Qabbānī

Born 1970

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0125 ADVISOR

Saud al-Qahtani

Born 1978

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0146 POLITICIAN

Abdul Aziz bin Fahd

Born 1973

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0149 PRINCE

Turki bin Mohamed bin Fahd Al Saud

Born 1979

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0152 CONVICT

Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Saud

Born 1977

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0165 POLITICIAN

Mansour bin Muqrin

1974 - 2017

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0176 POLITICIAN

Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud

Born 1971

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0184 POLITICIAN

Mishaal bin Abdullah Al Saud

Born 1971

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0196 CIVIL SERVICE

Awwad Alawwad

Born 1972

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0219 POLITICIAN

Faisal bin Turki bin Nasser

Born 1973

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0222 ROYAL FAMILY

Nayef bin Mamdouh bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Born 1971

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0227 ACTOR

Habib Al-Habib

Born 1976

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0228 FOOTBALL

Ahmed Al-Jahawi

Born 1979

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0231 ACTOR

Mohammed Al-Assa

Born 1971

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0239 SINGER

Qusai (musician)

Born 1978

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0243 POLITICIAN

Khalid Batarfi

Born 1978

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0249 FOOTBALL

Khalid Al-Shenaif

Born 1973

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0259 GOVERNOR

Faisal bin Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Born 1973

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0269 FOOTBALL

Fahed Al-Mofarij

Born 1978

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0277 AUTHOR

Issa Al-Ghaith

Born 1972

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0279 DENTIST

Rashad Murad

Born 1970

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0289 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Yousef Algafari

Born 1972

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0290 FOOTBALL

Naser Al-Halawi

Born 1979

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0291 GUANTANAMO

Mohamed Atiq Awayd Al Harbi

Born 1973

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0305 ARTIST

Tarek Zaki

Born 1975

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0306 DERMATOLOGIST

Ibrahim Al Hoqail

Born 1970

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