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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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0014 FOOTBALL

Walid Atta

Born 1986

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0018 FOOTBALL

Taisir Al-Jassim

Born 1984

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0019 ACTOR

Reem Abdullah

Born 1987

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0021 FOOTBALL

Saad Al-Harthi

Born 1984

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0024 POLITICIAN

Mohammad bin Salman

Born 1985

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0025 SINGER

Alaa Wardi

Born 1987

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0027 WRITER

Rajaa al-Sanea

Born 1981

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0030 FOOTBALL

Khaled Aziz

Born 1981

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0033 FOOTBALL

Hassan Abdel-Fattah

Born 1982

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0034 FOOTBALL

Abdullah Al-Mayouf

Born 1987

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0035 FOOTBALL

Mohamed Abdulrahman

Born 1989

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0036 FOOTBALL

Waleed Abdullah

Born 1986

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0042 FOOTBALL

Ali Al-Bulaihi

Born 1989

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0045 PRINCESS

Ameera al-Taweel

Born 1983

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0049 FOOTBALL

Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri

Born 1986

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0054 FOOTBALL

Ahmed Otaif

Born 1983

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0055 FOOTBALL

Abdullah Al-Zori

Born 1987

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0056 FOOTBALL

Abdoh Otaif

Born 1984

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0065 DRIVER

Yazeed Al-Rajhi

Born 1981

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0067 FILM

Amr Salama

Born 1981

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0072 FOOTBALL

Mohammad Al-Anbar

Born 1985

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0074 FOOTBALL

Majdi Siddiq

Born 1985

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0087 ACTOR

Samer Ismail

Born 1985

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0093 FOOTBALL

Khalid Sharahili

Born 1987

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0097 SON

Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Born 1988

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0102 SINGER

Sabine (musician)

Born 1988

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0105 ACTOR

Dina Shihabi

Born 1989

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0115 FOOTBALL

Fahad Hamad

Born 1989

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0118 BUSINESS

Salman bin Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud

Born 1980

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0122 SWIMMER

Azad Al-Barazi

Born 1988

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0127 YOUTUBER

Feras Bugnah

Born 1987

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0135 FOOTBALL

Fahad Al-Mirdasi

Born 1985

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0142 ACTOR

Hind Mohammed

Born 1981

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0143 EDITOR

Samir Khan

1985 - 2011

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0145 DRIVER

Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud

Born 1983

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0154 ENTREPRENEUR

Turki bin Salman Al Saud

Born 1987

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0156 CRIMINAL

Ibrahim al-Asiri

1982 - 2017

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0175 FOOTBALL

Sayaf Al-Bishi

Born 1980

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0185 ART CRITIC

Lina Lazaar

Born 1983

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0195 CELEBRITY

Hasan Ghoneim

Born 1982

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0203 FOOTBALL

Ahmed Al-Swaileh

Born 1986

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0207 FOOTBALL

Sanad Sharahili

Born 1986

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0208 FOOTBALL

Mahmod Hejazi

Born 1984

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0217 COMEDIAN

Hisham Fageeh

Born 1987

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0223 FOOTBALL

Jamaan Al-Dossari (footballer, born 1987)

Born 1987

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0225 FOOTBALL

Bader Al-Shahrani

Born 1989

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0232 DEPUTY

Abdullah al-Asiri

1986 - 2009

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0233 GUANTANAMO

Yussef al-Shihri

1985 - 2009

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0235 SWIMMER

Vipa Bernhardt

Born 1982

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0242 FOOTBALL

Ferit Cömert

Born 1983

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0244 ATHLETIC

Simon Bairu

Born 1983

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0246 FOOTBALL

Mohammed Al-Shahrani (footballer, born 1982)

Born 1982

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0250 FOOTBALL

Mesfer Al-Qahtani

Born 1984

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0251 FOOTBALL

Sultan Al-Bargan

1983 - 2018

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0252 ACTOR

Ahd Kamel

Born 1987

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0253 PLAYER

Mazen Gamal

Born 1986

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0258 FOOTBALL

Rabee Sufyani

Born 1987

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0260 WRITER

Abdullah Al-Jumah

Born 1987

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0263 DESIGNER

Nahar The Mask

Born 1986

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0264 SWIMMER

Sara Abdel Gawad

Born 1982

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0265 SOCIALITE

Hind Hariri

Born 1984

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0267 SWIMMER

Heba Abdel Gawad

Born 1982

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0268 SWIMMER

Bader Al-Muhana

Born 1985

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0278 ACTOR

Faisal Al-Essa

Born 1982

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0284 POLITICIAN

Said Abdu

Born 1986

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0293 PRODUCER

Skinny (rapper)

Born 1988

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0295 BOXER

Bianca Elmir

Born 1981

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0296 SPORT

Sultan Asiri

Born 1987

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0298 COLUMNIST

Abduaziz al Hussan

Born 1981

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0307 ISLAMISTE

Abou Hafs al-Chahri

1981 - 2011

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0308 FOOTBALL

Fahad Al-Shammari

Born 1981

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0310 MOUNTAINEER

Samiya Rafiq

Born 1988

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0311 CIVIL SERVICE

Badr ben Abdullah ben Mohammed Al-Farhan

Born 1985

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0313 JOURNALIST

Omnia El Khayat

Born 1985

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