Iraq
Historical figures born in Iraq
1,411 notable historical figures were born in Iraq. These are the most notable:
Iraq ranks #64 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Ghana, Kazakhstan and Venezuela.
By era
- Ancient: 12
- Medieval: 8
- Modern: 16
By occupation
- Politician: 15
- Head of State/President: 10
- Monarch/Royalty: 10
- Soldier/Officer: 8
- Prophet: 5
- Cleric: 5
- Writer/Author: 4
- Philosopher: 3
- Saladin (1138 to 1193, Politics)
- Abraham (Christian) (1813 BC to 1638 BC, Religion)
- Ibn al-Haytham (965 to 1038, Science)
- Saddam Hussein (1937 to 2006, Politics)
- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (1971 to 2019, Politics)
- Nebuchadnezzar II (642 BC to 561 BC, Politics)
- Uday Hussein (1964 to 2003, Politics)
- Gilgamesh (Politics)
- Noah (Christian) (Religion)
- Zaha Hadid (1950 to 2016, Architecture)
- Esther (600 BC to 500 BC, Politics)
- Sargon of Akkad (2350 BC to 2300 BC, Politics)
- Hammurabi (1810 BC to 1750 BC, Politics)
- Abraham (Ibrahim/Islamic) (1996 BC to 1821 BC, Religion)
- Qusay Hussein (1966 to 2003, Politics)
- Ashurbanipal (685 BC to 631 BC, Politics)
- Abdul Latif Rashid (born 1944, Politics)
- Muhammad al-Mahdi (869 to ?, Religion)
- Abu Hanifa (699 to 767, Politics)
- Nouri al-Maliki (born 1950, Politics)
- Sennacherib (745 BC to 681 BC, Politics)
- Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914 to 1982, Politics)
- Ezra (Religion)
- Alexander IV of Macedon (323 BC to 309 BC, Politics)
- Jalal Talabani (1933 to 2017, Politics)
- Mani (prophet) (216 to 274, Religion)
- Khosrow II (570 to 628, Politics)
- Raghad Hussein (born 1968, Politics)
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780 to 855, Politics)
- Ali Hassan al-Majid (1941 to 2010, Military)
- Noah (Nuh/Islamic) (Religion)
- Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (1942 to 2020, Politics)
- Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani (born 1970, Politics)
- Faisal II (1935 to 1958, Politics)
- Enheduanna (2300 BC to 2300 BC, Religion)
- Ahmad ibn Fadlan (879 to 949, Exploration)
- Ahasuerus (Politics)
- Samira Shahbandar (born 1946, Science)
- Barham Salih (born 1960, Politics)
- Al-Ma'mun (786 to 833, Politics)
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