Jordan

Historical figures born in Jordan

310 notable historical figures were born in Jordan. These are the most notable:

Jordan ranks #123 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Tanzania, Libya and Zambia.

By era

• Ancient: 7
• Medieval: 5
• Modern: 28

By occupation

• Monarch/Royalty: 24
• Politician: 10
• Writer/Author: 6
• Poet: 5
• Soldier/Officer: 4
• Philosopher: 3
• Minister/Cabinet Official: 2
• Prophet: 1

• Abdullah II of Jordan (born 1962, Politics)
• Herod the Great (74 BC to 4 BC, Politics)
• Elijah's day (904 BC to 850 BC, Religion)
• Hussein of Jordan (1935 to 1999, Politics)
• Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan (born 1994, Politics)
• Omar M. Yaghi (born 1965, Science)
• Princess Haya bint Hussein (born 1974, Politics)
• Al-Mansur (714 to 775, Politics)
• Princess Iman bint Abdullah (born 1996, Politics)
• Hamzah bin Hussein (born 1980, Politics)
• Princess Salma bint Abdullah (born 2000, Politics)
• al-Saffah (722 to 754, Politics)
• Al-Mahdi (744 to 785, Politics)
• Prince Hashem bin Abdullah (born 2005, Politics)
• Prince Faisal bin Hussein (born 1963, Politics)
• Prince Hassan bin Talal (born 1947, Politics)
• Antipater the Idumaean (101 BC to 43 BC, Politics)
• Princess Raiyah bint Hussein (born 1986, Politics)
• Prince Hashim bin Hussein (born 1981, Politics)
• Princess Alia bint Hussein (born 1956, Politics)
• Prince Ali bin Hussein (born 1975, Politics)
• Princess Iman bint Hussein (born 1983, Politics)
• Princess Aisha bint Hussein (born 1968, Politics)
• Nicomachus (60 to 120, Philosophy)
• Philodemus (110 BC to 35 BC, Philosophy)
• Princess Zein bint Hussein (born 1968, Politics)
• Varsen Aghabekian (born 1958, Politics)
• Rabih Alameddine (born 1959, Arts & Music)
• Prince Muhammad bin Talal (1940 to 2021, Politics)
• Muhammad ibn Ali (671 to 744, Other)
• Princess Basma bint Talal (born 1951, Politics)
• Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966 to 2006, Politics)
• Abdul Rahman Munif (1933 to 2004, Literature)
• Omar Razzaz (born 1961, Politics)
• Aziz Maraka (born 1983, Arts & Music)
• Menippus (300 BC to 260 BC, Philosophy)
• Ibrahim al-Imam (701 to 749, Politics)
• Prince Rashid bin Hassan (born 1979, Politics)
• Meleager of Gadara (150 BC to 50 BC, Literature)
• Habis Majali (1914 to 2001, Military)

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